Nil Mısır Explained

Nil Mısır
Nationality:Turkish
Country:Turkey
Sport:Paralympic archery
Event:Compound bow W1
Club:Okçular Vakfı S.K.
Medaltemplates: Compound bow W2

Nil Mısır (born 1987) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Women's compound bow W1 event.

Private life

In 2002, Mısır fell doen from the fifth floor of her apartment in Fatih, Istanbul. She became paralyzed due to paraplegia, and reliant on wheelchair.

Sports career

Her sports career begam when a major Turkish newspaper reported about her life story. She so drew the attention of coach Ebru Öztürk Esen of the Turkey Paralympic Sports Federation. Mısır is a member pf Olçular Vakfı S.K. in Istanbul.

At the 2022 World Para Archery Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won two silver medals, one in the Women W1 event, which is the first achievement of her country in this discipline, and another one in the Women W1 Doubles event together with her teammate Fatma Danabaş.