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Turkish Paralympic judoka (born 2000)

Cahide Eke
Personal information
Born (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)
Home townKaraman, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Turkey
SportPara Judo
Disability classJ2
Weight class−48 kg
ClubKaraman GSK
Medal record
Women's para judo
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris −48 kg J2
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 7 October 2024

Cahide Eke (born 25 January 2000) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +48 kg division. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.

Sport career

Eke started performing para judo at the age of 15 when she met a judo coach during the opening ceremony of her high school. After two-month training, she took part at the Turkish Championships, and became winner. She was then admitted to the national team.

She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK, and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles.

In April 2018, she competed in the -48 kg division at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, and in September, at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She secured 5th place in both tournaments. In December, Eke made history as the first blind Turkish judoka to face sighted opponents in a local competition in 2018.

On May 13, 2019, she participated in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, and placed 7th. In September of the same year, she achieved 5th place in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent.

In July 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place.

In 2022, Eke competed in the -48 kg event at the IBSA World Championships in Baku, finishing in 5th place. The following year, she took part in the same event at the IBSA World Championships in Birmingham, England, where she achieved 5th place once again. In 2023, she also participated in the -48 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku, and placed 5th.

In February 2024, she won the bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg. For the Paralympics, she exercized at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event.

Personal life

Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000. She lives in Karaman, Turkey.

She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism.

References

  1. ^ Tiryaki, Erkan (5 September 2024). "Milli sporcu Cahide Eke'den para judoda bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kahyaoglu, Bilal (16 March 2024). "Görme engelli albino hastası milli judocu Cahide'nin hedefi olimpiyat madalyası" [Visually impaired albino national judoka Cahide's goal is an Olympic medal]. Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish).
  3. "Cahide Eke" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. Bakanlığı, T. C. Gençlik ve Spor. "KARAMAN GENÇLİK VE SPOR İL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ". karaman.gsb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. "IBSA Judo World Cup Atyrau 2018 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. "IBSA Judo World Cup Antalya 2018 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. "Blind judo player takes on sighted rivals". Daily Sabah. 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Görme Engelli Judocu Cahide Eke'den Bir İlk". Karaman Gündem (in Turkish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. "IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku 2019 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. "IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tashkent 2019 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. "IBSA Judo European Championships - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. "IBSA Judo World Championships Baku 2022 - Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. "IBSA World Games and IBSA Judo World Championships - Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  14. "2023 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  15. "2024 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Heidelberg Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Eke Cahide". Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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