Tuğçe Beder

Tuğçe Beder (born 15 November 1999) is a Turkish female judoka competing in the -48 kg division. She is qualified for participation at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.

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

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

2016
She ranked first in the world list for the Girls' Cadet -48 kg category.

2018
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.

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

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

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

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

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

She placed fifth at the 2022 World Judo Championships – Women's 48 kg in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

At the 2022 European Universities Games in Łódź, Poland, she took the silver medal after losing to her countrywoman Sıla Ersin in the final.

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

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

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

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

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.

Personal life
Tuğçe Beder was born in İzmit, Turkey on 5 November 1999. After finishing her high school, she studied sports coaching at the School of Physical Education and Sports at Kastamonu University.