Elvan Abeylegesse
International competitions

Elvan Abeylegesse

Section Title: International competitions
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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

Representing Turkey

1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	9th	Junior race	22:03

World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	3000 metres	9:08.29

European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	2nd	5000 metres	16:06.40

2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	90th	Short race	14:30

World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	3000m	9:28.20

6th	5000m	16:33.77

2001	World Cross Country Championships	Ostend, Netherlands	22nd	Junior race	23:30

European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	3000 metres	8:53.42

1st	5000 metres	15:21.12

World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	8th (heats)	5000 metres	15:22.89

Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	10,000 metres	32:29.20

European Cross Country Championships	Thun, Switzerland	1st	Junior race	10:35

2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	5000 metres	15:24.41

IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	8th	3000 metres	9:01.50

European Cross Country Championships	Medulin, Croatia	3rd	Junior race	20:19

2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	5000m	15:16.79

World Championships	Paris, France	5th	5000 metres	14:53.56

IAAF World Athletics Final	Monaco	1st	5000m	14:56.25

2004	European Champion Clubs' Cup	Moscow, Russia	1st	1500 metres	3:58.28

European Cup	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	3000 metres	8:49.14

Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	1500 metres	4:00.67

12th	5000 metres	15:12.64

IAAF World Athletics Final	Monaco	1st	5000m	14:59.19

2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	5000 metres	14:59.29

2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	DSQ	10,000 metres	31:59.40

2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	DSQ	5000 metres	15:42.74

DSQ	10,000 metres	29:56.34

2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	DSQ	10,000 metres	31:51.98

2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	5000 metres	14:54.44

1st	10,000 metres	31:10.23

2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	10,000 meters	32:59.30

Sentence(s)

In 1999, Elvan Abeylegesse competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland and finished ninth.

final_sentence: In 1999, Elvan Abeylegesse competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland and finished ninth.