Sultan Haydar

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Sultan Haydar

| birth_name = Chaltu Girma Meshesha

| image = Women's Marathon London 2012 006.jpg

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| caption = Women's Marathon London 2012

| nationality = Turkish

| sport = Running

| event =1500 metres, 3000 metres

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|05|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Golerogi, Ethiopia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|170|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

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

| club = Enkaspor Athletics Team

| coach = Nikola Borić

| pb =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country | {{TUR}} }}

}}

Sultan Haydar ({{IPA|tr|sulˈtan ˈhajdaɾ|pron}}; born Chaltu Girma Meshesha, 23 May 1987 in Golerogi, Ethiopia)[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/haydar-sultan-1115790/ Sultan Haydar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404205309/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/haydar-sultan-1115790/ |date=2013-04-04 }}. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-23. is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. The {{convert|170|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall athlete at {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on}} was a member of Enkaspor, where she was coached by Nikola Borić.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=373 |publisher=Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında |title=Sporcular/Atletizm-Sultan Haydar |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005084548/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=373 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.sondakika.com/haber-32-uluslararasi-trabzon-yari-maratonu-3374218/ |newspaper=Son Dakika |title=32. Uluslararası Trabzon Yarı Maratonu |date=2012-02-19 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-31 }}

Haydar is currently serving a 30 month competition ban set to expire in July 2026 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation.

Career

Haydar started off her career representing Ethiopia as a middle-distance runner and was the bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships.[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2005.html African Junior Championships 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023133607/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2005.html |date=2011-10-23 }}. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-10-17. She transferred her eligibility to Turkey in 2008.

Haydar's first competition for Turkey was the 2008 European Cross Country Championships. She started the women's under-23 race quickly but yielded her early lead and dropped out at the halfway point.Wenig, Jorg (2008-12-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid=48724.html Hilda Kibet takes her first title – European XC Champs, WOMEN’s races]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. She was the 1500 metres gold medalist at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, then won the under-23 race at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships later that year.[http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8032&Itemid=2 Under 23 Women's Final: Turkey's Haydar gets it right this time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217023649/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8032&Itemid=2 |date=2009-12-17 }}. European Athletics (2009-12-13). Retrieved on 2009-12-18. At the beginning of 2011 she made her debut over the half marathon and recorded a time of 1:10:02 hours for seventh place at the high calibre RAK Half Marathon.Hutchings, Tim (2011-02-18). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=59327.html Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. She ran in the 1500 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish her heat. She turned to the 3000 metres at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she set a personal best of 9:03.50 minutes to win her heat, but was slower in the final, coming in ninth place.[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=219321/index.html Haydar, Sultan]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Outdoors, she competed for Turkey on home soil for the First League of the 2011 European Team Championships and won the 3000 m in a long-distance event sweep with Alemitu Bekele Degfa and Binnaz Uslu. Haydar also won the bronze in the 1500 m.

She was the leader for much of the 2011 Istanbul Marathon, but slowed after 35 km and eventually finished seventh.Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2011-10-17). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=62736.html Kiplagat defends in cold and rainy Istanbul]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. The 2012 Paris Marathon saw her establish herself as a top level marathon runner. In spite of being well-beaten by winner Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene, Haydar improved her best by over ten minutes to set a Turkish national record mark of 2:25:07 hours in second place.Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2012-04-15). [http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/LRR12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64572 Biwott 2:05 and Tsegaye 2:21 defy windy conditions to set race records at Paris Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.

Sultan Haydar qualified for participation in the marathon event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but managed only 72nd place with a slow time of 2:38:26 hours. She ended the year with a third-place finish at the Istanbul Marathon.Kurdyumova, Yelena & Porada, Sergey (2012-11-12). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/chebogut-and-jelela-win-in-istanbul Chebogut and Jelela win in Istanbul]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-11. In her first marathon of 2013, she came third at the Rome City Marathon with a time of 2:27:10 hours.Sampaolo, Diego (2013-03-17). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/terfa-and-kirop-triumph-in-rome-marathon Terfa and Kirop triumph in Rome Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-23. On 17 November 2013 Sultan Haydar repeated her third-place success at the Istanbul Marathon finishing with 2.29.40 after her countrywoman Elvan Abeylegesse.{{cite web |url=http://www.istanbulmarathon.org/media/12758/repmarathonabs.pdf |publisher=Istanbul Marathon |title=35th Vodafone Istanbul Marathon 2013-Marathon Overall Results |access-date=2013-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126004619/http://www.istanbulmarathon.org/media/12758/repmarathonabs.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-26 }}

=Anti-doping rule violation=

Following a provisional suspension in June 2024, in March 2025 Haydar was served with a 30 month competition ban set to expire in July 2026 for an anti-doping rule violation after failing to submit to a test in January 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145883/turkeys-haydar-to-miss-euro-championship |title=Türkiye's Haydar to miss European Championships after AIU suspension |work=Insidethegames.biz |date=7 June 2024 |first=Gretelle |last=Jimenez |access-date=19 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/turkish-marathon-record-holder-banned-two-years-for-evading-tests/ |title=Turkish marathon record holder banned two years for evading tests |work=Canadian Running |date=13 March 2025 |first=Marley |last=Dickinson}} In addition, all her results were disqualified from 31 January 2024 onwards.{{cite web |url=https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/disciplinary-process/en/AIU-24-11-Haydar-Communication-CRAdocx78.pdf |title=Public Disclosure of disposition of anti-doping matter in accordance with Rule 14.3.2 – Sultan Haydar (TUR) |publisher=Athletics Integrity Unit |date=11 March 2025}}

Achievements

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6" \|Representing {{TUR}}
rowspan=2 \|2009 \|European U23 Championships \|Kaunas, Lithuania \|bgcolor=gold \|1st \|1500 m \|4:14.12
European Cross Country Championships \|Dublin, Ireland \|bgcolor=gold \|1st \|Under-23 (6.039 km) \|21:14
2010 \|European Championships \|Barcelona, Spain \| — \|1500 m \|DNF
2011 \|European Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|8th \|3000 m \|9:08.84
2012 \|Istanbul Marathon \|Istanbul, Turkey \|bgcolor=cc9966 \|3rd \|Marathon \|2:29:41
rowspan=3 \|2013 \|Mediterranean Games \|Mersin, Turkey \|4th \|Half Marathon \|1:18:01
Rome Marathon \|Rome, Italy \|bgcolor=cc9966 \|3rd \|Marathon \|2:27:10
Istanbul Marathon \|Istanbul, Turkey \|bgcolor=cc9966 \|3rd \|Marathon \|2.29.40
2015 \|World Championships \|Beijing, China \|43rd \|Marathon \|2:47:11

colspan="6" |Representing {{TUR}}

rowspan=2 |2009

|European U23 Championships

|Kaunas, Lithuania

|bgcolor=gold |1st

|1500 m

|4:14.12

European Cross Country Championships

|Dublin, Ireland

|bgcolor=gold |1st

|Under-23 (6.039 km)

|21:14