Sanja Starović ( sr, Сања Старовић, born 25 March 1983) is a Serbian professional

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player. She has played for

Serbia women's national volleyball team The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions. FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbi ...

, competing in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She is tall.

Career

Starović won the silver medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Azerbaijani club

Rabita Baku Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship. History The Rabita Bank was founded in 2 ...

. Starović's club,

won the Bronze medal of the

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after falling 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the semifinals, but defeating 3-0 to the Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the third place match.

Personal life

Her brother,

Saša Starović Saša Starović ( sr-cyrl, Саша Старовић; born 19 October 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Tourcoing Lille Métropole, a participant of the Olympic Games (Beijin ...

is also a

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Awards

Individuals

* '' 2009–10 CEV Cup Final Four "Best spiker"''

Clubs

* 2011 FIVB Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Rabita Baku * 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Rabita Baku *

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Runner-Up, with Rabita Baku *

– Bronze medal, with Rabita Baku

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Starovic, Sanja 1983 births Serbian women's volleyball players Living people Olympic volleyball players for Serbia Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade silver medalists for Serbia Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan Serbia and Montenegro women's volleyball players Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Place of birth missing (living people) Serbian expatriate volleyball players