Servet Tazegül

{{short description|Turkish-Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner}}

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| caption = Tazegül at the Dutch Taekwondo Open, 2014

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| nationality = Turkish

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nürnberg, Germany

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| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (2012)

| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2012)

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| country = Turkey

| sport = Taekwondo

| event = Featherweight (−68 kg)

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| club = Gaziosmanpaşa Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü

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{{MedalSport | Men's taekwondo}}

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{{MedalCompetition |Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold|2012 London|68 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Beijing|68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition| World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Chelyabinsk|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Gyeongju|68 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Copenhagen|68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Montreux|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Baku|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Manchester|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2010 St. Petersberg|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Rome|67 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games Qualification}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Baku (World)|68 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Istanbul (Europe)|68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Manchester|68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Mersin|68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition| World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2004 Suncheon|55 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Baku|59 kg}}

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Servet Tazegül ({{IPA|tr|ˈseɾvet ˈtazeˈɟyl|pron}} (born 26 September 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1096870&CategoryID=84.html |title=Kürt değilim ama... |newspaper=Radikal |language=Turkish |date=2012-08-11}}{{cite web |url=http://canaz.tv/haber_detay.asp?haberID=18072 |title=Milli tekvandocu Servet Tazegül (Kars Doğumlu Azerbaycan Türk'ü) olimpiya şampyonu oldu |website=canaz.tv |language=tr}}{{cite web |url=http://www.1news.com.tr/azerbaycan/spor/20120811122632200.html |title=Türkiye'ye Olimpiyatlarda ilk altın madalyayı getiren sporcu Azerbaycan Türkü |website=1news.com.tr |language=tr |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107044724/http://www.1news.com.tr/azerbaycan/spor/20120811122632200.html |archivedate=2014-01-07}} competing in the featherweight division.

He competed in the men's 68 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.{{cite web |title=Servet TAZEGUL |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/233505.shtml |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827200238/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/233505.shtml |archivedate=2008-08-27}}{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Servet Tazegül |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/servet-tazegul-1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204015857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/servet-tazegul-1.html |archivedate=2016-12-04}} Tazegül qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=351 |title=Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında - Tekvando- Servet Tazegül |website=GSB.gov.tr |publisher=T.C. Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802015724/http://gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=351# |archive-date=2012-08-02 |url-status=dead}} and went on to beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, with a score of 6–5, winning the gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.noldu.com/servet-ilk-altini-getirdi.html |title=Servet İlk Altın'ı Getirdi |website=noldu.com |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-08-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120811063405/http://www.noldu.com/servet-ilk-altini-getirdi.html# |archive-date=2012-08-11 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tazegul-edges-out-bagheri-claim-gold.html#.UCRHJx16lLY.facebook |title=Tazegul takes tight fight for gold |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=9 August 2012 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128001848/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tazegul-edges-out-bagheri-claim-gold.html#.UCRHJx16lLY.facebook |url-status=dead }}

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the 68 kg event.