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]

Rabia Cirit
Personal information
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)
Malatya, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityShort stature
Disability classF41
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Turkey
World Para Athletics European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F41
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Shot put F41

Private life

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Rabia Cirit was born in Malatya, Turkey on 16 April 1998.[1][2]

Sport career

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Cirit, Rabia". World Paralympic Athletics European Championships Berlin 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rabia Cirit" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Milli Atletlerimiz İtalya ve İsviçre'den 20 Madalya ile Dönüyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Shot Put F41 Final Results" (PDF). World Paralympic Athletics European Championships Bydgoszcz 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Rabia Cirit, Ana Gradecak'a ait Avrupa rekorunu kırdı!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 Para Atletizm Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 4 madalya daha". Fanatik (in Turkish). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Para milli atletlerden 4 madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.