Emine Göğebakan

Emine Göğebakan
Personal information
Born (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001
Çanakkale, Turkey
Alma materAnadolu University
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Wuxi 46 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 46 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Riyadh 46 kg
European U21 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Warsaw 46 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hammamet 42 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Larnaca 42 kg

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
2022 European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 2nd  
Spanish Open Spain La Nucia G-1 1st
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Albania Durrës G-1 1st
2021 Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st
Montenegro Open Montenegro Podgorica G-1 1st
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Turkey Istanbul G-1 2nd
Bosnia Herzegovina Open Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo G-1 3rd
Multi European Games Bulgaria Sofia G-1 3rd
2020 Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 2nd 
2019 Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd 
2018 World Junior Championships Tunisia Hammamet G-12 2nd 
European U-21 Championships Turkey Istanbul G-4 3rd 
Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st 
Multi European Games Bulgaria Plovdiv G-1 3rd 
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 2nd 
2017 European Youth Championships Cyprus Larnaca G-4 1st
2016 Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd 
2014 World Cadets Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-12 3rd

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData".
  2. ^ "Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Milli tekvandocu Emine Göğebakan, dünya şampiyonu [National taekwondo athlete Emine Göğebakan becomes world champion]". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  5. ^ "6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.