![]() Meryem Akda in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Mirriam Jepchirchir Maiyo | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Born | Nairobi, Kenya | August 5, 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Middle-distance, long-distance | ||||||||||||||
Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||
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Meryem Akda, also spelled Akdağ (born Mirriam Jepchirchir Maiyo on August 5, 1992) is a Turkish female middle-distance and long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m events. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul. [6]
She competed for Kenya until May 21, 2015. On March 13, 2016, she became officially eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions. [3]
Akda earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m and another one for Women's 3000 m steeplechase event in the 2016 Summer Olympics. [7] [8]
Meryem Akda at World Athletics