Deniz Çınar

Deniz Çınar
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1984-12-08) December 8, 1984
Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Sailing
Event(s) 470 class
Club Istanbul Yelken Club
Coached by Edo Fantela

Deniz Çınar (pronounced [ˈdeniːz ˈt͡ʃɯnaɾ]; born December 8, 1984 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 class. The 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 65 kg (143 lb) is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club, where he is coached by Edo Fantela.[1] His brother Ateş is also a national sailor.[2] He studied at Dokuz Eylül University.[3]

He began with sailing at the age of ten, and one year later he started to race.[4]

He became gold medalist in the Optimist class at the 1999 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship in Romania. In 2001 he won the Turkish Sailing Foundation Trophy in the Laser 4.7 class. He gained the silver medal at the Laser 4.7 World Championships held off Çeşme, Turkey. In 2007, he became Turkish champion in the Laser 4.7 class.[1]

Deniz Çınar represented his country in the 470 class event at the 2008 Summer Olympics along with his brother Ateş Çınar. Both qualified again for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Deniz will be the skipper.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
1999 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship Romania 1st Optimist [1]
2001 Turkish Sailing Foundation Trophy Çeşme, Turkey 1st Laser 4.7 [1]
2003 Laser 4.7 World U18 Championships Çeşme, Turkey 2nd Laser 4.7
2003 European Sailing Championships Italy 12th [1]
2007 Turkish Sailing Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Laser 4.7 [1]
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 28th 470
2011 ISAF World Championships Perth, Australia 41st 470

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Yelken-Deniz Çınar" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. "Deniz Çınar". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  3. "Yelken Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. "Sailor Biography: Deniz Cinar". Sailing. Retrieved 2012-07-10.


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