Görkem Polat
Personal information
Born (2001-02-18) February 18, 2001
Turkey
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event54-58 kg
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku54 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Manchester54 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome58 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Konya 58 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Hammamet48 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Larnaca48 kg

Görkem Polat is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1]

Career

In 2022, Görkem Polat won the silver medals in 54 kg at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[2] He clinched one of bronze medal at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome during the men's 58 kg event.[3]

Görkem Polat won 56 kg in the first round against Anas Aldabba from Palestine, Po-yen Chen from Taiwan in the second round and Cesar Rodriguez from Mexico in the third round at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. He reached the semifinals after the disqualification of Riad Hamdi of Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals. He lost to Hugo Arillo Vazquez of Spain in the semifinals and finished the championship with a bronze medal.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "TaekwondoData".
  2. ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonasına Muhteşem Başlangıç; 5 Altın, 1 Gümüş, 1 Bronz".
  3. ↑ "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  4. ↑ https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/diger-sporlar/gorkem-polat-bronz-madalya-kazandi-275849.html
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