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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 10 March 1996 Gümüşhane, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | F20 |
| Event | Shot put |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Mihriban Kaya". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 21 September 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Milli Sporcumuz Mihriban Kaya". Gümüşhane'nin Sesi (in Turkish). 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Mihriban Kaya'dan tarihe geçen başarı". Sabah (in Turkish). 13 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto - Women's Shot Put F20 Final" (PDF). Paralympics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Mihriban Kaya, Erdoğan'a verdiği sözü tuttu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "09-13/03/2016 Ancona, Italy - Palaindoor Ancona - Results" (PDF). Athleyics Indoor Championships INAS. Retrieved 21 September 2016.[dead link]
External links
edit- Mihriban Korkmaz at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mihriban Korkmaz at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)