Turkey Rowing National Team made history at the U19 World Rowing Championships held in Paris, France, on August 2-6. The Turkish Rowing National Team, which participated in the races with 4 teams and 10 athletes, won 2 World Championships and a World Third Place.
The first gold medal in the races came from the team of İki Tek, consisting of Aytimur Selçuk and Enes Biber. The World Champion team finished the races in the first place with a time of 06.33:83.
The second gold medal came from Halil Kaan Köroğlu competing in the Single Double category. Halil Kaan Köroğlu, who finished first with a time of 07.06:42, became the World Champion.
In the races, the Dört Tek Stems team, consisting of Yusuf Ziya Ateş, Gökmen Kaan Sezer, Selin Boz(d), Yiğit Yaşar Doğruok and Ahmet Erdem, won the bronze medal in the races where they placed third with a time of 06.26:54 in the general ranking and became the third in the world.
Competing in the Doubles category, Alper Şevket Eren and Giray Yazçayır finished the races fourth and became the fourth in the world.
The general results of the races were reflected as follows:
GOLDEN MEDAL
HALİL KAAN KÖROĞLU | ODD DOUBLE
AYTİMUR SELÇUK - ENES PEPPER | TWO ONE
BRONZE MEDALS
YUSUF ZİYA ATEŞ - GÖKMEN KAAN SEZER - YİĞİT YAŞAR DOĞRUOK - AHMET ERDEM - SELİN BOZ (d) | FOUR SINGLE STEERING
WORLD FOURTH
ALPER ŞEVKET EREN - GİRAY YAZÇAYIR | TWO PAIRS
