Ecem Taşın
Turkish para judoka (born 1991)
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Ecem Çavdar Taşın (born 20 January 1991) is a Turkish female visually impaired judoka (disability class B2) competing in the −48 kg division.[1][2] She won the bronze medal at the 2016 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Ecem Çavdar Taşın | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| −48 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edirne Judo Olimpik Spor Kulübü | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 99804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport career
Taşın studied sport management at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey.[3] She started her sports career with athletics. After losing her eyesight at the age of 18, she stopped practicing athletics and later began to engage in judo.[4] She is a member of the Edirne Judo Olimpik Spor Kulübü and she is coached by Şengül Demiral.[2]
2010's
In 2011, she participated at the IBSA World Games held in Antalya, Turkey and finished in 7th place.[5] Taşın captured a bronze medal at the 2013 IBSA European Judo Championships held in Eger, Hungary.[6]
She competed at the 2014 IBSA World Championships in Colorado Springs, USA and took 7th place.[7]
In February 2015, Taşın competed at the IBSA World Cup held in Eger, Hungary and took 7th place.[8] In May, she competed at the IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea and took 5th place.[9] In October, she took a bronze medal in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) event at the 2015 IBSA European Judo Championships in Odivelas, Portugal, and so obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the Paralympics, she won a bronze medal.[10]
In January 2017, she competed at the IBSA World Cup in Tashkent and secured the bronze medal.[11] In August of the same year, she won the silver medal at the IBSA European Championships held in Walsall, England.[12]
In 2018, Taşın secured 3rd place at the IBSA World Cup held in Antalya in April[13] and again at the same event held in Atyrau in September.[14] In November of the same year, she took 5th place at the IBSA World Championships in Odivelas, Portugal.[15]
At the 2019 IBSA European Judo Championships in Genoa, Italy, she became bronze medalist.[16][17] In May 2019, she competed at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku and took the 5th place.[18] In 2021, she competed at the same event and won the gold medal.[19]
2020's
Taşın participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and she finished in the 7th place.[20] In the Paralympics, she got injured, tearing her cruciate ligaments.[4]
In 2022, she took the silver medal at the IBSA Judo World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.[21][22]
In January 2023, Taşın won the silver medal at the IBSA Grand Prix in Almada, Portugal.[23] In August, she won the silver medal at the European Para Championships held in Rotterdam, Netherlands and another silver medal at the IBSA World Championships held in Birmingham, England.[24]
She competed in the J1 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France and secured the bronze medal.[25]
