# Yasemin Can

Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on 11 December 1996) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. She is the reigning 10,000 m European champion. 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. 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.

## Career

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. 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.
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.
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. She won her second gold medal in the 5000 m at the same championship.
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.
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.
Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5000 m at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.
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. She placed second in the 5000 m behind Konstanze Klosterhalfen and ahead of Eilish McColgan three days later.

## Achievements
### International competitions

Representing  Turkey :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 11th | Half marathon | 1:20:18 | |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | Team | 3:55:37 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 5000 m | 15:18.15 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:12.86 | EL |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 5000 m | 14:56.96 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 10,000 m | 30:26.41 | PB |
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 1st | Senior race | 24:46 | |
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 1st | Senior team | 35 pts | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 3000 m i | 8:43.46 | NR |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:53.50 | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:18.20 | GR |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 5000 m | 15:01.67 | CR |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:39.80 | CR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 16th (h) | 5000 m | 15:08.20 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th | 10,000 m | 31:35.48 | |
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 1st | Senior race | 26:48 | |
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 3rd | Senior team | 54 pts | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 5000 m | 14:57.63 | SB |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 10,000 m | 32:34.34 | |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 1st | Senior race | 26:05 | |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 7th | Senior team | 88 pts | |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Senior race | 26:52 | |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | Senior team | 53 pts | |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 7th | Half marathon | 1:06:20 | NR |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 6th | Team | 3:31:39 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 5000 m | 14:46.49 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 10,000 m | 31:10.05 | SB |
| 2021 | European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 14th | Senior race | 28:38 | |
| 2022 | European 10,000 m Cup | Pacé, France | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:20.18 | EL |
| 2022 | European 10,000 m Cup | Pacé, France | 2nd | Team | 1:37:14.68 | |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 5000 m | 15:23.47 | |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | 5000 m | 16:23.1h | |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | 10,000 m | 32:34.33 | IRM |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:56.91 | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:32.57 | SB |
| 2022 | European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | – | Senior race | DNF | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (h) | 3000 m | 9:01.34$^1$ |
$^1$Did not finish in the final

### Personal bests

   * 3000 metres indoor – 8:43.46 (Belgrade 2017) NR
* 5000 metres – 14:36.82 (Rome 2017)
** 5000 metres indoor – 15:08.46 (Istanbul 2016) NR
* 10,000 metres – 30:26.41 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

#### Road

* 5 km – 15:23 (Herzogenaurach 2021) NB
* 10 km – 32:01 (Chon Buri 2020)
* Half marathon – 1:06:20 (Gdynia 2020) NR

### National titles

* Turkish Athletics Championships
** 10,000 metres: 2016
* Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships
** 5000 metres: 2016