The Cezmi Or Memorial (Turkish: Uluslararası Cezmi Or Kupası)Meliz Formunda Değil . Yeniduzen (2011-06-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-16. is an annual track and field meeting which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey.
The meeting is held in honour of late Turkish sprinter Cezmi Or, who set Turkish records in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres, but died of typhoid fever in 1945 at the age of 24. The memorial meeting was first held one year after his death and has continued annually without interruption.Guliyev and Chambers set for 100m battle at Istanbul’s Cezmi Or meeting . European Athletics (2011-05-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-16.Fatih Sultan Kar. Cezmi Or . IETT. Retrieved on 2011-06-16. It is held under the auspices of the Turkish Athletic Federation and Can Korkmazoğlu is the current meet organiser.Cezmi Or Memorial. Euromeetings. Retrieved on 2011-06-16.
The competition, which is undertaken at the Enka Sadi Gülçelik Stadium,66th Cezmi Or Memorial, Istanbul (TUR) . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-16. Stadium holds Classic Meeting status from the continental governing body, European Athletics.Guliyev and Avan provide Turkish delight at the Cezmi Or meeting in Istanbul . European Athletics (2011-06-12). Retrieved on 2011-06-16. Both international and Turkish athletes compete in the meetings events. At the 2005 edition of the competition, Turkish hammer thrower Eşref Apak set the current national record of 81.45 metres for the event, which is also the meet record.Türkiye’yi 50 yıl ileri fırlatan atlet: Eşref Apak . Habervesaire (2007-11-15). Retrieved on 2011-06-16.
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Cezmi Or Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m10.08Ramil Guliyev13 June 2009200 m20.32Ramil Guliyev11 June 2011400 m45.76Ibrahima Wade19 June 1999800 m1:47.22Kamel Boulahfane19 June 19991500 m3:41.27Dmitrijs Jurkevičs8 June 2013 3000 m7:57.96Samir Moussaoui19 June 19995000 m13:29.85Abayneh Ayele11 June 20113000 m steeplechase8:20.08Birhan Getahun9 June 2012110 m hurdles13.71Damjan Zlatnar30 June 2007400 m hurdles49.40Danny McFarlane7 June 2003High jump2.31 mDragutin Topić7 June 2003Pole vault5.51 mRuhan Işım20 June 1998Long jump8.13 mAndriy Makarchev28 June 2008Triple jump17.20 mLenis Stamatis24 June 2000Shot put20.85 mPavel Lyzhyn3 June 2006Discus throw63.86 mLudvík Daněk1975Hammer throw81.45 mEşref Apak5 June 2005Javelin throw82.48 mFatih Avan11 June 201110,000 m walk (track)45:58.7Abdülkadir Öz15 July 19954 × 100 m relay40.48Matic SustercicMatej JunhartRok PredanicMatic Osovnikar16 June 2001
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Cezmi Or Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m11.26Irina Pukha19 June 1999200 m23.08 Viktoriya Pyatachenko9 June 2012400 m51.43Vania Stambolova11 June 2011800 m2:00.42Tatyana Paliyenko9 June 20121500 m4:06.97Alemitu Bekele Degfa12 June 20103000 m9:22.78Esma Aydemir13 June 20155000 m15:18.81Waganesh Mekasha9 June 2012100 m hurdles12.76Nevin Yanit28 June 2008400 m hurdles54.33Vania Stambolova11 June 20113000 m steeplechase9:28.84Türkan Erişmiş13 June 2009High jump1.98 mVenelina Veneva5 June 2005Pole vault4.30 mTatiana Grigorieva19 June 1999Tanya Koleva24 June 2000Buse Arıkazan10 June 2018Long jump4.30 mElena Khlopotnova20 June 1998Triple jump14.55 mNatalya Kutyakova12 June 2010Shot put19.48 mJillian Camarena-Williams11 June 2011Discus throw62.95 mNicoleta Grasu3 June 2006Hammer throw68.07 mKıvılcım Salman Kaya10 June 2018Javelin throw47.08 mSahar Ziaei10 June 20185000 m walk (track)20:29.63Claudia Iovan19 June 19994 × 100 m relay45.37Burcu ŞentürkNora GünerAnzhela AtroshchenkoAksel Gürcan8 June 2002
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