Nezihe Özdil (1911 – 29 March 1984) was a Turkish rower for Fenerbahçe Rowing in Istanbul. She was one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey.
Private life
Nezihe Özdil was born in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, then
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
, in 1911. She had two sisters,
Ftnat (1910–1993) and
Melek (1916– ).
Sports career
She started her
sport rowing
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
career entering the watersports branch of
Altınordu İdman Yurdu
Altınordu İdman Yurdu were a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1909 under the name Progres FC, the football department of the club became champions in the Istanbul Football League in the 1916–17 and 1917–18 seasons ...
in Istanbul. She soon transferred to
Fenerbahçe Rowing.
She became one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey along with
Vecihe Taşçı and her two sisters.
She and her teammates were known as unrivaled in
coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...
rowing, and won multiple times Istanbul and Turkish championships. She won the Prime Minister Cup with her partners in 1935. She retired from active sport in 1940 after performing rowing 12 years long.
Death
She died in Istanbul on 29 March 1984.
References
1911 births
Sportspeople from Istanbul
Turkish female rowers
Fenerbahçe Rowing rowers
1984 deaths
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