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
2011In'l di Atletica Leggera Sport SolidarietaItaly Lignano3rd100 m10.46
Savo GamesFinland Lapinlahti3rd100 m10.38
2013Jamaica Int'l InvitationalJamaica Kingston3rd100 m10.36
2014Queens Grace Jackson Track MeetJamaica St. Andrew2nd60 m6.61
JAAA All Comers Dev Meet #3Jamaica St. Andrew1st100 m10.17
2015Meeting Caraibes RégionGuadeloupe Baie-Mahault3rd100 m10.35
Jamaica Int'l InvitationalJamaica Kingston1st100 m10.33
Romanian Int'l Championship Romania1st100 m10.38
1st200 m20.67
Salzburger LeichtathletikgalaAustria Salzburg1st100 m10.25
GuldensporenmeetingBelgium Kortrijk3rd100 m10.30
Galà dei CastelliSwitzerland Bellinzona2nd100 m10.25
Representing  Turkey
20162nd Int'l Sprint & Relay ChallengeTurkey Erzurum3rd100 m10.17[7]
1st4 × 100 m relay38.31 NR[7]
2016 Olympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro 4th (H1) 4 × 100 metres relay 38.30 NR
2017European Team ChampionshipsFrance Lille2nd100 m10.36
World Championships United Kingdom London 18th (sf) 100 m 10.27
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 2nd 100m 10.32
2nd 4 × 100 meters relay 38.50

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.

Emre Zafer Barnes at IAAF


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