Rabia Cirit

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
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 place2021 BydgoszczShot put F41
Bronze medal – third place2018 BerlinShot put F41

Private life

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

Sport career

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
  1. "Cirit, Rabia". World Paralympic Athletics European Championships Berlin 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "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). PWorld aralympic 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.
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