Semiha Mutlu

Semiha Mutlu

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1987-03-05) March 5, 1987 (age 37) Koyulhisar, Sivas Province, Turkey
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Race walker
Club	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached by	Zeynep Karabağlı
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10km walk: 49:43 20km walk: 1:37:06

Semiha Mutlu (born March 5, 1987, in Koyulhisar, Sivas Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female racewalker.[2]

Career

She began racewalking at the age of 18, and is currently a member of the İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Mutlu is the holder of the national record in 20000m walk (track) with 1:44.38. She is qualified to represent Turkey in the 20km walk event at the⋅2012 Olympics in London.[3][4]

Doping violations

In 2015 Mutlu was banned from sport for 30 months after abnormal deviations in her biological passport profile was found.[5]

In 2019, Mutlu received a second doping violation and a resulting eight year ban from competition.[6]

Personal bests

According to All Athletics Database, her personal bests are:[2]

• 10 km walk: 49:43 - Izmir (TUR), 20.06.2010
• 20 km walk: 1:37:06 - Dudince (SVK), 26.03.2011

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Semiha Mutlu" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
2. "Semiha Mutlu". All Athletics Database. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
3. "Yürüyüş Türkiye Şampiyonası-Yarışma Sonuçları 14 Mart 2009 Diyarbakır" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
4. "Semiha Öyle Mutlu'ki" (in Turkish). İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
5. Milli atletlere doping cezası trthaber.com 21. October 2015
6. "Global List of Ineligible Persons". Athletics Integrity Unit. Retrieved 6 November 2023.