Gizem Öztaşdelen
| Gizem Öztaşdelen | |||
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| Born |
March 23, 1992 Ankara, Turkey |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| TBHBL team | Milenyum Paten SK | ||
| National team |
 Turkey
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Gizem Öztaşdelen (born March 23, 1992) is a Turkish women's ice hockey player, former figure skater and certified coach. Currently, she is a member of Milenyum Paten SK team playing as forward. She takes part in the Turkey women's national ice hockey team. She is 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) tall at 54 kg (119 lb).
Gizem Öztaşdelen was born in Ankara on March 23, 1992. She is studying Civil Engineering at Atılım University in Ankara.
Öztaşdelen began her sports career in figure skating. In 2010, she became runner-up in the junior class of figure skating Cup "2010 Başkent Kupası (2010 Capitol Cup). She also completed a training course for figure skating in 2012.
Her father Ali Öztaşdelen is the founder and owner of Milenyum Paten SK, where her brother Umur Öztaşdelen, acts as the club's general manager. The club was originally only for figure skating from 2002 to 2007. The club was founded in 2002 as a result of other members of the family involved in figure skating wanted to get a new coach but had problems finding a place to train without their old coach being present. After members of the club watched some ice hockey games, they requested the club offer the sport.
Öztaşdelen continues her ice skating career as ice hockey player since 2006 in the family-owned club. Her father owning the club was one of the reasons why she was able to take up and continue in the sport at an elite level. Following the switch of the club from figure skating to both figure skating and ice hockey, a women's team playing in a national league, Milenyum Paten SK, was formed with Öztaşdelen a major part of the its early development. Her participation with the club led to her national team call up.
She plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (TBHBL) for Milenyum Paten SK. She enjoyed league championship In the 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2013–14 seasons.
Gizem Öztaşdelen took part at the 2009–10 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup – Group C matches in Kralupy, Czech Republic, at the 2010–11 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup – Group B matches in Ankara, Turkey, at the 2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup – Group B matches in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, at the 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup – Group B matches held in Minsk, Belarus and at the 2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup – Group A matches in Ankara, Turkey.
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