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Biography
Binnaz Uslu (born March 12, 1985 in Ankara) is a retired Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was banned from sport for life in 2014, after her second doping violation. The 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Enkaspor athletics team, where she was coached by Yahya Sevüktekin. Uslu is a student at the Gazi Üniversitesi in Ankara.
She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Birsen Bekgöz and Pınar Saka in 3:40.75 minutes. In 2006 at the 13th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy she won the gold medal in the under 23 section.
She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships behind Jessica Augusto.
Doping
Uslu failed a drug test for doping taken by the IAAF during a camp in Antalya, Turkey on March 13, 2007. She was banned from athletics from March 2007 to March 2009. Her coach Yahya Sevüktekin was also banned.
In 2014, she was banned from sport for life after IAAf re-analyzed a sample she had given at the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Turkey | |||||
| 2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 98th | Junior race (6.215 km) | 27:23 |
| European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:23.10 | |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 39th | Junior race (6 km) | 22:37 |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st (semis) | 800 m | 2:02.85 | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 22nd (heats) | 800 m | 2:03.46 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Heringsdorf, Germany | 1st | Junior race (3.64 km) | 15:32 | |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | St Etienne - St Galmier, France | 24th | Short race (4.196 km) | 14:11 |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 3rd | 800 m | 2:02.68 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.75 | |||
| European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 7th (h) | 800m | 2:04.27 | |
| 1st | 5000m | 15:57.21 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (heats) | 800 m | 2:03.73 | |
| Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.42 | |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 59th | Short race (4 km) | 14:06 |
| European Cross Country Championships | San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy | 1st | Under-23 race (5.975 km) | 18:47 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 4:12.04 |
| 19th (h) | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:15.28 | |||
| European Cross Country Championships | Albufeira, Portugal | 2nd | Senior race (8.170 km) | 26:57 | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 5000 m | 15:41.15 |
| 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:33.50 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th DSQ | 3000 m steeplechase | DSQ (Doping) | |
Personal bests
- 1000 m: 2:41.79 NR junior (2006)
- 1500 m: 4:11.36 (2010)
- 3000 m: 9:06.82 (2010)
- 3000 m steeplechase: 9:24.06 NR (2011)
- 5000 m: 15:57.21 (2005)
- 10,000 m: 34:34.79 (2006)
