Servet Tazegül ( (born 26 September 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion
Turkish taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
practitioner of
Azerbaijani origin competing in the featherweight division.
He competed in the
men's 68 kg class at the
2008 Summer Olympics held in
Beijing
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China and won the bronze medal. Tazegül qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics and went on to beat Iran's
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (Persian: محمد باقری معتمد, born January 24, 1986 in Ray, Iran) is a former Iranian professional taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the featherweight division (-68 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwon ...
in the final, with a score of 6–5, winning the gold medal.
At the
2013 Mediterranean Games
The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...
held in
Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the
68 kg event.
Recognition
A 2013-built, multi-purpose
indoor arena in
Mersin with 7,500 seating capacity is named in his honor.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Turkish male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Turkey
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Olympic gold medalists for Turkey
Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
European Taekwondo Championships medalists
European champions for Turkey
European Games competitors for Turkey
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Sportspeople from Nuremberg
Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent
21st-century Turkish people
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