BARNES Emre Zafer

Turkey

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KINGSTON

Birth Country:

Jamaica

Place of residence : ISTANBUL

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m
	Men's 4 x 100m Relay TUR Turkey

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (38.30)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2019	Doha, QAT	-	Heats (DQ)
2017	London, GBR	SF (10.27)	7th (38.73)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2021	Chorzow, POL	Heats (39.59)
2019	Yokohama, JPN	7th (39.13)

European Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2018	Berlin, GER	7th (10.29)	2nd (37.98)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2017	100m	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	10.41

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	60m
2018	Birmingham, GBR	8th (6.64)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Johnny [it was inspired by English footballer John Barnes]. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Previous names:

Winston Barnes

Hobbies:

Watching television, listening to music. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Management

Family:

Partner Saheana Patterson

Languages spoken:

English, Turkish

Club name:

Enka Spor Kulubu [Istanbul, TUR]

Coach:

Raynaldo Walcot

Injuries:

In 2029 he suffered an injury to his heel, so he required two months of recovery. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport in 1998 at school. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"I love to run." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To run under 10 seconds in the 100m. (jamaica-gleaner.com, 23 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and winning silver at the 2019 European Indoor Championships. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Asafa Powell. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
NATIONALITY SWITCH
He was born in Jamaica as Winston Barnes, but moved to Turkey in 2015 and changed his name to Emre Zafer Barnes [Zafer is Turkish for victory]. In 2016 he became eligible to represent Turkey. (trackalerts.com, 07 Jul 2016; iriefm.net, 27 Jul 2015; cumhuriyet.com.tr, 17 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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