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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | January 1, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||
Event | -67 kg | |||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 7th (February 25, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
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Dilfiroz Kuzdağı (born January 1, 1982) is a Turkish powerlifter competing in the -67 kg division. She represented her country at the 2016 Paralympics.
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]
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]