Aras Kaya

Aras Kaya

Kaya at the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish, Kenyan
Born	Amos Kibitok (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 31) Kenya
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Turkey European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m s'chase Balkan Championships 2019 Pravets 3000 m s'chase World Cross Country Championships 2017 Kampala Mixed relay European Cross Country Championships 2016 Chia Senior race 2017 Šamorín Team 2018 Tilburg Team 2019 Lisbon Senior race 2021 Dublin Senior race 2016 Chia Team 2018 Tilburg Senior race

Aras Kaya (born Amos Kibitok on 4 April 1994 ^[2] in Kenya) is a Kenyan-born, Turkish long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Kaya earned four individual medals at the European Cross Country Championships, including two golds.

He transferred his international representation from Kenya to Turkey in July 2016. ^[3]

In December 2022, Kaya was issued with a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit after admitting to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO). ^[4] All his results from 25 September 2022 onwards were disqualified. ^{[5] [6]}

Achievements

Competition record

Representing   Turkey

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	5000 m	13:47.42
			2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:29.91
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:32.35
	European Cross Country Championships	Chia, Italy	1st	XC 9.94 km	27:39
			3rd	Team	38 pts
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	12th	3000 m	8:16.36
	World Cross Country Championships	Kampala, Uganda	3rd	Mixed relay	22:37
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:32.68
	European 10,000m Cup	Minsk, Belarus	4th	10,000 m	29:03.13
			4th	Team	1:30:16.37
	European Athletics Team Championships First League	Vaasa, Finland	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:50.09
	European Cross Country Championships	Šamorín, Slovakia	7th	XC 10.18 km	30:14
			1st	Team	17 pts
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	10th	3000 m s'chase	8:59.48
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	10,000 m	DNF
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	3rd	XC 10.3 km	28:56
			1st	Team	14 pts
2019	World Cross Country Championships	Aarhus, Denmark	26th	XC 10.24 km	33:25
	European 10,000m Cup	London, United Kingdom	9th	10,000 m	28:21.24 SB
	European Athletics Team Championships First League	Sandnes, Norway	2nd	5000 m	13:53.95 SB
	Balkan Championships	Pravets, Bulgaria	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:39.35
	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	XC 10.3 km	30:10
			4th	Team	50 pts
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	24th	Half marathon	1:00:51 PB
			11th	Team	3:06:54
2021	European Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	2nd	XC 10 km	30:29
2022	European 10,000m Cup	Pacé, France	3rd	10,000 m	27:58.08 SB
			6th	Team	1:25:44.12
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	4th	5000 m	13:44.67
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	4th	5000 m	13:56.90
			4th	10,000 m	28:34.71
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	16th	10,000 m	28:23.77

National titles

• Turkish Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres: 2020

Personal bests

• 3000 metres – 7:57.67 (Bursa 2020)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 7:54.63 (Istanbul 2017)
• 5000 metres – 13:23.91 (Cheboksary 2015)
  • 5000 metres indoor – 13:31.85 (Moscow 2015)
• 10,000 metres – 27:48.53 (Mersin 2015)
• 3000 m s'chase – 8:29.91 (Amsterdam 2016)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 29:20 (Herzogenaurach 2022)
• Half marathon – 1:00:51 (Gdynia 2020)

References

1. "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. "Aras KAYA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "2016 TRANSFERS OF ALLEGIANCE". IAAF. 2016.
4. "Turkish Olympic runner Aras Kaya gets 3-year ban for EPO". ESPN. 16 December 2022.
5. "Le Turc Aras Kaya suspendu 3 ans après un contrôle positif à l'EPO". L'Équipe (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
6. Henderson, Jason (16 December 2022). "Two-time Euro Cross winner Aras Kaya tests positive for EPO". AW . Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

• Aras Kaya at World Athletics
• Aras Kaya at Diamond League
• Aras Kaya at Olympics.com
• Aras Kaya at Olympedia
• Aras Kaya at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
• Aras Kaya at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)