Emine Göğebakan

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