Sabriye Gönülkırmaz | |||||
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Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 17 May 1994||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||
Spike | 298 cm (117 in) | ||||
Block | 288 cm (113 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Middle blocker (formerly wing spiker) | ||||
Current club | Yeşilyurt | ||||
Number | 13 | ||||
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Sabriye Gönülkırmaz (born 17 May 1994 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm (6.10 ft) tall at 78 kg (172 lb). She has played in the past as wing spiker, later changing her position to middle blocker. She currently plays for Yeşilyurt Women's Volleyball Team, which competes in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. Gönülkırmaz is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 13. [1]
A native of Istanbul, she began with volleyball sport at the age of nine in Altınyıldız Sport Club, where she was coached by Feyzullah Yücetürk. [1]
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