Serbia women's national volleyball team

Serbia
Association Serbian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Zoran Terzić
FIVB ranking 3 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (First in 2008)
Best result Silver: 2016
World Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 2006)
Best result Bronze: 2006
European Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 2003)
Best result Gold: 2011

The Serbia women's national volleyball team is the national team of Serbia. It is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).

The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the women's national volleyball team the best female side of the year from 2006 to 2011. Serbia earned a silver medal at the 2016 summer Olympics in Women's Volleyball. The team was also the first to beat USA in 60 years.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Prix

European Championship

European Games

European Volleyball League

Team

Current squad

The following is the Serbian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Head coach: Zoran Terzić

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1Busa, BiankaBianka Buša25 July 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)293 cm (115 in)282 cm (111 in)Romania CSM Târgoviște
2Brakocevic, JovanaJovana Brakočević5 March 19881.96 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)309 cm (122 in)295 cm (116 in)Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul
4Zivkovic, BojanaBojana Živković29 March 19881.86 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)300 cm (120 in)292 cm (115 in)Switzerland Voléro Zürich
6MalesevicTijana Malešević18 March 19911.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb)300 cm (120 in)286 cm (113 in)Italy AGIL Novara
9Mihajlovic, BrankicaBrankica Mihajlović13 April 19911.90 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb)302 cm (119 in)290 cm (110 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
10 Ognjenovic, MajaMaja Ognjenović (C)6 August 19841.83 m (6 ft 0 in)67 kg (148 lb)300 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in)Italy Nordmeccanica Piacenza
11Veljkovic, StefanaStefana Veljković9 January 19901.90 m (6 ft 3 in)76 kg (168 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in)Poland Chemik Police
12NikolicJelena Nikolić13 April 19821.94 m (6 ft 4 in)79 kg (174 lb)315 cm (124 in)300 cm (120 in)Turkey Bursa BB
15Stevanovic, JovanaJovana Stevanović30 June 19921.92 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)308 cm (121 in)295 cm (116 in)Italy Pomi Casalmaggiore
16Rasic, MilenaMilena Rašić25 October 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)72 kg (159 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in)Turkey VakifBank Istanbul
17PopovićSilvija Popović (L)15 March 19861.78 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)286 cm (113 in)276 cm (109 in)Switzerland Voléro Zürich
19Boskovic, TijanaTijana Bošković8 March 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in)82 kg (181 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA

Previous squads

2006 World Championship, 3rd place.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serbia women's national volleyball team.
  1. "Terzić published list of players for Rio" (in Serbian). 26 July 2016.
  2. "Serbia FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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