Mehmet Vasıf Yakut

Mehmet Vasıf Yakut
Personal information
National teamTurkey men's national para-taekwondo team
Born (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)
Gevaş, Van, Turkey
Years active2016-
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Disability classK43
Weight class+75 kg
ClubIstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byAli Özen
Medal record
Para Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya K43 +75 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bari K43 +75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv K43 +75 kg

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.[1]

Private life

Mehmet Vasıf Yakut was born in Gevaş district of Van, Turkey on 15 March 1989.[2] He is disabled resulting from a birth defect.[3]

Sports career

Yakut began performin para taekwondo after he met a taekwondo practitioner in Istanbul in 2016.[3] 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.[2] He competes in the sport class K43 +73 kg of Para Taekwondo.[4]

Yakut was admitted to the Turkey national team after he became runners-up and then champion in the national championships.[3]

He won a gold medal at the 2018 European Para Taekwondo Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria,[5] and another gold medal at the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championship in Antalya, Turkey.[2][3] He took the silver medal at the 2019 European Para Taekwondo Championship in Bari, Italy.[2][6] He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - +75 kg, and was eliminated in the first round of the repechage match.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ "Paralimpik tekvandocu Tokyo 2020'de madalya hedefliyor". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Paralimpik Sporcularımız: Mehmet Vasıf Yakut" (in Turkish). T,rkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Özmüş, Sinan (7 February 2019). "Tekvandonun 'engel' tanımayan sporcuları". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Para Taekwondo'da Heyecan Başlıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Türkiye para-tekvandoda Avrupa'nın zirvesinde". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Para tekvandoda 6 olimpiyat kotası". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Mehmet Vasif Yakut". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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