Salih Korkmaz (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish racewalking athlete.[1]

Salih Korkmaz
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)
Arguvan, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gävle 20 km walk
Summer World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 20 km walk

In 2017, he finished in 4th place in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[2]

Representing Turkey at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he placed fifth in 20 kilometres walk.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Salih Korkmaz Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk". 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Salih Korkmaz gümüş madalyanın sahibi oldu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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