Rabia Cirit
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1998 Malatya, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Short stature |
| Disability class | F41 |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
Medal record | |
Rabia Cirit (born 16 April 1998) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the F41 disability class of shot put and discus throw events.[1]
Private life[edit]
Rabia Cirit was born in Malatya, Turkey on 16 April 1998.[1][2]
Sport career[edit]
Cirit began her sport career at Samsun Canik Belediyespor in 2016. In 2017, she was admitted to the Turkey national team.[2]
She captured two gold medals, in the shot put F41 and discus throw F41 events, at the 2018 IPC World Para-Athletics Grand Prix Italian Open in Rieti.[3] She won the silver medal in the shot put F41 event at the third leg of the 2021 World Para-Athletics Grand Prix held in Jesolo, Italy. She broke the European record with 8.14 m (26.7 ft) set on 17 April 2021, which belonged to Ana Gradecak from Croatia.[4][5] At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, she took the bronze medal in the shot put F41 event .[6] She won the silver medal in the shot put F41 event of the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cirit, Rabia". World Paralympic Athletics European Championships Berlin 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Rabia Cirit" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Milli Atletlerimiz İtalya ve İsviçre'den 20 Madalya ile Dönüyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's Shot Put F41 Final Results" (PDF). PWorld aralympic Athletics European Championships Bydgoszcz 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Rabia Cirit, Ana Gradecak'a ait Avrupa rekorunu kırdı!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 Para Atletizm Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 4 madalya daha". Fanatik (in Turkish). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Para milli atletlerden 4 madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.