Meryem Tan

Meryem Tan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 25)
Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey
Sport
SportWomen's Wheelchair Basketball
Disability class4.0
ClubPamukkla Belediyespor
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Turkey

Meryem Tan (born 3 February 1999) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player. She was a member of the Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team.

Club career

Tan started playing wheelchair basketball encouraged by her high school physical education teacher.[1] She entered the Pamukkale Belediyespor in 2015,[2] which was established in August that year.[3] Her team compete in the Turkish Women's Wheelchair Basketball Second League,[2] after their promotion from the Regional League and then from the Third League.[1][2][4]

She plays in the disability class 4.0.[5]

International career

Tan was admitted to the Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team, and played at the 2016 IWBF European Championship Women's Division B in Italy.[2]

She played for the Turkey women's natioanal under-25 wheelchair basketball team at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand.[6][7]

She played at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship in 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherland,[5] and 2021 in Madrid, Spain.[8]

Personal life

Meryem Tan was born on 3 February 1999.[9] She is a native of Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey.[1][4] She is disabled on her two legs.[1]

She completed her secondary education at IMKB Technical and Vocational High School for Girls.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Milli basketbolcu Meryem Tan'dan engellilere dpor yapın çağrısı". D20haber.con (in Turkish). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Meryem Tan İtalya Yolcusu" (in Turkish). Pamukklae Belediyesi. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Oyuncusu Meryem Tan Gelecekten Umutlu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Pamukkale Belediyesporlu Meryem Tan Avrupa Şampiyonasında Mücadele Edecek" (in Turkish). Pamukkale Belediyesi. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2019 European Championship for Women, Division A - Türkiye Player List". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Turkey Team Roster". 2023 IWBF U25 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Bangkok Thailand. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Meryem Tayland'da, Mine kampta". Denizli'de Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "2021 European Championship for Women, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Pamukkale Bld SK - Meryem Tan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 July 2024.