The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The women's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup.
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won gold with the national team at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.
Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. He was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s. He was selected as the Best Attacker at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.
Manon Nummerdor-Flier is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who played as an opposite.
Tara Cross-Battle is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992. Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Liu Xiaotong is a Chinese volleyball player.
Ding Xia is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the main setter of the China women's national volleyball team and has been representing the team in international competitions since 2014. At the club level, she plays for the Liaoning provincial team, which she has captained since 2013. She is known for her agility and versality on court, often utilising her strength as a left-handed setter to execute surprise spikes on second touch or from the right side of the court, thus earning her the nickname "Opposite Spiker Ding".
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.
The 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Japan from 29 September to 20 October 2018. The final four was held at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.
Femke Stoltenborg is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as a setter. She is a member of the Netherlands Women's National Team. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.
Carlijn Jans is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team and played for Alterno Apeldoorn in 2014. She was part of the Dutch national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.
Quirine Oosterveld is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team and played for Alterno Apeldoorn in 2014.
Lizeth López is a Mexican female volleyball player. She is a member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team and played for Baja California in 2014.
Na Hyeon-jeong is a South Korean female volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.
Britt Bongaerts is a Dutch volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Celia Diemkoudre is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Flore Gravesteijn is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Michala Kvapilová is a Czech female volleyball player. She is part of the Czech Republic women's national volleyball team.
Cursty Jackson is a former American female volleyball player and current college volleyball coach. She is currently an assistant coach of the Long Beach State women's volleyball team.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament was played between 20 and 24 June 2018 in Matosinhos, Portugal. The Portugal team won the inaugural edition, defeating Czech Republic counterpart in the final and qualified for the 2019 Nations League.
