Sema Aydemir

Sema Aydemir
Personal information
Birth name	Sema Aydemir
Nationality	Turkish
Born	17 August 1985 (age 39); Bursa, Turkey
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m hurdles
Club	Enkaspor
Coached by	Tayfun Aygün
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400m hurdles: 56.62 (2012)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games

Sema Aydemir (born 17 August 1985) is a Turkish female sprinter, who is specializes in the 400m hurdles event. The 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 54 kg (119 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where she is coached by Tayfun Aygün.^[1]^[2]

In her early years she competed in the heptathlon event. Sema Apak qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Her personal best time in the 400m hurdles is 56.62 scored 2012 in Ankara, Turkey.^[3]

She is married to Olympic bronze medalist hammer thrower Eşref Apak. The couple has a son named Ali.^[4] They divorced in 2016 by agreement.^[5]

At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 event with teammates Saliha Özyurt, Birsen Engin and Nimet Karakuş, a silver medal in the 4x400 event with teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Esma Aydemir as well as a bronze medal in the long jump event.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2005	European Cup Combined Events 2nd League	Maribor, Slovenia	22nd	Heptathlon	4399^[3]
2006	European Cup Combined Events 2nd League	Monzón, Spain	19th	Heptathlon	4607^[3]
2009	European Cup Combined Events 2nd League	Maribor, Slovenia	19th	Heptathlon	4514^[3]
2011	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	11th	400m hurdles	57.53
2011	European Team Championships 1st League	İzmir, Turkey		4 × 100 m relay	44.71 NR
2012	21st European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	26th round 1	400m hurdles	58.93 ^[3]
2012	21st European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th round 1	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.70^[3]
2013	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	4x400 relay	3:43.61
	3rd Islamic Games	Palembang, Indonesia	3rd	Long jump	5.71 m
			2nd	4x400 relay	3:53.26
			1st	4x100 relay	46.59

References

^ ^a ^b "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Sema Apak" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ ^a ^b "4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Aydemir-Apak Sema". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ "Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ "Sema Apak Survivor'a eşini boşayıp gitti". İnternethaber.
^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

External links

Sema Aydemir-Apak at World Athletics

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[gsb-1] "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Sema Apak" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[h-2] "4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[iaaf-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Aydemir-Apak Sema". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[4] "Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[5] "Sema Apak Survivor'a eşini boşayıp gitti". İnternethaber.

[6] "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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