Dilfiroz Kuzdağı
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Turkey | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | -67 kg | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 7th (February 25, 2016) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Dilfiroz Kuzdağı (born January 1, 1982) is a Turkish female powerlifter competing in the -67 kg division. She represented her country at the 2016 Paralympics.
Early life
Kuzdağı was born on January 1, 1982.[1] She succumbed to poliomyelitispolio as she was seven months old. She became disabled with impaired muscle power.[2][3]
The mother of two divorced in 2013 as her spouse did not want she performed sport staying away from home for training camps.[2][3]
Currently, she is a student of coaching education at the School of Physical Education and Sports of Gaziantep University.[2][3]
Sporting career
Kuzdağı began her sporting career with arm wrestling in 2008, and switched over to powerlifting in 2012.[2][3]
She was admitted to the national team after winning the Turkish championship. She internationally debuted in 2013 at the IPC Powerliftng European Open Championships in Aleksin, Russia,[3] and became silver medalist by lifting 85 kg.[2] She lifted 95 kg, and won the silver medal at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger, Hungary.[1][3][4]
She earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
As of February 25, 2016, Kuzdağı ranks at seventh place of her weight division in the IPC Powerlifting World Ranking List.[6] She ranks second at European level.[3]
References
- 1 2 "2015 IPC Powelifting European Open Championships - Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Yalçınkaya, Halife (2015-10-17). "Engelsiz" şampiyonların gözü olimpiyatta". Memleket (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Athletes - Kuzdagi Dilfiroz". Paralympic. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda Madalya" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ "Dilfiroz Kuzdağı Rio'da". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ "IPC Powerlifting Rankings Official World Rankings 2016". IPC Poerlifting. Retrieved 2016-09-12.