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
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 4x100 m relay
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Beijing4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place2004 Hamilton4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2004 Hamilton200 m
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin4×100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow60 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2017 Baku4×100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona100 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona4×100 m relay
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Ostrava4x100 m relay
Winston Barnes on track at 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala.

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]

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]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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[8]
1st4 × 100 m relay38.31 NR[8]
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
2018Continental Cup Czech Republic Ostrava 2nd 100m 38.96
Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 2nd 100m 10.32
2nd 4 × 100 meters relay 38.50

References

  1. ↑ "Emre Zafer Barnes". All Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Salzburg (Austria), 27.5.2015". Track in Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "اختصاصی/ مقام پنجمی حسن تفتیان در فینال دوی 100 متر بازی‌های کشورهای اسلامی". فوتبالی (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Another Jamaican athlete Winston Barnes makes the switch to Turkey ?". IRIE FM. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Türkiye'nin Jamaikalı iki atleti Hızımıza hız katmaya geldiler". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Emre Zafer Barnes Atletizmde Olimpiyat Barajını Geçti" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Winston Barnes - Stats". MileSplit JAM. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Erzurum (Turkey), 11-12.6.2016". Track in Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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