Dancing Moves By Zehra Gunes

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Zehra Güneş (born 7 July 1999) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) tall at 84 kg (185 lb) and plays in the middle blocker position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Club
In the 2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season, Güneş was loaned out to Beşiktaş J.K., another women's volleyball team. The next season, she returned to her home club. She enjoyed her first league champion title in the 2017–18 season with Vakıfbank Istanbul. She was awarded the "Vestel Special Prize" of the 2017–18 Vestel Venus Sultans League, which is the Turkish top-level volleyball league sponsored by Vestel.

She participated at the 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League with her team Vakıfbank Istanbul, which became champion.

International
Güneş played at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival held in Georgia. She took part at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in Peru, and was awarded the Best Middle Blocker title. Güneş played at the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix. She was a member of the Turkey women's U20 team, and took part at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico, where she was named one of the Best Middle Blockers. She played for the Turkey women's U23 team at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship in Slovenia, where her team won a champion title.

In January 2017, she was invited to the Turkey women's team, and was admitted to the team in March 2018. She played at the very first 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League as part of the Turkish team, which won silver. She was also part of the Turkish squad at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which finished in fifth place.

Honours
VakıfBank S.K.
2017 Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup
2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2018 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup – Gold Cup icon.svg Gold Cup
2017–18 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
2020 Turkish Super Cup – Gorm silver cup.jpg Silver Cup
2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League – Med 2.png Silver Medal
2021 FIVB Club World Championship – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2021–22 CEV Women's Champions League – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship - Med 2.png Silver Medal
National team
2017 U23 World Championship – Med 1.png Gold Medal
2018 Nations League – Med 2.png Silver Medal
2019 European Championship – Med 2.png Silver Medal
2021 Nations League – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
2021 European Championship – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
Individual
Most Valuable Player: 2021–22 Turkish Women's Volleyball League

Best Middle Blocker:

2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
2019 FIVB Women's Club World Championship
2021 FIVB Women's Club World Championship
2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
Vestel Special Prize: 2017–18 Vestel Venus Sultans League