Cengiz Yağız

Cengiz Yağız (born 21 December 1964) is a silver medalist Olympian Turkish taekwondo practitioner. He served as the president of the Turkey Taekwondo Federation between 1996–2003.

Cengiz Yağız
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1964-12-21) 21 December 1964
Ankara, Turkey
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Men's featherweight
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Featherweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1985 SeoulBantamweight

Cengiz Yağız was born in Ankara, Turkey on 21 December 1964.[1]

Yağız won the silver medal in the featherweight division of the Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Yağız served as the president of the Turkey Taekwondo Federation from 1996 until his dismission in 2003 .[2][3][4] In 2012, he declared his intension to run again for the presidentship.[4]

References

  1. Cengiz Yağiz at Olympedia
  2. "Tarkwondo ve Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Tekvando Baskanı'na yeni bir suc duyurusu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 19 February 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Tekvandoda Cengiz Yağız başkan adayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2021.


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