Mehmet Vasıf Yakut

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]

Mehmet Vasıf Yakut
Personal information
National teamTurkey men's national para-taekwondo team
Born (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989
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 place2019 Antalya K43 +75 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Bari K43 +75 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Plovdiv K43 +75 kg

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. "Paralimpik Sporcularımız: Mehmet Vasıf Yakut" (in Turkish). T,rkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. 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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