Mihriban Kaya

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Mihriban Kaya
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Gümüşhane, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class F20
Event Shot put

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]

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]

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References

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  2. "Milli Sporcumuz Mihriban Kaya". Gümüşhane'nin Sesi (in Turkish). 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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  6. "09-13/03/2016 Ancona, Italy - Palaindoor Ancona - Results" (PDF). Athleyics Indoor Championships INAS. Retrieved 21 September 2016.[ dead link ]