Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She was the captain of the Cuban team from the late 1980s until her retirement.
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.
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.
Regla Torres Herrera, more commonly known as Regla Torres, is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14. As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.
Louise Bawden is an Australian volleyball and beach volleyball player. She represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in indoor volleyball, finishing in 9th. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in beach volleyball, but she and team-mate Becchara Palmer did not qualify from the pool stage.
The Australia men's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball-playing nation of Australia. As of September 2021, they are ranked 28th in the world. They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best result came in 2007, when they won the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Fernanda Porto Venturini is a former volleyball player from Brazil and a four-time Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian women's national volleyball team. She is regarded as one of the best setters of all time.
Yeum Hye-seon is a South Korean volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. She was selected as the "Best Setter" in the 2020 Olympics. Her team finished in fifth place in the 2016 Olympics and fourth in the 2020 Olympics.
Natalia Aispurua is an Argentine female volleyball player. She is part of the Argentina women's national volleyball team.
Legna Hernández is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She is part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team.
Sophie Godfrey is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Tara West is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Rachel Rourke is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Lauren Bertolacci is an Australian volleyball coach. She currently coaches Viteos NUC in the LNA in Switzerland. She also serves as the head coach for the Swiss Women's National Team. Prior to that she coached Volley Luzern Men's Team in the NLA, the top division in Switzerland.
Beth Carey is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team and is the current Captain.
Rebecca Reeve is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Sarah Choat is an Australian female volleyball player, playing as a l. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Jessica Ryder is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team.
Remy June McBain is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team. She has been an assistant coach at Lake Erie College since 2015.
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 28th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament played by 36 teams between 2 June and 8 July. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Curitiba, Brazil.
