Neslihan Demir is a former Turkish volleyball star. She is one of the most successful athletes of Turkey and has been among FIVB Heroes. She represented her country as the flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations and the official advertisement face of Turkey for the 2020 Summer Olympics candidateship along with basketballer Hedo Türkoğlu. Her position is opposite-hitter and she has won a lot of personal awards in international tournaments. She studied at Gazi University.
Brenda Castillo is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic and plays as a libero. She was a member of the Dominican Republic national team that won fifth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics, while she was named the tournament's Best Libero. She played in the 2014 World Championship reaching also the fifth place and ranking 17th in the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 FIVB World Cup where her national team ranked eight and the 2015 FIVB World Cup, winning the Best Libero individual award and ranking in seventh place.
Natália Zilio Pereira is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won with the Brazil women's national volleyball team the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova, from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva, is a Russian female volleyball player. She played for the Ukraine women's national volleyball team until 2010 when she became part of the Russia women's national volleyball team. she got the highest salary amongst all the opposite in the world of volleyball.
Zhu Ting is a Chinese volleyball player. She is an outside hitter and the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball national team. She played for Turkish club Vakıfbank Istanbul from 2016 to 2019, and currently plays for Tianjin Bohai Bank.
Irina Andreyevna Fetisova is a Russian female volleyball player. She plays for the Russia women's national volleyball team and Dinamo Moscow at club level.
Francesca Ferretti is an Italian professional volleyball player who plays as a setter. As a member of the Italy women's national volleyball team she played in many international competitions and is a World Cup and European Championship winner. At club level she plays for Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena and has won national and international competitions with the clubs she played for.
Anne Buijs is a Dutch volleyball player. She has been a member of the Women's National Team since 2008. She played for VakifBank Istanbul in the last year. In May 2016, she made official her move to Rexona-Ades of the Brazilian Superliga.
The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Brazil captured their record eleventh title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over defending champions United States. In the bronze medal match, The Netherlands prevailed in five sets over Russia. Natália Pereira was elected the most valuable player.
Yuan Xinyue is a Chinese female volleyball player who plays as a Middle Blocker. She is a member of the China women's national volleyball team and plays for Bayi since 2014. At 2.01m, Yuan is the tallest player in the history of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team. Her impressive height advantage allows her to have a formidable presence at the net, and she is widely considered one of the key players in the team alongside her teammates Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning.
Alena Rojas Orta is a Cuban volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team.
Alena Ivanova is a Kazakhstani volleyball player. She is part of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team.
Ardak Maratova is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is part of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team.
Ainagul Aizharikhova is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is part of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team.
Aliya Batkuldina is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is part of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team.
Alexandra Dzigalyuk is a retired Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She was part of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team.
Yekaterina Zhdanova born 20 May 1992) is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team and played for Zhetyssu in 2011.
Zarina Sitkazinova is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team and played for Astana in 2011.
Lyudmila Issayeva is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Kazakhstani national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.
Diana Kempa is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Kazakhstani national team at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
