Emre Vefa Göktaş (born 24 June 1998) is a Turkish

karateka (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While moder ...

competing in the

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discipline of

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. He is a member of Kağıthane Belediyesi SK. He studies at the Physical Education and Sports Academy of Gazi University.

Career

He won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the

2018 European Karate Championships The 2018 European Karate Championships were the 53rd edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 10 to 13 May 2018. Medal table Medalists Men Women Participating nations 532 athletes from 52 nati ...

held in

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, Serbia, the silver medal in the same event at the 2019 European Championships in

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, and the gold medal again in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in

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, Croatia. He won the bronze medal in the Team kata event at the

2021 World Karate Championships The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Medal table Medalists Men Women References External linksResults book
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held in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, United Arab Emirates.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goktas Emre Vefa 1998 births Living people Turkish male karateka 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Martial artists from Ankara Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games