Atagun Yalcinkaya
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Atagün Yalçınkaya (born December 14, 1986) is a Turkish boxer in the light flyweight (48 kg) category.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and, won silver medal for Turkey on August 29, 2004. With his age of 17, he was the youngest medal-wining sportsman in the Turkish Olympics history.
Yalçınkaya, 1.65 m tall, is a member of Fenerbahçe SK and is coached by Enver Yilmaz.
Achievements
- 2003 - 1st place in Balaton Tournament in Hungary
- 2003 - European champion in Lithuania
- 2003 - 3rd place in Green Hill Cup, Pakistan
- 2003 - 1st place in European Students Boxing championship, Italy
- 2004 - 2nd place in Olympics qualifications in Azerbaijan
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