Australia women's national volleyball team

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The Australia women's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Women (VTAW) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball playing nation of Australia. As of January 2021, they are ranked 40th in the world. [1] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

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The Australian Women’s program maintained during the 1990s ranked 6th in the Asian zone, due in part to the strong nature of women’s volleyball in Asia, with teams like China, Japan and Korea ranked in the world at the time in the top 8. With the support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), they achieved 9th place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Following this the Volleyroos achieved its highest-ever world ranking of 14th.[ citation needed ] They then achieved a 6th-place finish at the 2001 Asian Championships, and qualified for a second World Championships.

Their historic inclusion in the 2014 Women’s Grand Prix challenged the Volleyroos skills with higher world ranked competitors. [2]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

The women's Volleyroos made their Olympic Games debut as host sport nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They have yet to return to Olympic competition. [3]

World Championships

Australia have participated twice internationally: [4] and 2002. [5] [6]

1982 World Championship (Peru) – Finishing 12th out of 23 teams. 2002 World Championship (Germany) – Finishing 21st out of 24 teams.

Challenger Cup

Asian Championships

The first Asian Volleyball Championship was held in Melbourne, 1975, where Australia placed 4th. [7] They came 4th again in 1979. [8] These were the best placings in this competition. The team has always placed within the top 10 throughout its history in this tournament.

Asian Cup

Asian Nations Cup

World Grand Prix

Australia played in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, one of 28 participating countries. They were in Group 3, featuring Cuba, Algeria, Peru, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, and Mexico.

Results table [9] below. The first 3 matches were played in Bendigo, Victoria, and the last 3 matches played in Cali, Colombia.

MatchHome teamAway team
1Australia0–3Colombia
2Australia1–3Cuba
3Australia0–3Croatia
4Kazakhstan3–0Australia
5Colombia3–0Australia
6MexicoN/AAustralia

Pool B3

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 Jun10:40 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 17–2513–2513–25  43–75 P2 P3
4 Jun09:10 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 22–2525–2318-2525–27 90–75 P2 P3
5 Jun06:10 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 19–2517–2512–25  48–75 P2 P3

Pool C3

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 Jun22:00 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25–1425–625–20  75–40 P2 P3
11 Jun23:30 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25–1725–2025–15  75–52 P2 P3
12 Jun21:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   0–0 P2 P3

Current roster

Australian women's national volleyball team for the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
PositionNameDate of birthHeightCurrent team
S Mikaela Stevens 11 July 1998 (age 26)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Flag of Sweden.svg NSW Phoenix
OH Caitlin Tipping 16 November 2000 (age 24)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköpings VC
S Alexia Zammit 6 November 2004 (age 20)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Steel
L Allysha Sims 16 August 2002 (age 22)1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Flag of Germany.svg Rote Raben Vilsbiburg II
OP Emma Burton 15 September 1997 (age 27)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates
MB Cassandra Dodd 12 March 2004 (age 21)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Heat
MB Lauren Cox 23 August 2002 (age 22)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Flag of Finland.svg Hämeenlinnan Lentopallokerho
OH Caitlin Whincup 21 January 2005 (age 20)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Steel
OH Kasey Hogan 5 June 2003 (age 22)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Flag of the United States.svg Nevada University
OH Cameron Zajer 27 February 2006 (age 19)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide Storm
L Sarah Burton (c)20 December 2002 (age 22)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg WA Steel
OH Ella Schabort 25 May 2005 (age 20)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of the United States.svg Binghamton University
MB Kara Inskip 29 December 2000 (age 24)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flag of Finland.svg LiigaPloki
MB Elysse Hislop 14 February 1999 (age 26)1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Steel

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References

  1. "FIVB – Volleyball".
  2. "Volleyroos Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. "Volleyball". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. "Peru: El Mundial Femenino, Servido" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 June 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. "...::: Volleyball Almanac – Women's World Championship :::..." 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Index.asp Federation Internationale de Volleyball
  7. "Women Volleyball Ist Asian Championship 1975 Melbourne (AUS) - 17-28.08 Winner Japan". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  8. "Women Volleyball Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong (HKG) - 07-14.12 Winner China". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  9. "Overview - Australia - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016". worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. "Athletes - Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.