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| National team | Turkey men's national para-taekwondo team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35) Gevaş, Van, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | K43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ali Özen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mehmet Vasıf Yakut (born 15 March 1989) is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner. He obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Private life
Mehmet Vasıf Yakut was born in Gevaş district of Van, Turkey on 15 March 1989. He is disabled resulting from a birth defect.
Sports career
Yakut began performin para taekwondo after he met a taekwondo practitioner in Istanbul in 2016. He is 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) tall at83 kg (183 lb). He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, where he is coached by Ali Özen. He competes in the sport class K43 +73 kg of Para Taekwondo.
Yakut was admitted to the Turkey national team after he became runners-up and then champion in the national championships.
He won a gold medal at the 2018 European Para Taekwondo Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and another gold medal at the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championship in Antalya, Turkey. He took the silver medal at the 2019 European Para Taekwondo Championship in Bari, Italy. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - +75 kg, and was eliminated in the first round of the repechage match.
References
- "Paralimpik tekvandocu Tokyo 2020'de madalya hedefliyor". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Paralimpik Sporcularımız: Mehmet Vasıf Yakut" (in Turkish). T,rkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Özmüş, Sinan (7 February 2019). "Tekvandonun 'engel' tanımayan sporcuları". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Para Taekwondo'da Heyecan Başlıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Türkiye para-tekvandoda Avrupa'nın zirvesinde". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Para tekvandoda 6 olimpiyat kotası". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Mehmet Vasif Yakut". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
- Mehmet Vasıf Yakut at TaekwondoData.com
- Mehmet Vasıf Yakut at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mehmet Vasıf Yakut at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)
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