Hakan Reçber

Hakan Reçber (born 17 August 1999) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3] He won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (−63 kg) category.[4]

Hakan Reçber
Personal information
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Ankara, Turkey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)63–68 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byServet Tazegül
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Sofia63 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Manchester63 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Kazan63 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Riyadh (F)68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona68 kg
Grand Slam (Qualification)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi (I)68 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burnaby59 kg
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 68 kg

Career

Hakan Reçber brought Turkey its first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. The 21-year-old taekwondoin beat Bosnia's Nedzad Husic in the 68-kilogram third-place match at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall. Reçber made a great start to the tie, winning the first round 14–5, but the second and third round ended in a 3–3, 5–5 draw respectively. But the Turkish athlete secured the match with a total score of 22–13.[5]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal in the men's 63 kg event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[6] He clinched gold at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Reçber defeated Ali Alian from Sweden to take the top prize in Rome during the men's 68 kg event final. Hakan Recber first Turk to clinch gold in Grand Prix's male category.[7]

He won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal by defeating Ralph Honeine of Lebanon in the second round, Dennis Baretta of Italy in the third round, Yushuai Liang of China in the quarterfinals and Carlos Navarro of Mexico in the semifinals at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the 63 kg final, he defeated Banlung Tumtimdang of Thailand to win the gold medal and become the world champion.[9]

Tournament record
Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2023World ChampionshipsAzerbaijan BakuG-121st
2022Grand Prix FinalSaudi Arabia RiyadhG-103rd
Grand PrixItaly RomeG-61st
European ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom ManchesterG-41st
Turkish OpenTurkey AntalyaG-21st
Islamic Solidarity GamesTurkey KonyaG-12nd
Mediterranean GamesAlgeria OranG-12nd
2021Olympic GamesJapan TokyoG-203rd
European ChampionshipsBulgaria SofiaG-41st
Olympic Games qualification EuropeBulgaria SofiaG-11st
Albania OpenAlbania TiranaG-11st 
Bosnia Herzegovina OpenBosnia and Herzegovina SarajevoG-11st  
Turkish OpenTurkey IstanbulG-12nd
2019European U-21 ChampionshipsSweden HelsingborgG-43rd
US OpenUnited States Las VegasG-11st 
Belgian OpenBelgium LommelG-12nd
Spanish OpenSpain CastellonG-13rd
2018European ChampionshipsRussia KazanG-42nd
Grand Slam – QualificationChina WuxiG-11st
European Clubs ChampionshipsTurkey IstanbulG-11st
Turkish OpenTurkey IstanbulG-11st
Spanish OpenSpain AlicanteG-11st
2017European U-21 ChampionshipsBulgaria SofiaG-41st
European Clubs ChampionshipsTurkey AntalyaG-12nd
Dutch OpenGermany EindhovenG-13rd
2016World Junior ChampionshipsCanada BurnabyG-121st
WT Presidents Cup – EuropeGermany BonnG-11st
German OpenGermany HamburgG-12nd
2015European Clubs ChampionshipsTurkey AntalyaG-13rd
2014Serbia OpenSerbia BelgradG-13rd

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  3. "Athlete Profile: Hakan Reçber". 2018 Tarragona – Mediterranean Games.
  4. Şafak, Yeni. "Two Turkish taekwondo athletes bag silver medal in Russia". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  5. "Taekwondo brings Turkey's first medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Daily Sabah. 25 July 2021.
  6. "Turkey claim three golds on first day of European Taekwondo Championships".
  7. "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  8. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=140063&mcd=C02
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