Metin Şahin

Metin Şahin

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) (age 48) Konya, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	Middleweight, welterweight
Medal record World Championships Bronze 1991 Athems Middleweight Silver 1985 Seoul Welterweight European Championships Gold 1990 Aarhus Middleweight Silver 1988 Ankara Middleweight Gold 1986 Seefeld Middleweight Silver 1984 Stuttgart Welterweight

Metin Şahin (born January 10, 1963 in Konya, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish former taekwondo practitioner, who serves as the president of the Turkey Taekwondo Federation since 2003.^[1]

Early life and academic career

He was born im Konya, where he completed his primary and secondary education. Metin Şahin graduated in 1987 from the School of Physical Education and Sports of the Gazi University in Ankara. In 1988, he was appointed instructor for physical education and sports at the Selçuk University in his hometown. During his service at the university, he initiated the establishment of Taekwondo training at sports schools of many Turkish universities, and so contributed to widespread of this sports branch. He achieved a master's degree in 1992. In 2002, Şahin received a Ph.D. degree with a thesis on Taekwondo training from the Selçuk University. Since 2003, Şahin is assistant professor at the same university. He is author of a number of scientific publications and books on Taekwondo training. ^[2][3]

Sports

He began with Taekwondo in 1975. In 1982, Şahin became Turkish champion, and was selected to the national team the next year. He served several years as the captain of the national team. Between 1984 and 1994, he competed at world and European championships, and represented Turkey at two Pre Olympic Games. In 1995, 1986 and 1991 he was honored "Sportsperson of the Year" by the Turkish media.^[2][3]

Şahin was elected in November 2003 president of the Turkey Taekwondo Federation. In August 2004, he became a board member of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). The next year, he was re-elected to the board, and was appointed chairman of the youth commission of the WTF. In October 2007, he was elected to the board of European Taekwondo Union (ETU), where he presides the Balkan countries commission.^[2]

Achievements

1984

• 5th European Taekwondo Championships in Stuttgart, Germany - 2 Silver^[1]
• Antalya Tournament in Turkey - 1 Gold^[2]
• Austria-Turkey Biletaral Tournament in Austria - 1 Gold^[2]
• Belgium Open Tournament - 1 Gold^[2]

1985

• 1st Mediterranean Cup in Yugoslavia- 1 Gold^[2]
• 7th World Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Seoul, South Korea - 2 Silver^[1]
• Helsinki Open Tournament in Finland - 3 Bronze^[2]
• Cyprus Tournament - 1 Gold^[2]

1986

• 1st ETU Presidentship Tournament in Izmir, Turkey - 1 Gold^[2]
• European Taekwondo Championships in Seefeld, Austria - 1 Gold^[1]
• Belgium Open Tournament - 1 Gold^[2]

1987

• Belgium Open Tournament - 1 Gold^[2]

1988

• 7th European Taekwondo Championships in Ankara, Turkey - 2 Silver^[1]
• Pre Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea - 3 Bronze^[1]

1990

• Centenary Friendship Tournament in Japan - 1 Gold^[2]
• 8th European Taekwondo Championships in Aarhus, Denmark - 1 Gold^[1]

1991

• 10th World Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Athens, Greece - 3 Bronze^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Sahin, Metin-Results". Taekwondo Data. http://www.taekwondodata.com/metin-sahin.a4oj.html#top. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} "Metin Şahin (1963-...)" (in Turkish). Kim Kimdir. http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=4933. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Başkanımızla Yapılan Bir Röportaj-Metin Şahin kimdir?" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. http://www.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/default.asp?SayfaID=98. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 

Persondata
Name	Sahin, Metin
Alternative names
Short description	Taekwondo
Date of birth	January 10, 1963
Place of birth	Konya, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death