ISMAILOGLU Meliha

Date of Birth: 17 Sep 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: GRADACAC

Birth Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Place of residence : ISTANBUL

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Volleyball	Women TUR Turkey	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #04 CHN China 0 TUR Turkey 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #10 ITA Italy 3 TUR Turkey 1	Finished
Finish On: Jul 30	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #18 USA United States 3 TUR Turkey 2	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #21 ARG Argentina 0 TUR Turkey 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #27 ROC ROC 2 TUR Turkey 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinals #32 KOR Republic of Korea 3 TUR Turkey 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2014	Italy
10	Women	2018	Japan

Nations League - Final Round

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	People's Republic of China
3	Women	2021	Italy

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019

Melly (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Art, meditation, listening to music, reading, watching films. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey

Languages spoken:

Bosnian, English, Spanish, Turkish

Fenerbahce SK [Istanbul, TUR] since 2021/22

Zoran Terzic [club], SRB; Giovanni Guidetti [national], ITA

Position style:

Wing spiker (FIVB, 05 May 2015; volleymasters.ch, 01 Jun 2019)

Other sports:

She has represented Turkey in beach volleyball, and competed at the 2014 U23 World Championships in Myslowice, Poland. (FIVB, 11 Jun 2014; voleybolextra.com, 23 Jul 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jan 2021)

2014 for Turkey Against Azerbaijan, Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

National league:

Turkish Women's Volleyball League [TUR] (vakifbanksporkulubu.com, 23 Jan 2021)

She began the sport at age eight in Gradacac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

US basketball player Kobe Bryant. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Her father. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

She drinks coffee before a match. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"There's always space for improvement." (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

She was named Best Sportswoman at the 2019 Turkey Youth Awards. (eczacibasisporkulubu.org.tr, 30 Apr 2019)

She was named Bosnia and Herzegovina Player of the Year in 2009 and 2011. (fenerbahce.org, 25 Aug 2014)

General Interest

General
FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TO TURKEY
She previously represented Bosnia and Herzegovina before switching to represent Turkey. "Bosnia and Herzegovina is deteriorating economically. After the war, it was not in very good condition. Sports, especially volleyball, are not supported very much. We athletes do not see a future there, unfortunately." (voleybolextra.com, 23 Jul 2014; fenerbahce.org, 25 Aug 2014)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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