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Nationality | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Spanish Town, Jamaica | 7 November 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 4x100 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emre Zafer Barnes, (born Winston Barnes on 7 November 1988) is a Jamaica-born Turkish sprinter. [1] Barnes won the 100 m race at the 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala in Austria. [2] Also at 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games he was awarded third place while he was in 4th place due to photo finish mistakes. [3]
By July 2015, he switched allegiance to Turkey, and adopted the Turkish given name Emre Zafer. [4] In his first season in Turkey, Barnes was the member of the team, which set a new Turkish record in 4 × 100 m relay in Erzurum. [5]
He competed in the 100 m event at the 2016 Ricardo Romo Invitational of University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, and earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance. [6]
Following contains competitions with medal wins only: [7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2011 | In'l di Atletica Leggera Sport Solidarieta | Lignano | 3rd | 100 m | 10.46 |
Savo Games | Lapinlahti | 3rd | 100 m | 10.38 | |
2013 | Jamaica Int'l Invitational | Kingston | 3rd | 100 m | 10.36 |
2014 | Queens Grace Jackson Track Meet | St. Andrew | 2nd | 60 m | 6.61 |
JAAA All Comers Dev Meet #3 | St. Andrew | 1st | 100 m | 10.17 | |
2015 | Meeting Caraibes Région | Baie-Mahault | 3rd | 100 m | 10.35 |
Jamaica Int'l Invitational | Kingston | 1st | 100 m | 10.33 | |
Romanian Int'l Championship | Romania | 1st | 100 m | 10.38 | |
1st | 200 m | 20.67 | |||
Salzburger Leichtathletikgala | Salzburg | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 | |
Guldensporenmeeting | Kortrijk | 3rd | 100 m | 10.30 | |
Galà dei Castelli | Bellinzona | 2nd | 100 m | 10.25 | |
Representing Turkey | |||||
2016 | 2nd Int'l Sprint & Relay Challenge | Erzurum | 3rd | 100 m | 10.17 [8] |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.31 NR [8] | |||
2016 Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 4th (H1) | 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.30 NR | |
2017 | European Team Championships | Lille | 2nd | 100 m | 10.36 |
World Championships | London | 18th (sf) | 100 m | 10.27 | |
7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.73 | |||
2018 | Continental Cup | Ostrava | 2nd | 100m | 38.96 |
Mediterranean Games | Tarragona | 2nd | 100m | 10.32 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 meters relay | 38.50 |
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