Mesme Taşbağ
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 7, 1981 Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mesme Taşbağ (born September 7, 1981) is a Turkish female visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the heavyweight (+70 kg) division.[1][2] She is a physician from profession.[3]
Early life
Mesme Taşbağ was born in Iğdır, Turkey on July 9, 1981. She was educated in medicine at Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun graduating in 2008.[3] She served five years long in her hometown in Iğdır. Currently, she works as a physician in the emergency service of the Yunus Emre Hospital in Eskişehir.[4][5]
Sporting career
Taşbağ began in Iğdır with performing judo as she wanted to stay in shape. During this time, she developed keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye leading to 40% loss of her visual acuity.[5]
At the 2015 IBSA World Championships and Games in Seoul, South Korea, she took a bronze medal in the +70 kg event.[6] She won the gold medal in the heavyweight (+70 kg) event at the 2015 IBSA European Judo Championships in Odivelas, Portugal.[7] She obtained so a quota spot for the Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3][5]
Taşbağ won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8]
References
- ↑ "Mesme Tasbag". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "Mesme Tasbag – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- 1 2 3 "Mesme Taşbağ kimdir?". Anadolu (in Turkish). 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ↑ Uçak, Soner (2014-11-30). "Dr. Mesme Taşbağ lütfen mindere". Son Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- 1 2 3 "Kilo vermek için başladı, Rio'da şampiyonluğu hedefliyor". Ak Haber (in Turkish). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ↑ "IBSA World Games Seoul – Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ↑ "Mesme Tasbag – Judo Results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ↑ "Rio'da 4. madalyamız Mesne Taşbağ'dan". Sabah (in Turkish). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-11.