Remzi Başakbuğday (born November 13, 1989) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the Finweight ( -54 kg) class.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1989 Konak, İzmir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Finweight (-54 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Suat Hastürk | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editRemzi Başakbuğday was born in Konak, Izmir, Turkey on November 13, 1989. He studied physical education and sports at the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir. He works as a DJ.[2]
On November 13, 2010, at his 21st birthday, he married Zeynep Kirez (born 1989), also a successful national taekwondo practitioner.[3][4]
Sport career
editHe began with taekwondo in 1995 inspired by his maternal uncle Mert Tuncer, the 1998 and 2002 European taekwondo champion. He transferred in his early years from Altay S.K. to Kimdoman SK, and finally to the İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK, where he competed in the youth and junior categories. He is still a member of the Izmir B.B. SK and is coached by Suat Hastürk. Başakbuğday became more than 15 times Turkish national champion in his sports career.[2]
At the 2009 Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, Başakbuğday became the silver medalist.[5] He won the silver medal at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Achievements
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2008 Student World Championships - Belgrade, Serbia -54 kg
2008 A-Class Croatia Open - Zagreb, Croatia -54 kg- 2009 Universiade - Belgrade, Serbia -54 kg[5]
2009 Under 21 European Championships - Vigo, Spain -54 kg junior- 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships - Baku, Azerbaijan team -54 kg
- 2010 A-Class Dutch Open - Eindhoven, Netherlands -54 kg[6]
- 2010 European Championships - Saint Petersburg, Russia -54 kg
- 2013 1st European Taekwondo Clubs Championships - Athens, Greece - club (-58 kg)[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Basakbugday, Remzi". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ a b "Remzi Başakbugday Dünya İkincisi Oldu" (in Turkish). Koyuncu Spor. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Remzi Başakbugday Evleniyor." Taekwondo Haber (in Turkish). 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ "Kirez, Zeynep". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ a b "Bravo Başakbuğday" (in Turkish). İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK. 2009-07-07. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Hollanda Turnuvası Tüm Sonuçlar" (in Turkish). Erdoğan Taekwondo. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası Tamamlandı". Taekwondo Haber (in Turkish). 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
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