Rabia Cirit (born 16 April 1998) is a

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female para-athlete competing in the F41 disability class of

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and discus throw events.

Private life

Rabia Cirit was born in Malatya, Turkey on 16 April 1998.

Sport career

Cirit began her sport career at Samsun Canik Belediyespor in 2016. In 2017, she was admitted to the Turkey national team. 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

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. 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 a European record with set on 17 April 2021, which belonged to Ana Gradecak from Croatia. At the

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in Berlin, Germany, she took the bronze medal in the shot put F41 event . She won the silver medal in the shot put F41 event of the

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, Poland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciri Rabia 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Malatya Female competitors in athletics with disabilities Turkish female shot putters Turkish female discus throwers