Defne Tanığ
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| National team | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 2007 Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defne Tanığ (born 21 June 2007) is a Turkish swimmer who specializes in butterfly stroke swimming.
Sport career
Tanığ is a member of Enka SK.[1] On 28 December 2021, she set a new national record in the 100 m medley event of the 14 years-old girls category with 1:03.62 at the short course swimming championships.[2]
In July 2022, she became champion in the 200 m butterfly stroke event of the open age category at the Open Luxembourg Nationals. She was so entitled to participate at the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru.[3] She took the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event in Lima, Peru.[4]
She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly stroke event with 2:11.50 at the 2024 National Open Swimming Championships held in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1]
She competed at the 2025 Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[5] and captured five medals in total, a bronze medal in 200 m freestyle,[6] a silver medal in 100 m butterfly stroke,[7] and three gold medals in 200 m butterfly stroke, 4 x 100 medley and 4 x 100 mixed medley relay,[6] also setting a Games record in latter event with 3:57.96.[7]
Personal life
A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Defne Tanığ was born on 21 June 2007.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Defne Tanığ, Belis Şakar ve Merve Tuncel'den Madalya Geldi!" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Defne Tanığ Egale Ettiği Türkiye Rekorunu Aynı Gün Kırmayı Başardı!" (in Turkish). Enkas Spor Kulübü. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Defne Tanığ'dan Dünya Gençler Yüzme Şampiyonası Barajı!" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "4x200m Serbest Bayrak Takımımız Gençler Dünya 3'üncüsü!" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (4 November 2025). "Türkiye, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ a b "4. Gün Madalya Sayısı" (in Turkish). Spor Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Türk yüzücüler, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları üçüncü gününde yüzmede 6 altın, iki gümüş, bir bronz madalya kazandı". Gzt (in Turkish). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Defne Tanig". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Bölge Karmaları Seçme Yarışları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 November 2025.