Sevda Altunoluk (born 1 April 1994) is a Turkish Paralympian

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player competing for Yenimahalle Belediyespor in

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. 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

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.Goalball player Sevda Altunoluk: 'I am the world's best'
(video), BBC News, 9 December 2021

Private life

Sevda Altunoluk was born on 1 April 1994). She is a native of

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in Turkey. Her sister Sevtap Altunoluk is also a national goalball player.

Sporting career

Club

Altunoluk began playing goalball at 12 years of age. She played for the visually impaired sports club Mithat Enç Gören Kalpler SK in Ankara before she transferred to

Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK () is a multi-sports club established 1986 in Ankara, Turkey and sponsored by the Municipality of Yenimahalle. The club is best known for its women's handball team. The club has sports branches in football, basketball, h ...

in the same city. Her current team is coached by

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, a member of the men's goalball team at the same club. Several times, she was recognized as top scorer at the national level.

International

Altunoluk competes internationally on the Turkey women's national goalball team. 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

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, Turkey. At the 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. B in

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, Italy, she captured the gold medal and topped the scorer list with 27 goals, followed by

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from Germany with 21. She won the gold medal at the 2013 Pajulahti Games in

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, Finland, where she was the top scorer. Altınoluk was also the top scorer of the 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in

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with 18 goals, even though her team placed fourth. At the same tournament next year, the team took bronze and she placed second on the top scorer list with 17 goals, behind

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of Spain. In 2015, she took the gold medal at the 2015 IBSA European Goalball Championships Div. A, in

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, Lithuania. There, she was the top scorer, followed by her teammate Sümeyye Özcan. Altunoluk was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the

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, Brazil.

Honours

Individual

* ''Top scorer'' – 2012 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. B in

, Italy (27 goals). * ''Top scorer'' – 2013 Malmö Lady Inter Cup in

, Sweden. * ''Top scorer'' – 2013 Pajulahti Games in

, Finland. * ''Top scorer'' - 2014 Goalball World Championship in

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, Finland (31 goals) * ''Top scorer'' – 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in

, Lithuania. * ''Top scorer'' – 2016 Summer Paralympics,

, Brazil (36 goals) * ''Top scorer'' – 2017 IBSA Goalball European Championships in

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, Finland (37 goals) * ''Top scorer'' – 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships in

, Sweden (46 goals) * ''

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Allianz Athlete of the Month'' - 2018 June, * ''Best scorer'' - 2018-19 Super European Women's Goalball League (25 goals) * ''Top scorer'' – 2019 IBSA Goalball Wotld Championships in

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, Germany (39 goals) * ''Top scorer'' – 2020 Summer Paralympics,

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, Japan (46 goals) *In 2021 she was named as one of the

Club

; Turkish Women's First Goalball League :

* Champions (1): 2013–14. ; Turkish Women's Goalball Championships :

* Champions (1): 2014.

International

* 2010 IBSA Goalball European Women's Group B Championship in

, Turkey. * 2012 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. B in

, Italy. * 2013 Pajulahti Games in

, Finland. * 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championship in

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, Turkey. * 2014 Malmö Ladies and Men's InterCup in

, Sweden. * 2014 IBSA World Goalball Championship in

, Finland. * 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in

, Lithuania. *

, Brazil. * 2018 Malmö Lady- and Men InterCup in

, Sweden. * 2018

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, Sweden. * 2019 IBSA Goalball European Championship in

, Germany. *

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, Japan * 2021 IBSA Goalball European Championship in

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, Turkey.

References

External links

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