Nationality Turkish | Name Ercan Muslu | |
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Sport Marathon, mountain running | ||
Ercan Muslu (born 1988 in Sungurbeyli, Gümüşhane) is a long-distance runner from Turkey competing in marathon and mountain running.
He was born 1988 in Sungurbeyli village (formerly Kuşyuva) of Gümüşhane. After completing the Commerce Vocational High School for Commerce in his hometown, he attended Erciyes University in Kayseri, where he is studying Physical Education and Sports.
In 2012, he became gold medalist in the marathon event at the Balkan Championship in Belgrade, Serbia. The same year, he took the bronze medal at the Balkan Mountain Running Champşonships on June 7 in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria. At the 2012 European Mountain Running Championships held on July 7 in Denizli, Turkey, Muslu won the silver medal after six-time gold medalist Ahmet Arslan. 2016 Rio olimpiyat oyunlarında maraton koşan olimpik sporcudur. Aynı zamanda atletizm antrenörlüğü yapmaktadır. 2015 yılında kurulan saydes spor kulübünün sportif teknik direktörlüğünü yapmış ve 2yıl üst üste takımı Türkiye Şampiyonu yapmıştır.