Nationality Turkey | Sport Long-distance | |
Born January 3, 1987 (age 30) ( 1987-01-03 ) Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey Club Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | ||
Nilay Esen Ersun (born January 3, 1987) is a Turkish female long-distance runner specialized in marathon. She is a member of Bursa Büyülşehir Belediye SK.
In 2005, she received a two-year ban from the track due to positive testing for illegal substance Metenolone.
She took part at the 2015 Hamburg Marathon in Germany, and finished in 2:37:09, meeting the qualifying time standard for Olympics. So, she earned a quota spot for women's marathon in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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