Emine Göğebakan
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| Born | 12 August 2001 Çanakkale, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Anadolu University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emine Göğebakan (born 2001) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's finweight event at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.[1][2]
Sport career
Emine Göğebakan won the silver medal in the women's 46 kg event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester. After receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated Jelena Peruničić of Montenegro 27–6 by point gap in the second round, and beat Dalya Rehani of France 21–5 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. There, she overcame Rivka Bayech of Israel 64–51 to reach the final, where she lost 32–26 to Croatia’s Lena Stojković and won the silver medal.[3]
At the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships held in Wuxi, China, Emine Göğebakan competed in the women’s 46 kg category. She received a bye in the first round and defeated Ni Kadek Heni Prikasih of Indonesia 17–3 and 5–3 in the second round. In the round of 16, she overcame Spain’s Violeta Díaz 3–2 and 3–1, and in the quarterfinals she beat Hungary’s Kamilah Salim 13–4 and 19–16 to advance to the semifinals. There, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Aidana Kumartayeva 3–1 and 6–2 to reach the final, where she faced Russia’s Milana Bekulova, competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete. Göğebakan won the final 5–3 and 7–6 to claim her first world title.[4]
She took the bronze medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5]
Tournament record
| Year | Event | Location | G-Rank | Place |
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| 2022 | European Championships | Manchester | G-4 | 2nd |
| Spanish Open | La Nucia | G-1 | 1st | |
| WT Presidents Cup - Europe | Durrës | G-1 | 1st | |
| 2021 | Turkish Open | Istanbul | G-1 | 1st |
| Montenegro Open | Podgorica | G-1 | 1st | |
| WT Presidents Cup - Europe | Istanbul | G-1 | 2nd | |
| Bosnia Herzegovina Open | Sarajevo | G-1 | 3rd | |
| Multi European Games | Sofia | G-1 | 3rd | |
| 2020 | Turkish Open | Istanbul | G-1 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Turkish Open | Antalya | G-1 | 3rd |
| 2018 | World Junior Championships | Hammamet | G-12 | 2nd |
| European U-21 Championships | Istanbul | G-4 | 3rd | |
| Turkish Open | Istanbul | G-1 | 1st | |
| European Clubs Championships | Istanbul | G-1 | 1st | |
| Multi European Games | Plovdiv | G-1 | 3rd | |
| Dutch Open | Eindhoven | G-1 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | European Youth Championships | Larnaca | G-4 | 1st |
| 2016 | Turkish Open | Antalya | G-1 | 3rd |
| 2014 | World Cadets Championships | Baku | G-12 | 3rd |
References
- ^ "TaekwondoData".
- ^ "Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi".
- ^ "Tekvandoda milli sporculardan 4 madalya [Four medals for Turkish athletes in taekwondo]". Sporx (in Turkish). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Milli tekvandocu Emine Göğebakan, dünya şampiyonu [National taekwondo athlete Emine Göğebakan becomes world champion]". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
External links
- Emine Göğebakan profile at Turkish National Olympic Committee
- Emine Göğebakan profile at TaekwondoData
- Athlete details – Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Official