Pınar Saka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | November 5, 1985 [1] Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Athletics (track and field) sprint |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m and 400 m |
| Club | Enkaspor, Istanbul |
| Coached by | Öznur Dursun |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Pınar Saka (born November 5, 1985 in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m.[1]
She studied international business at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the USA.[1] The 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall athlete at 53 kg (117 lb) is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul, where she is coached by Öznur Dursun.[3]
Pınar Saka participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categories 4x100 m relay, 400 m and 4x400 m relay. She ran bronze medal in the 4x400 m relay in 3:40.75 with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Özge Gürler and Binnaz Uslu.[4]
In 2011 Pinar Saka won the silver medal at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen together with a team consisting of Nagihan Karadere, Merve Aydın and Meliz Redif, clockıng the time 3.31.05.
Saka qualified for participation in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
She is doing her MBA degree at Bogazici University in Istanbul.[3]
Doping
Pınar Saka was in 2013 sanctioned as a result of abnormalities detected in her biological passport. She was disqualified from 18 June 2010 and got three years ineligibility ending 23 May 2015.[5]
Achievements
Her personal best performances are:[1]
- 100 m 11.93 (2003)
- 200 m 23.97 (2003)
- 200 m Indoor 23.90
- 400 m 51.53 (2011) NR[6]
- 400 m Indoor 52.99 (2011) NR[7][8]
NR: Turkish national record
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