Kemal Muslubaş

Kemal Muslubaş (born December 30, 1977 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] Muslubas represented his nation Turkey in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), became a two-time national champion in the Laser class at the Turkish Championships, and also earned a silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade in his native Istanbul.[2]

Kemal Muslubaş
Personal information
Full nameKemal Muslubaş
Nationality Turkey
Born (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
Clubİstanbul Yelken Kulübüne
CoachAkif Muslubaş

Muslubas started his sporting career with his brother Akif Muslubas as members of the sailing team for Fenerbahçe Sport Club in 1988, and then transferred to Istanbul Yachting Club (Turkish: İstanbul Yelken Kulübüne) twelve years later.[3]

Muslubas made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed thirty-third in the Laser regatta with a net grade of 256, despite of a yachting malfunction in the last race that saw him tumble down the leaderboard.[4][5]

When his native Istanbul hosted the 2005 Summer Universiade, Muslubas boasted his first international success with a silver medal in the Laser class.[2][6] On that same year, he recorded his first ever triumph in an ISAF Graded event and then repeated it in 2006.[5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Muslubas qualified for his second Turkish squad in the Laser class, by having secured a berth and placing thirteenth from the 2007 ISAF World Championships in Cascais, Portugal.[7] He boosted his confidence from a poor Olympic feat in Athens to achieve an eighteenth-place finish with 146 net points in a fleet of forty-three sailors, but failed to advance further into the medal race.[8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kemal Muslubaş". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. "Yalı değil 'altın' çapkınları" (in Turkish). Radikal. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Noyan, Turgay (31 March 2007). "Kemal Muslubaş göğsümüzü kabarttı" [Kemal Muslubaş has swelled our hearts] (in Turkish). Sabah. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. "Sailing: Mixed Laser Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Muslubas: On course for Cascais". ISAF. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. Eaton, Marlieke de Lange (13 March 2007). "Gold and Silver for US at Summer World University Games". ISAF. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. "Muslubaş Pekin kadrosuna girdi" [Muslubaş qualifies for Beijing Games] (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. "Beijing 2008: Men's Laser Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  9. "Köktentürk son sırada!" [Köktentürk finished last!] (in Turkish). Ajans Spor. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.


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