Sevda Altunoluk
Turkish Paralympic goalball player
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Sevda Altunoluk (born 1 April 1994) is a Turkish Paralympian goalball player competing for Yenimahalle Belediyespor in Ankara.[1] She is a member of the national team, and was named several times as Top goalscorer. In 2021, she was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women.[2][3]
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| Born | 1 April 1994 Tokat, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Osman Karali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Private life
Sevda Altunoluk was born on 1 April 1994). She is a native of Tokat in Turkey.[4][5] Her sister Sevtap Altunoluk is also a national goalball player.[6]
Sporting career
Club
Altunoluk began playing goalball at 12 years of age.[7]
She played for the visually impaired sports club Mithat Enç Gören Kalpler SK in Ankara[8][9] before she transferred to Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK in the same city.[7][10][11] Her current team is coached by Ekrem Gündoğdu, a member of the men's goalball team at the same club.[12] Several times, she was recognized as top scorer at the national level.[9][13]
International
Altunoluk competes internationally on the Turkey women's national goalball team.[10][12][14] She has taken part in various competitions. In 2010, she won the silver medal at the IBSA Goalball European Women's Group B Championship held in Eskişehir, Turkey.[15][16] At the 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, she captured the gold medal and topped the scorer list with 27 goals, followed by Swetlana Otto from Germany with 21.[17] She won the gold medal at the 2013 Pajulahti Games in Nastola, Finland,[10] where she was the top scorer.[10] Altınoluk was also the top scorer of the 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in Malmö with 18 goals, even though her team placed fourth.[18] At the same tournament next year, the team took bronze and she placed second on the top scorer list with 17 goals, behind Laura Belle of Spain.[19] In 2015, she took the gold medal at the 2015 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A, in Kaunas, Lithuania.[12][20] There, she was the top scorer, followed by her teammate Sümeyye Özcan.[21]
Altunoluk was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[22]
Honours
Individual
- Top scorer – 2012 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy (27 goals).[17][23]
- Top scorer – 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in Malmö, Sweden.[18]
- Top scorer – 2013 Pajulahti Games in Nastola, Finland.[10]
- Top scorer - 2014 Goalball World Championship in Espoo, Finland (31 goals)
- Top scorer – 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in Kaunas, Lithuania.[12][20][24]
- Top scorer – 2016 Summer Paralympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (36 goals)[24]
- Top scorer – 2017 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Lahti, Finland (37 goals)[25]
- Top scorer – 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Malmö, Sweden (46 goals)[24]
- IPC Allianz Athlete of the Month - 2018 June,[26]
- Best scorer - 2018-19 Super European Women's Goalball League (25 goals)[27]
- Top scorer – 2019 IBSA Goalball Wotld Championships in Rostock, Germany (39 goals)[28]
- Top scorer – 2020 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo, Japan (46 goals)[29]
- In 2021 she was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women[2]
Club
- Turkish Women's First Goalball League
- Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
- Champions (1): 2013–14.[11]
- Turkish Women's Goalball Championships
- Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
- Champions (1): 2014.[13]
International
2010 IBSA Goalball European Women's Group B Championship in Eskişehir, Turkey.[15]
2012 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.[17]- 2013 Pajulahti Games in Nastola, Finland.[10][30][31]
- 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championship in Konya, Turkey.
2014 Malmö Ladies and Men's InterCup in Malmö, Sweden.[19]- 2014 IBSA World Goalball Championship in Espoo, Finland.
- 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in Kaunas, Lithuania.[12][20][21]
- 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[22]
- 2018 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup in Malmö, Sweden.[32][33]
- 2018 Goalball World Championships in Malmö, Sweden.[31]
- 2019 IBSA Goalball European Championship in Rostock, Germany.[34]
- 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan
- 2021 IBSA Goalball European Championship in Samsun, Turkey.
