Rıdvan Baygut
Turkish taekwondo practitioner
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Rıdvan Baygut (born 3 March 1985) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete. He won gold medals at the 2008 and 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1985 Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sakarya University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5.9 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tuzla Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Baygut began practicing taekwondo at a young age and has been a member of Tuzla Belediyespor Club in Istanbul since 1997.[2] He graduated from Sakarya University with a degree in physical education and sports.[3]
Baygut won the gold medal at the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships in Rome in the men's lightweight (–72 kg) category.[4] He became European champion again at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia (–74 kg).[5] At the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, he won the silver medal in the same division.[6]
He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea.[7] In 2009, he represented Turkey at the Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]
Throughout his career, Baygut has achieved multiple Turkish national championships and numerous podium finishes at international competitions.[9]