Rabia Cirit
Turkish Paralympic athlete
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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]
| 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 | |
Private life
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]