Levent Tuncat

Levent Tuncat (born July 29, 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]

Levent Tuncat
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1988-07-29) 29 July 1988
Duisburg, North Rhine-
Westphalia, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)−58 kg
ClubTKD Center Laar
Coached byCevdet 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

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]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Caroline Fisher wins silver in Rome". Women's Sport Report. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. "Korea, France, Chinese Taipei and Cuba Surge Ahead at World Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. Henson, Joaquin (13 August 2008). "Team RP jins face uphill battle". Sports Hub. Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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