Mehmet Yakan

Mehmet Yakan
Born (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992
Afyon, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
StyleKarate (Kata)
TeamKocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor
Medal record
Men's karate
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Individual kata
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Individual kata
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Palembang Individual kata

Mehmet Yakan (born 19 May 1992) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata discipline. He is married to fellow Turkish karateka Tuba Yakan.[1]

Career

Yakan represented Turkey at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event. In the bronze medal match, he defeated French competitor Minh Dack 4–1. Earlier in the group stage, he beat Tural Baljanli of Azerbaijan and Adrian Guta of Romania 5–0, and Minh Dack 4–1, advancing to the semifinals.[2]

At the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, Yakan reached the final in men's individual kata. He won the silver medal after losing 4–1 to Damian Quintero of Spain in the gold medal bout.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mehmet Yakan". Türkiye Karate Federasyonu (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mehmet Yakan wins bronze medal". Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Yakan couple wins two silver medals in Europe" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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