Mesme Taşbağ

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 by profession.[3]

Mesme Taşbağ

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	September 7, 1981 Iğdır, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	+70 kg
Medal record Representing  Turkey Women's Judo Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro +70 kg IBSA World Championships and Games 2015 Seoul +70 kg IBSA European Championships 2015 Odivelas +70 kg

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 was the flag bearer at the parade of nations of Rio de Janeiro 2016.[8] She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[9]

References

1. "Mesme Tasbag". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
2. "Mesme Tasbag – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
3. "Mesme Taşbağ kimdir?". Anadolu (in Turkish). 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
4. Uçak, Soner (2014-11-30). "Dr. Mesme Taşbağ lütfen mindere". Son Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
5. "Kilo vermek için başladı, Rio'da şampiyonluğu hedefliyor". Ak Haber (in Turkish). 2016-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
6. "IBSA World Games Seoul – Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
7. "Mesme Tasbag – Judo Results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
8. "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
9. "Rio'da 4. madalyamız Mesne Taşbağ'dan". Sabah (in Turkish). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-11.