Polat Kemboi Arıkan
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Polat Kemboi Arıkan (born 12 December 1990 in Cheptiret,
Turkish citizenship
He switched allegiance to Turkey on 8 June 2011, changing his name from Paul Kipkosgei Kemboi to Polat Kemboi Arıkan.
Achievements
Arıkan took part in the 5000 m event at the 2011
He is the indoor 3000 m and 5000 m national record holder with times of 7:42.49 for the 3000 m set in 2012 at the Balkan Championships in Istanbul and 13:12.55 for the 5000 m set at 2012 PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany.[7][8]
In 2012, he also won the 10,000m European Cup in Bilbao, setting a new personal best in the event.[9] That year, he won the European 10,000 m title also.[1] At the same European Championships, he also won the bronze medal in the 5,000 m.[1] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became gold medalist in the 10,000 m event.[1]
In 2016, he won the European 10,000 m title again,[1] and set a new personal best in the 10000 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[10] He did not finish his race.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Polat Kemboi Arikan at World Athletics (September 2011 – July 2015)
- ^ Makori, Elias (8 August 2011). "Kenya: Turkey – Country's New Export Market". All Africa. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Devşirme atletlere sıcak bakmıyoruz". Posta (in Turkish). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Tanui ve Kemboi için onay çıktı". Birgün (in Turkish). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Polat Kemboi Arıkan^dan rekorla gelen Londra vizesi". Medya 73 (in Turkish). 17 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Polat Kemboi Arıkan" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Balkan Indoor Championships 2012 Men Results" (PDF). TAF. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "PSD Bank Meeting 2012 Complete". EAA. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (4 June 2012). Moreira and Kemboi Arikan take the European Cup 10,000m titles. IAAF. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.