Serkan Yağcı is a Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 karateka competing in the kumite

Kumite

Kumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....

 -75 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey.-Branches:The club has following sport branches:*Football ,...

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Achievements

2009: European Championships

2009 European Karate Championships

The 2009 European Karate Championships, the 44th edition, was held at the sport arena of Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia from May 8 to 10, 2009. A total of 479 competitors from 51 countries participated at the event.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:...

 - May 8, Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

 CRO - kumite -75 kg

2008: European Championships

2008 European Karate Championships

The 2008 European Karate Championships, the 43rd edition, was held in the sports complex of Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia from May 2 to 4, 2008. A total of 509 karateka, 329 male and 180 female athletes, from 42 countries participated at the event....

 - May 2, Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 EST - kumite -70 kg

2007: European Championships

2007 European Karate Championships

The 2007 European Karate Championships, the 42nd edition, was held in Bratislava, Slovakia from May 4 to 6, 2007. A total of 776 karateka, 513 male and 263 female athletes, from 42 countries participated at the event.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:...

 - May 4, Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

 SVK - kumite -70 kg Italian Open - March 31, Monza

Monza

Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...

 ITA - kumite -70 kg

2006: World University Championships - August 6, New York City

New York City

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 USA - kumite Open World University Championships - August 6, New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

USA - kumite -70 kg