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Servet Tazegül

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سيرفيت تازيغول

Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin, born in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1988. Olympic champion at London 2012 in the 68 kg class, bronze medallist at Beijing 2008, and a world and European champion.

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taekwondo athlete
Region
Anatolia
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    Summary

    Servet Tazegül is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin competing in the featherweight division, and a world, Olympic and European champion. 1 He was born on 26 September 1988 in Nuremberg, Germany. 2

    Career

    Tazegül competed in the men's 68 kg class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and won the bronze medal. 1 At the London 2012 Olympics he beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, 6–5, to win the gold medal. 1 At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin he won the bronze medal in the 68 kg event. 1

    Recognition

    A multi-purpose indoor arena built in Mersin in 2013, with a seating capacity of 7,500, is named in his honour. 1

    Sources

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    Sources

    1. Servet Tazegül — English Wikipedia
    2. Servet Tazegül — Wikidata
    • Servet Tazegül — Turkish Wikipedia
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    islam.museum contributors. “Servet Tazegül”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/servet-tazegul/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-06.

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