Elif Yıldırım

Elif Yıldırım Gören (born February 14, 1990) is a former Turkish sprinter, who specialized in the 400m hurdles event. The 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) was a member of Enka SK, where she was coached by Kemal Şencan and Fausto Ribeiro.^[1][2]

Elif Yıldırım Gören

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 35) İznik, Bursa, Turkey
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m hurdles
Club	Enka SK
Coached by	Kemal Şencan and Fausto Ribeiro

Yıldırım was banned for two years by the Turkish Athletic Federation, along with 30 other athletes, from 2013 to 2015 for testing positive for a banned substance.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2007	5th World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	5th h	400m hurdles	1:01.66[4]
	Black Sea Games	Trabzon, Turkey		Heptathlon
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	25th (h)	400m hurdles	61.06[4]
	European Cup Combined Events 2nd League	Maribor, Slovenia	11 7	Heptathlon	4951[4]
2012	21st European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	27th round 1	400m hurdles	59.43[4]