Ateş Çınar (; born 16 May 1986) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 class. The tall athlete at is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club], where he is coached by Edo Fantela. He studied at

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. His brother Deniz is also a national sailor. He became Turkish champion in the Laser 4.7 class at the Turkish Sailing Championships in 2002 and 2003, and won the 2002 Turkish Sailing Foundation Trophy in the same class. He gained the silver medal at the Laser 4.7 World Championships held off

Çeşme Çeşme, officially the Çeşme Municipality, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 48,924 (2022). It sits at Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on t ...

, Turkey. Ateş Çınar represented his country in the 470 class event at the

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along with his brother Deniz Çınar. Both qualified again for participation at the

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, where Deniz was the skipper.

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* * * * * 1986 births Living people Turkish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Turkey Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 Extreme Sailing Series sailors Dokuz Eylül University alumni Sportspeople from İzmir 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-yachtracing-bio-stub