Nazlı Çağla Dönertaş

Nazlı Çağla Dönertaş (born March 1, 1991, in İstanbul, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish yacht racer. The 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 69 kg (152 lb) is a student of architecture at the Okan University in Istanbul.[2][3]

Nazlı Çağla Dönertaş
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-03-01) March 1, 1991
Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materOkan University
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (2012)
Weight70 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportSailing
Event(s)Laser Radial
ClubFenerbahçe Sailing
Coached byKemal Muslubas / Begüm Güngör
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Women's Laser Radial
Balkan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Burgaz Laser
Gold medal – first place 2011 Izmit Laser
Eurolymp Week
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Athens Laser

She began with sailing sport 2004 in Marmaris Yacht Club and transferred in 2007 to Fenerbahçe Sailing in Istanbul, where she is coached by Kemal Muslubas and Begüm Güngör.[2][3]

She became national champion in the Women's 470 class at the Turkish Championships held on September 9–13, 2008 off Çayırova, Kocaeli Province.[4] She finished first in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Turkish Sailing Championships held off Bodrum, Muğla Province. She repeated her success in the Overall and Women's category at the 2011 Turkish Sailing Championships held off Didim, Province.[5]

Dönertaş obtained her first international success with a bronze medal in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Athens Eurolymp Week in Greece.[6] She became champion in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship off Burgas, Bulgaria.[7] At the 2011 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship in the Gulf of Izmit, Kocaeli Province, she won again the gold medal in the Laser radial class.[8] In May 2012, she placed 5th at the Delta Lloyd Regatta 2012 off Medemblik, Netherlands.[9]

She is qualified to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] At the 2012 Olympics, she finished in 29th place.[1]

At the 2013 World Laser Radial Championship, she finished in 12th.[1] At the 2016 World Laser Radial Championship, she finished in 8th.[1] That year, she also qualified for the Olympics, where she finished in 15th.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Turkey
2008 Turkish Sailing Championships Çayırova, Turkey 1st 470
2010 Turkish Sailing Championships Bodrum, Turkey 1st Laser Radial
Athens Eurolympic Week Athens, Greece 3rd Laser Radial [3]
Balkan & Open Sailing Championship Burgas, Bulgaria 1st Laser Radial [3]
2011 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship İzmit, Turkey 1st Laser Radial [3]
2012 Delta Lloyd Regatta Medemblik, Netherlands 5th Laser Radial
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd Laser Radial

References
  1. "Cagla Donertas". International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "2010 Yılı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Yelken-Nazlı Çağla Dönertaş" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  4. "Laser Sınıfı Türkiye Şampiyonası Dereceleri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  5. "Optimist Laser 2011 Türkiye Birinciliği Sonuçlandı" (in Turkish). Türkisye Yelken Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  6. "Atina Eurolymp Haftası Sona Erdi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  7. "Balkan Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye rüzgarı". Turk Sail. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  8. "Yelken yarışında Türk Yunan bayrağı kavgası". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  9. "Fleet racing – Women – Laser Radial – 1". International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
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