Emre Zafer Barnes

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]

Emre Zafer Barnes

Winston Barnes at the Salzburg Athletics Gala on 20 May 2015.
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 37) Spanish Town, Jamaica
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
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica World Junior Championships 2006 Beijing 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2006 Les Abymes 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2004 Hamilton 4×100 m relay 2004 Hamilton 200 m Representing  Turkey European Championships 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow 60 m Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 4×100 m relay 2017 Baku 4×100 m relay 2021 Konya 100 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 100 m 2018 Tarragona 4×100 m relay Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 4x100 m relay

Winston Barnes on track at 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala.

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]

Competition record

Following contains competitions with medal wins only:^[7]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2011	In'l di Atletica Leggera Sport Solidarieta	Lignano	3rd	100 m	10.46
	Savo Games	Lapinlahti	3rd	100 m	10.38
2013	Jamaica Int'l Invitational	Kingston	3rd	100 m	10.36
2014	Queens Grace Jackson Track Meet	St. Andrew	2nd	60 m	6.61
	JAAA All Comers Dev Meet #3	St. Andrew	1st	100 m	10.17
2015	Meeting Caraibes Région	Baie-Mahault	3rd	100 m	10.35
	Jamaica Int'l Invitational	Kingston	1st	100 m	10.33
	Romanian Int'l Championship	Romania	1st	100 m	10.38
			1st	200 m	20.67
	Salzburger Leichtathletikgala	Salzburg	1st	100 m	10.25
	Guldensporenmeeting	Kortrijk	3rd	100 m	10.30
	Galà dei Castelli	Bellinzona	2nd	100 m	10.25
Representing  Turkey
2016	2nd Int'l Sprint & Relay Challenge	Erzurum	3rd	100 m	10.17[8]
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.31 NR[8]
	2016 Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	4th (H1)	4 × 100 metres relay	38.30 NR
2017	European Team Championships	Lille	2nd	100 m	10.36
	World Championships	London	18th (sf)	100 m	10.27
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	38.73
2018	Continental Cup	Ostrava	2nd	100m	38.96
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	2nd	100m	10.32
			2nd	4 × 100 meters relay	38.50