Emre Zafer Barnes

Emre Zafer Barnes

Winston Barnes at the Salzburg Athletics Gala on May 20, 2015.
Personal information
Nationality  Turkey
Born (1988-11-07) November 7, 1988
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
Winston Barnes on track at 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala.

Emre Zafer Barnes, (born Winston Barnes on November 7, 1988) is a Jamaica-born Turkish sprinter.[1][2]

Barnes won the 100 m race at the 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala in Austria.[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.[2]

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.[5]

Competition record

Following contains competitions with medal wins only:[6]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2011 In'l di Atletica Leggera Sport Solidarieta Italy Lignano 3rd 100 m 10.46
Savo Games Finland Lapinlahti 3rd 100 m 10.38
2013 Jamaica Int'l Invitational Jamaica Kingston 3rd 100 m 10.36
2014 Queens Grace Jackson Track Meet Jamaica St. Andrew 2nd 60 m 6.61
JAAA All Comers Dev Meet #3 Jamaica St. Andrew 1st 100 m 10.17
2015 Meeting Caraibes Région Guadeloupe Baie-Mahault3rd 100 m 10.35
Jamaica Int'l Invitational Jamaica Kingston 1st 100 m 10.33
Romanian Int'l Championship Romania 1st 100 m 10.38
1st 200 m 20.67
Salzburger Leichtathletikgala Austria Salzburg 1st 100 m 10.25
Guldensporenmeeting Belgium Kortrijk 3rd 100 m 10.30
Galà dei Castelli Switzerland Bellinzona 2nd 100 m 10.25
Representing  Turkey
2016 2nd Int'l Sprint & Relay Challenge Turkey Erzurum 3rd 100 m 10.17[7]
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.31 NR[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Emre Zafer Barnes". All Athletics. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  2. 1 2 "Türkiye'nin Jamaikalı iki atleti Hızımıza hız katmaya geldiler". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Salzburg (Austria), 27.5.2015". Track in Sun. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Another Jamaican athlete Winston Barnes makes the switch to Turkey ?". IRIE FM. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Emre Zafer Barnes Atletizmde Olimpiyat Barajını Geçti" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Winston Barnes - Stats". MileSplit JAM. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  7. 1 2 "Erzurum (Turkey), 11-12.6.2016". Track in Sun. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

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