Emre Zafer Barnes
Jamaican-Turkish sprinter (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Nationality | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35) Spanish Town, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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]