Çiğdem Dede
Turkish Paralympic powerlifter
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Çiğdem Dede (born 27 February 1980, in Gaziantep, Turkey) is a Turkish 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]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1980 Gaziantep, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 44 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara Guven Spor | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Emrah Arslan | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 106.0 kg (2012) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[4] At the 2011 Fazaa International Powerlifting Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she took the gold medal lifting 100.0 kg.[2][5][6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Turkey | |||||
| 2011 | Fazaa International Powerlifting Tournament | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | −44 kg | 100 kg |
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | −44 kg | 100 kg |
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