Emine Gökdemir (born 1 February 2003) is a Turkish women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er, who plays on the right wing for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

, and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Emine Gökdemir was born in

Aksaray Aksaray () is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aksaray Province and Aksaray District.

, Turkey on 1 February 2003.

Club career

Gökdemir is tall at . She plays in the right wing position.

Aksaray Bld. GSK

Gökdemir started handball playing at Aksaray Bld. SK in her hometown. She appeared in four seasons of the second-tier Turkish First League from 2018–19 until including 2021–22.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

For the 2022–23

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season, she transferred to Kasıtamonu Bld. GSK. She was named ''Golden Seven'' () member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the

Turkey Handball Federation Turkish Handball Federation () is the governing body of handball and beach handball sports in Turkey. It was formed on February 4, 1976. The headquarters is located in Çankaya district of Ankara. It is a member of the European Handball Federati ...

. She took part at the

2022–23 EHF Champions League The 2022–23 EHF Champions League was the 63rd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 30th edition under the current EHF Champions League format. It ran from 14 September 2022 to 18 June 2023. SC Magdeburg defeated Barl ...

International career

Gökdemir is a member of the

Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

. In 2022, she won the gold medal at the

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games () is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a ...

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

, Turkey.

Honours

Individual

;

:; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Golden Seven'' member (1): 2022–23

Club

; Turkish Women's Handball Cup :; Bursa BBSK :: ''Winners'' (1): 2025

International

;

:: ''Champion'' (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gokdemir, Emine 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Aksaray Turkish female handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkey women's national handball players Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Bursa Büyükşehir Bld. SK (women's handball) players