Katarzyna Ewa Skowrońska-Dolata is a former Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team and Italian club Foppapedretti Bergamo, double European Champion, gold medalist of Italian, Turkish, Chinese and Azeri national championships.
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is 2.02 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history. Her role was outside hitter/opposite.
The Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Turkey. Formed in 1958, it is based in Ankara. The TVF is a member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). Federation's president is Mehmet Akif Ustundag since November 21, 2016.
Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova is a retired Russian volleyball player, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was a member of the national team that won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan, and silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Additionally, she’s the only volleyball player who has won 2 World titles in the same year: 2010 World Championship with Russia and 2010 World Club Championship with Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, commonly known as Fenerbahçe, are the professional women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their matches at the 7.000-seated Burhan Felek Sport Hall. Fenerbahçe compete in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League, which is considered to be one of the best and most competitive leagues in the world.
Çiğdem Can is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She has played 280 times for the national team. She has also played for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta, Eczacıbaşı and TOKI.
Seda Aslanyürek Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkey women's national volleyball team and Beijing from China. Tokatlıoğlu has a block height of 304 cm and spike height of 312 cm and played more than 200 times for the national team. She studied at Gazi University.
Valeriya Mammadova is a retired Azerbaijani volleyball player who played as a Libero. She was a member of Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and was selected as the Best Libero of European Volleyball Championship in 2005 and 2017.
Oksana Kurt, also known as Oksana Parkhomenko, ; is a retired Azerbaijani indoor volleyball player, recognized as one of the most successful volleyball players in her country. Kurt is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan women's national team and was the team captain from 2006 until 2015. She retired from volleyball in 2015 and works as a volleyball manager.
Naz Aydemir Akyol is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as setter for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won a total of nine Turkish League championships, four with Vakıfbank, three with Eczacıbaşı and two with Fenerbahçe. She has four CEV Champions League championships, winning three with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She also has three FIVB Club World Championship, winning two with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She was part of the Turkey national team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Frauke Dirickx is a volleyball player from Belgium. She was the captain for the national team from-2007-2012. She finished in seventh place with the Women's National Team at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. She is 1.86 m and plays as setter for Spes Volley Conegliano.
Christiane Fürst is a retired German female volleyball player. She plays for Turkish side Eczacıbaşı VitrA.
Hélia Rogério de Souza, nicknamed Fofão, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal, in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Nataša Osmokrović, born 27 May 1976 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia) is an international Croatian volleyball player who played with Croatia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Nihan Yeldan Güneyligil is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Galatasaray Daikin.
İpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Bursa Büyükşehir Beld.
Eda Erdem Dündar is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She currently plays for both Fenerbahçe SK and the national team and is the captain of both teams.
Songül Dikmen Gürsoytrak is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 173 cm (68 in) tall and plays as libero who is currently free agent and last played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. She also played for İller Bankası, Emlak Toki, Gaziantep Şahinbey Bld. and Konya Ereğli. Songül won Turkish League, Cup and Super Cup championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem in 2009–10 season.
Ergül Avcı Eroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm (75 in) and plays as middle blocker.
Violet Kostanda Duca is a Turkish former volleyball player and current Fenerbahçe Acıbadem manager. She is of Greek descent. Her father Hristo Kostanda is a former footballer who played for Beşiktaş JK. She played 120 times for national team.
