Cahide Eke
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| Born | 25 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Karaman, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | J2 | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | −48 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Karaman GSK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 123028 | ||||||||||||||
| 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.[1]
Sport career
[edit]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.[2] She was then admitted to the national team.
She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK,[3][4] and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles.[2]
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.[5][6] In December, Eke made history as the first blind Turkish judoka to face sighted opponents in a local competition in 2018.[7][8]
On May 13, 2019, she participated in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, and placed 7th.[9] In September of the same year, she achieved 5th place in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent.[10]
In July 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place.[2][11]
In 2022, Eke competed in the -48 kg event at the IBSA World Championships in Baku, finishing in 5th place.[12] 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.[13] In 2023, she also participated in the -48 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku, and placed 5th.[14]
In February 2024, she won the bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg.[2][15] For the Paralympics, she exercized at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu.[2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event.[1][16]
Personal life
[edit]Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000.[16] She lives in Karaman, Turkey.[8]
She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tiryaki, Erkan (5 September 2024). "Milli sporcu Cahide Eke'den para judoda bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f 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).
- ^ "Cahide Eke" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Bakanlığı, T. C. Gençlik ve Spor. "KARAMAN GENÇLİK VE SPOR İL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ". karaman.gsb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo World Cup Atyrau 2018 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo World Cup Antalya 2018 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Blind judo player takes on sighted rivals". Daily Sabah. 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Görme Engelli Judocu Cahide Eke'den Bir İlk". Karaman Gündem (in Turkish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku 2019 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo Grand Prix Tashkent 2019 - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo European Championships - Results" (PDF). IBSA. 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "IBSA Judo World Championships Baku 2022 - Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "IBSA World Games and IBSA Judo World Championships - Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "2023 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Heidelberg Event Report" (PDF). IBSA. 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Eke Cahide". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
External links
[edit]- Cahide Eke at JudoInside.com
