Aras Kaya
Kaya at the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameAmos Kibitok
NationalityTurkish, Kenyan
Born (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 29)
Kenya
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m s'chase
Balkan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pravets 3000 m s'chase
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kampala Mixed relay
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Chia Senior race
Gold medal – first place 2017 Šamorín Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tilburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon Senior race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dublin Senior race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Chia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tilburg Senior race

Aras Kaya (born Amos Kibitok on 4 April 1994[2] in Kenya) is a Turkish suspended long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Kaya earned four individual medals at the European Cross Country Championships, including two golds.

He tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) on 25 September 2022 and was subsequently banned by Athletics Integrity Unit for 3 years starting on 4 December 2022. All his results from 25 September 2022 onwards were disqualified.[3][4]

Achievements

Competition record

Representing  Turkey
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 5000 m 13:47.42
2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:29.91
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:32.35
European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 1st XC 9.94 km 27:39
3rd Team 38 pts
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 12th 3000 m 8:16.36
World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda 3rd Mixed relay 22:37
Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:32.68
European 10,000m Cup Minsk, Belarus 4th 10,000 m 29:03.13
4th Team 1:30:16.37
European Athletics Team Championships First League Vaasa, Finland 7th 3000 m s'chase 8:50.09
European Cross Country Championships Šamorín, Slovakia 7th XC 10.18 km 30:14
1st Team 17 pts
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 10th 3000 m s'chase 8:59.48
European Championships Berlin, Germany – 10,000 m DNF
European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 3rd XC 10.3 km 28:56
1st Team 14 pts
2019 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark 26th XC 10.24 km 33:25
European 10,000m Cup London, United Kingdom 9th 10,000 m 28:21.24 SB
European Athletics Team Championships First League Sandnes, Norway 2nd 5000 m 13:53.95 SB
Balkan Championships Pravets, Bulgaria 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:39.35
European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st XC 10.3 km 30:10
4th Team 50 pts
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 24th Half marathon 1:00:51 PB
11th Team 3:06:54
2021 European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 2nd XC 10 km 30:29
2022 European 10,000m Cup Pacé, France 3rd 10,000 m 27:58.08 SB
6th Team 1:25:44.12
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 4th 5000 m 13:44.67
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 4th 5000 m 13:56.90
4th 10,000 m 28:34.71
European Championships Munich, Germany 16th 10,000 m 28:23.77

National titles

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. ^ "2018 Med Games bio". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Aras KAYA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Le Turc Aras Kaya suspendu 3 ans après un contrôle positif à l'EPO". L'Équipe (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ Henderson, Jason (16 December 2022). "Two-time Euro Cross winner Aras Kaya tests positive for EPO". AW. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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