Tuncay Çalışkan (born 9 August 1977 in Söke, Aydın, Turkey) is a Turkish-born Austrian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He captured a bronze medal in the 72-kg division at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and attained top seven finishes in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), representing his naturalized nation Austria.[2] Caliskan is also a full-fledged member of Baden Taekwondo Club (German: TKD Verein Baden) and Austrian taekwondo squad, under head coach and master Mustafa Atalar.[3][4]
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| Full name | Tuncay Çalışkan | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1977 Söke, Aydın, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | TKD Verein Baden | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mustafa Atalar | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caliskan made his official debut, as part of his naturalized Austrian squad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's featherweight class (68 kg). He crashed out in the opening match 3–7 to South Korean fighter and eventual silver medalist Sin Joon-sik, but mounted his strength to edge past Russia's Aslander Dzitiev (0–6) and then scored a 4–4 victory over Germany's Aziz Acharki upon the referees' decision in the repechage rounds.[5] Caliskan secured his place for a chance of an Olympic bronze medal, but narrowly missed out in a tough 2–4 defeat to Iran's Hadi Saei, relegating him to fourth.[6][7]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Caliskan qualified for his second Austrian squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg), by placing second behind Azerbaijan's Niyamaddin Pashayev and granting a berth from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[8][9] In his opening match, Caliskan trailed behind Central African Republic's Bertrand Gbongou Liango 1–4 in the third round, until he knocked his opponent unconscious with a roundhouse kick and dropped him face-down to the mat. Following Caliskan's unprecedented victory, Liango was sent to a nearby hospital and diagnosed with concussion.[10][11] In the quarterfinal match, Caliskan produced a pattern of aggressive attacks against Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung on the final round, but his opponent responded to seal a 10–8 victory over him at the very end.[12] With Huang moving forward into the final, Caliskan fell short of his Olympic medal chance in a 4–8 defeat to Egypt's Tamer Hussein in the repechage.[13][14]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tuncay Çalışkan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Weigl, Marcel (12 August 2004). "Olympia wartet nicht" [Olympics is fast approaching] (in German). Wiener Zeitung. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Durch K.o. des Gegners gebremst" [Slowed down by the enemy with a knockout] (in German). Vorarlberg Nachrichten. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Eine Olympiamedaille soll Gold bei der EM folgen" [An Olympic medal is to follow gold at the European Championships] (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Safe passage for favourites". Oneindia.in. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 47–51. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Back kick connects late for a key point". ESPN. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Im Doppelpack nach Athen" [In a double to Athens] (in German). Der Standard. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Abdallah takes silver; African taekwondo athlete knocked out". USA Today. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Fighter felled by kick to head taken to hospital". The Independent. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (28 August 2004). "Team Taiwan takes silver in taekwondo". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Caliskan endgültig out" [Taekwondo: Caliskan is finally out] (in German). Der Standard. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External links edit
- Tuncay Çalışkan at TaekwondoData.com
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