Çiğdem Dede

{{short description|Turkish Paralympic powerlifter}}

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| name = Çiğdem Dede

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| nationality = Turkish

| residence = Gaziantep, Turkey

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|02|27}}

| birth_place = Gaziantep, Turkey

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| weight = {{convert|43|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2012)

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| sport = Powerlifting

| event = 44 kg

| club = Ankara Guven Spor

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| coach = Emrah Arslan

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| paralympics = 2012

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| pb = 106.0 kg (2012)

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{{MedalSport | Women's powerlifting}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2012 London | −44 kg}}

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Çiğdem Dede (born 27 February 1980, in Gaziantep, Turkey) is a Turkish powerlifter competing in the −44 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics. She is a dwarf athlete of Ankara Guven Spor, where she is coached by Mustafa Doğan.{{cite web |url=http://gsb.gov.tr/paralimpik/site/sporcular.asp?id=8 |title=Paralimpik/Halter-Çiğdem Dede |publisher=GSB |language=Turkish |accessdate=1 September 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bplondon2012.com/supporting_athletes/supporting_turkish_athletes/cigdem_dede/ |title=Çiğdem Dede |publisher=BP Londorn 2012 |accessdate=1 September 2012}}

She became paralyzed at the age of six due to wrong injection given to her leg.{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/21328615.asp |title=Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı |newspaper=Hürriyet |language=Turkish |author=Özdil, Yılmaz |date=29 August 2012 |accessdate=6 September 2012}}