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Deniz Çınar
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	8 December 1984 (age 40); Izmir, Turkey
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Sailing
Event	470 class
Club	Istanbul Yelken Club
Coached by	Edo Fantela
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Turkey
Laser 4.7 World Championships
Balkan Championships
Turkish Championships

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

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

^ ^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.