Serkan Yağcı

Serkan Yağcı
Born (1984-05-25) May 25, 1984
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
StyleKarate – Kumite
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Men's karate
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bratislava Kumite −70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tallinn Kumite −70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Zagreb Kumite −75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Kumite −75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Kumite −75 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Kumite −75 kg
World University Karate Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 New York Kumite open
Bronze medal – third place 2006 New York Kumite −70 kg

Serkan Yağcı (born 25 May 1984) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite −75 kg division. He has represented Turkey in multiple international competitions, winning medals at the European Championships, Mediterranean Games and World University Championships.[1][2]

Career

In 2006, Yağcı won the silver medal in the open weight category and the bronze medal in the −70 kg category at the World University Karate Championships held in New York City, United States.[1] The following year, he claimed the silver medal in the −70 kg kumite at the 2007 European Karate Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, and won the Italian Open in Monza, Italy.[1]

At the 2008 European Karate Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, he took the bronze medal in the −70 kg category. A year later, he won another bronze in the −75 kg event at the 2009 European Karate Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Yağcı captured his first Mediterranean Games title at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, by winning gold in the −75 kg category.[3] In the same year, he added another European Championships bronze in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

His final major podium finish came in 2014 at the European Karate Championships in Tampere, Finland, where he earned bronze in the −75 kg division.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Serkan Yagci". Karate Records. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Serkan Yagci". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Mersin'de karate günleri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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