Betül Yılmaz (born 31 October 1988 in

Ümraniye Ümraniye () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 46 km2, and its population is 723,760 (2023). It was separated from Üsküdar in 1987. It is bordered by Çekmeköy t ...

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) is a Turkish handballer who plays in

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position. She is a member of the Turkey national team.

Early life

Betül Yılmaz was born in

, Turkey on 31 October 1988. She was educated in physical education and sports at

Kocaeli University Kocaeli University ( Turkish: Kocaeli Üniversitesi) is a state university in İzmit, Turkey. It was founded as the Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli in 1976. The electrical and mechanical engineering departments, basic scien ...

Club career

Yılmaz is tall at .

Üsküdar Bld. SK

From 2005 and 2013, she was a member of Üsküdar Bld. SK in Istanbul. She played in the

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in 2005–06, 2006–07, 2012–13, and

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in 2007–08, 2008–09, as well as in the

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in 2009–10,

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, 2011–12, and the

2011–12 EHF Champions League The 2011–12 EHF Champions League was the 52nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the nineteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona were the defending champions. The final four was played on 2 ...

. Her team finished in the third place in the 2012–13 Women's EHF Challenge Cup.

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

For the 2013–14

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season, she moved to

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, and joined Muratpaşau Bld. SK. She played in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2013/14, and the

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Zağnos SK

In May 2015, she transferred to Zağnos SK in

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. She appeared in the

in 2016–17, and 2017–18.

Polatlı Bld. SK

She then joined to Polatlı SK of

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in the first half of the 2018–19 season. In the second half, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She ttok part in the 2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup for her team.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

From the beginning of the 2018–19 Turkish Super League season's second half, she has been with Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She played in the

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in 2019–20, 2021–22, and 2022–23, as well as in the 2019–20 EHF Cup, and

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International career

In 2022, she was part of the national team that became champions in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in

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, Turkey.

Honours

Club

;

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:; Üsküdar Bld. SK :: ''Champions'' (1): 2010–11. :: ''Runners-up'' (5): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13. :: ''Third place'' (1): 2006–07. :; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Champions''(4): 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021,+-22, 2022–23. ; Women's Handball Turkish Cup :; Üsküdar Bld. SK :: ''Champions'' (1): 2008–09. :: ''Third place'' (1): 2007–08.

International

; Turkey women's national handball team: :;

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:: ''Silver medal'' (1):

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:: ''Gold medal'' (1):

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References

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