Hakan Reçber

Hakan Reçber
Reçber at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Ankara, Turkey
Home townAnkara, Turkey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event63–68 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byServet Tazegül
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 68 kg
World Championships
2023 Baku 63 kg
European Championships
2021 Sofia 63 kg
2022 Manchester 63 kg
2018 Kazan 63 kg
2024 Belgrade 63 kg
Grand Prix
2022 Rome 68 kg
2022 Riyadh (F) 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran 68 kg
2018 Tarragona 68 kg
Grand Slam (Qualification)
2018 Wuxi (I) 68 kg
World Junior Championships
2016 Burnaby 59 kg
World University Games
2021 Chengdu 68 kg

Hakan Reçber (born 17 August 1999) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3] He won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (−63 kg) category.[4]

Career

Hakan Reçber brought Turkey its first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. The 21-year-old taekwondoin beat Bosnia's Nedzad Husic in the 68-kilogram third-place match at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall. Reçber made a great start to the tie, winning the first round 14–5, but the second and third round ended in a 3–3, 5–5 draw respectively. But the Turkish athlete secured the match with a total score of 22–13.[5]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal in the men's 63 kg event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[6] He clinched gold at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Reçber defeated Ali Alian from Sweden to take the top prize in Rome during the men's 68 kg event final. Hakan Recber first Turk to clinch gold in Grand Prix's male category.[7]

He won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal by defeating Ralph Honeine of Lebanon in the second round, Dennis Baretta of Italy in the third round, Yushuai Liang of China in the quarterfinals and Carlos Navarro of Mexico in the semifinals at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the 63 kg final, he defeated Banlung Tumtimdang of Thailand to win the gold medal and become the world champion.[9]

Tournament record

Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2023 World Championships Baku G-12 1st
2022 Grand Prix Final Riyadh G-10 3rd
Grand Prix Rome G-6 1st
European Championships Manchester G-4 1st
Turkish Open Antalya G-2 1st
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya G-1 2nd
Mediterranean Games Oran G-1 2nd
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo G-20 3rd
European Championships Sofia G-4 1st
Olympic Games qualification Europe Sofia G-1 1st
Albania Open Tirana G-1 1st 
Bosnia Herzegovina Open Sarajevo G-1 1st  
Turkish Open Istanbul G-1 2nd
2019 European U-21 Championships Helsingborg G-4 3rd
US Open Las Vegas G-1 1st 
Belgian Open Lommel G-1 2nd
Spanish Open Castellon G-1 3rd
2018 European Championships Kazan G-4 2nd
Grand Slam – Qualification Wuxi G-1 1st
European Clubs Championships Istanbul G-1 1st
Turkish Open Istanbul G-1 1st
Spanish Open Alicante G-1 1st
2017 European U-21 Championships Sofia G-4 1st
European Clubs Championships Antalya G-1 2nd
Dutch Open Eindhoven G-1 3rd
2016 World Junior Championships Burnaby G-12 1st
WT Presidents Cup – Europe Bonn G-1 1st
German Open Hamburg G-1 2nd
2015 European Clubs Championships Antalya G-1 3rd
2014 Serbia Open Belgrad G-1 3rd

References

  1. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Hakan Reçber". 2018 Tarragona – Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Two Turkish taekwondo athletes bag silver medal in Russia". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo brings Turkey's first medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Daily Sabah. 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Turkey claim three golds on first day of European Taekwondo Championships". 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  8. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "[World Taekwondo] Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwond".