Vera Muratova Explained

Vera Muratova
Birth Date:1980 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Country:Russia
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting

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 79kg 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

Muratova finished in 4th place in the women's 67.5kg 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 143kg at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightAttempts (kg)TotalRank
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Summer Paralympics
align=left London, United Kingdom 107 111 116 111 4
align=left Tokyo, Japan 132 136 138 132

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vera Muratova Profile. 29 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  2. News: Houston. Michael. 29 August 2021. D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  4. News: 2 December 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Bonnie Gustin and Bose Omolayo extend domination. Paralympic.org. 2 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202180530/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-bonnie-gustin-and-bose-omolayo-extend-domination. 2 December 2021.
  5. News: Morgan. Liam. 2 December 2021. Omolayo breaks world record to claim gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 December 2021.
  6. News: Houston. Michael. 22 June 2021. Muratova sets new world record at World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai. InsideTheGames.biz. 22 June 2021.