Nil Mısır
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic archery | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Compound bow W1 | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Okçular Vakfı S.K. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nil Mısır (born 1987) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Women's compound bow W1 event.[1][2]
Private life
[edit]In 2002, Mısır fell down from the fifth floor of her apartment in Fatih, Istanbul. She became paralyzed due to paraplegia and reliant on a wheelchair.[2]
Sports career
[edit]Her sports career began when a major Turkish newspaper reported about her life story. She drew the attention of coach Ebru Öztürk Esen of the Turkey Paralympic Sports Federation.[1] Mısır is a member of Olçular Vakfı S.K. in Istanbul.[3]
At the 2022 World Para Archery Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won two silver medals: one in the Women W1 event,[4] which is the first achievement of her country in this discipline,[5] and another one in the Women W1 Doubles event together with her teammate Fatma Danabaş.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Öztürk, Erhan (29 December 2019). "Mucize adım adım geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b Bilkay, Merve (15 November 2021). "'Madalyam, manşetiyle hayatımı değiştiren SABAH'a armağan olsun". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "21-23 Nisan 20119 - Açık Hava Okçuluk Türkiye Şampiyonası Hedef Dağılımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Para Okçuluk Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Nil Mısır'dan gümüş madalya!". a Spor (in Turkish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Nil Mısır'da tarihi başarı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Boztepe, Muhammed (26 February 2022). "Para Okçuluk Dünya Şampiyonası'nda gümüş madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.