Polat Kemboi Arıkan

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Polat Kemboi Arıkan
Enkaspor
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • NR
    (2012)
  • NR
    (2011)
  • NR
    (2012)
  • 10000 m
    : 27:35.50 (2016)
Medal record
Men's
athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Helsinki 5000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Samokov Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Belgrade Individual
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 10,000 m

Polat Kemboi Arıkan (born 12 December 1990 in Cheptiret,

Enkaspor in the city of Istanbul
.

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f Polat Kemboi Arikan at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata (September 2011 – July 2015)
  2. ^ Makori, Elias (8 August 2011). "Kenya: Turkey – Country's New Export Market". All Africa. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Devşirme atletlere sıcak bakmıyoruz". Posta (in Turkish). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Tanui ve Kemboi için onay çıktı". Birgün (in Turkish). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Polat Kemboi Arıkan^dan rekorla gelen Londra vizesi". Medya 73 (in Turkish). 17 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Balkan Indoor Championships 2012 Men Results" (PDF). TAF. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ^ "PSD Bank Meeting 2012 Complete". EAA. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  9. ^ Ramsak, Bob (4 June 2012). Moreira and Kemboi Arikan take the European Cup 10,000m titles. IAAF. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ^
    IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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