Görkem Polat

Görkem Polat
Personal information
Born (2001-02-18) February 18, 2001 (age 23)
Turkey
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event54-58 kg
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 54 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 54 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 58 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Konya 58 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hammamet 48 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Larnaca 48 kg

Görkem Polat is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1]

Career

In 2022, Görkem Polat won the silver medals in 54 kg at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[2] He clinched one of bronze medal at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome during the men's 58 kg event.[3]

Görkem Polat won 56 kg in the first round against Anas Aldabba from Palestine, Po-yen Chen from Taiwan in the second round and Cesar Rodriguez from Mexico in the third round at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. He reached the semifinals after the disqualification of Riad Hamdi of Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals. He lost to Hugo Arillo Vazquez of Spain in the semifinals and finished the championship with a bronze medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData".
  2. ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonasına Muhteşem Başlangıç; 5 Altın, 1 Gümüş, 1 Bronz".
  3. ^ "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  4. ^ https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/diger-sporlar/gorkem-polat-bronz-madalya-kazandi-275849.html