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Özlem Yalman
Turkish basketball referee (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Özlem Yalman (born 30 April 1977) is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education.[1]
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Early years
Özlem was born in Adana, Turkey in 1977.[2][3] She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in İzmir. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at Antalya, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch.[1]
Sports career
Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in Karşıyaka Basket in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League.[1][4]
In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status.[4][5][6][7] Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League.[8]
After successfully completing the FIBA referee candidate program in Bologna, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in Gaziantep, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee.[6][7] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level.[9][10][11]
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International participations
- 2011
- 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women – August 4–14, Italy
- 2013
- EuroBasket Women 2013 – June 5–30, France.[4]
- EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification – June 7–25, Israel
- 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 4–14, Turkey
- 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women – July 18–28, Lithuania
- 2014
- 2013–14 EuroCup Women Final – March 20, Russia.[4]
- 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women – September 27 – October 5, Turkey.[9][10]
- 2015
- EuroBasket Women 2015 Group C – June 11–15, Hungary
- 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 2–12, Spain.[12]
- 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women – August 13–23, Portugal
- 2016
- 2015–16 EuroCup Women Final – April 13, France.[3]
2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague
- 2019
- EuroLeague Women Final Four 12–14 April Semi Final & Final
- FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Final – July 7, Serbia
See also
References
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