Ferhat Can Kavurat
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 20, 1999 Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara İlbank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Ferhat Can Kavurat (born 20 April 1999) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete competing in the men's featherweight and lightweight divisions. He is a member of Ankara İlbank.
Career
Ferhat Can Kavurat first achieved international success at the 2016 World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby, Canada, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 63 kg category.[1]
He continued his career at the under-21 level, becoming European champion in the 63 kg division at the 2018 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in Warsaw, Poland. He defended his title the following year, winning another gold medal at the 2019 European U21 Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden.[2][3]
At senior level, Kavurat won the bronze medal in the men's 68 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey, in August 2022.[4]
In August 2023, he secured another bronze medal in the men's 68 kg category at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China. According to the Turkish Taekwondo Federation and TRT Haber, Kavurat placed third in the competition, which was part of the 31st edition of the World University Games.[5][6]
Personal life
In July 2023, Ferhat Can Kavurat married fellow national team taekwondo athlete Merve Dinçel.[7]
References
- ^ "Gençler Dünya Tekvando Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya". Turkish Taekwondo Federation. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Ferhat Can Kavurat wins European title". Anadolu Agency. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "2019 European U21 results list". Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "14 medals in taekwondo at 5th Islamic Solidarity Games". RHA Ajans. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Milli tekvandocu Ferhat Can Kavurat bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Ferhat Can Kavurat wins bronze for Turkey in taekwondo". FISU. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Milli tekvandocular Merve Dinçel ile Ferhat Can Kavurat dünya evine girdi". TRT Haber. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.