Kübra Akman (born 13 October 1994), also known as Kübra Çalışkan, is a Turkish professional

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player.

Career

She played for

Nilüfer Belediyespor Nilüfer Belediyespor is a multi-sports club in the Nilüfer, Bursa, Nilüfer district of Bursa Province, Turkey. The club's most prominent sections are football, men's handball, and Nilüfer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball Team, women's volleyba ...

before she transferred in 2012 to VakıfBank Türk Telekom. Akman was a member of the girls' youth national team and the women's junior national team. She wears number 3. Akman won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul. Three years later she won the bronze medal at the 2016 Club World Championship with the same club.

Awards

National team

2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship The 2011 FIVB Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 21 August 2011. 16 teams participated in the tournament. Qualification process Competing nations The following national teams have qualified: Ven ...

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2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival The 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival, European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Trabzon, Turkey, between 23 and 29 July 2011. Sports There were nine sports at the 2011 Festival, two branches, table tennis and water polo, less than c ...

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2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship The 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was played in Ankara, Turkey from August 18 to 26, 2012. Turkey won the championship before Serbia and Italy, and qualified to the 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship, 2013 Women's J ...

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2014 Women's European Volleyball League The 2014 Women's European Volleyball League was the sixth edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which featured women's national volleyball teams from eight European countries. Turkey defeated Germany 6–2 in the final, which ...

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2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 19 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament. Competition formula The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools of ...

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2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

- champion * 2017 European Championship - Bronze Medal * 2019 European Championship - Silver Medal * 2021 Nations League - Bronze Medal * 2023 Nations League - Gold Medal * 2023 European Championship – Gold Medal

Clubs

* 2013 Club World Championship - , with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2016 Club World Championship - , with Vakıfbank Istanbul *

2016–17 CEV Champions League The 2016–17 CEV Champions League was the 58th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition League round *All times are local Poo ...

- , with VakıfBank Istanbul * 2017 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - , with VakıfBank Istanbul * 2017–18 Turkish League - , with VakıfBank Istanbul *

2017–18 CEV Champions League The 2017–18 CEV Champions League was the 59th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition Drawing of Lots was held on 17 November 20 ...

- , with VakıfBank Istanbul * 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank * 2020

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...

- Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K. * 2021–22 Turkish League - , with VakıfBank Istanbul *

2021–22 CEV Champions League The 2021–22 CEV Champions League was the 63rd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition Drawing of Lots was held on 24 September 202 ...

- , with VakıfBank Istanbul

Individuals

''Most Valuable Player'' *

''Best Middle Blocker'' * 2017 FIVB Women's Club World Championship ''2nd Best Middle Blocker''

References

External links

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* * 1994 births People from İznik Sportspeople from Bursa Province Living people Turkish women's volleyball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers Nilüfer Belediyespor volleyballers Türk Hava Yolları volleyballers European Games gold medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Turkey women's international volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Turkey Middle blockers {{Turkey-volleyball-bio-stub