Çiğdem Dede
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||
| Born |
February 27, 1980 Gaziantep, Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Gaziantep, Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country |
 Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 44 kg | ||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara Guven Spor | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Emrah Arslan | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Paralympic finals | 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 106.0 kg (2012) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Çiğdem Dede (born February 27, 1980 in Gaziantep, Turkey) is a Turkish female powerlifter competing in the −44 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics. She is a dwarf athlete of Ankara Guven Spor, where she is coached by Mustafa Doğan.[1][2]
She became paralyzed at the age of six due to wrong injection given to her leg.[3]
Career history
Çiğdem Dede is high school graduate.[1] She began powerlifting by chance, encouraged by a weightlifting coach in 2009, and then received the support of her family. That year, Dede ranked fourth at the IPC World Championship. She became national champion in 2010 and 2011. At the 2011 Fazaa International Powerlifting Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she took the gold medal lifting 100.0 kg.[2][4][5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | Fazaa International Powerlifting Tournament | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | −44 kg | 100kg |
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | −44 kg | 100kg |
References
- 1 2 "Paralimpik/Halter-Çiğdem Dede" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- 1 2 "Çiğdem Dede". BP Londorn 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ Özdil, Yılmaz (2012-08-29). "Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "Engelli halterciler, Dubai'den madalyalarla döndü". Zaman Spor (in Turkish). 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ "IPC Powerlifting Rankings Official World Rankings 2012 Period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 Women's Up to 44.00kg". Paralympics. Retrieved 2012-09-01.