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.
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.
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.
She took the bronze medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tournament record + Year Event Location G-Rank Place2022European Championships Manchester G-4 2nd Spanish Open La Nucia G-1 1stWT Presidents Cup - Europe Durrës G-1 1st2021Turkish Open Istanbul G-1 1stMontenegro Open Podgorica G-1 1stWT Presidents Cup - Europe Istanbul G-1 2ndBosnia Herzegovina Open Sarajevo G-1 3rdMulti European Games Sofia G-1 3rd2020Turkish Open IstanbulG-1 2nd 2019Turkish Open Antalya G-1 3rd 2018World Junior Championships Hammamet G-12 2nd European U-21 Championships Istanbul G-4 3rd Turkish Open Istanbul G-1 1st European Clubs Championships Istanbul G-1 1st Multi European Games Plovdiv G-1 3rd Dutch Open Eindhoven G-1 2nd 2017European Youth Championships LarnacaG-4 1st2016Turkish Open Antalya G-1 3rd 2014World Cadets Championships Baku G-12 3rd
References
External links Emine Göğebakan profile at Turkish National Olympic Committee Emine Göğebakan profile at TaekwondoData Athlete details – Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Official