1. Neslihan Demir was born on 9 December 1983 and is a retired Turkish volleyball star.
15 Facts About Neslihan Demir
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Neslihan Demir is one of the most successful athletes of Turkey and has been among FIVB Heroes.
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Neslihan Demir represented her country as the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the official advertisement face of Turkey for the 2020 Summer Olympics candidateship along with basketballer Hedo Turkoglu.
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Neslihan Demir was a left-handed opposite hitter and won numerous individual awards in the international tournaments.
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Neslihan Demir started playing volleyball at Eskisehir DSI Bentspor in 1995.
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Neslihan Demir played hundreds of times for Turkish national team at all age levels.
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At age 19, Demir was the leading player in the Turkish team that won silver medal at the 2003 European Championship in Turkey making her a star in her home country and in the volleyball scene.
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Neslihan Demir's popularity increased immensely during 2003 World Cup where she was 2nd in Best Scorer and Best Server rankings.
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Neslihan Demir was awarded Best Scorer at the 2006 World Championship and 2010 World Championship consecutively.
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Neslihan Demir is the first and only volleyball player to achieve this feat.
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Neslihan Demir was awarded Sportsperson of the Year by Milliyet in 2006 and Volleyball Player of the Year by Sabah in 2003 and 2004.
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Neslihan Demir was named The Ultimate Volleyball Team Leader and honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at CEV European Volleyball Gala ceremonies in 2014 and 2019 respectively.
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Neslihan Demir was selected for Roster 100 by FIVB as one of the 100 most influential volleyball players between 2010 and 2020, being one of the eight female opposite hitters in the selection.
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Neslihan Demir married Orkun Darnel, captain of the Galatasaray Swimming team, on 16 July 2006.
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Neslihan Demir has been married to actor Kamil Guler since 17 June 2014.