İsmail Nezir

İsmail Nezir (born 22 January 2003) is a Turkish hurdler and sprinter. He was a part of the Turkish record-holding 4 × 400 m relay team, and he won the individual gold medal at the 2022 World U20 Championships in the 400 m hurdles. Lastly, he won bronze medal in the 2026 European Athletics Championships.

Biography Nezir is from Buca, Turkey. In July, he competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships and was eliminated in the semi-finals with a time of 51.51 seconds. He then won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2022 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in 46.76 seconds behind his compatriot İlyas Çanakçı and won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m with a new national record of 3:10.76, behind the teams from Romania and Slovenia.

In July, Nezir began his outdoor 2022 season with a seventh-place hurdles finish at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran in 50.09 seconds. He won the bronze medal in the relay in 3:04.55, behind Algeria and Italy. Later that month he won the 2022 Balkan U20 Athletics Championships in Denizli in 50.86 seconds, followed by his most significant win yeta gold medal at the World U20 Championships in 48.84 seconds. In June, he won the B final of the First League of the European Team Championships in 48.84 seconds, securing the bronze medal overall behind Alessandro Sibilio and Rasmus Mägi. He then won the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships with a time of 49.19, and he earned the silver relay medal in 3:03.04 behind only Italy. In August, he won another silver medal at the World University Games in 48.72 seconds behind Peng Ming-yang, also winning the relay in 3:03.46. Nezir secured his first global championships berth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he eliminated from the hurdles in the first round with a time of 49.92 seconds.

Statistics Best performances Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref 400 metres hurdles 48.72 World University Games Chengdu, China 4 August 2023 400 metres 45.83 = International Sprint & Relay Cup Erzurum, Turkey 4 June 2022 400 metres (short track) 46.76 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5 March 2022