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Sedef Köktentürk

b. 1974

Turkish surfer (born 1974)

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About Sedef Köktentürk

Born 1974. Sedef Köktentürk is a Turkish sailor.

Sedef Köktentürk (born 22 July 1974) is a Turkish former windsurfer, who specialized in the RS:X class. She was the country's top female windsurfer for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing last of the 27-woman fleet. Outside competitive sailing, Köktentürk worked in the investment management division at Goldman Sachs for seven years, before taking a directorial role at Generation Investment Management in London.

Köktentürk competed for the Turkish sailing squad, as a lone female, in the inaugural women's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to her Olympic selection, she formally accepted a berth forfeited by Germany, as the next highest-ranked windsurfer vying for qualification, at the class-associated Worlds nearly eight months earlier in Auckland, New Zealand. Köktentürk clearly struggled to catch a large fleet of windsurfers from behind under breezy conditions with marks lower than the top 20 and an unanticipated eighth-leg exit at the end of the ten-race series, leaving her in last place with 232 net points.

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Who is Sedef Köktentürk?

Turkish surfer (born 1974)

When was Sedef Köktentürk born?

Sedef Köktentürk was born on 22 July 1974 in İzmir.

What is Sedef Köktentürk's occupation?

Sedef Köktentürk is a sailor.

What nationality is Sedef Köktentürk?

Sedef Köktentürk is Turkish.

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· Wikipedia: Sedef Köktentürk

· Wikidata: Q89832512

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