Country Turkey Personal best(s) 17.72 m Role Athlete Weight 74 kg | Event(s) Triple jump, Long jump Name Seref Osmanoglu Height 1.83 m | |
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Born 2 January 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-01-02 ) Simferopol, Ukraine | ||
Şeref Osmanoğlu (born Sheryf El-Sheryf; 2 January 1989 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Turkish and former Ukrainian (until May 2013) athlete who competes in the triple jump and occasionally long jump.
Career
He won gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships with a leap of 17.72m, bettering his personal best by 80 cm. In 2012, he won the silver medal in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships.
He has a Ukrainian mother while his father, a doctor, is from Sudan. He changed his allegiance to Turkey in 2013, also changing his name to Şeref Osmanoğlu. The Turkish federation paid $152,000 to the Ukrainian federation for the transfer.
References
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