Levent Tuncat

Levent Tuncat
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 36)
Duisburg, North Rhine-
Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event−58 kg
ClubTKD Center Laar
Coached byCevdet Mutlu
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Riga −54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bonn −58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rome −58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku −58 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku −58 kg

Levent Tuncat (born 29 July 1988 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German taekwondo practitioner of Turkish descent.[1] He won three gold medals for the 54 and 58 kg classes at the European Taekwondo Championships (2005 in Riga, Latvia, 2006 in Bonn, Germany, and 2008 in Rome, Italy).[2][3]

Tuncat qualified for the men's 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England.[4][5] He lost in the preliminary round of sixteen match to Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai, with a sudden death score of 3–4.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Levent Tuncat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Caroline Fisher wins silver in Rome". Women's Sport Report. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Sechs deutsche Medaillen bei der Euro 2005 in Riga" [Six German medals at the Euro 2005 in Riga] (in German). Team Kwon Bundesliga. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Korea, France, Chinese Taipei and Cuba Surge Ahead at World Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ Henson, Joaquin (13 August 2008). "Team RP jins face uphill battle". Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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