Neslihan Demir

Neslihan Demir
Personal information
Nickname The Iron Lady
Nationality  Turkey
Born Neslihan Demir
(1983-12-09) December 9, 1983
Eskişehir, Turkey
Hometown Eskişehir, Turkey
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Spike 315 cm (124 in)
Block 306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Current club Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Number 17
Career
YearsTeams
1998-2002
2002-2006
2006-2008
2008-2010
2010-		Yeşilyurt
VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta
CV Tenerife
VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta
Eczacıbaşı VitrA
National team
1997 -Turkey Turkey
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Turkey
World Grand Prix
2012 Ningbo Team
European Championships
2011 Italy-Serbia Team
2003 Ankara Team
European League
2011 Istanbul Team
2010 Ankara Team
2009 Kayseri Team
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Team
2009 Pescara Team
2005 Almeria Team
Last updated: March 2014

Neslihan Demir, (born December 9, 1983 in Eskişehir) is a Turkish volleyball star, plays for Eczacıbaşı VitrA. She is one of the most successful athletes of Turkey and has been among FIVB Heroes. She represented her country as the flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations and the official advertisement face of Turkey for 2020 Summer Olympics candidate with basketballer Hedo Türkoğlu. Her position is opposite-hitter and she has won a lot of personal awards in international tournaments. She studied at Gazi University.[2]

Career

She played for the Yeşilyurt, VakıfBank Türk Telekom and Spar Tenerife Marichal.

She played over 100 times for the national team.

At age 19, Darnel was the leading player in the Turkish team that won the silver medal at the EC 2003 in Turkey making her a star in her home country and in the volleyball scene.

In 2007/08 Darnel took a break from volleyball to become a mother.

Playing with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom at the CEV Indesit Champions League, she won the "Best Scorer" award.[3]

She was named Sportsperson of Year in 2003 & 2004 by Newspaper Sabah and in 2006 by Newspaper Milliyet. She was awarded Best Scorer at the 2006 World Championship and 2010 World Championship[4]

Darnel was selected as FIVB Hero by FIVB in May 2012.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was selected to be the at the flagbearer of her home country.[6]

Darnel won the Best Spiker individual award during the 2013–14 CEV Champions League Final Four held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7] There her team lost the semifinal to VakıfBank İstanbul[8] and the Bronze Medal match to Rabita Baku.[9]

Personal life

Neslihan Demir married Orkun Darnel, captain of the Galatasaray Swimming team, on July 16, 2006.[10] The couple have a daughter named Zeynep Penelope.[11] Orkun Darnel became manager of Galatasaray Daikin women's volleyball team after playing water polo at the same club for twenty years.[12] The couple announced their divorce in March 2013.[13][14]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National team

Clubs

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Neslihan Darnel's profile on her official website
  2. ↑ "Voleybol Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ FIVB. "Portuondo named best spiker in CEV Indesit Champions League". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  4. ↑ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  5. ↑ Balkan Volleyball Association (2012-05-04). "FIVB’s Heroine: Neslihan Darnel!". Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  6. ↑ Staff (20 July 2012). "Bayrağı Neslihan taşıyacak" [Neslihan Carries the Flag] (in Turkish). TRT Spor. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  8. ↑ "VakifBank to defend its Champions League title in Sunday’s final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Bronze consolation for Rabita at home Final Four". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  10. ↑ "Filenin Sultanı Neslihan Evlendi". Haber Vitrini (in Turkish). 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  11. ↑ "Neslihan Darnel ailecek Londra'da". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Herkes begenebilir ama o benim karım". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  13. ↑ "Neslihan ve Orkun Darnel çifti boşandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  14. ↑ Günday, Selahattin (2013-03-29). "İşte Neslihan'ın boşanma nedeni". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-03-29.

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Mehmet Özal		 Flagbearer for  Turkey
London 2012 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
Brazil Thaísa Menezes		 Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2012 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Germany Margareta Kozuch		 Best Scorer of
Women's European Volleyball Championship
2011 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Cuba Yumilka Ruíz		 Best Scorer of
FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
2006, 2010 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
new creation		 Best Scorer of
Women's European Volleyball League
2009, 2010 		Succeeded by
Czech Republic Helena Havelková
Preceded by
new creation		 Most Valuable Player of
Women's European Volleyball League
2009 		Succeeded by
Serbia Jelena Nikolić
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