Servet Tazegül

Servet Tazegül ( (born 26 September 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin 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. Tazegül qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and went on to beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, with a score of 6–5, winning the gold medal.

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.

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1988 births

Living people

Turkish male taekwondo practitioners

Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Turkey

Olympic medalists in taekwondo

Olympic gold medalists for Turkey

Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics

World Taekwondo Championships medalists

European Taekwondo Championships medalists

European champions for Turkey

European Games competitors for Turkey

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey

Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo

Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games

Sportspeople from Nuremberg

Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent

21st-century Turkish people