Deniz Çınar
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Izmir, Turkey | 8 December 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 470 class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Istanbul Yelken Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Edo Fantela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deniz Çınar (pronounced [ˈdeniːz ˈtʃɯnaɾ]; born 8 December 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 in Foça, 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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Yelken-Deniz Çınar" [Turkish Athletes at 2012 London Olympics - Sailing - Deniz Çınar]. GSB.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Deniz Çınar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Yelken Kafilesi Listesi" [Sailing Company List] (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Sailor Biography: Deniz Cinar". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Deniz Cinar at World Sailing
- Deniz Cinar at Olympics.com
- Deniz Cinar at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Deniz Çınar at Olympedia
- Deniz Çınar at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Deniz Çınar at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Turkish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Turkey
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470
- Dokuz Eylül University alumni
- Sportspeople from İzmir
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen
- Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- European yacht racing biography stubs
- Turkish sportspeople stubs