Zümeyran Tekçe (born 16 January 1996), also known as Zümeyran Polat, is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player. She plays for Lotus ESK in Ankara. She is part of the Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team.
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1996 Hakkari, Turkey | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Women's Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||
| Disability class | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Club | Lotus ESK | ||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editShe started playing wheelchair basketball with the encouragement of her parents.[1]
In 2015, she won the first prize of the women's category, along with two teammates from the national team, Mine Ercan and Maşide Cesur, at the traditional "Wheelchair Streetball" tournament organized by the Bayrampaşa Municipality in Istanbul.[2][3]
She played for Sümbül Disabled Sports Club in her hometown Hakkari.[4] In 2021, she transferred to Yenimahalle, Ankara-based club Lotus Disabled SC, [5][6] and played at the second edition of the Turkish Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Hatay.[6]
International career
editShe was selected to the candidate squad of the Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team in June 2015.[7]
Early 2016, she took part at the preparation camp of the Turkey women's national under-25 wheelchair basketball team held in Yalova, Turkey. She was selected to the women's U25 team.[8]
Polat took part at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship in 2015 in Worcester, England,[1] and in 2017 in Tenerife, Spain.[9] She was called up to the national team preparation camp in Aksaray, Turkey from May to June 2023.[10] She played at the 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[11]
Personal life
editZümeyran Tekçe, later rook the surname Polat, was born with congenital disorder in Hakkari, easten Turkey on 16 January 1996.[1][8][12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Milli formasiyla engelleri asti". Hakkari Haber (in Turkish). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Engelli Sporcular, Potada Engel Tanumadı" (in Turkish). Bayrampaşa Belediyesi. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Tekerlekli Sandalye Sokak Basketbol Turnuvası". Yaşadıkça (in Turkish). 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ Harmancı, Sayim (28 December 2021). "Hakkarili sporcunun Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Kadın Milli Takımı'na seçilme gururu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Bize Ulaşın" (in Turkish). Lotus Engelliler Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b "TSB Türkiye Kadınlar Şampiyonası İskenderun'da yapılacak". Basketbol Lig (in Turkish). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "A Milli Bayan Milli Takım Aday Kadrosu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b Erdik, Onur (1 February 2016). "Milli formasıyla engelleri aştı". Anadolu Nes Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "2017 European Championship for Women, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol A Kadınlar Milli Takım Kampı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "TUR 23-57 FRA". FIBA Live Stats. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "İzmir BŞB - Zümeyran Polat" (in Turkish). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 July 2024.