Zeliha Puls

• 1997-2007

Zeliha’s athletic journey began at an early age. After gaining her first experiences in athletics and football, her path in sports continued through the youth academy of HSG Blomberg-Lippe in handball.

• 2007-2014

After numerous youth championship titles and nominations to regional selections as well as the Turkish national team, her first achievements at the national level followed. With the B and A youth teams of HSG Blomberg-Lippe, she secured three German runner-up titles.

• 2015

With the A-youth team of Buxtehuder SV, Zeliha won her first German championship title. In the same year, she made her debut in the Women’s Handball Bundesliga for Buxtehuder SV.

• 2017-2021

This was followed by three championship titles in the second Women’s Handball Bundesliga and a move to Füchse Berlin, before injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic led to a break from handball.
In 2019, she took part in her first HYROX competition by chance. In the same year, she also achieved a surprise success by securing the European runner-up title with the University of Hamburg in Poland.

• 2021-2022

After further participation in HYROX events, Zeliha qualified for the World Championship in Las Vegas in both the Mixed Doubles and Women’s Doubles divisions. However, she had to withdraw due to injury.

• 2022/2023

After relocating to Austria, Zeliha returned to handball and played for Hypo Niederösterreich. In the final year of her career, she became Austrian champion and won both the national cup and the Supercup. She also competed in the Handball European League with the Austrian record champions during that season.

• 2023

Nach Ihrer Handballkarriere wird sich Zeliha nun hauptsächlich auf den Laufsport und Hyrox konzentrieren.Und

• 2024/2025

Elite15 Double debut in Hamburg. After a challenging season with several Mixed Doubles, Zeliha, together with qalcha. athlete Caroline Lieb, qualified for the Elite15 Double race in Hamburg. She also set her first Pro Single personal best with a time of 1:09.