(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 35) Duisburg, North Rhine- Westphalia, West Germany
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport
Taekwondo
Event
−58 kg
Club
TKD Center Laar
Coached by
Cevdet Mutlu
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing Germany
European Championships
2005 Riga
−54 kg
2006 Bonn
−58 kg
2008 Rome
−58 kg
2014 Baku
−58 kg
European Games
2015 Baku
−58 kg
Levent Tuncat (born 29 July 1988 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German taekwondo practitioner of Turkish descent.[1] He won three gold medals for the 54 and 58 kg classes at the European Taekwondo Championships (2005 in Riga, Latvia, 2006 in Bonn, Germany, and 2008 in Rome, Italy).[2][3]
Tuncat qualified for the men's 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England.[4][5] He lost in the preliminary round of sixteen match to Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai, with a sudden death score of 3–4.[6]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Levent Tuncat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^"Caroline Fisher wins silver in Rome". Women's Sport Report. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^"Sechs deutsche Medaillen bei der Euro 2005 in Riga" [Six German medals at the Euro 2005 in Riga] (in German). Team Kwon Bundesliga. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^"Korea, France, Chinese Taipei and Cuba Surge Ahead at World Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^Henson, Joaquin (13 August 2008). "Team RP jins face uphill battle". Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^"Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
LeventTuncat (born 29 July 1988 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German taekwondo practitioner of Turkish descent. He won three gold medals...
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