Vera Muratova
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| Born | 3 July 1980 Samarkand, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vera Georgievna Muratova (Russian: Вера Георгиевна Муратова; born 3 July 1980)[1] is a Russian Paralympic powerlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 79 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] A few months later, Muratova won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Muratova finished in 4th place in the women's 67.5 kg event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. She represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
In 2014, Muratova won the bronze medal in her event at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she won the bronze medal in the women's 86 kg event. In June 2021, she won the gold medal in her event with a new world record of 143 kg at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]
Achievements
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| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 67.5 kg | 107 | 111 | 111 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 79 kg | 132 | 132 | 
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References
[edit]- ^ "Vera Muratova Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Bonnie Gustin and Bose Omolayo extend domination". Paralympic.org. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (2 December 2021). "Omolayo breaks world record to claim gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (22 June 2021). "Muratova sets new world record at World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
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- Living people
- 1980 births
- Sportspeople from Samarkand
- Paralympic powerlifters for Russia
- Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Russian female powerlifters
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen