Servet Tazegül

Servet Tazegül
Tazegül at the Dutch Taekwondo Open, 2014
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988
Nürnberg, Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (2012)
Weight68 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event
Featherweight (−68 kg)
ClubGaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
1st
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Chelyabinsk68 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Gyeongju68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Copenhagen68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Montreux68 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Baku68 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Manchester68 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 St. Petersberg68 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Rome67 kg
Olympic Games Qualification
Gold medal – first place2011 Baku (World)68 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Istanbul (Europe)68 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2015 Manchester68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mersin68 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Suncheon55 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Baku59 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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Kürt değilim ama..." Radikal (in Turkish). 11 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Milli tekvandocu Servet Tazegül (Kars Doğumlu Azerbaycan Türk'ü) olimpiya şampyonu oldu". canaz.tv (in Turkish).
  3. ↑ "Türkiye'ye Olimpiyatlarda ilk altın madalyayı getiren sporcu Azerbaycan Türkü". 1news.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Servet TAZEGUL". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Servet İlk Altın'ı Getirdi". noldu.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tazegul takes tight fight for gold". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Akdeniz Oyunları için geri sayım". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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