Derin Atakan
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| Born | 16 June 2006 Urla, İzmir, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Formula Kite | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Sailing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Derin Atakan (born 16 June 2006) is a Turkish female kitesurfer competing in the Formula Kite class.[1] She qualified to participate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
Career[edit]
Atakan was a member of Urla Marine Club in İzmir,[3][4] before she transferred to Fenerbahçe Sailing.[1][2]
She became Turkish champion in the U21 Girls category of the Formula Kite at the 2022-23 TYF League.[5] She won the first leg of the 2023-24 TYF League in Urla, İzmir.[6] She was admitted to the Turkey national team of Formula Kite, which was included for the first time into theSailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
She took part for the first time at the Youth Sailing World Championships held in Al-Musannah, Oman,[4] and placed fourth.[7] She won the bronze medal in the girls Formula Kite event in 2022 at the Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands,[3] and the gold medal in 2023 in Búzios, Brazil.[1][8]
She competed and ranked 4th in the 2024 Last Chance Regatta of the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification in Hyères, France. She qualified to represent her country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Derin Atakan was born at Urla, İzmir on 16 June 2006.[8][9] She is a high school student at Irmak Schools in Istanbul.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Milli yelkencimiz Derin Atakan, Formula Kite Gençler Dünya Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Derin Atakan, olimpiyatlara kota aldı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Genç milli yelkencilerden Dünya Şampiyonası'nda birer gümüş ve bronz madalya". Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Urlalı Derin'in hedefi Paris Olimpiyat Oyunları". Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Lise Öğrencimiz Derin Atakan U21 Formula Kite Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Itmak Schools. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Derin ATAKAN 1. Ayak Kite Yarışları'nda Türkiye 1'incisi Oldu" (in Turkish). Irmak Schools. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "2021 Youth Sailing World Championships - Formula kite female". Sailing. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "'Madalya istiyorum dedim ve alıp döndüm'". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 24 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "TYF Yelken Ligi 2. Ayak Formula Kite Yarışları (2024 Türkiye Şampiyonası) Sporcu Listesi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 June 2024.