Turkey women's national goalball team
Turkish national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball
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Turkey women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Finalists of the women's division of the World Goalball Championships, Malmö, Sweden (2018). Russia in white, Turkey in red, start of Brazil in blue. | |
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Women |
| Region | IBSA Europe |
| Location | Turkey |
| Colours | White, red |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 : 1  : 1  :1 |
| Parent group | Turkish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
Current squad
As of 12 November 2021[update]
- Coach : Gültekin Karasu
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatma Gül Güler | B2 | 12 February 2004 |
| 2 | Reyhan Yılmaz | B2 | 18 November 2001 |
| 3 | Sevda Altunoluk (C) | B2 | 1 April 1994 |
| 4 | Şeydanur Kaplan | B2 | 23 March 2000 |
| 7 | Sevtap Altunoluk | B2 | 10 January 1995 |
| 8 | Berfin Altan | B3 | 24 November 2003 |
Former players
- Sadiye Ardıç (2012-2014)
- Buket Atalay (2012-2016)
- Kader Çelik (2017-2020)
- Gülşah Düzgün (2012-2019)
- Neşe Mercan (2012-2019)
- Sümeyye Özcan (2012-2016)
- Seda Yıldız (2013-2019)
Competitions and results
| Event | Host | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 IBSA World Games | Quebec City, Canada | 10th[1] |
| 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championship | Antalya, Turkey | 10th[2] |
| 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championship | Munich, Germany | 11th[3] |
| 2010 IBSA Goalball European Women's Group B Championship | Eskişehir, Turkey |  [4] |
| 2011 IBSA World Games | Antalya, Turkey |  [5] |
| 2011 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A | Assens, Denmark | 8th[6] |
| 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. B | Ascoli Piceno, Italy |  [7] |
| 2013 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A | Konya, Turkey | [8] |
| 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup | Malmö, Sweden | 4th[9] |
| 2013 Pajulahti Games | Nastola, Finland | [10] |
| 2014 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup | Malmö, Sweden | [11] |
| 2014 International Goalball Tournament | Supraśl, Poland | [12] |
| 2014 Pajulahti Games | Nastola, Finland | 4th[13] |
| 2015 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup | Malmö, Sweden | [14] |
| 2015 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A | Kaunas, Lithuania | [15] |
| 2016 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup | Malmö, Sweden | [16] |
| 2016 International Goalball Tournament | Supraśl, Poland | [17] |
| 2016 Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [18] |
| 2017 IBSA European Goalball Championships | Nastola, Finland | [18] |
| 2018 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup | Malmö, Sweden | [16] |
| 2018 Goalball World Championships | Malmö, Sweden | [19] |
| 2019 IBSA European Goalball Championships | Rostock, Germany | [18] |
| 2020 Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2021 IBSA European Goalball Championships | Samsun, Turkey | [20] |
| 2024 Paralympics | Paris, France | [21] |
2020
The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan. They qualified by placing second at the 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships.
The following is the Turkey roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[22]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatma Gül Güler | B2 | 12 February 2004 (aged 17) |
| 2 | Reyhan Yılmaz | B2 | 18 November 2001 (aged 19) |
| 3 | Sevda Altunoluk | B2 | 1 April 1994 (aged 27) |
| 4 | Şeydanur Kaplan | B2 | 23 March 2000 (aged 21) |
| 6 | Kader Çelik | B2 | 1 January 2001 (aged 20) |
| 7 | Sevtap Altunoluk | B2 | 10 January 1995 (aged 26) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Japan (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Egypt |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | −40 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
- Round-robin
| 26 August 2021 14:45 |
Egypt |
2–12 | Turkey |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland) |
| Elgabry 1 Ezzeldin 1 |
Report | Sevd. Altunoluk 8 Sevt. Altunoluk 2 Güler 1 Çelik 1 | ||
| Turkey | 8–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
| United States | 4–3 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sevd. Altunoluk  1', 4', 9' |
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
| Turkey | 8–5 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Sevd. Altunoluk 2', 3', 8', 10', 18', 18', 22', 23' |
Report | Hagiwara 1', 1', 8', 18', 19' |
- Final
| United States | 2–9 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sevd. Altunoluk 1', 1', 5', 6', 6', 8', 18', 18', 20' |
2021
The team competes in the 2021 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 4 to 13 November 2021 in Samsun, Turkey.[23] Turkey won the silver medal after losing to Russia 4–5 in the final.[20]
Turkey team consisted of Fatma Gül Güler (#1), Reyhan Yılmaz (#2), Sevda Altunoluk (#3), Şeydanur Kaplan (#4), Sevtap Altunoluk (#7), Berfin Altan (#8) coached by Gültekin Karasu.
