Chiaka Sylvia Ogbogu (born April 15, 1995) is an American professional
volleyball player. She plays for
VakıfBank S.K.
VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...
and the
United States women's volleyball team. She participated in the
2018 Pan American Cup and the
2018
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and
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, an annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams. The competition was held between May and J ...
.
Ogbogu led
Coppell High School to two straight volleyball Texas state championships in 2011 and 2012, and then played for
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
.
On a club level, she started her professional career for
Il Bisonte Firenze.
She is currently playing for the Turkish club
VakifBank.
On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach
Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo.
She won the Olympic gold medal with her team.
Clubs
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Il Bisonte Firenze (2017–2018)
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KPS Chemik Police
KPS Chemik Police is the women's volleyball department of Polish sports club based in Police and plays in the Orlen Liga.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* KS Chemik Police (1989–1993)
* A ...
(2018–2019)
*
Imoco Volley Conegliano (2019–2020)
*
Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2020–2021)
*
VakıfBank (2021–)
Awards
Individual
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2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament. It was held in Antalya, Turkey from 14 to 18 December. Six teams competed in the tournament.
Qualification
Venue
Format Preliminary round
Six ...
- "Best Middle Blocker"
Club
* 2018-19 Polish Cup - Champion, with
Chemik Police
Klub Piłkarski Chemik Police, commonly referred to as Chemik Police, is a football club based in Police near Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of ...
* 2019 Italian Supercup - Champion, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano
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2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2019 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 13th edition of the tournament. For the second straight time it was held in Shaoxing, China from 3 to 8 December. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including four wild cards.
Qualificat ...
- Champion, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2019-20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champion, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2020 AXA Sigorta Champions Cup (
Turkish Super Cup
The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known a ...
) - Champion, with Eczacibasi Vitra
*
2021–22 CEV Women's Champions League
The 2021–22 CEV Women's Champions League was the 62nd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Qualification
Pools composition
Drawing of Lots was held on 24 Septe ...
Champion with Vakıfbank
*
2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament. It was held in Antalya, Turkey from 14 to 18 December. Six teams competed in the tournament.
Qualification
Venue
Format Preliminary round
Six ...
- Runner-Up, with
VakıfBank S.K.
VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...
References
External links
Player infoTeam USA
FIVB profile*
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1995 births
Living people
American women's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
Texas Longhorns women's volleyball players
Middle blockers
People from Coppell, Texas
University of Texas alumni
American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers
Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
Coppell High School alumni