Tevfik Burak Babaoğlu

Tevfik Burak Babaoğlu (born 11 May 1993) is a Turkish foil fencer.

Tevfik Burak Babaoğlu
Personal information
Full nameTevfik Burak Babaoğlu
BornTevfik Burak
(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31)
Istanbul, Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
National coachDamir Sayfutdinov
ClubHASAL Spor Klübü
Head coachDamir Sayfutdinov
Former coachConstantin Manta
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

He started fencing at the age of 11. He represented Turkey as a cadet, junior and senior fencer since the age of 15. In 2008, he was the winner of Marathon Fleuret 2008 in Paris. As a cadet fencer, he won two European Cadet Circuit Competitions in Halle and Bratislava. He completed 1st the European Cadet Men's Foil Ranking at the end of the season 2010. He finished fourth at the cadet event of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and reached the quarter-finals at the 2013 Junior World Championships in Poreč (6th) and at the 2014 U23 European Championships in Tbilisi (7th). In the senior category, he qualified for the final table of 64 of the World Championships in 2009, 2010, and 2013.

References

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  • Profile at the European Fencing Confederation