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Birth name | Vivian Jemutai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kenyan Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nairobi, Kenya | 11 December 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Enkaspor (Istanbul)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 5000 m: 14:36.82 (2017) 10,000 m: 30:26.41 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on 11 December 1996[3]) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.[4][5][6][7] She is the reigning 10,000 m European champion.[8] Can is a six-time European Championship medalist, including three gold medals and the 5000 m/10,000 m double in 2016, and a four-time European Cross Country champion.
She competed for Kenya before 13 March 2016, when she officially became eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions.[9][10] Can is the Turkish record holder for the half marathon, and the Turkish indoor record holder for the 3000 m and 5000 m. She is a two-time Turkish champion.
Can earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m event in the 2016 Rio Olympics running 15:08.46 at the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul.[6] She secured another quota spot for the 10,000 m event running 31:30.58 at the Turkish Championships in Mersin. She set a new European under-23 record with her time.[11]
She took part at the Golden Gala leg of 2016 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy, and placing sixth in the 5000 m in a time of 14:37.61.[12]
Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her time of 31:12.86 improved her own European U23 record by 18 seconds.[13] She won her second gold medal in the 5000 m at the same championship.[14]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she was a finalist in the fastest 10,000 m race in the history, placing seventh with a personal best time of 30:26.41.[15]
On 5 March 2017, Can won a silver medal in the 3000 m at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade behind Laura Muir.[3]
Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5000 m at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3]
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[16]
On 15 August 2022, Can won the gold medal and regained her European 10,000 m title at Munich 2022, finishing in a time of 30:32.57.[8] She placed second in the 5000 m behind Konstanze Klosterhalfen and ahead of Eilish McColgan three days later.[3]
1Did not finish in the final