Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's indoor volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Pool A edit

  Argentina edit

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

Head coach: Guillermo Orduna

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
2 Tanya Acosta 11 March 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 287 cm (113 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
3 Yamila Nizetich (C) 27 January 1989 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Nilufer
5 Lucía Fresco 14 May 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Robur Tiboni Urbino Volley
9 Clarisa Sagardía 29 June 1989 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Boca Juniors
10 Emilce Sosa 11 September 1987 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Esporte Clube Pinheiros
11 Julieta Lazcano 25 July 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 293 cm (115 in)   Istres Volley-Ball
12 Tatiana Rizzo (L) 30 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 268 cm (106 in)   Boca Juniors
13 Leticia Boscacci 8 November 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 284 cm (112 in)   VC Kanti Schaffhausen
14 Josefina Fernández 17 August 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 294 cm (116 in) 284 cm (112 in)   Hotel VFM
16 Florencia Busquets 27 June 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Hotel VFM
18 Yael Castiglione 27 September 1985 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 281 cm (111 in)   Rio do Sul
19 Morena Franchi 19 February 1993 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 264 cm (104 in)   Vélez Sarsfield

  Brazil edit

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Fabiana Claudino (C) 24 January 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 314 cm (124 in) 293 cm (115 in)   SESI São Paulo
2 Juciely Cristina Barreto 18 December 1980 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 289 cm (114 in)   Rio de Janeiro VC
3 Dani Lins 5 January 1985 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 276 cm (109 in)   Osasco VC
5 Adenízia da Silva 18 December 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Osasco VC
6 Thaísa Menezes 15 May 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 316 cm (124 in) 301 cm (119 in)   Osasco VC
8 Jaqueline Carvalho 31 December 1986 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 286 cm (113 in)   Minas Tênis Clube
10 Gabriela Guimarães 19 May 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 274 cm (108 in)   Rio de Janeiro VC
12 Natália Pereira 4 April 1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 288 cm (113 in)   Rio de Janeiro VC
13 Sheilla Castro 1 July 1983 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 284 cm (112 in)   VakifBank Istanbul
16 Fernanda Garay 10 May 1986 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 288 cm (113 in)   Dinamo Moscow
17 Fabíola de Souza 3 February 1983 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Voléro Zürich
19 Léia Silva (L) 3 January 1985 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 268 cm (106 in) 254 cm (100 in)   Minas TC

  Cameroon edit

The following was the Cameroonian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Head coach: Jean-René Akono

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Stéphanie Fotso Mogoung 25 September 1987 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 296 cm (117 in) 259 cm (102 in)   VBC Chamalières
2 Christelle Tchoudjang (C) 7 July 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 260 cm (100 in)   VBC Chamalières
4 Raïssa Nasser (L) 19 August 1994 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 270 cm (110 in) 265 cm (104 in)   La Rochelle
5 Théorine Aboa Mbeza 25 August 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 270 cm (110 in)   FAP Yaoundé
6 Laetitia Moma Bassoko 9 October 1993 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 287 cm (113 in)   VBC Chamalières
7 Henriette Koulla 14 September 1992 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 250 cm (98 in)   Tremblay AC
10 Berthrade Bikatal 23 July 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 297 cm (117 in) 253 cm (100 in)   Nyong-et-Kéllé
11 Victoire L'or Ngon Ntame 31 December 1985 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 288 cm (113 in) 253 cm (100 in)   INJS Yaoundé
12 Fawziya Abdoulkarim 1 March 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 292 cm (115 in) 259 cm (102 in)   Bafia Evolution
13 Madeleine Bodo Essissima 29 April 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 270 cm (110 in)   FAP Yaoundé
14 Yolande Amana Guigolo 15 September 1997 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 270 cm (110 in)   Bafia Evolution
15 Emelda Piata Zessi 8 April 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 270 cm (110 in)   Bafia Evolution

  Japan edit

The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Head coach: Masayoshi Manabe

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Miyu Nagaoka 25 July 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 298 cm (117 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
2 Haruka Miyashita 1 September 1994 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 272 cm (107 in)   Okayama Seagulls
3 Saori Kimura (C) 19 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 293 cm (115 in)   Toray Arrows
5 Arisa Satō (L) 18 July 1989 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 52 kg (115 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 266 cm (105 in)   Hitachi Rivale
6 Yurie Nabeya 15 December 1993 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Denso Airybees
7 Mai Yamaguchi 3 July 1983 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 292 cm (115 in)   Okayama Seagulls
9 Haruyo Shimamura 4 March 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 299 cm (118 in) 290 cm (110 in)   NEC Red Rockets
11 Erika Araki 3 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 301 cm (119 in)   Toyota Queenseis
12 Yuki Ishii 8 May 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 286 cm (113 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
16 Saori Sakoda 18 December 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 279 cm (110 in)   Toray Arrows
18 Kotoki Zayasu 11 January 1990 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 270 cm (110 in) 255 cm (100 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
20 Kanami Tashiro 25 March 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 283 cm (111 in) 273 cm (107 in)   Toray Arrows

  Russia edit

The following is the Russian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9][10]

Head coach: Yuri Marichev

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Yana Shcherban 6 September 1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 294 cm (116 in)   Dynamo Moscow
3 Elena Ezhova 14 August 1977 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 288 cm (113 in) 282 cm (111 in)   Dynamo Kazan
4 Irina Zaryazhko 4 October 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Uralochka Ekaterinburg
6 Daria Malygina 4 April 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Zarechie Odintsovo
8 Nataliya Goncharova 1 June 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 306 cm (120 in)   Dynamo Moscow
9 Vera Ulyakina 21 August 1986 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 293 cm (115 in)   Dynamo Moscow
10 Ekaterina Kosianenko (C) 2 February 1990 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Dynamo Moscow
14 Irina Fetisova 7 September 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 286 cm (113 in)   Dynamo Moscow
15 Tatiana Kosheleva 23 December 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Dinamo Krasnodar
16 Irina Voronkova 20 October 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Zarechie Odintsovo
19 Anna Malova (L) 16 April 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 286 cm (113 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Dynamo Moscow
20 Anastasia Shlyakhovaya 5 October 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 313 cm (123 in) 307 cm (121 in)   Dinamo Krasnodar

  South Korea edit

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11][12][13]

Head coach: Lee Jung-chul

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
3 Lee Hyo-hee (S) 9 September 1980 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 271 cm (107 in)   Korea Expressway Corp.
4 Kim Hee-jin (OP) 29 April 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   IBK Altos
5 Kim Hae-ran (L) 16 March 1984 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in)   Korea Ginseng Corp.
6 Hwang Youn-joo (OP) 13 August 1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 265 cm (104 in)   Hyundai E&C
7 Lee Jae-yeong (OH) 15 October 1996 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 286 cm (113 in) 267 cm (105 in)   Heungkuk Life Insurance
8 Nam Jie-youn (OH) 15 May 1983 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 273 cm (107 in)   IBK Altos
10 Kim Yeon-koung (C) (OH) 26 February 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in)   Fenerbahçe
11 Kim Su-ji (MB) 11 July 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Heungkuk Life Insurance
13 Park Jeong-ah (OH) 26 March 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   IBK Altos
14 Yang Hyo-jin (MB) 14 December 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 338 cm (133 in)   Hyundai E&C
16 Bae Yoo-na (MB/OP) 30 November 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 288 cm (113 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Korea Expressway Corp.
17 Yeum Hye-seon (S) 3 February 1991 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 278 cm (109 in) 263 cm (104 in)   Hyundai E&C

Pool B edit

  China edit

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14][15]

Head coach: Lang Ping

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016–17 club
1 Yuan Xinyue 21 December 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 311 cm (122 in)   Bayi
2 Zhu Ting 29 November 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 327 cm (129 in) 300 cm (120 in)   VakıfBank
3 Yang Fangxu 6 October 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Shandong
6 Gong Xiangyu 21 April 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 313 cm (123 in) 302 cm (119 in)   Jiangsu
7 Wei Qiuyue 26 September 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Tianjin
9 Zhang Changning 6 November 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 303 cm (119 in)   Jiangsu
10 Liu Xiaotong 16 February 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Beijing
11 Xu Yunli 2 August 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 306 cm (120 in)   Fujian
12 Hui Ruoqi (C) 4 March 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Jiangsu
15 Lin Li (L) 5 July 1992 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 294 cm (116 in) 294 cm (116 in)   Fujian
16 Ding Xia 13 January 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Liaoning
17 Yan Ni 2 March 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 306 cm (120 in)   Liaoning

  Italy edit

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16][17]

Head coach: Marco Bonitta

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Serena Ortolani 7 January 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Imoco Volley
4 Alessia Orro 18 July 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 302 cm (119 in)   Club Italia
6 Monica De Gennaro (L) 8 January 1987 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 270 cm (110 in) 265 cm (104 in)   Imoco Volley
7 Martina Guiggi 1 May 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 312 cm (123 in)   AGIL Novara
8 Alessia Gennari 3 November 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 238 cm (94 in)   Foppapedretti Bergamo
9 Nadia Centoni 19 June 1981 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 311 cm (122 in)   Galatasaray S.K.
11 Cristina Chirichella 10 February 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in)   AGIL Novara
14 Eleonora Lo Bianco 22 December 1979 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Galatasaray S.K.
15 Antonella Del Core (C) 5 November 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Dynamo Kazan
16 Miriam Sylla 8 January 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in)   Foppapedretti Bergamo
18 Paola Egonu 18 December 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Club Italia
20 Anna Danesi 20 April 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 308 cm (121 in)   Club Italia

  Netherlands edit

The following is the Dutch roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18][19]

Head coach:   Giovanni Guidetti

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
2 Femke Stoltenborg 30 July 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 299 cm (118 in)   MTV Stuttgart
3 Yvon Beliën 28 December 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 303 cm (119 in)   River Volley Piacenza
4 Celeste Plak 26 October 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 314 cm (124 in) 302 cm (119 in)   Volley Bergamo
5 Robin de Kruijf 5 May 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 313 cm (123 in) 300 cm (120 in)   VakifBank Istanbul
6 Maret Balkestein-Grothues (C) 16 September 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Atom Trefl Sopot
7 Quinta Steenbergen 2 April 1985 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 300 cm (120 in)   VK Prostějov
8 Judith Pietersen 3 July 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 306 cm (120 in) 296 cm (117 in)   Pallavolo Scandicci
9 Myrthe Schoot (L) 29 August 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 286 cm (113 in)   Dresdner SC
10 Lonneke Slöetjes 15 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 322 cm (127 in) 315 cm (124 in)   VakifBank Istanbul
11 Anne Buijs 2 December 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 299 cm (118 in)   VakifBank Istanbul
14 Laura Dijkema 18 February 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 293 cm (115 in) 279 cm (110 in)   Dresdner SC
16 Debby Stam 24 July 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 281 cm (111 in)   Rocheville Le Cannet

  Puerto Rico edit

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[20][21]

Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Debora Seilhamer (L) 4 October 1985 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 245 cm (96 in) 240 cm (94 in)   Lancheras de Cataño
2 Shara Venegas (L) 18 September 1992 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 272 cm (107 in)   Criollas de Caguas
3 Vilmarie Mojica 13 August 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 288 cm (113 in)   Valencianas de Juncos
6 Yarimar Rosa (C) 20 June 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Beşiktaş
7 Stephanie Enright 15 December 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 292 cm (115 in)   Criollas de Caguas
9 Áurea Cruz 10 January 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   AGIL Novara
10 Diana Reyes 24 April 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 299 cm (118 in)   Criollas de Caguas
11 Karina Ocasio 1 August 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 288 cm (113 in)   Criollas de Caguas
14 Natalia Valentín 12 September 1989 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 244 cm (96 in) 240 cm (94 in)   Leonas de Ponce
15 Daly Santana 19 February 1995 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 243 cm (96 in) 219 cm (86 in)   Capitalinas de San Juan
16 Alexandra Oquendo 3 February 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 297 cm (117 in) 284 cm (112 in)   Lancheras de Cataño
18 Lynda Morales 20 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 250 cm (98 in) 248 cm (98 in)   Criollas de Caguas

  Serbia edit

The following is the Serbian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[22][23]

Head coach: Zoran Terzić

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Bianka Buša 25 July 1994 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 293 cm (115 in) 282 cm (111 in)   CSM Târgoviște
2 Jovana Brakočević 5 March 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Vakıfbank Istanbul
4 Bojana Živković 29 March 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 292 cm (115 in)   Voléro Zürich
6 Tijana Malešević 18 March 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 286 cm (113 in)   AGIL Novara
9 Brankica Mihajlović 13 April 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 311 cm (122 in)   Fenerbahçe
10 Maja Ognjenović (C) 6 August 1984 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 293 cm (115 in)   Nordmeccanica Piacenza
11 Stefana Veljković 9 January 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Chemik Police
12 Jelena Nikolić 13 April 1982 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Bursa BB
15 Jovana Stevanović 30 June 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Pomi Casalmaggiore
16 Milena Rašić 25 October 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 315 cm (124 in)   VakifBank Istanbul
17 Silvija Popović (L) 15 March 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 286 cm (113 in) 276 cm (109 in)   Voléro Zürich
19 Tijana Bošković 8 March 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 317 cm (125 in)   Eczacıbaşı VitrA

  United States edit

The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[24][25][26]

Head coach: Karch Kiraly

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Alisha Glass 5 April 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Imoco Volley
2 Kayla Banwarth (L) 21 January 1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 283 cm (111 in)   USA Volleyball
3 Courtney Thompson 4 November 1984 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 276 cm (109 in) 263 cm (104 in)   Rio de Janeiro VC
5 Rachael Adams 3 June 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 307 cm (121 in)   Imoco Volley
6 Carli Lloyd 6 August 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 313 cm (123 in) 295 cm (116 in)   VBC Pallavollo Rosa
10 Jordan Larson 16 October 1986 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Eczacıbaşı VitrA
12 Kelly Murphy 20 October 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 307 cm (121 in)   Ageo Medics
13 Christa Harmotto (C) 12 October 1986 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 322 cm (127 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Fenerbahçe
15 Kimberly Hill 30 November 1989 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Vakıfbank Istanbul
16 Foluke Akinradewo 5 October 1987 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Voléro Zürich
23 Kelsey Robinson 25 June 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 306 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Imoco Volley
25 Karsta Lowe 2 February 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Futura Volley

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