field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
player.
Sport career
A native of
Malatya
Malatya (; ; Syriac language, Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of y ...
, she played in the Turkey U18 girls' national team, and won the bronze medal at the 2011 EuroHockey U18 Girls' Championship III held in Smolevichi,
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
,
Belarus
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. She was named the ''Most Valuable Player''. In 2012, she was with the Turkey junior women's national team, which placed second at the 2012 EuroHockey Junior Women's Championships III held on 19–22 July in
Lisbon
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, Portugal.
Nurhan Çınar studies at the
Abant İzzet Baysal University
Lake Abant National Park (), established on 10 June 2022, is the 48th national park in Turkey. It is located in Mudurnu district of Bolu Province, northwestern Anatolia.
Overview
The Lake Abant is a crater-barrier lake on the Abant Mountains. ...
Porto
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, Portugal. They became undefeated champion, and she was selected ''Top Scorer'' with seven goals.
She played for Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK at the 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge III, where her team became undefeated champion. She was named ''Top Goalscorer'' with 11 goals netted.
Achievements
* 2011 EuroHockey U18 Girls' Championship III – Minsk, Belarus
* 2012 EuroHockey Junior Women's Championships III – July 19–22 – Lisbon, Portugal
* 2013 Eurohockey Women's Indoor Club Challenge I – February 22–24 – Lisbon, Portugal
* 2013 Eurohockey Women’s Club Champions Challenge III – May 17–20 – Porto, Portugal
* 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge III).
Honors
Club
* 2013 Eurohockey Women's Indoor Club Challenge I – Lisbon, Portugal – ''Top Scorer''
* 2013 Eurohockey Women’s Club Champions Challenge III – Porto, Portugal – ''Top Scorer''
:; ''Most Valuable Player'' (1):
:: 2011 EuroHockey U18 Girls' Championship III.
:; ''Top Goalscorer'' (1):
:: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge III (11 goals).
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have won several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participati ...