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Servet Tazegül
Tazegül at the Dutch Taekwondo Open, 2014
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 35)
Nürnberg, Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (2012)
Weight68 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
EventFeatherweight (−68 kg)
ClubGaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st

Medal record

Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chelyabinsk 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gyeongju 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Copenhagen 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Manchester 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 St. Petersberg 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rome 67 kg
Olympic Games Qualification
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku (World) 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Istanbul (Europe) 68 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Manchester 68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 68 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Suncheon 55 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Baku 59 kg

Servet Tazegül (pronounced [ˈseɾvet ˈtazeˈɟyl] (born 26 September 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin[1][2][3] competing in the featherweight division.

He competed in the men's 68 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.[4][5] Tazegül qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics[6] and went on to beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, with a score of 6–5, winning the gold medal.[7][8]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the 68 kg event.

Recognition[edit]

A 2013-built, multi-purpose indoor arenainMersin with 7,500 seating capacity is named in his honor.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kürt değilim ama..." Radikal (in Turkish). 11 August 2012.
  • ^ "Milli tekvandocu Servet Tazegül (Kars Doğumlu Azerbaycan Türk'ü) olimpiya şampyonu oldu". canaz.tv (in Turkish).
  • ^ "Türkiye'ye Olimpiyatlarda ilk altın madalyayı getiren sporcu Azerbaycan Türkü". 1news.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  • ^ "Servet TAZEGUL". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
  • ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Servet Tazegül". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  • ^ "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında - Tekvando- Servet Tazegül". GSB.gov.tr (in Turkish). T.C. Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  • ^ "Servet İlk Altın'ı Getirdi". noldu.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  • ^ "Tazegul takes tight fight for gold". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  • ^ "Akdeniz Oyunları için geri sayım". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

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