Association | Volleyball Federation of India | ||
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Confederation | AVC | ||
Head coach | Ajit Patil | ||
FIVB ranking | 62 (as of 31 July 2023) | ||
Uniforms | |||
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World Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1952 ) | ||
Best result | 8th (1952) | ||
Asian Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (First in 1979 ) | ||
Best result | 7th (1979, 2023) |
Indian women's national volleyball team represents India in international competitions and is managed by the Volleyball Federation of India.
In July 2018, Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the 2018 Asian Games. [1] [2] [3] [4] The team won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games as they defeated Nepal in the final. [5]
Similar to their male counterparts, the Indian women's team has never qualified for the summer Olympics.
Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
1964–1972 | Did not qualify | – | |||||||
1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
1980 | Did not qualify | 7th | |||||||
1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
1988 | |||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | 14th | |||||||
1996–2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2024 | TBD | TBD | |||||||
Total | 0/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India has qualified only once in the World Championship.
FIVB Women's World Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
1952 | Round robin | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | |||
1956–1974 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
1982 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
1986–1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 14th | |||||||
1998–2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
2018 | Suspended | Suspended | |||||||
and 2022 | TBD | Qualified for second round | |||||||
Totals | 1/18 | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Asian Volleyball Championship record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
1979 | 7th | ||||
1991 | 11th | ||||
2005 | 8th | ||||
2009 | 11th | ||||
2011 | 11th | ||||
2013 | 11th | ||||
2015 | 10th | ||||
2019 | 10th | ||||
2023 | 7th |
Asian Games record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
1982 | 6th | ||||
2010 | 9th | ||||
2014 | 8th | ||||
2018 | 10th | ||||
2022 | 9th |
South Asian Games record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
1999 | Gold medal | ||||
2004 | Gold medal | ||||
2006 | Gold medal | ||||
2010 | Gold medal | ||||
2016 | Gold medal | ||||
2019 | Gold medal |
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