Gülendam Sarıbal (born 1972) is a Turkish armwrestler. She won medals on both arms in the 80 kg Senior, Master and Grand Master categories at the world and European championships.
Private life Gülendam Sarıbal was born in 1972. She is the mother of four children. She lives in Güngören district of Istanbul Province.
Sports career Sarıbal became interested in arm wrestlingwhile watching her husband in competition. In 2011 at age 39, she entered Güngören Yeni Akıncılar Sports Club in Istanbul, and started performing arm wrestling. Following trainings coached by Emin Kaska, she became champion at the Istanbul Provincial Tournament. She then won the Turkish Championship in the Senior 80 kg category. In 2018, she became Turkish champion in the 80 kg, and was admitted to the national team to participate at the European Championship in Bulgaria. She returned from Sofia, Bulgaria with a 5th place on the left arm.
International individual achievements Year Date Location Competition Event(kg) Leftrm Rightarm 201621–29 May Bucharest 26th European Champ. Master 80 1–10 Oct Blagoevgrad 38th World Champ. 80 - 9th Master 80 201825 May – 3 Jun Sofia 28th European Champ. 80 5th 7th 12–21 Oct Antalya 40th World Champ. 80 8th 7th 201926 Oct – 4 Nov , Constanta 41st World Champ. 80 8th 4th 202123 Nov-3 Dec Bucharest 42nd World Champi. 80 4th 5th Master 80 20227–14 May Bucharest 31st European Champ. 80 4th 14–23 Oct Antalya 43rd World Champ. 80 Grand Master 80 X
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