Natalia Hanikoğlu
Personal information
Nationality Russia  Turkey
BornNatalya Nikolaevna Belyaeva
(1975-06-23) 23 June 1975
Moscow, Russia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike308 cm (121 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubBeşiktaş Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi
Number7
National team
1994–99
1999-08
Russia Russia
Turkey Turkey
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place Turkey 2003 Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeria Team

Natalia Hanikoğlu (née Belyaeva, born 23 June 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park[1] and wears the number 7 jersey. She played over 100 times for the Russia national team, and when she received Turkish citizenship[2] after marrying Turkish former volleyball player Hakan Hanikoğlu,[3] she played over 200 times for the Turkey national team, too. She has a daughter whose name is Ela (meaning: Hazel) born in Moscow.[4]

She also played for CSKA Moscow, Zarechie Odintsovo in Russia, Ancona in Italy, Kocaelispor, Beşiktaş and Eczacıbaşı in Turkey.

Awards

Club

See also

References

  1. Natalia Hanikoğlu Galatasaray Medical Park'ta(in Turkish)
  2. Natalia get TR citizenship
  3. "Natalia-Hakan Hanikoğlu". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  4. "Natalia-Hakan Hanikoğlu have has a daughter". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.


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