Şeyda Şerefoğlu

Şeyda Şerefoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Weight60 kg (132 lb) –65 kg –70 kg
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Seoul –60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Ankara –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Aarhus –65 kg

Şeyda Şerefoğlu is a Turkish former taekwondo practitioner who competed internationally in the women's middleweight and heavyweight divisions. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul, South Korea, competing in the –60 kg category.[1]

Career

At the 1989 World Taekwondo Championships held in Seoul, South Korea, Şerefoğlu won the bronze medal in the –60 kg division. This achievement placed her among the leading Turkish female taekwondo athletes at the world level at the time.[1]

Şerefoğlu also competed successfully at the European Taekwondo Championships. She earned a bronze medal in the –70 kg category at the 1988 Championships in Ankara, Turkey, and another bronze in the –65 kg category at the 1990 Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.[2][3]

Her performances contributed to the early development and international recognition of Turkish women in taekwondo during a period of growing global competition.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Şeyda Şerefoğlu". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "1988 Avrupa Taekwondo Şampiyonası Sonuçları". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 30 May 1988. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonaları Tarihçe". Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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