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Karin Melis Mey

1983 - Today

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Karin Melis Mey, née Karin Mey, (born 31 May 1983) is a South African-born Turkish female long jumper. She became a naturalised Turkish citizen in June 2008, and took the name Melis in addition to her birth name Karin Mey. The 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics team, where she is coached by Charley Strohmenger. Representing South Africa, one of her first international appearances was a sixth-place finish at the 2005 Summer Universiade. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Karin Melis Mey is the 7,000th most popular athlete (down from 6,479th in 2024), the 481st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 429th in 2019) and the 45th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karin Melis Mey ranks 7,000 out of 6,025. Before her are Viktor Nagy, Artur Litvinchuk, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Derrick Atkins, Jeffrey Lay, and Arvis Vilkaste. After her are Sammie Henson, Marina Shainova, Tim Cuddihy, Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Giulia Rulli, and Beate Schrott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Karin Melis Mey ranks 1,626. Before her are Kunal Khemu, Jamaal Torrance, Ryan Braun, Anna Meares, Luciano Becchio, and Yuki Okada. After her are Murat Khrachev, Bethe Correia, Simona La Mantia, Julien Desprès, Yōsuke Ishibitsu, and Jairo Asencio.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Karin Melis Mey ranks 481 out of 454. Before her are Llewellyn Herbert (1977), Thulani Serero (1990), Thuso Mbedu (1991), Gary Kirsten (1967), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), and Brian Baloyi (1974). After her are Desiree Ellis (1963), Jacques Freitag (1982), John Smit (1978), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), and John Smith (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Karin Melis Mey ranks 45. Before her are Clinton Hill (1980), Nicholas Martinez (null), Ruswahl Samaai (1991), Murray Stewart (1986), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), and Llewellyn Herbert (1977). After her are Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), John Smith (1990), Rory Sabbatini (1976), and Matthew Brittain (1987).

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