Sedat Bekdemir

Sedat Bekdemir
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1973-06-10) 10 June 1973
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)–54 kg, –58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Eindhoven –58 kg
Silver medal – second place 1996 Helsinki –58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Valencia –54 kg

Sedat Bekdemir (born 10 June 1973) is a Turkish former taekwondo practitioner who competed at international level in the 1990s.

Career

Bekdemir competed in the –54 kg and –58 kg weight classes and participated in multiple European Taekwondo Championships throughout the 1990s.[1] He won a bronze medal in the –54 kg division at the 1992 European Taekwondo Championships in Valencia, Spain.[2]

Four years later, he claimed the silver medal at the 1996 European Taekwondo Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in the –58 kg category.[3][4]

Bekdemir became European champion in 1998, winning the gold medal in the –58 kg division at the championships held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. In the final, he defeated Spain's Gabriel Esparza to secure the title.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Sedat Bekdemir". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Taekwondo Data: World's largest Taekwondo Database". Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "World Taekwondo". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Result of Tournament". taekwondodata.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. ^ "senior, EM 1998: Number of winners by nation". taekwondodata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. ^ "45 yıllık büyük onur". Milliyet. 2 June 1998. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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