Serkan Yağcı
Turkish karateka (born 1984)
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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]
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| Born | May 25, 1984 Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate – Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Istanbul BB SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]