Turkish Paralympic judoka (born 2000)
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
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
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]
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