Duygu Çete (born April 19, 1989, in

Gümüşhane Gümüşhane () is a city and the capital district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The city lies along the Harşit River, at an elevation of , about southwest of Trabzon. According to the 2010 census, population of Gü ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish female

visually impaired Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

( disability class B3) competing in the -57 kg division. She won the bronze medal at the

2012 Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Game ...

Career history

She represented her country at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

without advancing to the finals. In 2008, Duygu Çete took a bronze medal at the European Championship in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and another bronze medal at the International Tournament in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The next year, she won the silver medal at the International Tournament in Germany. At the World Championship held 2010 in

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

, Turkey, she ranked third and her team became silver medalist at the World Championships in Antalya the same year. Çete won a silver medal at the European Championship in London in 2011.

Achievements

References

1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Gümüşhane Turkish female judoka Paralympic judoka for Turkey Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK sportspeople Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in judo 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish blind people {{Turkey-judo-bio-stub