Merve Vatan
Turkish windsurfer (born 2005)
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Merve Vatan (born 1 January 2005) is a Turkish sailor competing in the windsurfing class IQFoil. She qualified to participate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
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Nickname | The Daughter of Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | IQFoil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early years
Vatan started her sailing career at İÇDAŞ Sports Club in Karabiga, Çanakkale in 2015,[1][2] where she was coached by Onur Yalçın.[1]
She competed at the T293 Europeans Championship in Michmoret, Israel.[3]
In 2021, she won the gold medal in her age category at the Techno 293 World Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[4] She won the gold medal at the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, sharing the first place with Israeli Tamar Steinberg.[5][6]
Vatan participated in the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, and placed 52nd among 88 competitors.[7]
She took part in the iQFOiL Class U21 World Championships 2023 in Silvaplana, Switzerland,[7][8] and placed 16th among 29 competitors.[9] In December 2023, she competed at the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil.[10]
Career
In January 2024, Vatan transferred to the Fenerbahçe Sailing.[1][11][12][13]
She competed at the Last Chance Regatta of the Sailing at the 2024 Summerto Olympics – Qualification in Hyères, France.[14] She reached the semi-finals,[11] thereby qualifying to represent Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's windsurfer – IQFoil event.[11][12]