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Mesme Taşbağ
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1981-09-07) September 7, 1981 (age 43)
Iğdır, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Event+70 kg
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Judo
Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +70 kg
IBSA World Championships and Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Seoul +70 kg
IBSA European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Odivelas +70 kg

Mesme Taşbağ (born September 7, 1981) is a Turkish female visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the heavyweight (+70 kg) division.[1][2] She is a physician from profession.[3]

Early life

Mesme Taşbağ was born in Iğdır, Turkey on July 9, 1981. She was educated in medicine at Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun graduating in 2008.[3] She served five years long in her hometown in Iğdır. Currently, she works as a physician in the emergency service of the Yunus Emre Hospital in Eskişehir.[4][5]

Sporting career

Taşbağ began in Iğdır with performing judo as she wanted to stay in shape. During this time, she developed keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye leading to 40% loss of her visual acuity.[5]

At the 2015 IBSA World Championships and Games in Seoul, South Korea, she took a bronze medal in the +70 kg event.[6] She won the gold medal in the heavyweight (+70 kg) event at the 2015 IBSA European Judo Championships in Odivelas, Portugal.[7] She obtained so a quota spot for the Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3][5]

Taşbağ won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Mesme Tasbag". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. ^ "Mesme Tasbag – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Mesme Taşbağ kimdir?". Anadolu (in Turkish). 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. ^ Uçak, Soner (2014-11-30). "Dr. Mesme Taşbağ lütfen mindere". Son Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  5. ^ a b c "Kilo vermek için başladı, Rio'da şampiyonluğu hedefliyor". Ak Haber (in Turkish). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  6. ^ "IBSA World Games Seoul – Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  7. ^ "Mesme Tasbag – Judo Results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  8. ^ "Rio'da 4. madalyamız Mesne Taşbağ'dan". Sabah (in Turkish). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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