Tuğçe Beder (born 15 November 1999) is a Turkish female judoka competing in the 48 kg division.[1][2] She participated at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.[3]

Tuğçe Beder
Beder in 2022
Personal information
Born (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 26)
Kocaeli, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
48 kg
     Black belt
Achievements and titles
R32 (2024)
5th (2024)
5th (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Turkey
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2026 Tbilisi48 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Dushanbe48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tashkent48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Tashkent48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Astana48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Ulaanbaatar48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2026 Qingdao48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tel Aviv48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Zagreb48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Perth48 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Izhevsk48 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Sofia48 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Sarajevo48 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya48 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaWomen's team
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF20932
JudoInside.com33192
Updated on 26 June 2026

Career

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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.[4] She is a member of Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in the Dan 2 of black belt rank.[2]

2015

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Beder won her first international medal, a bronze medal, at the 2015 World Judo Cadets Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][4]

2016

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She ranked first in the world list for the Girls' Cadet -48 kg category.[1]

2018

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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.[5]

2019

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She participated in the featherweight (-52 kg) division at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[6]

At the 2019 European U23 Judo Championships in Izhevsk, Russia, she won the bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) division.[7]

2020

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She took the bronze medal at the 2020 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv in Israel.[8]

2022

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At the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia, she received the bronze medal.[9]

She claimed the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[10]

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.[11]

2023

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Beder became bronze medalist at the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent in Uzbekistan,[4] and at the 2023 Judo Oceania Open Perth in Australia.[12]

At the 2023 European Judo Championships in Montpellier, France, she failed to advance from the first round.[13]

2024

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She took the bronze medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent in Uzbekistan,[14] the silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe in Tajikistan,[15] and the bronze medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in Kazakhstan.[16]

She lost the repechage match for the bronze medal at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[17]

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][18][19]

Personal life

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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.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tugce Beder". Judo Inside. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Tuğçe Beder" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. "BEDER Tugce". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Acar, Ayşnur (4 August 2023). "Kastamonu Üniversitesi BESYO mezunu Beder, Paris Olimpiyatlar'na katılmak istiyor". Kastamonu İstiklal (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. "Judoda 1 gümüş, 3 bronz madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. "30. Dünya Üniversiteler Yaz Spor Oyunları Napoli'de başladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. "Tuğ.e Beder bronz madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. "Milli judocular Tel Aviv Grand Prix'sine 2 madalyayla başladı". İndependent Türkçe (in Turkish). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. "Tuğçe Beder'den bronz madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. "Milli judocu Tuğçe Beder 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda altın madalya kazandı". Türkiye (in Turkish). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. "Lodz'da, Üniversiteli judokalarımız esti..." (in Turkish). Kastamonu Üniversitesi Spor Bilimşeri. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  12. "Milli judocu Tuğçe Beder'den Avustralya'da bronz madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  13. "Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda İsrailli rakibinin elini sıkmayı reddetti". 12punto (in Turkish). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. "Tuğçe Beder'den Taşkent Grand Slam'da Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. "Milli judocu Tuğçe Beder, Tacikistan'da gümüş madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. "nd Slam'da bronz madalya kazandı". Dünya (in Turkish). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  17. "Avrupa Judo Şampiyonası'nda milli sporculardan 2 madalya". SporX (in Turkish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  18. "Bakan Bak'tan Paris 2024 Kotası Alan Milli Judoculara Tebrik". Habertürk (in Turkish). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  19. "Tuğçe Beder Dünya 5.si oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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