Natalia Hanikoğlu (née Belyaeva, born 23 June 1975) is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park[1] and wears the number 7 jersey. She played over 100 times for the Russia national team, and when she received Turkish citizenship[2] after marrying Turkish former volleyball player Hakan Hanikoğlu,[3] she played over 200 times for the Turkey national team, too. She has a daughter whose name is Ela (meaning: Hazel) born in Moscow.[4]
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| Nationality |  Russia  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Natalya Nikolaevna Belyaeva 23 June 1975 Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 308 cm (121 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Beşiktaş Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She also played for CSKA Moscow, Zarechie Odintsovo in Russia, Ancona in Italy, Kocaelispor, Beşiktaş and Eczacıbaşı in Turkey.
Awards
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edit- 2011–12 Turkish Cup –
Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin - 2011–12 CEV Cup – Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
See also
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edit- ^ Natalia Hanikoğlu Galatasaray Medical Park'ta(in Turkish)
- ^ Natalia get TR citizenship
- ^ "Natalia-Hakan Hanikoğlu". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Natalia-Hakan Hanikoğlu have has a daughter". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
External links
edit- Player biography
- Natalia Hanikoglu at the International Volleyball Federation
- Natalia Hanikoglu at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Natalia Hanikoğlu (Natalya Nikolaevna Belyaeva) at Volleybox.net
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