Mustafa Çakır
{{short description|Turkish yacht racer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|15}}
| birth_place = Sinop, Turkey
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| sport = Sailing
| event = Laser class
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| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (2012)
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| club = Heybeliada Aquatics Club, Istanbul
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| coach = Saruhan Çınay
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{{MedalSport |Men's sailing}}
{{MedalCountry |{{TUR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Laser 4.7 World Championships }}
{{MedalBronze |2003 Çeşme |Laser 4.7 }}
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{{MedalGold |2012 Martigues|Laser 4.7 }}
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Mustafa Çakır (born December 15, 1986, in Sinop, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the Laser class. The {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall athlete at {{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on}} is a member of Heybeliada Aquatics Club in Istanbul, where he is coached by Saruhan Çınay.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=359 |publisher=GSB |title=Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Yelken-Mustafa Çakır |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-07-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121222040915/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=359 |archive-date=2012-12-22 |url-status=dead }}
He qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 39th place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/mustafa-cakir-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/mustafa-cakir-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Mustafa Çakır Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2016-06-21}}
He won the Laser-Europacup 2012 held in Martigues, France.{{cite web |url=http://tr.eurosport.com/yelken/mustafa-cakir-birinci-oldu_sto3229225/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |title=Mustafa Çakır Avrupa birincisi |date=2012-04-10 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-07-11 }}
Achievements
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rowspan="2" | 2002
| Laser Europe Cup | 5th | |
Laser 4.7 World U18 Championships
| 10th | |
2003
| |Laser 4.7 World U18 Championships | Çeşme, Turkey | bgcolor="#cc9966" | 3rd |
2011
| Turkish Sailing Championships | | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |
2012
| Laser – Europacup | bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
References
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Category:People from Sinop, Turkey
Category:Turkish male sailors (sport)
Category:Olympic sailors for Turkey
Category:Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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