Ihsan Emre Vural
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Emre Vural is a Turkish
national rower. He started his rowing career at the beginning of his high-school years at Robert College
of Istanbul
and competed in the lightweight coxless pair category. He got transferred to Galatasaray
in 2004.
He and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya
became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they got first place in the 2004 Under 23 World Championships held in Poznań
, Poland
. In 2005, he and Ahmet Yumrukaya came back from the Mediterranean Games
held in Almeria
, Spain
, with a bronze medal, again in the lightweight coxless pair category.
Emre Vural is currently studying at Columbia University
in the United States
.
He still rows for Galatasaray
in Turkey and also for the Columbia University rowing team. He graduated in 2008 with a B.A diploma in Economics. He is now employed at IMS Health in the Pricing and Reimbursement consultancy practice, formerly Cambridge Pharma.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
national rower. He started his rowing career at the beginning of his high-school years at Robert College
Robert College
Robert College of Istanbul , is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and...
of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and competed in the lightweight coxless pair category. He got transferred to Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
in 2004.
He and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya
Ahmet Yumrukaya
Ahmet Yumrukaya, born 1984 in İstanbul, Turkey, is a Turkish rower competing in the lightweight coxless pair category.He is one of the first two Turkish rowers to win a world championship title in history...
became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they got first place in the 2004 Under 23 World Championships held in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. In 2005, he and Ahmet Yumrukaya came back from the Mediterranean Games
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...
held in Almeria
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, Spain
Spain
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, with a bronze medal, again in the lightweight coxless pair category.
Emre Vural is currently studying at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He still rows for Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
in Turkey and also for the Columbia University rowing team. He graduated in 2008 with a B.A diploma in Economics. He is now employed at IMS Health in the Pricing and Reimbursement consultancy practice, formerly Cambridge Pharma.