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]
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]
Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | |||||||
Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
align=left | London, United Kingdom | 107 | 111 | 111 | 4 | |||||||
align=left | Tokyo, Japan | 132 | 132 |