Özlem Yalman
Özlem Yalman is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education.[1]
Early years
Özlem was born to Nezih Yalman, who died in Izmir at age 64 in 2014.[2]
She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in Izmir. 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][3]
In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status.[3][4][5][6] Currently, she officates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League.[7]
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.[5][6] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level.[8][9][10]
International participations
- 2011
- 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women - August 4–14, Italy
- 2013
- EuroBasket Women 2013 - June 5–30, France.[3]
- 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.[3]
- 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women - September 27–October 5, Turkey.[8][9]
- 2015
- EuroBasket Women 2015 Group C - June 11–15, Hungary
- 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women - July 2–12, Spain.[11]
- 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women - August 13–23, Portugal
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Avcı, Ümit (2013-03-29). "Potanın Özlem'i!". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Özlem Yalman'ın Acı Günü". TBF (in Turkish). 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- 1 2 3 4 Savran, Osman (2014-09-19). "Tebrikler Özlem Yalman...". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Özlem Yalman Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Düdük Çalacak". TBF (in Turkish). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- 1 2 "Özlem Yalman FIBA hakemi oldu". Basket Dergisi (in Turkish). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- 1 2 "Basketbol -A Klasman Hakemlerinden Özlem Yalman, FIBA Hakemi Oldu". Haber 3 (in Turkish). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Kritik maça kadın hakem". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- 1 2 "Özlem Yalman'ın Dünya Kupası heyecanı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- 1 2 "FIBA'dan dev görev". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "FIBA'dan Yalman'a görev". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonalarında görev yapacak hakemlerimiz...". Basketbolig (in Turkish). 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-06.