Fitnat Özdil

Fitnat Özdil (1910 – 9 May 1993) was a Turkish rower for Fenerbahçe Rowing in Istanbul. She was one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey.

Fitnat Özdil
Personal information
Birth nameFitnat
Born1910
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died9 May 1993(1993-05-09) (aged 82–83)
Istanbul, Turkey
Years active1928 – 1942
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless four
ClubFenerbahçe S.K.
TeamFenerbahçe Rowing
PartnerVecihe Taşçı, Nezihe Özdil, Melek Özdil
Retired1942

Private life

Fitnat Özdil was born in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire, in 1910. She had two sisters,, Nezihe (1911–1984) and Melek (1916– ) . She was employed by Sümerbank, from where she later retired.[1]

Sports career

She started her sport rowing career at the age of 18 entering the watersports branch of Altınordu İdman Yurdu in Istanbul. In 1930, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Rowing. She became one of the first female sport rowers in Turkey along with Vecihe Taşçı and her two sisters. She and her teammates were known as unrivaled in coxless four rowing, and won multiple times Istanbul and Turkish championships. She retired from active sport in 1942.[1][2]

Death

She died in Istanbul on 9 May 1993. She was laid to rest following the religious funeral at Söğütlüçeşme Mosque in Kadıköy. She was 63-year long member of the Fenerbahçe S.K.[3]

References
  1. "Fitnat Özdil Kimdir, Hayatı, Hakkında Bilgi" (in Turkish). Sosyolojisi. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "Federasyon Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. "Özdil vefat etti". Milliyet (in Turkish). 10 May 1993. Retrieved 23 August 2019.


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