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Halime Yıldız (born 10 September 1980) is a Turkish European champion
para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...
player competing in the SL3 disability class. She is qualified for participation at the 2024 Paralympics in
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, France.


Sport career

Yıldız won the bronze medal in the singles SL3 category at the
2019 BWF World Championships The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Host city selection Basel was chosen to be the host of the 2019 edition of the championships over 2020 ...
in
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, Switzerland. She received the silver medal ain the singles SL3 category at the 2022 BWF Para World Championships in
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, Japan. She claimed the gold medal in the singles SL3 category at the
2023 European Para Championships The 2023 European Para Championships were the first edition of the European Para Championships held between 8 and 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Sports The following competitions took place: Venues Events will be held at the follow ...
in
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, Netherlands. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in
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, Thailand. Starting in 2023, she competed at eleven tournaments in various countries, returning home with medals from nine of them. She qualified to represent her country in the women's singles SL3 category at the 2024 Paralympics in
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, France.


Personal life

Halime Yıldız 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 10 September 1980. She has orthopedic disability due to
congenital A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at childbirth, birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disability, disabilities that may be physical disability, physical, intellectual disability, intellectual, or dev ...
hip dislocation A hip dislocation is when the thighbone (femur) separates from the hip bone (pelvis). Specifically it is when the ball–shaped head of the femur (femoral head) separates from its cup–shaped socket in the hip bone, known as the acetabulum. Th ...
as a result of her parents'
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. She could not attend physical education lessons in the school. She did not go to the high school. Due to financial problems, she had to work in seasonal jobs.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yildiz, Halime 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Aksaray Turkish para-badminton players Turkish female badminton players Medalists at the European Para Championships Paralympic badminton players for Turkey Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Turkish sportswomen