Nezihe Özdil

Nezihe Özdil (1911 – 29 March 1984) was a Turkish female rower for Fenerbahçe Rowing in Istanbul. She was one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey.

Nezihe Özdil
Personal information
Birth nameNezihe
Born1911
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died29 March 1984(1984-03-29) (aged 72–73)
Istanbul, Turkey
Years active1928 – 1940
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless four
ClubFenerbahçe S.K.
TeamFenerbahçe Rowing
PartnerVecihe Taşçı, Fitnat Özdil, Melek Özdil
Retired1940

Private life

Nezihe Özdil was born in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire, in 1911. She had two sisters, Ftnat (1910–1993) and Melek (1916– ).[1]

Sports career

She started her sport rowing career entering the watersports branch of Altınordu İdman Yurdu in Istanbul. She soon transferred to Fenerbahçe Rowing.[1] She became one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey along with Vecihe Taşçı and her two sisters.[2] She and her teammates were known as unrivaled in coxless four rowing, and won multiple times Istanbul and Turkish championships. She won the Prime Minister Cup with her partners in 1935. She retired from active sport in 1940 after performing rowing 12 years long.[1]

Death

She died in Istanbul on 29 March 1984.[1]

References
  1. "Nezihe Özdil Kimdir, Hayatı, Hakkında Bilgi" (in Turkish). Sosyolojisi. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "Federasyon Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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