Hande Baladın (born 1 September 1997) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She started playing volleyball as middle blocker[1] in the youth and junior teams of Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in Istanbul.[2][3][4][5] Since 2014, she plays as opposite spiker. Baladın is a member of the women's national volleyball team, and wears number 7.[6]
| Hande Baladın | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | Handan, Baladinos | ||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||
| Born | 1 September 1997 Kütahya, Turkey | ||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside spiker | ||||
| Current club | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | ||||
| Number | 7 | ||||
| Career | |||||
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Honours | |||||
Career edit
Club edit
For the 2014–15 season, she was loaned out to Sarıyer Belediyespor along with four other players from the youth team of Eczacıbaşı Vitra.[7] With Eczacıbaşı Vitra, she won the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[8]
International edit
In July 2011, she was admitted to the Turkey girls' youth national team.[9] She played in the national team at the 2011 Balkan Championships held in Tirana, Albania on 12–18 July, at which they ranked fourth.[10]
Baladın won the bronze medal with national team at the 2013 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship held in Serbia and Montenegro from 30 March to 7 April 2013.[11][12] She was selected "Best blocker" of the championship.[13][14]
Awards edit
Club edit
- 2016 Club World Championship -
Champion, with Eczacibasi Vitra - 2016-17 CEV champion League -
Bronze Medal, with Eczacibasi Vitra - 2017-18 CEV Cup - Champion, with Eczacibasi Vitra
- 2017-18 Turkish Cup -
Runner-Up, with Eczacibasi Vitra - 2017-18 Turkish League - Runner-Up, with Eczacibasi
- 2019 Spor Toto Champion's Cup (Turkish Super Cup) - Champion, with Eczacibasi Vitra
- 2019 Club world Championship - Runner-Up, with Eczacibasi Vitra
- 2020 AXA Sigorta Champions Cup (Turkish Super Cup) - Champion, with Eczacibasi Vitra
- 2021-22 CEV Cup - Champion, with Eczacibasi Dynavit
- 2023 Club World Championship - Champion, with Eczacibasi Dynavit
Individual edit
- 2013 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship - Best Blocker[13][14]
- 2017 U23 World Championship - Best Outside Spiker
- 2017 U23 World Championship - Most Valuable Player[15]
National team edit
- 2013 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship -
Bronze[11][12] - 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship -
Silver - 2017 European Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2018 Nations League -
Silver Medal - 2019 European Championship - Silver Medal
- 2021 Nations League - Bronze Medal
- 2021 European Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2023 Nations League -
Gold Medal - 2023 European Championship – Gold Medal[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Turkish ladies edged past Russia in the second day". Balkan Volleyball Association. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Player Hande Baladin". World of Volley. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls-Hande Baladin". CEV. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Sporcu Kadroları" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Şampiyonluk rekortmeni sezonu açtı" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship-Semifinals 1-4 and classification 1/2&3/4 in Bar (YGF-37)". CEV. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Sarıyer Belediyesi'ne Eczacıbaşı'ndan 5 oyuncu". Voleybolun sesi (in Turkish). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Kosheleva blasts Eczacibasi to second worlds club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Eczacıbaşı'ndan A Milli Takıma altı oyuncu". Eurosport (in Turkish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Eczacıbaşı'ndan Türk voleyboluna büyük katkı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Yıldızlarımız Avrupa üçüncüsü". sports tv (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Yıldız Kızlar Avrupa 3'üncüsü oldu". Posta (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls: Turkey Claim Bronze". TRT English. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b ""EN"ler listesinde iki Türk oyuncu". VoleybolX (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "News detail - Turkey's Hande Baladin honoured with U23 World Championship MVP award - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2017". u23.women.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Turkish women's volleyball team wins European champions title". TurkishPress. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
