Turkish cross-country skier (born 1999)
| Ayşenur Duman |
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| Country |  Turkey |
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| Born | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)
Peçenek village, Çamlıdere, Ankara Province, Turkey |
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| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
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| Ski club | Esentepe Sports Club |
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Ayşenur Duman (born 1 March 1999) is a Turkish female Olympian cross-country skier.[1]
Early life
Ayşenur Duman was born in Peçenek village of Çamlıdere district of Ankara Province, Turkey. She lives in Gerede, Bolu Province.[2]
She is a student of Physical Education at Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu.[2]
Career
Duman began skiing at the age of ten encouraged by her physical education teacher. In Gerede, where she now lives, she found opportunity to exercise in a training camp center for skiing. She performs diverse exercises daily for 1.5 – 3 hours, and does cross-country skiing for 20–30 km (12–19 mi) a day.[2]
She was admitted to the national team in 2014. As of 2018, she has a participation record of 65 international competitions with 19 medals won. She is coached by the Turkish female cross-country skier Kelime Çetinkaya, who competed four times in Winter Olympic Games.[2]
Duman took part at the Cross-Country Skiing Balkan Cup held in Ravna Gora, Croatia on 27–28 February 2016, and won the bronze medal in the women's 5 km freestyle event and the silver medal in the women's 10 km freestyle event.[3] She participated at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival held in Erzurum, Turkey.[1] She ranked within the first ten, the best success ever for Turkey in that sport discipline.[2] She won a bronze medal at the International Roller Skiing Championships held in Metsovo, Greece on 1–3 September 2017.[4]
Duman was qualified to take part at the Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.[2][5]
She was named flagbearer along with Furkan Akar at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[6]
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