Turkish taekwondo practitioner
Servet Tazegül
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Servet_Tazeg%C3%BCl_at_the_Duch_Taekwondo_Open_%28NL%29_15.03.2014.jpg/220px-Servet_Tazeg%C3%BCl_at_the_Duch_Taekwondo_Open_%28NL%29_15.03.2014.jpg) Tazegül at the Dutch Taekwondo Open, 2014 |
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Nationality | Turkish |
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Born | (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 35) Nürnberg, Germany |
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Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (2012) |
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Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) (2012) |
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Country | Turkey |
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Sport | Taekwondo |
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Event | Featherweight (−68 kg) |
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Club | Gaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü |
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Highest world ranking | 1st |
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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]
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- 1975–1977: −63 kg
- 1979–1983: −60 kg
- 1985–1997: −64 kg
- 1999–2007: −67 kg
- 2009–present: −68 kg
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