Hakan Reçber

Hakan Reçber
Reçber at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)
Ankara, Turkey
Home townAnkara, Turkey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event63–68 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byServet Tazegül
Medal record

Hakan Reçber (born 17 August 1999) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3] He won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (−63 kg) category.[4]

Career

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Hakan Reçber brought Turkey its first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. The 21-year-old taekwondoin beat Bosnia's Nedzad Husic in the 68-kilogram third-place match at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall. Reçber made a great start to the tie, winning the first round 14–5, but the second and third round ended in a 3–3, 5–5 draw respectively. But the Turkish athlete secured the match with a total score of 22–13.[5]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal in the men's 63 kg event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[6] He clinched gold at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Reçber defeated Ali Alian from Sweden to take the top prize in Rome during the men's 68 kg event final. Hakan Recber first Turk to clinch gold in Grand Prix's male category.[7]

He won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal by defeating Ralph Honeine of Lebanon in the second round, Dennis Baretta of Italy in the third round, Yushuai Liang of China in the quarterfinals and Carlos Navarro of Mexico in the semifinals at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the 63 kg final, he defeated Banlung Tumtimdang of Thailand to win the gold medal and become the world champion.[9]

Tournament record

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Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2023 World Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-12 1st
2022 Grand Prix Final Saudi Arabia Riyadh G-10 3rd
Grand Prix Italy Rome G-6 1st
European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 1st
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-2 1st
Islamic Solidarity Games Turkey Konya G-1 2nd
Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran G-1 2nd
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo G-20 3rd
European Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-4 1st
Olympic Games qualification Europe Bulgaria Sofia G-1 1st
Albania Open Albania Tirana G-1 1st 
Bosnia Herzegovina Open Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo G-1 1st  
Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 2nd
2019 European U-21 Championships Sweden Helsingborg G-4 3rd
US Open United States Las Vegas G-1 1st 
Belgian Open Belgium Lommel G-1 2nd
Spanish Open Spain Castellon G-1 3rd
2018 European Championships Russia Kazan G-4 2nd
Grand Slam – Qualification China Wuxi G-1 1st
European Clubs Championships Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st
Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 1st
2017 European U-21 Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-4 1st
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd
Dutch Open Germany Eindhoven G-1 3rd
2016 World Junior Championships Canada Burnaby G-12 1st
WT Presidents Cup – Europe Germany Bonn G-1 1st
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 2nd
2015 European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd
2014 Serbia Open Serbia Belgrad G-1 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Hakan Reçber". 2018 Tarragona – Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Two Turkish taekwondo athletes bag silver medal in Russia". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo brings Turkey's first medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Daily Sabah. 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Turkey claim three golds on first day of European Taekwondo Championships". 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  8. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "[World Taekwondo] Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwond".
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