Emre Vefa Göktaş
{{Short description|Turkish karateka (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
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| caption = Emre Vefa Göktaş (2018)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|06|24}}
| nationality = Turkish
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| style = Shotokan - Genseiryū
| team = Kağıthane Belediyesi SK
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| university = Gazi University
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{{MedalSport |Men's karate}}
{{Medal|Country| {{TUR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Budapest|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Dubai|Team kata}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Poreč|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Gaziantep|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Guadalajara|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Gold|2024 Zadar|Team kata}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Guadalajara|Team kata}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Novi Sad|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Competition|Islamic Solidarity Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Konya|Team kata}}
{{Medal|Competition|World University Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Kobe|Individual kata}}
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Emre Vefa Göktaş (born 24 June 1998) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata discipline of karate. He is a member of Kağıthane Belediyesi SK.[https://www.turksporu.com.tr/sporcu-detay/emre-vefa-goktas-2052 Emre Vefa Göktaş]Turk Sporu {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121042027/https://www.turksporu.com.tr/sporcu-detay/emre-vefa-goktas-2052 |date=21 November 2021 }} He studies at the Physical Education and Sports Academy of Gazi University.
Career
He won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, the silver medal in the same event at the 2019 European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain, and the gold medal again in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in Poreč, Croatia.{{cite web| url = https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108162/european-karate-championships-porec| title = Turkey win men's team kata and top European Karate Championships medals table| date = 23 May 2021}}
He won the bronze medal in the Team kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/karate/milli-karatecilerden-dunya-sampiyonasinda-tarihi-ucunculuk-2252157|title=Milli karatecilerden Dünya Şampiyonası'nda tarihi üçüncülük!|date=20 November 2021|website=Fanatik|access-date=9 June 2023|language=tr}}
References
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{{cite news |url=https://www.dha.com.tr/spor/erkek-ve-kadin-kata-milli-takimlari-avrupa-3uncusu-oldu/haber-1579378 |newspaper=Demirören News Agency |title=Erkek ve Kadın Kata Milli Takımları Avrupa 3'üncüsü oldu |date=13 May 2018 |language=tr |access-date=27 May 2021 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/spor/tum-sporlar/2019/04/01/milliler-tarih-yazdi |newspaper=Sabah |title=Milliler tarih yazdı |date=1 April 2019 |language=tr |access-date=27 May 2021 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/kata-milli-takimindan-altin-madalya-582908.html |newspaper=TRT Haber |title=Kata Milli Takımı'ndan altın madalya |date=23 May 2021 |language=tr |access-date=27 May 2021 }}
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Category:Turkish male karateka
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
Category:Martial artists from Ankara
Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate