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He was successful as a teenager at international tournaments with a 2003 1st place win in the Balaton Tournament in [[Hungary]], a 3rd place in Green Hill Cup, [[Pakistan]] and a 1st place in European Students Boxing championship, [[Italy]]. |
He was successful as a teenager at international tournaments with a 2003 1st place win in the Balaton Tournament in [[Hungary]], a 3rd place in Green Hill Cup, [[Pakistan]] and a 1st place in European Students Boxing championship, [[Italy]]. |
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Yalçınkaya qualified for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] by ending up in second place at the [[4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Baku, Azerbaijan]]. He competed at light-flyweight in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] and won a silver medal for Turkey on August 29, 2004, by beating [[Alfonso Pinto]] and reigning |
Yalçınkaya qualified for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] by ending up in second place at the [[4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Baku, Azerbaijan]]. He competed at light-flyweight in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] and won a silver medal for Turkey on August 29, 2004, by beating Italy's [[Alfonso Pinto]] and reigning world champion [[Sergey Kazakov]] of Russia. At age 17, he was the youngest medal-winning sportsman in Turkish Olympics history. |
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* Defeated [[Jolly Katongole]] (Uganda) 22-7 |
* Defeated [[Jolly Katongole]] (Uganda) 22-7 |
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* Defeated [[Jeyhun Abiyev]] (Azerbaijan) 23-20 |
* Defeated [[Jeyhun Abiyev]] (Azerbaijan) 23-20 |
Revision as of 22:21, 31 December 2023
Personal information | |
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Full name | Atagün Yalçınkaya |
Nationality | |
Born | Altındağ, Ankara | December 14, 1986
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Flyweight |
Club | Fenerbahçe Boxing |
Atagün Yalçınkaya (born December 14, 1986) is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight (54 kg) division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.
Amateur
Yalçınkaya started boxing from a young age and won six titles in the schoolboy and cadet categories in Turkey.
He was successful as a teenager at international tournaments with a 2003 1st place win in the Balaton Tournament in Hungary, a 3rd place in Green Hill Cup, Pakistan and a 1st place in European Students Boxing championship, Italy.
Yalçınkaya qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. He competed at light-flyweight in Athens, Greece and won a silver medal for Turkey on August 29, 2004, by beating Italy's Alfonso Pinto and reigning world champion Sergey Kazakov of Russia. At age 17, he was the youngest medal-winning sportsman in Turkish Olympics history.
- Defeated Jolly Katongole (Uganda) 22-7
- Defeated Jeyhun Abiyev (Azerbaijan) 23-20
- Defeated Alfonso Pinto (Italy) 33-24
- Defeated Sergey Kazakov (Russia) 26-20
- Lost to Yan Bartelemí Varela (Cuba) 16-21
He went up to flyweight (51 kg) afterwards and won the Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain at the 2005 world championships (Mianyang, China) he defeated Andrzej Rzany (Poland) 20-13 but lost to Georgy Balakshin (Russia) 15-36.
At the European Championships 2006 he lost early to Englishman Stuart Langley.
Later he competed at bantamweight [1].
Yalçınkaya, 1.65 m tall, is a member of Fenerbahçe SK[1] and is coached by Enver Yilmaz.
Pro
In 2008 he signed a contract with German-based Ahmed Öner and turned pro in March 2008.
References
External links
- Atagün Yalçınkaya at BoxRec (registration required)
- Atagün Yalçınkaya at Olympedia
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ankara
- Fenerbahçe boxers
- Olympic boxers for Turkey
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Turkey
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Bantamweight boxers
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Turkish male boxers
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
- 21st-century Turkish people
- Turkish boxing biography stubs
- Turkish Olympic medalist stubs