This is a list of all participating squads of the 1996 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the

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Squads

* Ana Ida Alvares *

Leila Barros Leila Gomes de Barros (born September 30, 1971) is a Brazilian politician and a former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad who had great success in the late 1990s and early ...

Ericleia Bodziak ''Ericleia Bodziak'' (26 September 1969), also known as Filó, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player. She participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known a ...

Hilma Caldeira Hilma Aparecida Caldeira (born January 5, 1972) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil who competed with the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she claimed the bronze medal with the ...

Ana Paula Connelly Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly Henkel (born 13 February 1972 in Lavras, Minas Gerais) is a retired female volleyball player and journalist from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, an ...

* Marcia Fu Cunha * Virna Dias *

Ana Moser Ana Beatriz Moser (born August 14, 1968 in Blumenau) is a Brazilian former volleyball player, who played as an outside hitter. She was a member of the Women's National Team for over a decade, serving as the team captain and winning the squad's ...

* Ana Flavia Sanglard ( c) * Hélia Souza * Sandra Suruagy *

Fernanda Venturini Fernanda Porto Venturini (born 24 October 1970, in Ribeirão Preto) is a former volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazili ...

*Head coach:

Bernardo Rezende Bernardo Rocha de Rezende (born 25 August 1959), known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende i ...

* Kerri Buchberger * Josee Corbeil * Wanda Guenette * Janis Kelly * Lori Ann Mundt *

Diane Ratnik Diane Ratnik-Cooper (born July 14, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired volleyball player from Canada, who competed for her native country in two Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1996. A resident of Scarborough, Ontario, she finished in eighth and tent ...

Erminia Russo Erminia Russo (born July 24, 1964 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a retired female volleyball Player (game), player from Canada. Russo competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, the resident of Kelowna, British ...

* Michelle Sawatzky *

Brigitte Soucy Brigitte Soucy (born October 11, 1972 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a retired female volleyball player from Canada. Soucy competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of Winnipeg, Manit ...

Christine Stark Christine Stark (born May 8, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired female volleyball player from Canada. Stark competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and ...

* Kathy Tough ( c) * Katrina Von Sass *Head coach:
Mike Burchuk

* Cui Yongmei *

He Qi He Qi (died 227), courtesy name Gongmiao, was a military general serving under the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty, and later in the state of Eastern Wu during the early Three Kingdoms period of China. He was es ...

* Lai Yawen ( c) * Li Yan *

Liu Xiaoning Liu Xiaoning (; born in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese former volleyball player, a member of the China women's national volleyball team from 1995 to 2001. She was part of the Chinese national team, the silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympi ...

* Pan Wenli * Sun Yue * Wang Lina * Wang Yi *

Wang Ziling Wang Ziling (, born 14 February 1972) is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat o ...

* Wu Yongmei * Zhu Yunying *Head coach:

Lang Ping "Jenny" Lang Ping (; born 10 December 1960) is a Chinese former volleyball player and the current head coach of China's women's national volleyball team. She is the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team. As a p ...

* Taimarys Aguero *

Regla Bell Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (July 6, 1970 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team. Career She won thre ...

* Magalys Carvajal * Marlenys Costa * Ana Fernández *

Mirka Francia Mirka Francia Vasconcelos (born 14 February 1975, in Villa Clara) is a Cuban- Italian volleyball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuba women's national volleyball team. At 1.84 meters (6 ft) tall, she played as a blocker ...

Idalmis Gato Idalmis Gato (born August 30, 1971) is a Cuban volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dan ...

Lilia Izquierdo Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre (born February 10, 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a former female volleyball player from Cuba. She won gold medals at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the ...

Mireya Luis Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player. Life At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for t ...

* Raisa O'Farril *

Yumilka Ruíz Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978 in Camagüey) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1 ...

Regla Torres Regla Torres Herrera (born February 12, 1975 in Havana) is a Cuban volleyball player who has won three Olympic gold medals with her first being at the young, for volleyball, age of 17. She has played on the international circuit since she was 14 ...

*Head coach:

Eugenio George Lafita Eugenio George Lafita (March 29, 1933 – June 1, 2014) was a Cuban volleyball coach. Nicknamed "Volleyball guru", Lafita led the Cuban women's team to three straight gold medals in the Olympic Games, 1992, 1996 and 2000. In 2000, the Fédé ...

* Nancy Celis *

Tanja Hart Tanja Hart (born 24 January 1974 in Marktheidenfeld) is a retired female volleyball player from Germany, who made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1995. She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, ...

* Karin Horninger * Silvia Roll * Susanne Lahme *

Grit Naumann Grit Naumann (born ) is a retired German female volleyball player. She was part of the Germany women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She participated in the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's Worl ...

* Hanka Pachale * Ines Pianka ( c) * Constanze Radfan * Christine Schultz * Ute Steppin * Claudia Wilke *Head coach:
Siegfried Köhler

* Kayo Hoshino * Aki Nagatomi * Kazumi Nakamura * Chieko Nakanishi ( c) * Motoko Obayashi * Ikumi Ogake *

Mika Saiki is a Japanese people, Japanese beach volleyball player, and former volleyball player. She competed at the Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in volleyball. She competed at the Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 20 ...

* Kiyomi Sakamoto * Asako Tajimi * Chiho Torii *

Mika Yamauchi Mika Yamauchi (山内美加 ''Yamauchi Mika'', born October 7, 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team. Her nickname is Mika (ミカ). Profile *Birthplace: Yurihonjo, Akita *Height: ...

Tomoko Yoshihara Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 ''Yoshihara Tomoko'', born 4 February 1970 in the Uryū District, Hokkaido) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the 2004 Olympic sq ...

*Head coach:
Kuniaki Yoshida

* Cintha Boersma ( c) * Erna Brinkman * Riëtte Fledderus *

Jerine Fleurke Jenny ("Jerine") Catharine Fleurke (born 11 August 1973, in Groningen) is a retired female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in fifth place. Fle ...

* Marjolein de Jong * Saskia van Hintum * Marrit Leenstra * Elles Leferink * Irena Machovcak * Claudia van Thiel * Ingrid Visser *

Henriëtte Weersing Henriëtte Weersing (born 11 October 1965) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Weersing was a leading member of the Netherlands national ...

*Head coach:

Bert Goedkoop Bert Goedkoop (born February 15, 1956) is a Dutch volleyball player and coach. Among his accomplishments, he was head coach of the 2001 Dutch national men's team when it took 7th at the World League finals in Katowice and head coach of the Netherl ...

Luren Baylon Luren Baylón Francis (born 14 August 1977) is a Peruvian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship , 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's ...

* Milagros Camere ( c) *

Leyla Chihuán Leyla Felícita Chihuán Ramos (born September 4, 1975) is a Peruvian politician and former volleyball player of Afro-Peruvian descent, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics. In 2011, she entered politics, serving as a ...

* Verónica Contreras * Yolanda Delgado * Iris Falcón *

Sara Joya Sara Ines Joya Lobaton (born 22 February 1976) is a volleyball player from Peru who plays as a middle blocker. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Career She played in the 1996 Olympic Games The ...

* Sandra Rodríguez *

Milagros Moy Milagros Alicia Moy Alvarado (born October 17, 1975) is a volleyball player from Peru who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. She played as a wing spiker. Career Moy won with the Peruvian club Cristal B ...

* Paola Ramos * Marjorie Vilchez *

Yulissa Zamudio } Yulissa Noelia Zamudio Ore (born 24 March 1976) is a Peruvian volleyball player. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Women's ...

*Head coach:
Park Jong-Dug

Head coach:

Nikolay Karpol Nikolay Vasilyevich Karpol (russian: Николай Васильевич Карполь; 1 May 1938) is a Soviet and Russian women's volleyball coach. Known as ''The Howling Bear'', Karpol was a regular at the Olympic Games, with his teams usuall ...

* Chang So-yun *

Chang Yoon-hee Chang Yoon-hee (; born ) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. On the club level she played with Honam Oil, which later became LG Oil and then GS Caltex. ...

( c) * Choi Kwang-hee * Chung Sun-hye * Eoh Yeon-soon * Hong Ji-yeon * Kang Hye-mi * Kim Nam-sun * Lee In-sook *

Lee Soo-jung Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's '' K-pop Star 5''. Career In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season ...

Park Soo-jeong Park Soo-jeong ( ko, 박 수정; born 2 March 1972) was a South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Su ...

* Yoo Yin-kyung *Head coach:
Kim Cheol-yong

* Tara Cross-Battle ( c) *

Lori Endicott Lori Ann Endicott (born August 1, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States. She played for the University of Nebraska and then for the United States national team, winning a bronze medal at th ...

Caren Kemner Caren Marie Alexius Kemner (born April 16, 1965, in Quincy, Illinois) is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. Kemner was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013. High school Kemner played volle ...

Kristin Klein Kristin Klein Keefe ( Kristin Magdalen Klein; born March 20, 1970, in Santa Monica, California) is an American retired volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. She represented the United States national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

Beverly Oden Beverly ("Bev") Oden (born March 19, 1971 in Millington, Tennessee) is a volleyball player from the United States. She played middle blocker for the U.S women's volleyball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Oden played volleybal ...

Elaina Oden Elaina Oden (born March 21, 1967, in Orange, California) is a former volleyball player from the United States who won the bronze medal with the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She ...

* Danielle Scott * Tammy June Webb *

Paula Weishoff Paula Jo Weishoff (born May 1, 1962 in Hollywood, California) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won two medals with the USA National Women's Team at the Summer Olympics: 1984 (silver) and 1992 (bronze). And form ...

Tonya Williams Tonya Williams (born July 12, 1958) is a Canadian actress, producer, director and activist. Sometimes credited as Tonya Lee Williams, she is best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American daytime drama ''The Young and the ...

Elaine Youngs Elaine Youngs (born February 14, 1970 in Orange, California) is an American former professional volleyball player who competed both indoors and on the beach. Youngs attended UCLA, where as a freshman she started on a team that went undefeated t ...

* Yoko Zetterlund *Head coach:
Terry Liskevych

* Nataliya Bozhenova ( c) * * Olexandra Fomina * Tetyana Ivanyushkyna *

Olga Kolomiyets Olga Kolomiyets (born 25 September 1973) was a Ukrainian female volleyball player. She was part of the Ukraine women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...

Alla Kravets Alla Kravets (Алла Кравець; born 12 January 1973) is a Ukrainian volleyball player. She was part of the Ukraine women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World ...

* Olena Kryvonossova * Vita Mateshik * Regina Mylosserdova * * Mariya Polyakova * Olena Sydorenko *Head coach:
Gariy Iegiazarov

References

External links

Volleyball Almanac

Official Report

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