Turkish judoka (born 1999)
Tuğçe Beder (born 15 November 1999) is a Turkish female judoka competing in the –48 kg division.[1][2] She is qualified for participation at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
Career
Beder started performin judo during her middle school years in 2012 as a hobby. She then continued professionally with the encouragement of her teachers. She won several titles at domestic and international competitions.[3] She is a member of Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in the Dan 2 of black belt rank.[2]
2015
Beder won her first international medal, a bronze medal, at the 2015 World Judo Cadets Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][3]
2016
She ranked first in the world list for the Girls' Cadet -48 kg category.[1]
2018
Bederreceived the silver medal in the -48 kg division at the 2018 European Junior Judo Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria after she could not complete the competition due to her shoulder injury in the final.[4]
2019
She participated in the featherweight (-52 kg) division at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[5]
At the 2019 European U23 Judo Championships in Izhevsk, Russia, she won the bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) division.[6]
2020
She took the bronze medal at the 2020 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv in Israel.[7]
2022
At the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia, she received the bronze medal.[8]
She claimed the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[9]
She placed fifth at the 2022 World Judo Championships – Women's 48 kg in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1]
At the 2022 European Universities Games in Łódź, Poland, she took the silver medal after losing to her countrywoman Sıla Ersin in the final.[10]
2023
Beder became bronze medalist at the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent in Uzbekistan,[3] and at the 2023 Judo Oceania Open Perth in Australia.[11]
At the 2023 European Judo Championships in Montpellier, France, she failed to advance from the first round.[12]
2024
She took the bronze medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent in Uzbekistan,[13] the silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe in Tajikistan,[14] and the bronze medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in Kazakhstan.[15]
She lost the repechage match for the bronze medal at the 2024 European Judo Championships in
Zagreb, Croatia.[16]
She competed at the 2024 World Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She lost the repechage match for the bronze medal. Her fifth place in the -48 kg division was sufficient for her qualification to represent her country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.[1][17][18]
Personal life
Tuğçe Beder was born in İzmit, Turkey on 5 November 1999.[1] After finishing her high school, she studied sports coaching at the School of Physical Education and Sports at Kastamonu University.[3]
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