Rıdvan Baygut

Rıdvan Baygut
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1985-03-03) 3 March 1985
Turkey
Alma materSakarya University
Height1.81 m (5.9 ft)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event
Lightweight
ClubTuzla Belediyespor
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2011 Gyeongju 74 kg
European Championships
2008 Rome 74 kg
2010 St. Petersburg 74 kg
2012 Manchester 74 kg

Rıdvan Baygut (born 3 March 1985) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete. He won gold medals at the 2008 and 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Rıdvan Baygut - TaekwondoData". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tekvandocu Rıdvan Baygut Tuzla'ya Sevinç Yaşattı". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Öğrencimiz Rıdvan Baygut Tekwando'da Türkiye Birincisi Oldu". sakarya.edu.tr. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Turkey wins another gold in taekwondo". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Tekvandoda Rıdvan Baygut Avrupa Şampiyonu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 11 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Manchester'da bir gümüş, bir bronz". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Tekvandoda Baygut dünya üçüncüsü". Milliyet (in Turkish). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Athlete profile, 25th Summer Universiade Belgrade 2009 - Rıdvan Baygut". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Rıdvan Baygut - TaekwondoData". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.