Ateş Çınar Biography
Ateş Çınar (pronounced ; born 16 May 1986) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 cl*. The 1.73:m (5:ft 8:in) tall athlete at 72:kg (159:lb) is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club], where he is coached by Edo Fantela. He studied at Dokuz Eylül University. His brother Deniz is also a national sailor.
He became Turkish champion in the Laser 4.7 cl* at the Turkish Sailing Championships in 2002 and 2003, and won the 2002 Turkish Sailing Foundation Trophy in the same cl*. He gained the silver medal at the Laser 4.7 World Championships held off Çeşme, Turkey.
Ateş Çınar represented his country in the 470 cl* event at the 2008 Summer Olympics along with his brother Deniz Çınar. Both qualified again for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Deniz was the skipper.
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External links
- Ates Cinar at World Sailing
- Ates Cinar at Olympics.com
- Ateş Çınar at Olympedia
- Ateş Çınar at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
