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Mehmet Vasıf Yakut (born 15 March 1989) is a Turkish
Para Taekwondo Para taekwondo is an adaptation of taekwondo for disabled sportspeople. The sport's main governing body is World Taekwondo (WT). New disciplines such as ''kyorugi'' and ''poomsae'', both martial arts forms, have been developed for para-athletes. ...
practitioner. He obtained a quota for participation at the
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in
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, Japan.


Private life

Mehmet Vasıf Yakut was born in
GevaÅŸ GevaÅŸ (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last 2019 Turkish local elections, elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justic ...
district of
Van, Turkey Van (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the capital and largest city of Van Province. Van has a long history as a major urban area. It has been a large city since the first millennium B ...
on 15 March 1989. He is disabled resulting from a
birth defect A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities can range from mild to severe. Birth de ...
.


Sports career

Yakut began performin para taekwondo after he met a taekwondo practitioner in
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
in 2016. He is tall at. He is a member of
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the Istanbul Province, metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey. Branches *İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (volleyball team), Volley ...
, where he is coached by Ali Özen. He competes in the sport class K43 +73 kg of
Para Taekwondo Para taekwondo is an adaptation of taekwondo for disabled sportspeople. The sport's main governing body is World Taekwondo (WT). New disciplines such as ''kyorugi'' and ''poomsae'', both martial arts forms, have been developed for para-athletes. ...
. Yakut was admitted to the Turkey national team after he became runners-up and then champion in the national championships. He won a gold medal at the 2018 European Para Taekwondo Championship in
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, Bulgaria, and another gold medal at the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championship in
Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
, Turkey. He took the silver medal at the 2019 European Para Taekwondo Championship in
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, Italy. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - +75 kg, and was eliminated in the first round of the repechage match.


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* * * 1989 births Living people People from GevaÅŸ Sportspeople from Van, Turkey Turkish male taekwondo practitioners Paralympic taekwondo practitioners for Turkey Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-taekwondo-bio-stub