| Birth Date: | 25 January 2000 |
| Hometown: | Karaman, Turkey |
| Sport: | Para Judo |
| Disability Class: | J2 |
| Weight Class: | −48 kg |
| Club: | Karaman GSK |
| Updated: | 7 October 2024 |
Cahide Eke (born 25 January 2000) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +48 kg division. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.
Eke started performing para judo at the age of 15 when she met a judo coach during the opening ceremony of her high school. After two-month training, she took part at the Turkish Championships, and became winner.[1] She was then admitted to the national team.
She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK,[2] and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles.
In April 2018, she competed in the -48 kg division at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, and in September, at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She secured 5th place in both tournaments.[3] [4] In December, Eke made history as the first blind Turkish judoka to face sighted opponents in a local competition in 2018.
On May 13, 2019, she participated in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, and placed 7th.[5] In September of the same year, she achieved 5th place in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent.[6]
In July 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place.
In 2022, Eke competed in the -48 kg event at the IBSA World Championships in Baku, finishing in 5th place.[7] The following year, she took part in the same event at the IBSA World Championships in Birmingham, England, where she achieved 5th place once again.[8] In 2023, she also participated in the -48 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku, and placed 5th.[9]
In February 2024, she won the bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg.[10] For the Paralympics, she exercized at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event.
Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000. She lives in Karaman, Turkey.
She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism.[1]