Haluk Kakış

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHaluk•Kakış
Used nameHaluk•Kakış
Born25 January 1932 in Trabzon, Trabzon (TUR)
Died23 November 2020 (aged 88 years 9 months 29 days) in İstanbul, İstanbul (TUR)
Measurements172 cm / 78 kg
AffiliationsGöztepe A.Ş., İzmir (TUR)
NOC Türkiye

Biography

Turkish sailor Haluk Kakış competed in the Flying Dutchman and the Finn classes, competing in the latter at the Olympics. In 1964 Kakış took part in the Tokyo Games where he finished 25th out of the 33 sailors who started. Two of his sons also represented Turkey at the Olympics: İbrahim competed as a windsurfer at the 1988 Seoul Games and Selim sailed in the 470 class at the 2004 Athina Games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Sailing TUR Haluk Kakış
One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic) 25

Olympic family relations