Mihriban Kaya
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 10 March 1996 Gümüşhane, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | F20 |
Event | Shot put |
Mihriban Kaya (born 10 March 1996), also known as Mihriban Korkmaz, is a Turkish female Paralympian athlete with an intellectual disability competing in the F20 disability class of shot put event.[1]
Mihriban Kaya was born in northeastern city of Gümüşhane in Turkey on 10 March 1996.[2]
Kaya captured the gold medal in the women's pentathlon event at the 2016 INAS Athletics Indoor Championships held in Ancona, Italy.[3]
She competed in the shot put F20 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, and obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after throwing 11.32 meters, a personal best distance of her.[4][5][6]