Lorenzo Bernardi is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver medallist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–time World Champion, and a two–time European Champion.
Valter Matošević is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach.
The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. Overall Croatia won 28 medals at competitions.
Sport in Croatia has significant role in Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is football, and is played on amateur and professional levels amongst all age groups across the entire country. Several other major team sports are handball, basketball and water polo, with clubs in all parts of Croatia. Ice hockey is another popular team sport, namely in the Croatian interior. The most popular individual sports in Croatia are tennis, alpine skiing, and swimming, and to some extent table tennis and chess. Various amateur sport games are popular in Croatia, notably picigin.
Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Alvaro Načinović is a former Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.
Francesca Piccinini is an Italian volleyball player who has represented Italy four times at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. She made her debut for Italy on 10 June 1995 against the United States. She was inspired to become a professional volleyball player by the Japanese anime Attack No. 1, shown in Italy in the 1980s under the title Mimì e la nazionale della pallavolo.
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.
ŽOK Rijeka is a Croatian women's volleyball club based in Rijeka. It was established in 1947. It plays in the Croatian 1A Volleyball League, and in recent years it has competed in the Women's CEV Champions League. They have won seven straight Croatian League titles since 2006, and the Middle European League in 2009.
Nikolina Kovačić is a Croatian volleyball player. She played with the national team the 2011 European Championships finishing in the 5th place. She two times played the CEV Champions League and the Top Teams Cup, and five with the CEV Cup with Croatian club ŽOK Rijeka.
Igor Šimunčić is professional volleyball coach from Croatia. He is a former head coach of Croatia men's national volleyball team and many professional volleyball teams around Europe and also former professional volleyball player.
Ivana Miloš Prokopić is a Croatian volleyball player. She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team and played for AGIL Novara in 2014. She was part of the Croatian national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.
Samanta Fabris is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter for Turkish club Eczacıbaşı Dynavit.
Bernarda Brčić is a Croatian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team and plays for RC Cannes since 2020.
Bernarda Ćutuk is a Croatian volleyball player. She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team and played for SC Potsdam in 2014.
Ingrid Siscovich is a former Croatian female volleyball player. She was part of the Croatia women's national volleyball team. Siscovich was named MVP at 1997 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship in Slovakia. She won a silver at 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Italy.
Ana Kaštelan is a retired Croatian female volleyball player. She was part of the Croatia women's national volleyball team.
Beti Rimac is a Croatian former volleyball player.
Tamara Sušić is a Croatian volleyball player who turned to volleyball coaching. She was a member of strongest Croatian teams and later international teams, including VC Pomi Casalmaggiore. She played for both the junior and senior Croatia women's national volleyball team. She remained active in volleyball as coach and organizer of Pro Volley camp.
Natalia Tomić is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays outside hitter for the Croatia women's national volleyball team, and French club Pays d'Aix Venelles VB.
