Bahar Toksoy
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| Born |
February 6, 1988 Izmir, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 300 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: October 13, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bahar Toksoy (born February 6, 1988 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 190 cm (6.2 ft) and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank and wears number 11. She plays for the Turkish national team.
Career
National Team
Bahar competed with her team at the 2008 World Grand Prix where they ended 7th and at the 2009 European Championship where they ended 5th. In 2010 she helped her team win the 6th place at the World Championship in Japan. In 2011 they lost to Serbia in the final of the European league and a few months later they also lost to them in the semifinal of the European Championship but they managed to beat Italy to win the bronze medal. She was this tournament's best server. 2012 was so far the best season for the Turkish NT as they secured a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Turkey ended 1st with a 3 sets to 0 win over Poland in the final.
Club
Toksoy Bahar currently plays for VakıfBank. With this team she won the gold medal at the 2010/2011, CEV Champions League. They also ended second in their domestic league with losing in the final from Fenerbahçe. Bahar won the Silver medal at the 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship playing in Doha, Qatar, and was awarded Best Server of the tournament. In 2011/2012 season, VakifBank did not advance to the Final Four of the CEV Champions League but they beat Fenerbahçe in the semifinal of the Turkish League and lost to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in the final.
Toksoy won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[1]
Clubs
Karşıyaka (2002–2004)- Yeşilyurt (2004–2006)
- VakıfBank (2007- )
Personal life
On September 20, 2013, she married to Giovanni Guidetti, coach of her team Vakıfbank.[2]
Awards
Individual
- 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix European Qualification "Best Blocker"
- 2010-11 CEV Champions League preliminaries "Best Blocker"
- 2011 European Championship "Best Server"
- 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Server"
- 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Blocker"
National team
- 2009 Mediterranean Games -
Silver - 2010 European League -
Bronze - 2011 European Championship - Bronze
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix - Bronze
- 2013 Mediterranean Games - Silver
Clubs
- 2007-08 Challenge Cup
Champion, with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom - 2010–11 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
- 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship -
Runner-Up, with VakıfBank Türk Telekom - 2011-12 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
References
- ↑ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women’s Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ "Guidetti ile Bahar evlendi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
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| Preceded by Eda Erdem Dündar |
Best Server of FIVB Women's Club World Championship 2011 |
Succeeded by Angelina Grün-Hübner |
Preceded by Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza |
Best Server of Women's European Volleyball Championship 2011 |
Succeeded by Margareta Kozuch |
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