Servet Tazegül

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

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
EventFeatherweight (−68 kg)
ClubGaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st

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.

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