Servet Tazegül

Servet Tazegül

Tazegül at the Dutch Taekwondo Open, 2014
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 36) Nürnberg, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (2012)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	Featherweight (−68 kg)
Club	Gaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing  Turkey Olympic Games 2012 London 68 kg 2008 Beijing 68 kg World Championships 2015 Chelyabinsk 68 kg 2011 Gyeongju 68 kg 2009 Copenhagen 68 kg European Championships 2016 Montreux 68 kg 2014 Baku 68 kg 2012 Manchester 68 kg 2010 St. Petersberg 68 kg 2008 Rome 67 kg Olympic Games Qualification 2011 Baku (World) 68 kg 2008 Istanbul (Europe) 68 kg Grand Prix 2015 Manchester 68 kg Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 68 kg World Junior Championships 2004 Suncheon 55 kg European Junior Championships 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

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 11 August 2012. 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 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
9. "Akdeniz Oyunları için geri sayım". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

External links

• Servet Tazegül at TaekwondoData.com
• Servet Tazegül at Olympics.com
• Servet Tazegül at Olympedia