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 name	Fitnat
Born	1910 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	9 May 1993(1993-05-09) (aged 82–83) Istanbul, Turkey
Years active	1928 – 1942
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Rowing
Event	Coxless four
Club	Fenerbahçe S.K.
Team	Fenerbahçe Rowing
Partner(s)	Vecihe Taşçı, Nezihe Özdil, Melek Özdil
Retired	1942

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]