Sevda Altunoluk

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Sevda Altunoluk
Personal information
Born (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Tokat, Turkey
Years active2001–
Sport
Sport Goalball
Club Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
Coached by Osman Karali
Medal record
Women's goalball
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
IBSA World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Malmo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Espoo Team
IBSA European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Samsun Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Rostock Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Lahti Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Kaunas Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Konya Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 Ascoli Piceno Team Div. B
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Eskişehir Tram Div. B
Watercolour portrait of Sevda Altunoluk Sevda Altunoluk.jpg
Watercolour portrait of Sevda Altunoluk

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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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

Club

Turkish Women's First Goalball League
Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK
Turkish Women's Goalball Championships
Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK

International

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