Deniz Çınar

Deniz Çınar (pronounced [ˈdeniːz ˈtʃɯnaɾ]; born 8 December 1984) 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. His brother Ateş is also a national sailor. He studied at Dokuz Eylül University, Environmental Engineering. In 2017, he transferred to Fenerbahçe Sports Club and began competing for Fenerbahçe Doğuş Sailing. After retiring from professional racing, he has been serving as the Fenerbahçe Sailing Branch Manager, passing on his experience to the younger generation.

He began with sailing at the age of ten in Foça, and one year later he started to race.

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.

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 in London, later competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, continued their Olympic campaign at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and most recently represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where Deniz sailed as the skipper. He and his brother have won the Turkish Championship title in the 470 class more than ten times.