Uğur Aktaş (born October 10, 1995) is a European champion

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competing in the kumite 84 kg division. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. He is a member of

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He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the

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held in Oran, Algeria. Aktaş graduated from

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with a degree in Electrical/

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Achievements

;2015: * 1st European Games – 13 June,

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, AZE – kumite 67 kg, ;2017: *

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– 6 May,

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the c ...

, TUR – kumite 67 kg, ;2020: *

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* 1995 births Living people Turkish male karateka İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor sportspeople Karateka at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in karate European Games bronze medalists for Turkey European champions for Turkey Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Turkey Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey Istanbul Aydın University alumni Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in karate 21st-century Turkish people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub