Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2001 Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Engineering management | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Bahçeşehir University | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | Laser Radial | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak (born 3 January 2001) is a Turkish Olympic sailor who specializes in the Laser Radial class. He is a member of the Fenerbahçe Sailing.
Sport career
Çitak is a member of Fenerbahçe Sailing.[1][2]
2019
Çıtak captured the gold medal in the Laser Radial (ILCA 6) class at the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3][4]
Laser Radial Boys Youth Sailing World Championships medallists
| 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] | (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
He participated in the Laser class at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, and finished 14th.[12]
2024
Çitak competed in the Gold Group of the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championship in Adelaide, Australia, and placed 28th among 51 participants. This result qualified him to represent Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2] He competed in the Laser Standard (ILCA 7) class, finishing 23rd.[13]
Personal life
Çıtak was born on 3 January 2001.[1]
He completed his secondary education with high marks at the TED Bodum College.[3][14] He is currently studying Engineering management at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Öğrencimiz Yiğit Yalçın Çitak Bir Kez Daha Dünya Şampiyonu!" (in Turkish). TED Bodrum Koleji. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2019). "Citak takes lead in boys' event at Laser Radial Youth World Championships". Inside the Game. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- ^ http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
- ^ https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_boys.html
- ^ https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyMale.html
- ^ https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/3325fc42-bef3-4d46-8d90-c10c761acf1d?styleName=ywch22
- ^ https://www.manage2sail.com/En-US/event/Youth23#!/results?classId=c52a2596-869b-44d7-a08c-c4e5c363f9f6
- ^ https://d3feeyouts5dvk.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/YWCH24/SALMILCA6-------------------------/Fleet_Overall_21.0_C74FX8035.PDF
- ^ "2022 Akdeniz Oyunları'nda Milli Takımımızdan Büyük Başarı" (in Turkish). Türkiye elken Federasyonu. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak, yelken branşında 23. oldu". Sözcü (in Turkish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Yiğit Yalçın Çitak kimdir? Nereli, kaç yaşında? Evli mi?". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.