# Lena Erdil

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Turkish windsurfer

Lena Erdil Personal information Full name Lena Aylin Erdil Nickname "Rüzgarın Kızı" (Daughter of the Wind) Nationality Turkish, German Born (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 (age 37) İzmir, Turkey Education Political science, Philosophy Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Sport Country Turkey Sport Sailing Event Windsurfing Team Red Bull

**Lena Aylin Erdil** (born 28 February 1989) is a professional [windsurfer](/source/Windsurfing) from [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir), Turkey. She is competing in the PWA World Tour mostly in the slalom event. She is currently sponsored by NRV, Starboard Windsurfing, Point7, Salzbrenner Würstchen and FGH.

## Personal life

Lena Aylin Erdil was born to a Turkish father and a German mother in [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir), Turkey on 28 February 1989.[1][2] When she was two years old, the family moved to [Göttingen](/source/G%C3%B6ttingen), Germany,[3] and at the age of ten, she moved with her parents to [Brussels](/source/Brussels), Belgium.[4][2] Her father Güven Erdil is a professor of [sports coaching](/source/Coach_(sport)) serving as the Head of Sports Department at [Marmara University](/source/Marmara_University)'s Faculty of Sports. Her mother Ellen was a primary school teacher of German language,[2] and sports,[1] who died from [colorectal cancer](/source/Colorectal_cancer) at the age of 55 in 2016.[5] Her father and mother had met each other while windsurfing.[6] She spent her childhood years in Germany and Belgium.[1] During summer holidays, she visited [Çeşme](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%87e%C5%9Fma&action=edit&redlink=1), [İzmir Province](/source/%C4%B0zmir_Province) for windsurfing.[3]

After completing high school,[3] she received an athletic grant from the [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex) in [Brighton](/source/Brighton), England, in 2009, where she majored in [political science](/source/Political_science) and [philosophy](/source/Philosophy).[1][3][4][2]

Following graduation, she returned to Turkey at the age of 24, and settled in [Bodrum](/source/Bodrum), [Muğla Province](/source/Mu%C4%9Fla_Province), in the southwestern [Aegean Region](/source/Aegean_Region).[1][4] In 2007, Erdil opened her own sports school, "Lena Erdil Windsurf Center", in the Ortakent neighborhood of Bodrum with the support of her parents.[1][4] She hosts pro-[X-training](/source/Cross-training#Water_sports) activities at her sports center.[3]

In 2019, Erdil moved to Germany to settle in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg).[2]

## Sports career

Erdil used to perform [windsurfing](/source/Windsurfing) in her youth with her parents during the summer holidays in Turkey. She received her first windsurfing board and gear at the age of 13 from her father.[4][6]

The 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)-tall sportswoman performs windsurfing professionally, competing in the [freestyle](/source/Windsurfing#Freestyle), [wave](/source/Windsurfing#Wavesailing), and jump events in addition to her main class of [slalom](/source/Windsurfing#Slalom).[7] Although the slalom branch is not an [Olympic discipline](/source/Olympic_sports), she prefers it due to its high speed in racing.[1] She also competes on teams.[8] To remain fit for competitions, she exercises three to six hours a day in the summer months, and in the winter time, she goes to [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), South Africa, for three months.[1]

She debuted in competitive windsurfing at the age of 15. In 2005, Erdil won the junior champion title in the Turkish championship.[3] After being successful in local races, she took part in Turkish championships, and then debuted internationally in 2006.[4][7] She placed fourth at the 2008 PWA World Tour held in [Alaçatı](/source/Ala%C3%A7at%C4%B1), Turkey, marking her first best international ranking.[3][9] In 2012, Erdil took third place in the overall standings at the PWA World Cup after being runner-up in the Italian leg at [Reggio Calabria](/source/Reggio_Calabria).[4][7][10] She improved her rank in the PWA World Cup's overall classification by placing second in 2014.[4]

At the 2015 International Funboard Class Association (IFCA) Slalom World Championship held in [Sylt](/source/Sylt), Germany, she gained her first championship title,[11] and the next year at the same competition in [Brač](/source/Bra%C4%8D), Croatia, she defended her title.[1][4][12] Also in 2016, she was the winner of the PWA World Cup's South Korean leg at [Ulsan](/source/Ulsan).[4][7] As of 2016, she held eight championship titles in the Turkish Women's Slalom Championships. In the following competitions, she secured third or second place in almost every competition. In 2018, she finished the PWA World Cup season as the runner-up in the slalom event after placing second in the legs in [Ulsan](/source/Ulsan), South Korea, and [Yokosuka](/source/Yokosuka%2C_Kanagawa), Japan,[13][14] as well as ranking third in [Viana do Castelo](/source/Viana_do_Castelo), Portugal.[6][15]

She is the holder of the Turkish windsurfing record with 45.74 knots (84.71 km/h) set during the 2012 [International Windsurf Speed Record competition](/source/L%C3%BCderitz_Speed_Challenge) held in [Lüderitz](/source/L%C3%BCderitz), Namibia. This is the second-best world record for women at all.[4]

One of Erdil's main sponsors is [Red Bull](/source/Red_Bull#Endorsements) since 2011.[3][4] She is nicknamed "Rüzgarin Kızı" (*Daughter of the Wind*) in her country.[1][5]

## Achievements

Year Competition Place Rank Ref Overall 2019 PWA World Cup 4th [16] 2018 PWA World Cup [6] 2017 PWA World Cup 4th [17] 2016 PWA World Cup [3][7] 2015 PWA World Cup [4][7] Dream Cup [7] 2014 PWA Indoor World Cup [4] 2013 PWA World Cup 7th [7] 2012 PWA World Cup [4][7] 2011 PWA World Cup 6th [18] 2010 PWA World Cup 9th [7] 2009 PWA World Cup 6th [7] 2008 PWA World Cup 7th [7] Slalom 2018 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan [7][13] Japan, Yokosuka [7][14] Portugal, Viana do Castelo [7][15] 2017 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan [7][19] Japan, Yokosuka [7] Denmark, Hvide Sande 4th [7] 2016 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan [7] Denmark, Hvide Sande [7] NoveNove Aloha Classic United States, Hawaii, Maui 13th [7] IFCA Slalom World Championship Croatia, Brač [12] 2015 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan [7] Turkey, Alaçatı 6th [7] Dream Cup France, New Caledonia, Nouméa [7] IFCA Slalom World Championship Germany, Sylt [11] 2014 PWA World Cup Turkmenistan, Awaza [20] Turkey, Alaçatı [20] France, New Caledonia, Nouméa [20] PWA Indoor World Cup Poland, Warsaw [4][7] 2013 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan 7th [21] Turkey, Alaçatı 7th [21] 2012 PWA World Cup Italy, Reggio Calabria [10] South Korea, Ulsan 8th [10] Turkey, Alaçatı 4th [10] 2011 PWA World Cup Vietnam, Mũi Né 5th [18] South Korea, Ulsan 9th [18] Aruba, Aruba 7th [18] Turkey, Alaçatı 4th [18] 2010 PWA World Cup South Korea, Ulsan 6th [22] Spain, Costa Brava 8th [22] Turkey, Alaçatı 12th [22] France, Hyères 0 [22] 2009 PWA World Cup [ South Korea, Ulsan 5th [9] Spain, Costa Brava 9th [9] Turkey, Alaçatı 9th [9] 2008 PWA World Championship Spain, Costa Brava 9th [9] Spain, Fuerteventura 13th [9] Turkey, Alaçatı 4th [3][9] Freestyle 2018 PWA World Cup Portugal, Viana do Castelo 6th [7] Wave 2017 PWA World Cup Germany, Sylt 7th [7] Jump 2015 Dream Cup France, New Caledonia, Nouméa 4th [7]

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## External links

- [Lena Erdil](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/lena-erdil?ref=GERLE10) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=GERLE10))

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