Selim Kakış (born 16 June 1973 in Istanbul) is an dinghy sailor from Turkey. He has competed in the Laser Radial and

470 (dinghy) The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork ...

class. He is 1995 European Champion in the Laser Radial class and was third in the World Championship in 1997. In 2001, he took the silver medal in the 470 class at

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

with

Hasan Kaan Özgönenç Hasan Kaan Özgönenç (born July 27, 1976, in Izmir) is an dinghy sailor from Turkey. He has competed in the Optimist (dinghy) and 470 (dinghy) class. In 2001, he took the silver medal in the 470 class at 2001 Mediterranean Games with Selim ...

. He represented his country at

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in the 470 class with

. They finished 24th. His father Haluk and older brother İbrahim also represented their country in the sailing at the Summer Olympics.

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* * * 1973 births Living people Turkish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Turkey Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in sailing Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Extreme Sailing Series sailors Sportspeople from Istanbul {{Turkey-yachtracing-bio-stub