Imagen
15604-Vera Muratova photo

Vera Muratova

Powerlifting

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Further personal information

Residence
Lakinsk, RUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Russian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in Lakinsk, Russian Federation.
Club / Team
Trud: Lakinsk, RUS
Name of coach
Dmitry Krasilnikov [personal, national], RUS

International debut

Year
2011
Competing for
Russia

General interest

Hobbies
Reading, watching movies, playing the guitar. (trc33.ru, 20 Sep 2018)
Most influential person in career
Coach Dmitry Krasilnikov. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)
Hero / Idol
Russian fencer Pavel Kolobkov. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"You need to work. If you are lying down, sit up. If you are sitting, get up." (trc33.ru, 20 Sep 2018)
Awards and honours
In 2016 she was named among the ten Best Athletes of the Year in the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation. (avo.ru, 02 Feb 2017)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2020)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (trc33.ru, 20 Sep 2018)
Impairment
She fell ill with jaundice at a young age, which weakened her immune system and she then contracted polio. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; trc33.ru, 20 Sep 2018)
Other information
RELOCATION
In 2012 she relocated from the Altai region of the Russian Federation to Lakinsk in the Vladimir region of the country. The move enabled her to train with Dmitry Krasilnikov, who has worked as senior coach of the Russian Para powerlifting team. (trc33.ru, 20 Sep 2018)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's -67.5 kg Final Round 2012-09-03 4
2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 73.00 kg MD Final 2014-04-09 3