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Levent Tuncat

Levent Tuncat

German taekwondo practitioner

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]

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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]

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    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.
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    "Caroline Fisher wins silver in Rome". Women's Sport Report. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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    "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.
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    "Korea, France, Chinese Taipei and Cuba Surge Ahead at World Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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    "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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