Yeliz Yılmaz (born 19 August 1980) is a Turkish handballer playing in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She is a member of the Turkish national team. The sportswomen is in the right back position.
Club career
Yeliz Yılmaz played for several teams in Turkey, including Üsküdar Bld. SK (2000–2004, 2007–2013), Havelsan SK (2004–2006), Maltepe Bld. SK (2013–14), and 1907 Kanaryaspor (2014–15). She was also in Romania with CS Rulmentul Brasov (2006–07).
In June 2015, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK from 1907 Kanaryaspor. In June 2017, she transferred to Üsküdar Bld. from Kastamonu Bld. GSK After she played 1 season for Üsküdar she went to Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü . Since 2018 she is captain of the Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü.
She took part at the Women's EHF Champions League (1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2011–12), the Women's EHF Challenge Cup (2001–02, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16), the Women's EHF Cup (2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09) as well as the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup (2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12).
International career
Yılmaz played more than 400 times for the Turkish National Team. Yılmaz is part of the Turkey women's national handball team. She played at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches.
She was member of the silver medal-winning national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaycan.
Yılmaz was part of the Turkey women's national beach handball team.