Famous volleyball players

Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly is arguably the greatest volleyball player in history of the sport. Karch Kiraly has the most professional career beach volleyball tournament victories (148). Karch Kiraly is the only volleyball player to win three gold medals (1984, 1988, 1996). Karch Kiraly is known as the sparkplug that inspired the 1984 and 1988 USA Mens Olympic Volleyball Teams by playing outstanding volleyball and encouraging his teammates to play their best. Wearing his hot pink hat, Karch Kiraly was an easily recognizable figure during his days playing volleyball on the beach.

Logan Tom
Logan Tom is a phenomenal athlete and one of the most dynamic volleyball players in the world. Logan Tom's impressive talent has made her one of the most famous volleyball players in the world today. At 6 feet 1 inch tall, Logan Tom plays volleyball with strength, power, and grace. Logan Tom was a four-time first-team All-American at Stanford. Logan Tom was a two-time NCAA National Player of the Year. Tom was MVP of the NCAA Final Four in 2001. In the Sydney 2000 Olympics, at 19, Logan Tom was the youngest player on the National Team, yet she started for the team and placed fourth. Logan Tom is an international superstar that has played professionally in Brazil, Italy and Switzerland.

Kerri Walsh

Kerri Walsh currently partners with Misty May Treanor as the best women's beach volleyball team in the world and likely the two most famous volleyball players. Kerri and Misty had an astonishing win streak of 38 matches in their first year on the AVP Tour. Kerri and Misty had an unbelievable 89 match win streak on the AVP Tour and the international circuit between 2003 and 2004. Kerri Walsh is a two-time AVP MVP (2003, 2004). Kerri Walsh has lead the AVP in both blocks and hitting percentage the last two AVP seasons.

Steve Timmons
In the 80's, Steve Timmons wore a wild red flat top that made him the most identifiable indoor volleyball player in the world. Considered a pioneer of back row hitting, Steve Timmons combined with his outstanding front row attacking skills made him an unstoppable force. In 1984, Steve Timmons was named MVP of the Olympics by the FIVB after leading USA to a Gold medal.

Paula Weishoff
Paula Weishoff is one of only 4 USA women's volleyball players to compete in 3 different Olympics. Throughout her career, Paula Weishoff was a dominating blocker and server. Paula is the only American volleyball player to have played in Olympic Games 12 years apart (silver in 84, bronze in 92). Paula Weishoff won an Outstanding Player award for her performance at the 1992 Olympics.

Flo Hyman
Flo Hyman was one of the greatest and most famous volleyball players of her generation.
She was named All World and selected as the Most Valuable Player in countless international tournaments, as well as being named to numerous All-Star Teams. In 1985 she was named one of the All-Time Great Volleyball Players. Flo Hyman was voted Best Attacker at the Pan-Am Games in 1975, 1979, and 1983, the NORCECA Championships in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983, and the World University Games in 1973 and 1977.

 
Helia Souza (Fofo), Brazil

Hlia Rogrio de Souza of Brazil, better known as Fofo became one of the well-known female volleyball players in 2008 Olympic Games. Fofo appeared in Olympic Volleyball fourth consecutive time in Beijing 2008.
In Beijing Fofo, 38-year-old captain led her team to Olympic Gold medal as a starting setter. She was selected the best setter of the 2008 Olympic Games after superior performance throughout the tournament. Height: 1.73 / 5'8"

Nikolic Jelena, Serbia

Jelena Nikolic is a wing-spiker (outside hitter) for the Serbian womens volleyball team. The 25-year-old hitter led Serbia to its surprising bronze at the 2006 World's Championships and helped team Serbia to qualify the team for its first Olympics. Teams: VC Takefuji Bamboo (Japan) , Vak fBank Gne Sigorta (Turkey). Height: 1.94 / 6'4"

Brakocevic Jovana, Serbia Brakocevic is born in year 1988 and is one of the future stars of the women s volleyball. Brakocevic is an universal player and played as an opposite hitter in the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008. Teams: Po tar 064 (Serbia), Spess Volley Conegliano (ITA).
Height: 1.96 / 6'5"

Rosir Calderon, Cuba

Rosir Calderon Diaz was selected the best spiker at the 2006 Worlds Championships. She is one more powerful offensive player to Cubas strong lineup. She is the daughter of Erenia Diaz, a former world champion and Cuban women's nationa l team head coach. Awards: - World Grand Prix 2005 Best Spikers (of the final round) - Best Spiker FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006 Born: December 28, 1984 Height: 190 cm/ 6' 2" Spike reach 330 cm/10' 8" Teams: Ciudad Habana, Cuba

Yimei Wang, China Keep your eyes on Yimei Wang of China. She has very quickly become one of today's best female volleyball players. This hard hitting woman became a big star in Beijing Olympic Games 2008. Yimei Wang (born 11/01/1988) made her international debut for the national team 2005. In Olympic Games 2008 this 20-year-old opposite hitter was 2nd best scorer in the tournament! People did not know so much about her before the Olympic Tournament 2008 now they do for sure. Height: 190 cm/6' 3" Shirt name: Wang Y.M. Teams: Liaoning (China)

  

Yang Hao, China

Yang Hao ((Chinese: Pinyin: Yng Ho)) is a Chinese female volleyball player. Yang currently plays volleyball for club in Liaoning and has played for the national team during many of its recent successes. Chinese team won the gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, where they defeated Russia in one of the most memorable womens volleyball match ever. Strength of the national team of China is their balanced and well-build team, but if one player needs to be brought up, she is Yang Hao. She has been a leading player for the Chinese national team in its recent tournaments. In 2008 Olympic Games Chinese team placed 3rd. Yang Hao is an efficient server and received the best server of the tournament award several times during her career. Height: 1.83 cm/6' 1" Born: 21 March, 1980 Shirt name: H. Yang

Volleyball Men
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Volleyball Men
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Ivan Bugajenkov Nikolay Burobin Yury Chesnokov Vazha Kacharava Valery Kalachikhin Vitaly Kovalenko Stanislav Ljugailo Georgy Mondzolevsky Yury Poyarkov Eduard Sibiryakov Yury Vengerovsky Dmitry Voskoboynikov Oleg Antropov Vladimir Belyaev Ivan Bugajenkov Vladimir Ivanov Valery Kravchenko Yevgeny Lapinsky Georgy Mondzolevsky Vasilijus Matusevas Viktor Mikhalchuk Yury Poyarkov Eduard Sibiryakov Boris Tereshchuk Yoshihide Fukao Kenji Kimura Seiji Oko

1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

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Tetsuo Sato Kenji Shimaoka Katsutoshi Nekoda Tetsuo Nishimoto Yasuhiro Noguchi Yuzo Nakamura Masayuki Minami Jungo Morita Tadayoshi Yokota Bronislaw Bebel Ryszard Bosek Wieslaw Gawlowski Marek Karbarz Lech Lasko Zbigniew Lubiejewski Tomasz Wjtowicz Zbigniew Zarzycki Mieczyslaw Rybaczewski Wlodzimierz Sadalski Edward Skorek Wlodzimierz Stefanski Vladimir Chernyshov Vladimir Dorokhov Fyodor Lashchenov Valery Krivov Vladimir Kondra Yury Panchenko Oleg Moliboga Viljar Loor Pavel Selivanov Aleksandr Savin Aleksandr Yermilov Vyacheslav Zaytsev Aldis Berzins Craig Buck Rich Duwelius Dusty Dvorak Karch Kiraly Chris Marlowe Pat Powers Steven Salmons David Saunders Paul Sunderland Stephen Timmons Marc Waldie Robert Ctvrtlik Craig Buck Scott Fortune Karch Kiraly Ricci Luyties

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Douglas Partie David Saunders Eric Sato Stephen Timmons Troy Tanner Jon Root Amauri Ribeiro Janelson Carvalho Santos Paulo Juroski Silva Tande Ramos Samuel Marcelo Negro Mauricio Lima Antnio Gouveia Andr Falbo Ferreira Giovane Gavio Talmo Curto de Oliveira Jorge de Brito Douglas Chiarotti Ron Zwerver Olof van der Meulen Mike van de Goor Bas van de Goor Jan Posthuma Brecht Rodenburg Richard Schuil Misha Latuhihin Henk-Jan Held Guido Gortzen Rob Grabert Peter Blang Goran Vujevic Igor Vusurovic Dula Mester Vasa Mijic Ivan Miljkovic Veljko Petkovic Slobodan Kovac Vladimir Grbic Nikola Grbic Vladimir Batez Slobodan Boskan Andrija Geric Anderson Rodrigues Ricardo Garcia Sergio Santos Rodrigo Santana Andre Nascimento Mauricio Lima Andre Heller Gustavo Endres

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Giovane Gavio Gilberto Godoy Nalbert Bitencourt Dante Amaral Ryan Millar David Lee Rich Lambourne Kevin Hansen Riley Salmon Sean Rooney William Priddy Lloy Ball Tom Hoff Gabe Gardner Scott Touzinsky Clay Stanley

Volleyball Women
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Yoshiko Matsumura Kinuko Tanida Ayano Shibuki Yoko Shinozaki Setsuko Sasaki Emiko Miyamoto Katsumi Matsumura Masako Kondo Sata Isobe Masae Kasai Yuriko Handa Yuko Fujimoto Valentina Vinogradova-Kamenek Tatyana Tretyakova-Ponyaeva Tatyana Sarycheva Nina Smoleyeva Roza Salikhova Inna Ryskal Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya Vera Lantratova Galina Leontyeva Vera Duyunova-Galushka Lyudmila Buldakova Tatyana Tretyakova-Ponyaeva Lyubov Tyurina Tatyana Sarycheva

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Nina Smoleyeva Inna Ryskal Roza Salikhova Natalya Kudreva Galina Leontyeva Vera Duyunova-Galushka Tatyana Gonobobleva Lyudmila Borozna Lyudmila Buldakova Takako Iida Yuko Arakida Noriko Matsuda Echiko Maeda Katsuko Kanesaka Kiyomi Kato Mariko Okamoto Takako Shirai Hiromi Yano Juri Yokoyama Mariko Yoshida Shoko Takayanagi Olga Solovova Svetlana Nikishina Nadezhda Radzevich Natalya Razumova Lyubov Kozyreva Lidiya Loginova Irina Makogonova Lyudmila Chernyshova Yelena Akhaminova Yelena Andreyuk Svetlana Badulina Yuzhu Hou Ying Jiang Ping Lang Yan Liang Yanjun Li Huijuan Su Xilan Yang Xiaojun Yang Rongfang Zhang Meizhu Zheng Xiaolan Zhou Ling Zhu Yelena Volkova Tatyana Sidorenko Olga Shkurnova Marina Pankova-Nikulina Irina Parkhomchuk Tatyana Kraynova

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Olga Krivosheyeva Svetlana Korytova Marina Kumysh Valentina Makovetskaya-Ogiyenko Irina Ilchenko-Smirnova Yelena Chebukina-Ovchinnikova Regla Torres Lilia Izquierdo Tania Ortiz Norka Latamblet Mireya Luis Idalmis Gato Magaly Carvajal Marlenis Costa Regla Bell Mercedes Caldern Regla Bell Taismari Aguero Marlenis Costa Magaly Carvajal Mirka Francia Ana Fernandez Idalmis Gato Mireya Luis Lilia Izquierdo Regla Torres Raiza O'Farrill Yumilka Ruiz Yumilka Ruiz Marta Sanchez Regla Torres Lilia Izquierdo Mireya Luis Idalmis Gato Ana Fernandez Mirka Francia Marlenis Costa Taismari Aguero Zoila Barros Regla Bell Suhong Zhou Yuehong Zhang Ruirui Zhao Nina Song Hao Yang Na Zhang Ping Zhang Lina Wang Yanan Liu Shan Li

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Kun Feng Jing Chen Helia Fofao Souza Marianne Steinbrecher Welissa Gonzaga Walewska Oliveira Paula Pequeno Thaisa Menezes Valeska Menezes Fabiana Claudino Fabiana de Oliveira Carolina Albuquerque Jaqueline Carvalho Sheilla Castro

Volleyball Olympic Qualifying

The governing body of Volleyball is the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) It was founded in 1947 the same year that volleyball became an official Olympic sport. In 1986, the (FIVB) endorsed beach volleyball as an official sport and beach volleyball was first played in the Olympics in Atlanta, in 1996. The FIVB is the organization responsible for international volleyball competitions, volleyball rules and regulations along with Olympic qualifying events.

Olympic Volleyball Qualifying Men and Women Volleyball

There are 12 available places for the men's Olympic volleyball tournament and 12 available places for the women's Olympic volleyball tournament. The host nation for the Olympics will be given 1 place in the men's Olympic Volleyball tournament and 1 Place in the women's Olympic Volleyball tournament. In addition to the host country there will be 5 continental champions, with the 5 confederations being responsible for organizing 1 continental Olympic Qualification tournament. The next top 6 teams will be chosen in accordance with World Cup regulations and the teams that finish first, second and third place in each of the World Cups will qualify for the Olympics, for a total of 12 teams.

RECORD OLYMPICS HOLDERS IN VOLLEYBALL

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