Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak

Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak (born 3 January 2001) is a Turkish Olympian sailor who specializes in the Laser Radial class. He is a member of the Fenerbahçe Sailing.

Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)
Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey
EducationEngineering management
Alma materBahçeşehir University
Sailing career
ClassLaser Radial
ClubFenerbahçe Sailing
Medal record
Men's Sailing
Representing  Turkey}
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gdynia ILCA 6

Sport career

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Çitak is a member of Fenerbahçe Sailing.[1][2]

2019

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Çıtak captured the gold medal in the Laser Radial (ILCA 6)class at the Youth Sailing World Championships|2019 Youth Sailing World Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3][4]

Laser Radial Boys Youth Sailing World Championships medallists

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Gold Silver Bronze
2010 Istanbul   Thomas Saunders (NZL)   Keerati Bualong (MAS)   Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
2011 Zadar   Maxime Mazard (FRA)   San-Luka Zelko (SLO)   Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
2012 Dublin   Mark Spearman (AUS)   Finn Lynch (IRL)   Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)
2013 Limassol   Juanky Perdomo (PUR)   Joel Rodríguez (ESP)   Sébastien Schneiter (SUI)
2014 Tavira   Joel Rodríguez (ESP)   Seafra Guilfoyle (IRL)   Ryan Lo (SIN)
2015 Langkawi   Alistair Young (AUS)   George Gautrey (NZL)   Daniel Whiteley (GBR)
2016 Auckland   Finnian Alexander (AUS)   Paolo Giargia (ITA)   Carrson Pearce (USA)
2017 Sanya[5]   Maor Ben Hrosh (ISR)   Daniil Krutskikh (RUS)   Guido Gallinaro (ITA)
2018 Corpus Christi[6]   Josh Armit (NZL)   Juan Cardozo (ARG)   Zac Littlewood (AUS)
2019 Gdynia[7]   Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak (TUR)   Zac Littlewood (AUS)   Tytus Butowski (POL)
2021 Al-Mussanah[8]   Sebastian Kempe (BER)   Luka Zabukovec (SLO)   José Saraiva (POR)
2022 The Hague[9]   Rocco Wright (IRE)   Sebastian Kempe (BER)   Ole Schweckendiek (GER)
2023 Búzios[10]   Mattia Cesana (ITA)   Luka Zabukovec (SLO)   João Pontes (POR)
2024 Lake Garda[11]   Antonio Pascali (ITA)   Hidde Schraffordt (NED)   Weka Bhanubandh (THA)

2022

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He took part in the Laser class at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, and ramked 14th.[12]

2024

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Çitak competed in the Gold Group of the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championship in Adelaide, Australia, and placed 28th among 51 participants. This result enabled him to receive a quota to resprent his country at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2] He competed in the Laser Standard (ILCA 7) class, and placed 23rd.[13]

Personal life

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Çıtak was born on 3 January 2001.[1]

He completed his secondary education with high degrees in the TED Bodum College.[3][14] He is a student of Engineering management at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tiryaki, Erkan (31 January 2024). "Milli yelkenci Yiğit Yalçın Çitak, 2024 Paris'e kota aldı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Öğrencimiz Yiğit Yalçın Çitak Bir Kez Daha Dünya Şampiyonu!" (in Turkish). TED Bodrum Koleji. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2019). "Citak takes lead in boys' event at Laser Radial Youth World Championships". Inside the Game. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
  6. ^ http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
  7. ^ https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_boys.html
  8. ^ https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyMale.html
  9. ^ https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/3325fc42-bef3-4d46-8d90-c10c761acf1d?styleName=ywch22
  10. ^ https://www.manage2sail.com/En-US/event/Youth23#!/results?classId=c52a2596-869b-44d7-a08c-c4e5c363f9f6
  11. ^ https://d3feeyouts5dvk.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/YWCH24/SALMILCA6-------------------------/Fleet_Overall_21.0_C74FX8035.PDF
  12. ^ "2022 Akdeniz Oyunları'nda Milli Takımımızdan Büyük Başarı" (in Turkish). Türkiye elken Federasyonu. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Paris 2024: Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak, yelken branşında 23. oldu". Sözcü (in Turkish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Yiğit Yalçın Çitak kimdir? Nereli, kaç yaşında? Evli mi?". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.