Can (right) at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
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| Birth name | Vivian Jemutai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenyan Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27) Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor (Istanbul)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000 m: 14:36.82 (2017) 10,000 m: 30:26.41 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on 11 December 1996[3]) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.[4][5][6][7] She is the reigning 10,000 mEuropean champion.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.
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.[6] 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.[11]
She took part at the Golden Gala leg of 2016 IAAF Diamond LeagueinRome, Italy, and placing sixth in the 5000 m in a time of 14:37.61.[12]
Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 2016 European Athletics ChampionshipsinAmsterdam, Netherlands. Her time of 31:12.86 improved her own European U23 record by 18 seconds.[13] She won her second gold medal in the 5000 m at the same championship.[14]
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.[15]
On 5 March 2017, Can won a silver medal in the 3000 m at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsinBelgrade behind Laura Muir.[3]
Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5000 m at the 2017 European Athletics U23 ChampionshipsinBydgoszcz, Poland.[3]
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[16]
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.[8] She placed second in the 5000 m behind Konstanze Klosterhalfen and ahead of Eilish McColgan three days later.[3]
1Did not finish in the final
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| 3000 m (1974–94) |
 Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) Olga Bondarenko (URS) Yvonne Murray (GBR) Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
| 5000 m (since 1998) |
 Marta Domínguez (ESP) Marta Domínguez (ESP) Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Olga Golovkina (RUS) Meraf Bahta (SWE) Yasemin Can (TUR) Sifan Hassan (NED) Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER) Nadia Battocletti (ITA) |
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's 10,000 metres
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Yelena Romanova (URS) Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Inga Abitova (RUS) Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Ana Dulce Félix (POR) Joanne Pavey (GBR) Yasemin Can (TUR) Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (ISR) Yasemin Can (TUR) Nadia Battocletti (ITA) |
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European Cross Country Championships champions in women's cross country running
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 Annemari Sandell (FIN) Sara Wedlund (SWE) Joalsiae Llado (FRA) Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Anita Weyermann (SUI) Katalin Szentgyörgyi (HUN) Yamna Belkacem] (FRA) Helena Javornik (SLO) Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Hayley Yelling (GBR) Lornah Kiplagat (NED) Tetyana Holovchenko (UKR) Marta Domínguez (ESP) Hilda Kibet (NED) Hayley Yelling (GBR) Jéssica Augusto (POR) Fionnuala Britton (IRL) Fionnuala Britton (IRL) Sophie Duarte (FRA) Gemma Steel (GBR) Sifan Hassan (NED) Yasemin Can (TUR) Yasemin Can (TUR) Yasemin Can (TUR) Yasemin Can (TUR) Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) |
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