Binnaz Uslu

{{short description|Turkish athletics competitor}}

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| name = Binnaz Uslu

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| sport = middle-distance and long-distance running

| nationality = {{TUR}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|12}}

| birth_place = Ankara, Turkey

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| height = {{convert|165|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| club = Enkaspor

| coach = Yahya Sevüktekin

| pb = *1000 m: 2:41.79 NR junior (2006)

• 1500 m: 4:11.36 (2010)
• 3000 m: 9:06.82 (2010)
• 3000 m st: 9:24.06 NR (2011)
• 5000 m: 15:57.21 (2005)
• 10,000 m: 34:34.79 (2006)

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition | European Cross Country Championships }}

{{Medal|Silver | 2010 Albufeira | Senior }}

{{Medal|Competition | Mediterranean Games }}

{{Medal|Bronze | 2005 Almería | 4×400 m relay }}

{{Medal|Bronze | 2005 Almería | 800 m }}

{{Medal|Competition | Universiade }}

{{Medal|Gold | 2011 Shenzhen | 3,000 m steep }}

{{Medal|Gold | 2011 Shenzhen | 5,000 m }}

{{Medal|Silver | 2005 İzmir | 800 m }}

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Binnaz Uslu (born March 12, 1985, in Ankara) is a retired Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was banned from sport for life in 2014, after her second doping violation.[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=784c6bbd-0056-4898-9080-8e61fe24bb67.pdf&urlslug=Doping%20sanctions%20-%20News%20155 Doping sanctions - News 155, Positive cases in athletics SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF JULY – AUGUST 2014]

The {{convert|165|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall athlete at {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on}} is a member of Enkaspor athletics team, where she was coached by Yahya Sevüktekin. Uslu was a student at the Gazi University in Ankara.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=364 |publisher=Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında |title=Sporcular/Atletizm-Binnaz Uslu |language=tr |accessdate=2012-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005093304/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=364 |archive-date=2013-10-05 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.enkaspor.com/branslar.php?dil=B0E17163A1026446AE131B7A82810C09&icerik=239&bparent=0& |publisher=Enka Spor Kulübü |title=Branşlar > Atletizm-2010 Sezonunda |language=tr |accessdate=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726172055/http://www.enkaspor.com/branslar.php?dil=B0E17163A1026446AE131B7A82810C09&icerik=239&bparent=0& |archive-date=2010-07-26 |url-status=dead }}

She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Birsen Bekgöz and Pınar Saka in 3:40.75 minutes. In 2006 at the 13th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy she won the gold medal in the under 23 section.[http://www.iaaf.org/WXC07/news/Kind=2/newsId=37020.html IAAF Athletics December 10, 2006]

She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships behind Jessica Augusto.[http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/portugals-augusto-dominates-to-take-gold.html SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Portugal’s Augusto dominates to take gold] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215055236/http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/portugals-augusto-dominates-to-take-gold.html |date=December 15, 2010 }}. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.