Ali Kaya (athlete)

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Ali Kaya
Ali Kaya Rieti 2013.jpg
Ali Kaya at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti.
Personal information
NationalityKenyan-Turkish
BornStanley Kiprotich Mukche
(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 31)
Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Long-distance running
Event(s)
 5000 m, 10,000 m
Coached byCarol Santa
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam 10,000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Zürich 10,000 m
European Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Lille 3000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Lille 10,000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Braunschweig 5000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Prague 3000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Hyères Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Samokov Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Belgrade Junior race
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Palembang 10,000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Palembang 5000 m

Ali Kaya (born as Stanley Kiprotich Mukche on 20 April 1994) is a Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events. He holds the 10,000 m European record for juniors, set in 2013.

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Career

He was born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche on 20 April 1994 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. In 2010, he moved to Turkey and adopted the Turkish name Ali Kaya. Following his naturalization in 2013, he became officially eligible to represent his new home country in international competitions on 20 June of the same year. [2] [3] [4]

He won two gold medals, in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events, at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Rieti, Italy. In the 10,000 m event, he set a new Turkish national record with a time of 28:31.16. [4] [5] He caused a scandal following the race when he abruptly left the championship for Kenya without showing up at the medal ceremony. Another Turkish athlete stood on the championship podium in Italy to receive his medal. [6] According to the Turkish Athletics Federation, he travelled to Kenya in order to join a four-day training session in Kenya with his fellow countryman and naturalized Turk İlham Tanui Özbilen.

At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held Palembang, Indonesia, Ali Kaya won a silver and a gold medal in the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter events, respectively. [7] [8]

In 2014, he competed at the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in Braunschweig, Germany, and won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres event with 13:56.64. [9] At the European Championship in Zurich over 10.000 meters he competed against double Olympic champion Mo Farah, clinching a bronze medal after a fast finish. [10] He became the youngest medalist ever in the European 10.000 final.

At the World Championships in Beijing 2015 he was one of only four athletes to reach the final of both the 10.000m and the 5000m. He finished 7th in 10000 m and 9th in 5000 m.

Kaya became the first Turkish person to win at the Istanbul Half Marathon in April 2016. [11]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy1st5000 m13:49.76
1st10,000 m28:31.16 CR NJR
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia2nd5000 m14:04.59
1st10,000 m29:36.64
European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia1stJunior race17:49
2014 European Team Championships Super League Braunschweig, Germany3rd5000 m13:56.64
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic1st3000 m 7:38.42 CR NR'
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st5000 m 13:20.16
1st10,000 m 27:53.38
World Championships Beijing, China 9th5000 m 13:56.51
7th10,000 m 27:43.69
European Cross Country Championships Hyères, France1stSenior race29:20
9thSenior team154 pts
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd10,000 m 28:21.42
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 39th (h)5000 m 14:05.34
–10,000 m DNF
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9th3000 m 8:08.92
Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th5000 m 13:30.24
4th10,000 m 27:54.41
European Team Championships Lille, France2nd3000 m7:59.54
1st10,000 m13:36.75 CR

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Transfer of Allegiance - 2013 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "18. Balkan Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası Sona Erdi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Kaya canters home as Pezer picks up gold for Bosnia". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ali Kaya rekor bırakmadı". EuroSport (in Turkish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Böyle skandal görülmedi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Haberler (in Turkish). 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'na Madalyalarla Başladık". Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 25 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "5th European Athletics Team - Braunschweig GER 21-22 June". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Farah claims 10,000m gold in Zurich". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (24 April 2016). Kaya and Jepchumba cruise to Istanbul Half Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
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