Sevda Altınoluk

Sevda Altınoluk (born April 1, 1994) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player competing for Yenimahalle Belediyespor in Ankara.[1] She is a member of the national team.

Sevda Altınoluk
Personal information
Born (1994-04-01) April 1, 1994
ResidenceAnkara, Turkey
Years active2001–
Sport
SportGoalball
ClubYenimahalle Belediyesi SK
Coached byEkrem Gündoğdu
Medal record
Goalball
Representing  Turkey
Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
IBSA European Championships
2015 Kaunas Team Div. A
2012 Ascoli Piceno Team Div. B
2010 Eskişehir Tram Gr. B
Updated on November 14, 2015.

Sporting career

Club

Altınoluk began playing goalball at 12 years of age.[2]

She played for the visually impaired sports club Mithat Enç Gören Kalpler SK in Ankara[3][4] before she transferred to Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK in the same city.[2][5][6] Her current team is coached by Ekrem Gündoğdu, a member of the men's goalball team at the same club.[7] Several times, she was recognized as top scorer at the national level.[4][8]

International

Altınoluk competes internationally on the Turkey women's national goalball team.[5][7][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12] She won the gold medal at the 2013 Pajulahti Games in Nastola, Finland,[5] where she was the top scorer.[5] Altınoluk was also the top scorer of the 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in Malmö with 18 goals, even though her team placed fourth.[13] 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.[14] In 2015, she took the gold medal at the 2015 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A, in Kaunas, Lithuania.[7][15] There, she was the top scorer, followed by her teammate Sümeyye Özcan.[16]

Altınoluk was the member of the national team, which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[17]

Honours

Individual
  • Top scorer – 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.[12]
  • Top scorer – 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in Malmö, Sweden.[13]
  • Top scorer – 2013 Pajulahti Games in Nastola, Finland.[5]
  • Top scorer – 2015 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A in Kaunas, Lithuania.[7][15]

Club
Turkish Women's First Goalball League
Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
  • Champions (1): 2013–14.[6]
Turkish Women's Goalball Championships
Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
  • Champions (1): 2014.[8]

International

References
  1. "Sevda Altunoluk". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. "Yenimahalle Şampiyonlar Yetiştiriyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  3. "Goalball Milli Takım Listesi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Förme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. January 2009. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. "Gören Kalpler'in turnuva başarısı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  5. "Yenimahalle'nin gururu Sevda". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "Yenimahalle Belediyesi'nden Çifte Kupa". Spor 3 (in Turkish). 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  7. "Yenimahalle Belediyesi'nden Engelli Milli Takımı'na destek". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  8. "Yenimahalle engel tanımadı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. "Görmeden tarih yazmak istiyorlar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  10. "IBSA European Goalball Women's Gfroup B Championships 7–12 July 2010, Eskişehir / Turkey Fixture & Result" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  11. "Goalball Avrupa Şampiyonası". İstikbal (in Turkish). 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. "IBSA European Goalball Championships 2012" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  13. "Malmö Lady InterCup 3-5/5 2013 Results". IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  14. "Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup 29/5-1/6 2014". IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  15. "IBSA European Goalball Championships 2015 Lıthuania" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  16. "No. 48 Underdogs Turkey take double gold in goalball". Paralympics. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  17. "Rio'da Türkiye Goalball Kadın Milli Takımı, altın madalya kazandı". NTV (in Turkish). 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  18. "Pajulahti Games 2013 Goalball Results". IBSA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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