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Born | Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 2 January 1989||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||
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Country |
Ukraine (until May 2013) Turkey (since May 2013) | ||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, Long jump | ||||||||
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Personal best | 17.72 m | ||||||||
Medal record
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Şeref Osmanoğlu (born Sheryf El-Sheryf; 2 January 1989 in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Turkish and former Ukrainian (until May 2013) athlete who competes in the triple jump and occasionally long jump.
He won gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships with a leap of 17.72m, bettering his personal best by 80 cm. [1] In 2012, he won the silver medal in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships. [2]
He has a Ukrainian mother while his father, a doctor, is from Sudan. [3] [4] [5] He changed his allegiance to Turkey in 2013, also changing his name to Şeref Osmanoğlu. [6] The Turkish federation paid $152,000 to the Ukrainian federation for the transfer. [7]
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born | Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 2 January 1989||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Country |
Ukraine (until May 2013) Turkey (since May 2013) | ||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, Long jump | ||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||
Personal best | 17.72 m | ||||||||
Medal record
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Şeref Osmanoğlu (born Sheryf El-Sheryf; 2 January 1989 in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Turkish and former Ukrainian (until May 2013) athlete who competes in the triple jump and occasionally long jump.
He won gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships with a leap of 17.72m, bettering his personal best by 80 cm. [1] In 2012, he won the silver medal in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships. [2]
He has a Ukrainian mother while his father, a doctor, is from Sudan. [3] [4] [5] He changed his allegiance to Turkey in 2013, also changing his name to Şeref Osmanoğlu. [6] The Turkish federation paid $152,000 to the Ukrainian federation for the transfer. [7]