Nikolay Vasiliyevich Karpol is a Russian women's volleyball coach and a longstanding coach of the Soviet national team and later the Russia women's national volleyball team. Known as The Howling Bear, Karpol was a regular at the Olympic Games, with his teams usually earning a last call on the Olympic podium, winning gold medals in 1980 and 1988 and taking the silver medals in 1992, 2000, and 2004, for a total of five Olympic medals. In 2020, he set a new world record by coaching Uralochka for 51 years.
Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on the United States women's national volleyball team.
David Patrick Saunders is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and was named one of the outstanding players of the tournament. Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal.
Ana Ibis Fernández Valle is a Cuban former volleyball player who is a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was a member of the Cuban national volleyball team that won a gold medal in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics. She also won a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.
Ricci Judson Luyties is an American volleyball coach and former volleyball player. As a member of the United States national volleyball team, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Luyties later became a successful professional beach volleyball player and won seven titles. He was the head women's volleyball coach at the University of California, San Diego.
Tomoko Yoshihara is a former volleyball player from Japan who competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. Yoshihara captained the 2004 Olympic squad. She was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, where she finished in seventh place. She won a bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Yoshihara played as a middle blocker.
Chie Tsuji is a former volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was Chie Natori. Tsuji competed with the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished in fifth place. She won a bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Tsuji played as a setter.
Masayoshi Manabe is a Japanese volleyball coach and former player, who played as a setter for the Japanese men's national volleyball team in the 1980s and 1990s. Manabe played at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he finished in tenth place. He competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and won a bronze medal.
Iris Rocio Falcón Lurita, more commonly known as Iris Falcón, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who played for the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing eleventh in both tournaments.
André Felipe Falbo Ferreira, known as Pampa, was a Brazilian volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Linda Rae Chisholm is an American retired volleyball player and silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños , more commonly known as Raisa O'Farrill, was a Cuban female volleyball player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Sonia Lescaille is a Cuban former volleyball player. She was part of the Cuban women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.
Paola Ramos Ydora , more commonly known as Paola Ramos, is a Peruvian former volleyball player. Ramos was part of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she finished in eleventh place.
Yuliya Timonova is a Russian former volleyball player. Timonova was part of the Russian women's national volleyball team, winning titles at the 1991 and 1993 European Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. Timonova also participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing in fourth place. On club level she played with Uralochka Yekaterinburg.
Dmitry Fomin or Dmitri Fomine is a Russian former volleyball player. He was part of the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. He was part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the Russian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Libertad González is a Cuban former volleyball player. She was part of the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. While playing with the Cuban team, she won a gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union.
Lázara González Martínez, also known as Lázara González, is a Cuban former volleyball player who played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team. Martínez won silver medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia. She also won gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas and the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.
Nancy González is a Cuban former volleyball player who played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 1980s. González won a gold medal at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games, a silver medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup, and a silver medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship while playing with the Cuban team.
María Teresa Santamaría is a Cuban former volleyball player who played on the Cuban women's national volleyball team. While representing Cuba, she won silver medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia, and a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.
