Serbia women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Serbian Volleyball Federation | ||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Zoran Terzić | ||
| FIVB ranking | 3 (as of August 2016) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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Honours
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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
- 2011 — 3rd place
- 2012 — 11th place
- 2013 — 3rd place
- 2014 — 8th place
- 2015 — 8th place
- 2016 — 7th place
European Championship
- 2003 — 9th place
- 2005 — 7th place
- 2007 — 2nd place
- 2009 — 7th place
- 2011 — 1st place
- 2013 — 4th place
- 2015 — 3rd place
European Games
- 2015 — 3rd place
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 |
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| 1 | Busa, BiankaBianka 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 | Brakocevic, JovanaJovana Brakočević | 5 March 1988 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 309 cm (122 in) | 295 cm (116 in) |  Vakıfbank Istanbul |
| 4 | Zivkovic, BojanaBojana 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 | MalesevicTijana 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 | Mihajlovic, BrankicaBrankica Mihajlović | 13 April 1991 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 10 | Ognjenovic, MajaMaja 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 | Veljkovic, StefanaStefana 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 | NikolicJelena Nikolić | 13 April 1982 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Bursa BB |
| 15 | Stevanovic, JovanaJovana Stevanović | 30 June 1992 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Pomi Casalmaggiore |
| 16 | Rasic, MilenaMilena Rašić | 25 October 1990 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 17 | PopovićSilvija 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 | Boskovic, TijanaTijana Bošković | 8 March 1997 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
Previous squads
- 2003 European Championship — 9th place
- Sanja Starović, Svetlana Ilić, Maja Ilić, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Vesna Tomašević, Anja Spasojević, Jelena Nikolić, Aleksandra Milosavljević, Maja Simanić, Mira Golubović, Ivana Krdžić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2005 European Championship — 7th place
2006 World Championship, 3rd place.
- 2006 World Championship — 3rd place
- 2007 European Championship — 2nd place
- 2008 Olympics — 5th place
- 2009 European Championship — 7th place
- Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Brakočević, Ivana Đerisilo, Nataša Krsmanović, Jasna Majstorović, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Milena Rašić, Aleksandra Petrović, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2010 World Championship — 8th place
- 2011 European Championship — 1st place
- 2012 Olympics — 11th place
- 2013 European Championship — 4th place
- 2014 World Championship — 7th place
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serbia women's national volleyball team. |
- ↑ "Terzić published list of players for Rio" (in Serbian). 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Serbia FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
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