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
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1991-03-01) March 1, 1991 (age 32) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater	Okan University
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (2012)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Sailing
Event	Laser Radial
Club	Fenerbahçe Sailing
Coached by	Kemal Muslubas / Begüm Güngör
Medal record Sailing Representing  Turkey Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Women's Laser Radial Balkan Championships 2010 Burgaz Laser 2011 Izmit Laser Eurolymp Week 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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. (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. (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
5. (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. . International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-17.