Onur Cavit Biriz (born 16 October 1998) is a Turkish windsurfer, who currently competes in IQFoil class. He is a student at Izmir University of Economics.[1] He is an alumnus of Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi.[2]
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| Full name | Onur Cavit Biriz | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1998 Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Windsurfing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | IQFoil, RS:X | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe S.K. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biriz competed as the youngest sailor at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He took the 35th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 20th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Biriz won the silver medal at the 2023 French Olimpic Week in Hyeres,[5] and the silver medal at the 2023 IQFoil International Games in Torbole.[6]
In his early years, Biriz became champion in the Techno 293 class of 2013 Atatürk Cup Turkish Windsurf Championship held in Istanbul.[7] He took first place in RS:X Youth Turkish Championship in 2014. Biriz had 13th place in 2015 ISAF Youth RS:X World Championship held in Malaysia.
References edit
- ^ "Onur Cavit Biriz". beta.tyf.org.tr. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Onur Cavit Bilen Türkiye Şampiyonu". Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "T.C. GENÇLİK ve SPOR BAKANLIĞI | BAKAN ÇAĞATAY KILIÇ, MİLLİ YELKENCİ ONUR CAVİT BİRİZ'İ TEBRİK ETTİ". www.gsb.gov.tr. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Onur Biriz". Olympics.
- ^ Federation Francaise de Voile (29 April 2023). "Flying French find golden finish to Hyères medal races". Live Sail Die. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ luc5114 (15 October 2023). "Thrilling Finale at the 2023 iQFOiL International Games". iQFOIL Class. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Öğrencimiz Onur Cavit Biriz Rüzgar Sörfü'nde Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). St. georg Avusturya Lisesi ve Ticaret Okulu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links edit
- Onur Cavit Biriz at World Sailing
- Onur Biriz at Olympedia
- Onur Biriz at Olympics.com
- Onur Cavit Biriz at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
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