Uğur Aktaş (karateka)

Uğur Aktaş (born October 10, 1995) is a European champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite 84 kg division.[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[4]

Uğur Aktaş
Uğur Aktaş in 2018
Born (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995
ResidenceIstanbul
NationalityTurkey
Division84 kg
StyleKarate Kumite
TeamIstanbul BB SK
OccupationElectrical/Electronic engineering
UniversityIstanbul Aydın University
WebsiteOfficial Instagram Profile
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+75 kg
World Championships
2018 Madrid–84 kg
2018 MadridTeam kumite
2014 BremenTeam kumite
World Games
2017 Wrocław–84 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk–84 kg
2015 Baku–84 kg
European Championships
2021 Poreč–84 kg
2019 Guadalajara–84 kg
2019 GuadalajaraTeam kumite
2018 Novi Sad–84 kg
2018 Novi SadTeam kumite
2017 İzmit–84 kg
2017 İzmitTeam kumite
2016 Montpellier–84 kg
2016 MontpellierTeam kumite
2015 Istanbul–84 kg
2014 TampereTeam kumite

Aktaş graduated from Istanbul Aydın University with a degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering.[5][6]

Achievements
2015
2017
2020

References
  1. "Uğur Aktaş". Karate News. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. Morgan, Liam (7 August 2021). "Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Uğur Aktaş Oyunlar 3.'sü..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  5. "İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi öğrencisi dünya karate şampiyonu oldu". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Çakar, Ercan (29 November 2018). "Uğur Aktaş karatedeki başarısını eğitimde de sürdürüyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. "Altın madalya Uğur Aktaş'ın". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-05-12.


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