Yeliz Yılmaz

Yeliz Yılmaz (born 19 August 1980) is a Turkish handballer playing in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She is a member of the Turkish national team. The 1.77-metre-tall (5 ft 10 in) sportswomen is in the right back position.[1][2]

Yeliz Yılmaz
Personal information
Full name thumb
Born (1980-08-19) 19 August 1980
Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club Yalıkavak SK.
Number 9
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–1999
YKM Istanbul
2000–2004
Üsküdar Bld. SK
2004–2006
Havelsan Ankara
2006–2007
CS Rulmentul Brasov
2007–2013
Üsküdar Bld. SK
2013–2014
Maltepe Bld. GSK
2014–2015
1907 Kanaryaspor
2015–2017
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
2017–2018
Üsküdar Bld. SK
2018
Yalıkavak SK.
National team
Years Team
Turkey
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2017 BakuTeam
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2009 PescaraTeam

Club career

Yeliz Yılmaz played for several teams in Turkey, including Üsküdar Bld. SK (2000–2004, 2007–2013),[3] Havelsan SK (2004–2006),[4] Maltepe Bld. SK (2013–14),[5] and 1907 Kanaryaspor (2014–15).[6] She was also in Romania with CS Rulmentul Brasov (2006–07).[7][8]

In June 2015, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK from 1907 Kanaryaspor.[2][9] In June 2017, she transferred to Üsküdar Bld. from Kastamonu Bld. GSK After she played 1 season for Üsküdar she went to Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü . Since 2018 she is captain of the Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü.

She took part at the Women's EHF Champions League (1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2011–12), the Women's EHF Challenge Cup (2001–02, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16),[9] the Women's EHF Cup (2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09) as well as the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup (2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12).[1]

International career

Yılmaz played more than 400 times for the Turkish National Team. Yılmaz is part of the Turkey women's national handball team.[4] She played at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches.[10][11]

She was member of the silver medal-winning national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.[12] In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaycan.[13][14]

Yılmaz was part of the Turkey women's national beach handball team.[15]

Honours

Club

Turkish Women's Handball Super League
  • Winners (4): 1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11
  • Runners-up (5): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–13

International

Handball at the Mediterranean Games
  • Runner-up (1): 2009

References

  1. "Yeliz Yilmaz". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. "Hentbol: Bayanlar Süper Lig". Radikal (in Turkish). 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. "Yeliz Yılmaz: 'Başarı Hedefimiz'". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "Turecko" (in Czech). TJ Lokomotiva Cheb. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. "Hentbol sürpriz beraberlik". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. "Muratpaşa Belediyesi-1907 Kanaryaspor: 40–22". Haberler (in Turkish). 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  7. "İşte hentbolun 5 bayan lejyoneri". Sabah (in Turkish). 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. "Milli hentbolcular ilgisizlikten yakındı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. "Hentbol: Kadınlar Challenge Kupası". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. "Milli Bayan Hentbol Takımı kampa giriyor". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  11. "Bayan Hentbol Milli Takımı Avrupa yolunda". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  12. "Hentbolda gümüş kazandık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  13. "Milli Hentbolcular İstanbul'da Toplanacak". Beyaz Gazete (in Turkish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. "Hentbolda 2 gümüş madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. "Dünya Plaj Hentbol Şampiyonası başlıyor!". Spor X (in Turkish). 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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