Hande Baladın

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
Personal information
NicknameHandan, Baladinos
NationalityTurkish
Born (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997
Kütahya, Turkey
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Current clubEczacıbaşı Dynavit
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2013–2014
  • 2014–2015
  • 2015–2018
  • 2018–2019
  • 2019–present
National team
2011–Turkey
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 JapanTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 Azerbaijan/GeorgiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 TurkeyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/RomaniaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/ItalyTeam
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2018 NanjingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 RiminiTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 ArlingtonTeam
Women's U23 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 LjubljanaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 AnkaraTeam
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2013 Bar

Career

Club

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

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

Club
  • 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

National team

See also
  • Turkish women in sports

References
  1. "Turkish ladies edged past Russia in the second day". Balkan Volleyball Association. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Player Hande Baladin". World of Volley. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls-Hande Baladin". CEV. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. "Sporcu Kadroları" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. "Şampiyonluk rekortmeni sezonu açtı" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship-Semifinals 1-4 and classification 1/2&3/4 in Bar (YGF-37)". CEV. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. "Sarıyer Belediyesi'ne Eczacıbaşı'ndan 5 oyuncu". Voleybolun sesi (in Turkish). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. "Kosheleva blasts Eczacibasi to second worlds club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. "Eczacıbaşı'ndan A Milli Takıma altı oyuncu". Eurosport (in Turkish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  10. "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.
  11. "Yıldızlarımız Avrupa üçüncüsü". sports tv (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  12. "Yıldız Kızlar Avrupa 3'üncüsü oldu". Posta (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls: Turkey Claim Bronze". TRT English. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. ""EN"ler listesinde iki Türk oyuncu". VoleybolX (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. "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.
  16. "Turkish women's volleyball team wins European champions title". TurkishPress. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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