Gülendam Sarıbal

Gülendam Sarıbal (born 1972) is a Turkish armwrestler. She won medals on both arms in the 80 kg Senior, Master and Grand Master categories at the world and European championships.

Private life

Gülendam Sarıbal was born in 1972. She is the mother of four children.[1] She lives in Güngören district of Istanbul Province.[2]

Sports career

Sarıbal became interested in arm wrestlingwhile watching her husband in competition.[3] In 2011 at age 39, she entered Güngören Yeni Akıncılar Sports Club in Istanbul, and started performing arm wrestling.[2][3] Following trainings coached by Emin Kaska, she became champion at the Istanbul Provinncial Tournament. She then won the Turkish Championship in the Senior 80 kg category.[1] In 2018, she became Turkish champion in the 80 kg, and was admitted to the national team to participate at the European Championship in Bulgaria.[3] She returned from Sofia, Bulgaria with a 5th place on the left arm.[4]

International individual achievements
YearDateLocationCompetitionEvent
(kg)		Left
rm		Right
arm		Ref.
2016 21–29 May Bucharest26th European Champ.Master 80
1–10 Oct Blagoevgrad38th World Champ.80-9th
Master 80
2018 25 May – 3 Jun Sofia28th European Champ.805th7th
12–21 Oct Antalya40th World Champ.808th7th
2019 26 Oct – 4 Nov, Constanta41st World Champ.808th4th
2021 23 Nov-3 Dec Bucharest42nd World Champi.804th5th
Master 80
2022 7–14 May Bucharest31st European Champ.804th
14–23 Oct Antalya43rd World Champ.80
Grand Master 80X

References
  1. "Madalyalara Sarıbal Ambargosu". Maltepe Ekspres (in Turkish). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. "Güngören, Yenilmez Bilek Gülendam Sarıbal'la gurur duyuyor". Akbaba Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. "Türkiye Bilek". Bursa Hakimiyet (in Turkish). 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. "Gülendem Sarıbal Türkiye ve Avrupa şampiyonluğunu Güngören'e getirdi". Akbaba Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.ü
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