Ahmet Arslan

Ahmet Arslan (born 1986 in Gazipaşa, Antalya) is a retired long-distance runner from Turkey who competed in mountain running. He is a seven time successive champion of European Mountain Running Championships.

Biography He was born in 1986 to a farmer's family in Gazipaşa of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. Ahmet Arslan has seven siblings. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. After the high school, he attended Adnan Menderes University in Aydın and graduated 2009 with a degree in physical education and sports.

Ahmet Arslan started with athletics in 2000 at the high school. He had to discontinue sports in 2004 for one year. After 2005, he begin intensive running training, especially after meeting his coach Metin Sazak, a former athlete. He switched to mountain running from cross-country running. That year, he took part in the national mountain running championships and became successful although he competed in the seniors category despite his young age. Admitted to the national team, he participated at his first international events like the European Mountain Championships and the World Mountain Running Trophy and gained international experience. In the absence of the American, he won the continental title at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships held in Turkey. He won that year's WMRA Grand Prix series. He began 2012 with a win at the Montée du Grand Ballon race. He has won the Red Bull 400 several times between 2011 and 2019.

2007 6th European Championships , Cauterets

7th European Championships , Zell am Harmersbach 24th World Mountain Running Trophy , Sierre 2009 8th European Championships , Telfes im Stubai

9th European Championships , Sapareva Banya WMRA Grand Prix , Šmarna gora 26th WMRA World Championships , Kamnik 7th

6th Antalya Marathon , Antalya 10th European Championships , Bursa 27th World Championships , Tirana 1st Red Bull 400 Bad Mitterndorf

11th European Championships , Denizli 3rd Red Bull 400 Planica

4th Red Bull 400 Planica 5th Red Bull 400 Tauplitz Bad Mitterndorf 12th European Championships , Borovets

7th Red Bull 400 Tauplitz Bad Mitterndorf 13th European Championships , Hautes-Alpes 8th

12th Red Bull 400 , Harrachov 13th Red Bull 400 , Bischofshofen 14th Red Bull 400 , Planica 15th Red Bull 400 , Park City

16th Red Bull 400 , Almaty 18th Red Bull 400 , Titisee-Neustadt