MURATLI Nazmiye

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	-41 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	104
1	-40 kg	2012	London, GBR	106
4	-40 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	90.0
World Championships
1	-41 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	103.0
1	-40 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	105.0
2	-45 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	116.0
2	-45 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	107.0
8	-44 kg	2006	Busan, KOR	60.0
European Open Championships
1	-50 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	111

Nazmiye Muslu

Cosmetics, fashion. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Athlete

Husband Muhsin Muratli

Turkish

Arif Kiran [national], TUR

2005 for Turkey, European Championships in Quarteira, Portugal (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019; paralympic.org, 02 Apr 2013)

A neck injury disrupted her training ahead of the 2018 European Championships in Berck-sur-Mer, France, where she won gold in the 50kg category. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2021; paralympic.org, 26 May 2018)

She began powerlifting in 2005 in Konya, Turkey. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

A friend introduced her to the sport. She found it too intense at first and gave up, but returned shortly afterwards and has not stopped training and competing since. "My mother said to me, 'Don't be afraid of the weight'. Now I am not afraid of it. The weight is afraid of me." (milliyet.com.tr, 11 Apr 2017; paralympic.org, 02 Apr 2013)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (fanatik.com.tr, 11 Apr 2017)

Winning gold in the 40kg category at the 2010 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2021; Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Turkish weightlifters Naim Suleymanoglu and Halil Mutlu. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Her mother. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

She does her hair and make up before competitions. (bbc.com, 30 Nov 2016)

"You can only achieve your goals with hard work." (paralympic.org, 17 Nov 2015)

She received a Sporting Achievement award from Meram Belediye Spor Kulubu [the Meram Municipality Sports Club] in Konya, Turkey in recognition of her performances in 2016. (meram.bel.tr, 04 Feb 2017)

She was named the 2014 Sportsperson of the Year at the Okan University Sport Awards in Istanbul, Turkey and the 2014 Physically Impaired Athlete of the Year by the Konya Amateur Sports Clubs Federation. (stargundem.com, 17 Mar 2015; gazetea24.com, 17 Oct 2014)

She was Turkey's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (tmpk.org.tr, 2012)

A sports facility has been named after her in Meram, Turkey. (trtspor.com.tr, 08 Nov 2012)