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Turkish and former Ukrainian athlete (born 1989)
Şeref Osmanoğlu
Sheryf El-Sheryf during the 2011 World Championships
Born (1989-01-02 ) 2 January 1989 (age 35)
Simferopol ,
Ukrainian SSR ,
Soviet Union Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 58 kg (128 lb) Country
Ukraine (until May 2013)
Turkey (since May 2013) Event(s) Triple jump, Long jump Personal best 17.72 m
Şeref Osmanoğlu (born Sheryf El-Sheryf ; 2 January 1989 in
Simferopol ,
Ukrainian SSR ,
Soviet Union ) is a Turkish and former
Ukrainian (until May 2013) athlete who competes in the triple jump and occasionally long jump.
Career
He won gold medal at the
2011 European Athletics U23 Championships with a leap of 17.72m, bettering his personal best by 80 cm.
[1] In 2012, he won the silver medal in the triple jump at the
European Athletics Championships .
[2]
He has a
Ukrainian mother while his father, a doctor, is from
Sudan .
[3]
[4]
[5] He changed his allegiance to Turkey in 2013, also changing his name to Şeref Osmanoğlu.
[6] The Turkish federation paid $152,000 to the Ukrainian federation for the transfer.
[7]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Ukraine
2005
World Youth Championships
Marrakech, Morocco
5th
Triple jump
16.18 m
2006
World Junior Championships
Beijing, China
5th
Triple jump
16.09 m (-0.2 m/s)
2007
European Junior Championships
Kaunas, Lithuania
7th
Triple jump
15.93 m
2008
World Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz ,
Poland
25th (q)
Long jump
6.94 m (-0.4 m/s)
9th
Triple jump
15.43 m (-1.3 m/s)
2011
European Team Championships Super League
Stockholm, Sweden
9th
Long jump
7.68 m
European U23 Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
1st
Triple jump
17.72 m (+1.3 m/s)
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
12th
Triple jump
16.38 m
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
12th (q)
Triple jump
16.25 m
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
2nd
Triple jump
17.28 m (w)
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
13th (q)
Triple jump
16.60 m
Representing
Turkey
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
6th
Triple jump
16.55 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
–
Triple jump
NM
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