Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

Bulgaria
Association Bulgarian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Dragan Nešić
FIVB ranking 20 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1980)
Best result 3rd Third Place (1980)
World Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1952)
Best result 4th (1952)
European Championship
Appearances 27 (First in 1950)
Best result 1st Champions (1981)
Bulgaria women's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Team
European Championship
1981 Sofia
1979 Lyon
2001 Varna
European League
2010 Turkey
2012 Czech Republic
2009 Turkey
2011 Turkey
2013 Bulgaria
Universiade
1961 Bulgaria Team
1973 Soviet Union Team
1970 Italy Team
1977 Bulgaria Team

The Bulgaria women's national volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international women's volleyball competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. The team had its biggest success in 1981, winning the European title at its home in Sofia. The previous year, Bulgaria won the bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Competition Results

Balkan Championship

Year Rank
Bulgaria 1982 Champions

Summer Universidade

Year Rank
Bulgaria 1961 Runners-Up
Italy 1973 Third Place
Soviet Union 1970 Runners-Up
Bulgaria 1977 Third Place

Summer Olympics

Year Rank
Soviet Union 1980 Runners-Up

European Championship

Year Rank
Soviet Union 1950 4th
Italy 1971 4th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 4th
France 1979 Third Place
Bulgaria 1981 Champions
Germany 1983 4th
Belgium 1987 4th
Czech Republic 1997 4th
Bulgaria 2001 Third Place

European League

Year Rank
Turkey 2009 Third Place
Turkey 2010 Runners-Up
Turkey 2011 Third Place
Czech Republic 2012 Runners-Up
Bulgaria 2013 Third Place

World Championship

Year Rank
Soviet Union 1952 4th
Soviet Union 1962 4th

World Grand Prix

Year Rank
Japan 2013 9th

Team

Current Squad

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Russia Vladimir Kuzyutkin

Number Name Date of Birth Height Weight Spike Block Club 2015
1 Nenova, DianaDiana Nenova16 April 19851.78 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)294 cm (116 in)298 cm (117 in)Romania Dinamo București
2 Kitipova, LoraLora Kitipova19 May 19911.84 m (6 ft 0 in)66 kg (146 lb)290 cm (110 in)283 cm (111 in)Azerbaijan Azeryol Baku
3 Rabadzhieva, DobrianaDobriana Rabadzhieva14 June 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)305 cm (120 in)285 cm (112 in)Switzerland Voléro Zürich
4 Zarkova, TsvetelinaTsvetelina Zarkova18 December 19861.87 m (6 ft 2 in)69 kg (152 lb)298 cm (117 in)289 cm (114 in)Romania Dinamo București
5 Kamenova, KremenaKremena Kamenova21 May 19881.85 m (6 ft 1 in)64 kg (141 lb)304 cm (120 in)299 cm (118 in)Romania CSM Bucureşti
6 Ruseva, HristinaHristina Ruseva1 October 19911.90 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Azerbaijan Telekom Baku
7 Monova, IvelinaIvelina Monova17 January 19861.73 m (5 ft 8 in)58 kg (128 lb)285 cm (112 in)280 cm (110 in)Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv
8 Filipova, MariyaMariya Filipova10 September 19821.78 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)295 cm (116 in)275 cm (108 in)Azerbaijan Telekom Baku
9 Koleva, SlavinaSlavina Koleva22 November 19861.84 m (6 ft 0 in)57 kg (126 lb)302 cm (119 in)297 cm (117 in)Turkey Karşıyaka Izmir
10 Dimitrova, NasyaNasya Dimitrova6 November 19921.90 m (6 ft 3 in)70 kg (150 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Bulgaria Levski Sofia
11 Vasileva, ElitsaElitsa Vasileva13 May 19901.90 m (6 ft 3 in)73 kg (161 lb)302 cm (119 in)290 cm (110 in)Russia WVC Dynamo Kazan
12 Filipova, StrashimiraStrashimira Filipova (C)18 August 19851.95 m (6 ft 5 in)78 kg (172 lb)307 cm (121 in)300 cm (120 in)Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
13 Nikolova, EmiliyaEmiliya Nikolova26 December 19911.85 m (6 ft 1 in)59 kg (130 lb)302 cm (119 in)287 cm (113 in)Italy Imoco Conegliano
14 Koleva, ElenaElena Koleva1 December 19771.86 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)304 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in)Italy River Piacenza

References

  1. "Team Roster – Bulgaria". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

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