| Deniz Çınar | |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Birth Date: | 1984 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Izmir, Turkey |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Sport: | Sailing |
| Event: | 470 class |
| Height: | 1.73 m (2012) |
| Weight: | 65 kg (2012) |
| Club: | Istanbul Yelken Club |
| Coach: | Edo Fantela |
Deniz Çınar (pronounced as /tr/; born 8 December 1984, in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 class. The 1.73m (05.68feet) tall athlete at 65kg (143lb) 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]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Balkan & Open Sailing Championship | Romania | 1st | Optimist | ||
| 2001 | Turkish Sailing Foundation Trophy | Çeşme, Turkey | 1st | Laser 4.7 | ||
| 2003 | Laser 4.7 World U18 Championships | Çeşme, Turkey | 2nd | Laser 4.7 | ||
| 2003 | European Sailing Championships | Italy | 12th | |||
| 2007 | Turkish Sailing Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Laser 4.7 | ||
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 28th | 470 | ||
| 2011 | ISAF World Championships | Perth, Australia | 41st | 470 | ||