Servet Tazegül ( (born 26 September 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion

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taekwondo practitioner of

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origin competing in the featherweight division. He competed in the men's 68 kg class at the

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held in Beijing,

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and won the bronze medal. Tazegül qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and went on to beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, with a score of 6–5, winning the gold medal. At the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

held in

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, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the 68 kg event.

Recognition

A 2013-built, multi-purpose

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with 7,500 seating capacity is named in his honor.

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