Yeliz Yılmaz (born 19 August 1980) is a Turkish

handballer Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic 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 throwing it into the g ...

playing in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi) 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 Tu ...

for Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She is a member of the Turkish national team. The sportswomen is in the right back position.

Honors

Club

Yeliz Yılmaz played for several teams in Turkey, including

Üsküdar Belediyespor Üsküdar Belediyespor ( tr, Üsküdar Belediyesi Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey by the municipality of Üsküdar district ( tr, Üsküdar Belediyesi). Üsküdar Belediyespor's main activities are in ...

(2000–2004, 2007–2013), Havelsan SK (2004–2006), Maltepe Bld. SK (2013–14), and 1907 Kanaryaspor (2014–15). She was also in Romania with CS Rulmentul Brasov (2006–07). In June 2015, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK from 1907 Kanaryaspor. In June 2017, she transferred to Üsküdar Bld. from Kastamonu Bld. GSK After she played 1 season for Üsküdar she went to Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü . Since 2018 she is captain of the Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü. She took part at the Women's EHF Champions League ( 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2011–12), the Women's EHF Challenge Cup ( 2001–02,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2013–14 and 2015–16), the Women's EHF Cup ( 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09) as well as the

Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, th ...

( 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

and 2011–12).

International

Yılmaz played more than 400 times for the Turkish National Team. Yılmaz is part of the Turkey women's national handball team. She played at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches. She was member of the silver medal-winning national team at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

held in

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

, Italy. Yılmaz was part of the

Turkey women's national beach handball team The Turkey women's national beach handball team is the national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions. Results World Championships World Games E ...

Honours

Club

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* ''Winners'' (4): 1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11 * ''Runners-up'' (5): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–13

National

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Handball at the Mediterranean Games Handball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1967 for men except in 1971 and since the year 1979 for women except 1983. The Yugoslavian national handball team is the most successful men's team and the French w ...

* ''Runner-up'' (1): 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yilmaz, Yeliz 1980 births Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish female handball players Turkish beach handball players Turkey women's national handball players Expatriate handball players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Üsküdar Belediyespor players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Living people Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball 21st-century Turkish women