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2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the (FIVB). The Netherlands and Poland were dual hosts for this event. Serbia women's national volleyball team, Serbia won their second title for the consecutive edition, beating Brazil women's national volleyball team, Brazil in straight sets. Italy women's national volleyball team, Italy took the bronze medal defeating USA women's national volleyball team, USA. Tijana Bošković was again the recipient of the MVP award of the tournament. Host selection On 19 January 2019, FIVB announced that Netherlands and Poland were selected as dual hosts for this event. It is the first time that the women's World Championship has been hosted by two countries. Qualification The host countries Netherlands women's national volleyball team, Netherlands and Poland women's national volleyball team, Poland au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the villages of Beekbergen, Loenen (Apeldoorn), Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo, had a population of 165,525 on 1 December 2021. The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, with the eastern half in the IJssel valley. The city of Apeldoorn The oldest known reference to Apeldoorn, then called Appoldro, dates from the 8th century. The settlement came into being at the point where the old road from Amersfoort to Deventer crossed that from Arnhem to Zwolle. A 1740 map refers to it as A''pp''eldoorn.Stenvert, R. et al. (2000). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland'', p. 14 and 68–77. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. Close by is the favourite country-seat of the royal family of the Netherlands called the palace het Nieuwe Loo (now Het Loo). It was originally a hunting lodge of the dukes of Gelder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Egonu
Paola Ogechi Egonu (; born 18 December 1998) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italian volleyball club Vero Volley Milano and is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team. Early life Egonu was born in Cittadella, Italy, to Nigerian parents. She has two siblings, Angela and Andrea, and a cousin, Terry Enweonwu, who also plays volleyball. She received Italian citizenship at age fourteen. She was awarded the prize for Woman of the Year 2019 by ''D - la Repubblica delle donne'', a weekly magazine of ''La Repubblica''. Career National team Egonu began playing for the Italian national team in 2015. That year, she led Italy's junior teams to gold at the U18 World Championship, where she was named MVP of the tournament, and bronze at the U20 World Championship. At age 17, she participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed ninth overall with her team. In 2018, Egonu helped her team win silver at the 2018 World Championship in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Senior World Rankings
The FIVB Senior World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIVB-recognised full international matches. The rankings are used in international competitions to define the seeded teams and arrange them in pools. Specific procedures for seeding and pooling are established by the FIVB in each competition's formula, but the method usually employed is the serpentine system. The ranking system has been revamped in 2020, responding to criticism that the preceding calculation method did not effectively reflect the relative strengths of the national teams. The old version of the ranking system was finally used on 31 January 2020. As of 8 January 2025, the highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland Women's National Volleyball Team
The Poland women's national volleyball team ( Polish: ''Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej kobiet'') represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation (''Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej'', PZPS), the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland's greatest achievements to date have been winning bronze medals at the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 1952 World Championship as well as gold medals at the 2003 and the 2005 European Championship. The Polish national team is ranked 6th in the FIVB world ranking as of as of 8 January 2025. Results Summer Olympics Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place World Championship Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place European Championship Champions Runners-up&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Women's National Volleyball Team
The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the '' Nederlandse Volleybalbond'' (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix, and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place. Results Summer Olympics Fourth place World Championship Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place World Cup Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place European Games Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place European Championship Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place World Grand Prix Champions Runners-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Women's National Volleyball Team
The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. Their last head coach was three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly. at TeamUSA.org Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top. In 2014, the team had a breakthrough to capture its first major title by defeating China in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy Women's National Volleyball Team
The Italy women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup. Results Summer Olympics Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place World Championship Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place * 2002 — Gold medal *: Anzanello, Borrelli, Cardullo, Leggeri, Lo Bianco, Mello, Mifkova, Paggi, Piccinini, Rinieri, Sangiuliano, Togut. Head Coach: Bonitta * World Cup Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place * 2007 — Gold medal *: Anzanello, Guiggi, Barazza, Secolo, Cardullo, Ortolani, Aguero, Ferretti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Gioli. Head Coach: Barbolini * 2011 — Gold medal *: Anzanello, Barcellini, Croce, De Gennaro, Costagrande, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Women's National Volleyball Team
The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administered by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol'' (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. With a tally of 46 international titles the Brazil women's volleyball national team is one of the most successful national teams of all time. They have won 6 olympic medals including two gold medals, in the 2008 Summer Olympics and in 2012 Summer Olympics. They also hold the record of FIVB World Grand Prix championship titles having won the competition 12 times. In regional competitions they have won gold four times in the Pan American Games, and have 23 titles in the Women's South American Volleyball Championship. The most successful coaches for Brazil are Bernardo Rezende, who led the team from 1990 to 2000, and José Roberto Guimarães, who has managed the team since 2004.Currently the team is ranked second in the FIVB World Rankings as of June 2025. Results Olympic Games Champions Runners up&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006). The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the women's national volleyball squad Team of The Year thirteen times from 2006 to 2023. Serbia earned a silver medal at the 2016 summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 summer Olympics, and won back to back the FIVB World Championship in 2018 and 2022. Results Olympic Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place European Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World Cup World Grand Prix Nations League European Games European Volleyball League Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Volleyball
The International Volleyball Federation commonly known by the acronym FIVB (''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball''). Is the international sports governing body, governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Fabio Azevedo of Brazil. History Before the FIVB was founded volleyball was part of the International Amateur Handball Federation. The FIVB was founded in France in April 1947. In the late 1940s, some of the European national federations began to address the issue of creating an international governing body for the sport of volleyball. Initial discussions eventually lead to the installation of a Constitutive Congress in 1947. Fourteen national federations representing five different continents attended the meetings where, between 18 and 20 April, the entity was officially formed, having French people, Frenchman Paul Libaud as first president. The first Asian volleyball championship was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1970 they have been awarded every four years. The tournament will be held biennially starting in 2025. The current champions are the Serbia, which won their second title at the 2022 tournament in Netherlands and Poland. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the ''World Championship Finals''. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month. The 19 World Championship tournaments have been won by eight different national team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Yingying (volleyball)
Li Yingying (; born February 19, 2000, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the outside hitter of China women's national volleyball team. Currently she plays for Tianjin Bohai Bank. Career Li’s sports career began in 2014, when she joined the Chinese U18 girls' volleyball team. They won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship and she was awarded Best Outside Spiker of the tournament. In 2016, Li began professional career with Tianjin, a top team that plays in the Chinese League. In 2018, Li joined the senior National Team, won the bronze medal at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. In 2019 she was selected to the World Cup team roster and won gold medal with the team. In 2020 she was selected to the Tokyo Olympics Chinese team roster. Awards Individual * '' 2014 Asian Youth Championship "Best outside spiker"'' * '' 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
