Emre Zafer Barnes

Emre Zafer Barnes

Winston Barnes at the Salzburg Athletics Gala on 20 May 2015.
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 m, 4x100 m relay
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica World Junior Championships 2006 Beijing 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2006 Les Abymes 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2004 Hamilton 4×100 m relay 2004 Hamilton 200 m Representing   Turkey European Championships 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow 60 m Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 4×100 m relay 2017 Baku 4×100 m relay 2021 Konya 100 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 100 m 2018 Tarragona 4×100 m relay Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 4x100 m relay

Winston Barnes on track at 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala.

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]

Competition record

Following contains competitions with medal wins only: ^[7]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

References

1. "Emre Zafer Barnes". All Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Salzburg (Austria), 27.5.2015". Track in Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
3. "اختصاصی/ مقام پنجمی حسن تفتیان در فینال دوی 100 متر بازی‌های کشورهای اسلامی". فوتبالی (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. "Another Jamaican athlete Winston Barnes makes the switch to Turkey ?". IRIE FM. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. "Türkiye'nin Jamaikalı iki atleti Hızımıza hız katmaya geldiler". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
6. "Emre Zafer Barnes Atletizmde Olimpiyat Barajını Geçti" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
7. "Winston Barnes - Stats". MileSplit JAM. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
8. "Erzurum (Turkey), 11-12.6.2016". Track in Sun. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

External links

• Emre Zafer Barnes at World Athletics
• Emre Zafer Barnes at Olympedia
• Emre Zafer Barnes at Olympics.com
• Emre Zafer Barnes at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
• Emre Zafer Barnes at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)