| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1987 Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long-distance, marathon |
| Club | Bursa Büyülşehir Belediye SK |
Nilay Esen Ersun (born January 3, 1987) is a Turkish female long-distance runner specialized in marathon.[1] She is a member of Bursa Büyülşehir Belediye SK.[2]
In 2005, she received a two-year ban from the track due to positive testing for illegal substance Metenolone.[3]
She took part at the 2015 Hamburg Marathon in Germany, and finished in 2:37:09, meeting the qualifying time standard for Olympics. So, she earned a quota spot for women's marathon in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- ↑ "Nilay esen ersun" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "Büyükşehir'den Rio'ya Bir Sporcu Daha". Spor Kenti Bursa (in Turkish). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed 2003-2008". iaaf.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "Nilay esen'den olimpiyat müjdesi!". Spor X (in Turkish). 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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