Athletes
Ömer Faruk Çanakçı
ENKA combined-events athlete and 2026 Turkish indoor heptathlon record setter.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Ömer Faruk Çanakçı competes in combined events and pole vault for Türkiye. ENKA Sports Club identifies him as one of its athletes and credits Fausto Soares D’almeida Ribeiro as his coach.
At the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul, he scored 5,657 points in the heptathlon on 1 February 2026. World Athletics records that performance as a national record; ENKA’s report of 2 February states that it surpassed the previous 5,639-point mark of İlkay Aydemir.
His World Athletics profile also records 7,055 points in the decathlon in Bursa on 29 May 2022, a 5.25-metre pole vault in Belgrade on 21 February 2026 and a 7.27-metre long jump in Istanbul on 31 January 2026.
Achievements and distinctions
- 01
2026 Turkish indoor heptathlon champion — 5,657 points.
- 02
Turkish indoor heptathlon record of 5,657 points, recorded on 1 February 2026.
Career record
- 01
29 May 2022: decathlon personal best of 7,055 points, Bursa.
- 02
1 February 2026: 5,657-point heptathlon, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul.
- 03
21 February 2026: pole vault 5.25 m, Belgrade.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
ENKA Sports Club · Türkiye national athletics representation · Fausto Soares D’almeida Ribeiro
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