Neşe Mercan


Neşe Mercan is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team.

Early years

Neşe Mercan was born in İskenderun of Hatay Province, Turkey on 19 September 1994.

Sporting career

Mercan was a member of the women's national goalball team at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal with her teammates at the Paralympics.
In 2018, she enjoyed her national team's silver medal win at the Goalball World Championships in Malmö, Sweden.
She was part of the national team, which became champion at the 2019 IBSA Goalball European Championship held in Rostock, Germany. Her team became undefeated champion at the 2019 Elite Teams International Women Goalball Tournament in Japan.

Honours

International