Neşe Mercan
Personal information
Born (1994-09-19) September 19, 1994
İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey
Sport
SportGoalball
Medal record
Goalball
Representing  Turkey
Paralympics
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 MalmöTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 RostockTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 NastolaTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 Kaunasteam
Silver medal – second place2013 KonyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 Ascoli PicenoTeam Div. B
Tournaments
Gold medal – first place2019 JapanTeam

Neşe Mercan (born September 19, 1994) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team.

Early years

Neşe Mercan was born in İskenderun of Hatay Province, Turkey on September 19, 1994.[1][2]

Sporting career

Mercan was a member of the women's national goalball team at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] She won the gold medal with her teammates at the Paralympics.[4]

In 2018, she enjoyed her national team's silver medal win at the Goalball World Championships in Malmö, Sweden.[5]

She was part of the national team, which became champion at the 2019 IBSA Goalball European Championship held in Rostock, Germany.[6] Her team became undefeated champion at the 2019 Elite Teams International Women Goalball Tournament in Japan.[7]

Honours

International

References

  1. ↑ "Nese Mercan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Hatay'ın Gururu Neşe Mercan". Yorum (in Turkish). 2016-09-02. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. ↑ Çetinbaş, İlknur (2016-09-08). "Türkiye'nin Rio kadrosu yıldızlarla dolu". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  4. 1 2 "Rio'da Türkiye Goalball Kadın Milli Takımı, altın madalya kazandı". NTV (in Turkish). 2016-09-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  5. 1 2 "Kadın Golbol Milli Takımı gümüş madalya kazandı!". Star (in Turkish). 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Goalball Kadın Milli Takımı'nın başarısı, Yenimahalle Belediyesi'ni gururlandırdı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Türkiye Goalball Kadın Milli Takımı namağlup şampiyon". Fanatik (in Turkish). 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.


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