Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu

Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu (born (1989-01-31)31 January 1989), also known as Melda Fatma Derviş after her marriage, is a Turkish female water polo player, playing at the point position. She is part of the Turkey women's national water polo team. She competed at the 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship.[1] She competed also in half marathon and open water swimming events. She is a physician specialized in Pediatrics.

Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu
Personal information
Born (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989
Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli Province, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Position Point
Handedness Left
Club information
Current team Adalar Water Sports Club
Number 2
National team
Years Team
2016
  Turkey

Early life

Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu was born on 31 January 1989. She is a native of Lüleburgaz in Kırklareli Province [2] She studied Medicine and served after graduation as a research assistant at Istanbul University.[3] She works as a physician specialized in Pediatrics.[4]

Sports career

She is a member of Adalar Water Sports Club playing water poloo.[5] İdrisoğlu competed also at open water swimming in her age category, triathlon and half marathon . At the 2014 International Bozcaada Half Marathon, she placed third in the 10 km event.[6][2] She became runner-up the Istanbul Sprint Triatlon (Istanbul Triathon and Aquathlon) in 2015.[7] She took part at 2016 Gölcük Nationali Open Water Swim and at the 2016 Kocaeli Open Water Swim , winning the 26-35 age category in both competitions.[8][9] She participated at the 11th International Arena Aquamasters Openwaters Swimming Championship held in Boderum in 2019.[10] In 2020, Melda Fatma Derviş took the second place in the women's category of the Istanbul Sprint Triathlon in 2020.[11]

References
  1. "European Water Polo championships : Begrade 2016". Wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. Pirpor, Uğur (14 May 2014). "Bozcaada yarı marotonundan 3 madalya". Görünü (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. "Res. Asst. Melda Fatma Derviş". Istanbul University. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. "Dr. Melda Fatma Derviş" (in Turkish). Çalışma Saati. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. "2016 Avrupa Sutopu Şampiyonası Bayan Milli Takımı Kadrosu" (in Turkish). Yüzme Skor. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  6. "Bozcaada Yarı Maratomonda 3 Madalya". Hürfikir (in Turkish). 14 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. "Triatlon'da 300 atlet bir araya geldi, kazananlar belli oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Triatlon Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. "Gölcük Belediyesi Ulusal Açık Su Yüzme Yarışları Sona Erdi". Gölcük Jaber (in Turkish). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. "301 sporcu Kerpe'de yarıştı". Kandıralılar (in Turkish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. "Bodrum'da Açıkdeniz Yüzme Şampiyonası Heyacanı Başladı". Ant Haber (in Turkish). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. "İstanbul Sprınt Trıatlonu'nda Beylikdüzü ev sahibi oldu". İmaret (in Turkish). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.


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