2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads explained

This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

Pool A

Argentina

The following is the Argentinian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Guillermo Orduna

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.790NaN0	65kg (143lb)	279cm (110inches)	271cm (107inches)	Vélez Sarsfield
			1.810NaN0	60kg (130lb)	290cm (110inches)	272cm (107inches)	9 de Julio
			1.950NaN0	88kg (194lb)	322cm (127inches)	316cm (124inches)	Békéscsabai RSE
			1.890NaN0	72kg (159lb)	300cm (100inches)	284cm (112inches)	San Lorenzo
			1.740NaN0	67kg (148lb)	290cm (110inches)	280cm (110inches)	Makedones
10	(c)		1.770NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	São Caetano
11			1.90NaN0	74kg (163lb)	312cm (123inches)	293cm (115inches)	Saint-Cloud Paris
12			1.780NaN0	64kg (141lb)	280cm (110inches)	268cm (106inches)	Boca Juniors
14			1.80NaN0	69kg (152lb)	300cm (100inches)	296cm (117inches)	Fatum Nyíregyháza
15			1.750NaN0	61kg (134lb)	285cm (112inches)	275cm (108inches)	San Lorenzo
16			1.920NaN0	68kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Franches-Montagnes
19			1.640NaN0	62kg (137lb)	285cm (112inches)	264cm (104inches)	Budowlani Toruń
20			1.680NaN0	74kg (163lb)	293cm (115inches)	280cm (110inches)	Boca Juniors
23			1.820NaN0	69kg (152lb)	283cm (111inches)	273cm (107inches)	Echagüe

Cameroon

The following is the Cameroonian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^{[2] [3]}

Head coach: Jean-René Akono

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.870NaN0	78kg (172lb)	301cm (119inches)	275cm (108inches)	VC Harnes
	(c)		1.840NaN0	80kg (180lb)	308cm (121inches)	285cm (112inches)	VBC Chamalières
			1.820NaN0	78kg (172lb)	294cm (116inches)	275cm (108inches)	FAP VB
			1.840NaN0	81kg (179lb)	301cm (119inches)	281cm (111inches)	VC Marcq-en-Barœul
			1.710NaN0	67kg (148lb)	280cm (110inches)	264cm (104inches)	Tremblay AC
			1.720NaN0	65kg (143lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	FAP VB
			1.830NaN0	76kg (168lb)	297cm (117inches)	253cm (100inches)	CEP Poitiers Saint-Benoît VB
			1.770NaN0	79kg (174lb)	288cm (113inches)	253cm (100inches)	INJS VB
			1.80NaN0	67kg (148lb)	292cm (115inches)	275cm (108inches)	Sens Olympique Club Volley Ball
			1.840NaN0	78kg (172lb)	292cm (115inches)	275cm (108inches)	Bafia VB Evolution
			1.90NaN0	65kg (143lb)	295cm (116inches)	281cm (111inches)	Bafia VB Evolution
			1.820NaN0	85kg (187lb)	285cm (112inches)	256cm (101inches)	Nyong et Kelle VB
			1.680NaN0	65kg (143lb)	250cm (100inches)	240cm (90inches)	Bafia VB Evolution
			1.880NaN0	81kg (179lb)	296cm (117inches)	278cm (109inches)	Bafia VB Evolution

Germany

The following is the German roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[4]

Head coach: Felix Koslowski

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.710NaN0	59kg (130lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	Târgoviște
			1.820NaN0	68kg (150lb)	297cm (117inches)	286cm (113inches)	Stuttgart
			1.80NaN0	58kg (128lb)	284cm (112inches)	272cm (107inches)	Schweriner
	(c)		1.840NaN0	68kg (150lb)	303cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	Çanakkale
			1.850NaN0	69kg (152lb)	310cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)
			1.840NaN0	58kg (128lb)	298cm (117inches)	288cm (113inches)	Schweriner
			1.880NaN0	73kg (161lb)	311cm (122inches)	298cm (117inches)	Wiesbaden
10			1.840NaN0	68kg (150lb)	303cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	Vilsbiburg
11			1.910NaN0	78kg (172lb)	319cm (126inches)	312cm (123inches)	Schweriner
14			1.880NaN0	66kg (146lb)	307cm (121inches)	299cm (118inches)	Schweriner
15			1.850NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Vilsbiburg
17			1.70NaN0	60kg (130lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	Aesch Pfeffingen
21			1.90NaN0	70kg (150lb)	315cm (124inches)	306cm (120inches)	Münster
22			1.860NaN0	68kg (150lb)	303cm (119inches)	291cm (115inches)	Potsdam

Japan

The following is the Japanese roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[5]

Head coach: Kumi Nakada

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.810NaN0	64kg (141lb)	308cm (121inches)	303cm (119inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.820NaN0	67kg (148lb)	302cm (119inches)	290cm (110inches)	Red Rockets
	(c)		1.870NaN0	75kg (165lb)	300cm (100inches)	293cm (115inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.730NaN0	64kg (141lb)	292cm (115inches)	285cm (112inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.860NaN0	81kg (179lb)	305cm (120inches)	297cm (117inches)	Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
			1.820NaN0	68kg (150lb)	302cm (119inches)	287cm (113inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.70NaN0	74kg (163lb)	293cm (115inches)	285cm (112inches)	Olbia
			1.850NaN0	78kg (172lb)	298cm (117inches)	280cm (110inches)	Red Rockets
			1.750NaN0	68kg (150lb)	297cm (117inches)	280cm (110inches)	Ageo Medics
			1.780NaN0	69kg (152lb)	297cm (117inches)	285cm (112inches)	JT Marvelous
15			1.620NaN0	55kg (121lb)	288cm (113inches)	275cm (108inches)	JT Marvelous
16			1.640NaN0	56kg (123lb)	281cm (111inches)	274cm (108inches)	JT Marvelous
21			1.840NaN0	69kg (152lb)	306cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Toray Arrows
22			1.730NaN0	66kg (146lb)	283cm (111inches)	273cm (107inches)	Toray Arrows

Mexico

The following is the Mexican roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[6]

Head coach: Ricardo Naranjo

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.760NaN0	64kg (141lb)	270cm (110inches)	259cm (102inches)	Jalisco
			1.640NaN0	65kg (143lb)	275cm (108inches)	245cm (96inches)	Nuevo León
			1.70NaN0	63kg (139lb)	305cm (120inches)	298cm (117inches)	Baja California
			1.820NaN0	61kg (134lb)	298cm (117inches)	291cm (115inches)	Jalisco
	(c)		1.80NaN0	57kg (126lb)	297cm (117inches)	289cm (114inches)	Nuevo León
			1.850NaN0	58kg (128lb)	302cm (119inches)	283cm (111inches)	Imoco Conegliano
			1.780NaN0	83kg (183lb)	275cm (108inches)	252cm (99inches)	Nuevo León
			1.740NaN0	64kg (141lb)	290cm (110inches)	276cm (109inches)	Sinaloa
			1.690NaN0	60kg (130lb)	265cm (104inches)	249cm (98inches)	Nuevo León
			1.850NaN0	83kg (183lb)	292cm (115inches)	289cm (114inches)	Nuevo León
			1.80NaN0	75kg (165lb)	255cm (100inches)	241cm (95inches)	Baja California
			1.940NaN0	89kg (196lb)	310cm (120inches)	297cm (117inches)	Distrito Federal
			1.760NaN0	50kg (110lb)	249cm (98inches)	242cm (95inches)	Sinaloa
			1.750NaN0	70kg (150lb)	265cm (104inches)	252cm (99inches)	Nuevo León

Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[7]

Head coach: Jamie Morrison

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.790NaN0	70kg (150lb)	281cm (111inches)	275cm (108inches)	Ladies in Black
			1.880NaN0	73kg (161lb)	307cm (121inches)	303cm (119inches)	Bursa
			1.90NaN0	87kg (192lb)	314cm (124inches)	302cm (119inches)	Novara
			1.80NaN0	68kg (150lb)	304cm (120inches)	285cm (112inches)	Casalmaggiore
			1.90NaN0	77kg (170lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Münster
			1.840NaN0	70kg (150lb)	298cm (117inches)	286cm (113inches)	Dresdner
			1.920NaN0	76kg (168lb)	322cm (127inches)	315cm (124inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
			1.910NaN0	73kg (161lb)	317cm (125inches)	299cm (118inches)	Nilüfer
12			1.850NaN0	68kg (150lb)	296cm (117inches)	284cm (112inches)	Ladies in Black
14			1.840NaN0	70kg (150lb)	293cm (115inches)	279cm (110inches)	Firenze
17			1.910NaN0	82kg (181lb)	312cm (123inches)	305cm (120inches)	Ladies in Black
18			1.80NaN0	75kg (165lb)	300cm (100inches)	285cm (112inches)	Dresdner
20			1.890NaN0	76kg (168lb)	301cm (119inches)	293cm (115inches)	Ladies in Black
22			1.980NaN0	77kg (170lb)	310cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	București

Pool B

Bulgaria

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[8]

Head coach: Ivan Petkov

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.840NaN0	71kg (157lb)	305cm (120inches)	288cm (113inches)	RC Cannes
			1.90NaN0	70kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC
			1.770NaN0	70kg (150lb)	290cm (110inches)	282cm (111inches)	Levski Volley
			1.940NaN0	80kg (180lb)	303cm (119inches)	292cm (115inches)	Kazanlak Volley
			1.80NaN0	67kg (148lb)	299cm (118inches)	280cm (110inches)	Levski Volley
			1.840NaN0	66kg (146lb)	290cm (110inches)	283cm (111inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC
			1.80NaN0	76kg (168lb)	283cm (111inches)	271cm (107inches)	Alba Blaj
			1.830NaN0	64kg (141lb)	292cm (115inches)	285cm (112inches)	Levski Volley
10			1.870NaN0	70kg (150lb)	312cm (123inches)	300cm (100inches)	Le Cannet
11	(c)		1.90NaN0	77kg (170lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Galatasaray S.K
12			1.820NaN0	68kg (150lb)	295cm (116inches)	290cm (110inches)	VC CSKA Sofia
13			1.730NaN0	58kg (128lb)	285cm (112inches)	280cm (110inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC
15			1.70NaN0	56kg (123lb)	271cm (107inches)	255cm (100inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC
18			1.880NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC

Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[9]

Head coach: Marcello Abbondanza

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.760NaN0	61kg (134lb)	287cm (113inches)	278cm (109inches)	ATSC Kelag Wildcats
			1.780NaN0	80kg (180lb)	300cm (100inches)	280cm (110inches)	Michigan State
	(c)		1.880NaN0	83kg (183lb)	309cm (122inches)	292cm (115inches)	Jakarta Pertamina Energi
			1.780NaN0	68kg (150lb)	291cm (115inches)	277cm (109inches)	CSM Târgoviște
			1.790NaN0	69kg (152lb)	300cm (100inches)	286cm (113inches)
			1.940NaN0	82kg (181lb)	315cm (124inches)	305cm (120inches)	SAB Volley
			1.850NaN0	75kg (165lb)	323cm (127inches)	215cm (85inches)	Volley Soverato
11			1.750NaN0	63kg (139lb)	299cm (118inches)	290cm (110inches)	University of Toronto
12			1.950NaN0	81kg (179lb)	315cm (124inches)	296cm (117inches)	UTE Profisport Szolgaltato
16			1.830NaN0	79kg (174lb)	328cm (129inches)	318cm (125inches)	Maritza Plovdiv VC
19			1.860NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	295cm (116inches)	Université de Montréal
22			1.820NaN0	75kg (165lb)	297cm (117inches)	282cm (111inches)	VBC Pallavolo Rossa ssdrl
23			1.890NaN0	82kg (181lb)	318cm (125inches)	302cm (119inches)	University of Hawaii
25			1.850NaN0	85kg (187lb)	302cm (119inches)	288cm (113inches)	University of British Columbia

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[10]

Head coach: Lang Ping

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			2.010NaN0	78kg (172lb)	317cm (125inches)	311cm (122inches)	Army
	(c)		1.980NaN0	78kg (172lb)	327cm (129inches)	300cm (100inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
			1.970NaN0	72kg (159lb)	317cm (125inches)	311cm (122inches)	Shandong
			1.870NaN0	69kg (152lb)	305cm (120inches)	297cm (117inches)	Liaoning
			1.880NaN0	72kg (159lb)	313cm (123inches)	302cm (119inches)	Jiangsu
			1.870NaN0	67kg (148lb)	315cm (124inches)	315cm (124inches)	Beijing
			1.930NaN0	80kg (180lb)	315cm (124inches)	303cm (119inches)	Jiangsu
10			1.880NaN0	80kg (180lb)	312cm (123inches)	300cm (100inches)	Beijing
11			1.820NaN0	65kg (143lb)	306cm (120inches)	298cm (117inches)	Tianjin
12			1.960NaN0	71kg (157lb)	302cm (119inches)	294cm (116inches)	Tianjin
15			1.710NaN0	65kg (143lb)	294cm (116inches)	294cm (116inches)	Fujian
16			1.80NaN0	67kg (148lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Liaoning
17			1.920NaN0	74kg (163lb)	317cm (125inches)	306cm (120inches)	Liaoning
18			1.720NaN0	65kg (143lb)	289cm (114inches)	280cm (110inches)	Shandong

Cuba

The following is the Cuban roster in the 2018 World Championship.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Head coach: Tomás Fernández

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.810NaN0	78kg (172lb)	225cm (89inches)	223cm (88inches)	La Habana
			1.780NaN0	58kg (128lb)	295cm (116inches)	290cm (110inches)	Las Tunas
			1.840NaN0	71kg (157lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Camagüey
	(c)		1.820NaN0	75kg (165lb)	304cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	La Habana
			1.830NaN0	68kg (150lb)	287cm (113inches)	280cm (110inches)	Granma
			1.880NaN0	58kg (128lb)	322cm (127inches)	308cm (121inches)	Mayabeque
			1.840NaN0	68kg (150lb)	311cm (122inches)	302cm (119inches)	La Habana
			1.860NaN0	77kg (170lb)	308cm (121inches)	295cm (116inches)	La Habana
			1.850NaN0	75kg (165lb)	304cm (120inches)	292cm (115inches)	Pinar Del Río
			1.870NaN0	76kg (168lb)	315cm (124inches)	308cm (121inches)	Cienfuegos
			1.80NaN0	77kg (170lb)	236cm (93inches)	234cm (92inches)	La Habana
			1.810NaN0	78kg (172lb)	235cm (93inches)	232cm (91inches)	Camagüey

Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[14]

Head coach: Davide Mazzanti

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.870NaN0	63kg (139lb)	320cm (130inches)	240cm (90inches)	Monza
			1.770NaN0	66kg (146lb)	302cm (119inches)	292cm (115inches)	Pesaro
			1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	304cm (120inches)	285cm (112inches)	Bergamo
			1.740NaN0	67kg (148lb)	292cm (115inches)	217cm (85inches)	Conegliano
			1.770NaN0	71kg (157lb)	318cm (125inches)	290cm (110inches)	Club Italia
	(c)		1.950NaN0	79kg (174lb)	322cm (127inches)	306cm (120inches)	Novara
11			1.980NaN0	78kg (172lb)	312cm (123inches)	294cm (116inches)	Conegliano
13			1.940NaN0	84kg (185lb)	322cm (127inches)	206cm (81inches)	Club Italia
14			1.90NaN0	73kg (161lb)	330cm (130inches)	206cm (81inches)	Club Italia
15			1.950NaN0	73kg (161lb)	318cm (125inches)	300cm (100inches)	Club Italia
16			1.780NaN0	63kg (139lb)	310cm (120inches)	292cm (115inches)	Scandicci
17			1.870NaN0	80kg (180lb)	320cm (130inches)	240cm (90inches)	Bergamo
18			1.930NaN0	80kg (180lb)	344cm (135inches)	321cm (126inches)	Novara
20			1.680NaN0	59kg (130lb)	286cm (113inches)	258cm (102inches)	Firenze

Turkey

The following is the Turkish roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[15]

Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.720NaN0	59kg (130lb)	270cm (110inches)	260cm (100inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
			1.680NaN0	55kg (121lb)	250cm (100inches)	245cm (96inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
			1.820NaN0	75kg (165lb)	285cm (112inches)	284cm (112inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
			1.930NaN0	82kg (181lb)	302cm (119inches)	293cm (115inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
			1.870NaN0	75kg (165lb)	302cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	Beşiktaş
			1.890NaN0	71kg (157lb)	310cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
			1.880NaN0	70kg (150lb)	310cm (120inches)	301cm (119inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
10			1.780NaN0	70kg (150lb)	300cm (100inches)	280cm (110inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
13			1.950NaN0	63kg (139lb)	315cm (124inches)	310cm (120inches)	Seramiksan
14	(c)		1.880NaN0	73kg (161lb)	311cm (122inches)	305cm (120inches)	Fenerbahçe
15			1.960NaN0	72kg (159lb)	307cm (121inches)	305cm (120inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
18			1.970NaN0	82kg (181lb)	309cm (122inches)	255cm (100inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
20			1.680NaN0	67kg (148lb)	300cm (100inches)	290cm (110inches)	Bursa
23			1.850NaN0	65kg (143lb)	290cm (110inches)	280cm (110inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul

Pool C

Azerbaijan

The following is the Azerbaijani roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[16]

Head coach: Faig Garayev

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.760NaN0	65kg (143lb)	290cm (110inches)	285cm (112inches)	Absheron
			1.90NaN0	73kg (161lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Pays d'Aix Venelles
	(c)		1.860NaN0	82kg (181lb)	315cm (124inches)	295cm (116inches)	Seramiksan SK
			1.770NaN0	68kg (150lb)	265cm (104inches)	260cm (100inches)	Azerrail Baku
			1.870NaN0	72kg (159lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Le Cannet
			1.850NaN0	72kg (159lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Savino Del Bene Scandicci
			1.960NaN0	78kg (172lb)	319cm (126inches)	302cm (119inches)	Dinamo Kazan
			1.980NaN0	76kg (168lb)	318cm (125inches)	302cm (119inches)	Beylikdüzü Istanbul
			1.840NaN0	69kg (152lb)	295cm (116inches)	285cm (112inches)	Azerrail Baku
			1.890NaN0	66kg (146lb)	290cm (110inches)	280cm (110inches)	Azerrail Baku
			1.760NaN0	56kg (123lb)	260cm (100inches)	255cm (100inches)
			1.980NaN0	73kg (161lb)	307cm (121inches)	290cm (110inches)	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
			1.780NaN0	63kg (139lb)	287cm (113inches)	280cm (110inches)	Azerrail Baku
			1.760NaN0	65kg (143lb)	290cm (110inches)	285cm (112inches)

Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[17]

Head coach: Vadim Pankov

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.820NaN0	67kg (148lb)	295cm (116inches)	288cm (113inches)	Dinamo Moscow
			1.920NaN0	70kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
			1.960NaN0	78kg (172lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Dinamo Kazan
			1.780NaN0	64kg (141lb)	292cm (115inches)	285cm (112inches)	Uralochka Yekaterinburg
			1.960NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	306cm (120inches)	Dinamo Moscow
			1.780NaN0	65kg (143lb)	295cm (116inches)	290cm (110inches)	Proton Balakovo
11			1.880NaN0	81kg (179lb)	300cm (100inches)	285cm (112inches)	Dinamo Moscow
13	(c)		1.850NaN0	68kg (150lb)	294cm (116inches)	290cm (110inches)	Dinamo Kazan
14			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	307cm (121inches)	286cm (113inches)	Dinamo Moscow
16			1.90NaN0	84kg (185lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Dinamo Kazan
18			1.830NaN0	64kg (141lb)	300cm (100inches)	286cm (113inches)
19			1.930NaN0	74kg (163lb)	300cm (100inches)	283cm (111inches)	Beşiktaş
20			2.020NaN0	82kg (181lb)	317cm (125inches)	305cm (120inches)	Dinamo Kazan
21			1.850NaN0	71kg (157lb)	306cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Dinamo Kazan

South Korea

The following is the South Korean roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[18]

Head coach: Cha Hae-won

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.880NaN0	72kg (159lb)	295cm (116inches)	280cm (110inches)	Seonmyeong Girl's High School
			1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	280cm (110inches)	280cm (110inches)	Wongok High School
			1.890NaN0	66kg (146lb)	285cm (112inches)	260cm (100inches)	Seonmyeong Girl's High School
			1.730NaN0	58kg (128lb)	280cm (110inches)	271cm (107inches)	Gimcheon
			1.730NaN0	63kg (139lb)	270cm (110inches)	260cm (100inches)	Seoul
			1.680NaN0	60kg (130lb)	260cm (100inches)	250cm (100inches)
			1.70NaN0	68kg (150lb)	275cm (108inches)	266cm (105inches)	Gimcheon
	(c)		1.920NaN0	73kg (161lb)	350cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Shanghai
11			1.870NaN0	68kg (150lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	Hwaseong
12			1.760NaN0	66kg (146lb)	280cm (110inches)	265cm (104inches)
13			1.870NaN0	75kg (165lb)	300cm (100inches)	290cm (110inches)	Gimcheon
14			1.90NaN0	72kg (159lb)	340cm (130inches)	332cm (131inches)	Suwon
17			1.790NaN0	64kg (141lb)	286cm (113inches)	267cm (105inches)
20			1.630NaN0	54kg (119lb)	257cm (101inches)	250cm (100inches)	Seoul

Thailand

The following is the Thai roster in the 2018 World Championship.

Head coach: Danai Sriwatcharamethakul

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2018–19 club
			1.730NaN0	62kg (137lb)	2800NaN0	2750NaN0	Chonburi
			1.740NaN0	66kg (146lb)	2940NaN0	2900NaN0	Quint Air Force
			1.850NaN0	72kg (159lb)	3080NaN0	2960NaN0	Khonkaen Star
	(c)		1.810NaN0	67kg (148lb)	3030NaN0	2830NaN0	Chonburi
			1.770NaN0	72kg (159lb)	3040NaN0	2850NaN0	Nakhon Ratchasima
			1.780NaN0	64kg (141lb)	2920NaN0	2790NaN0	Chonburi
10			1.740NaN0	70kg (150lb)	2940NaN0	2820NaN0	Chonburi
13			1.70NaN0	57kg (126lb)	2890NaN0	2780NaN0	Chonburi
14			1.860NaN0	74kg (163lb)	2900NaN0	2820NaN0	Khonkaen Star
15			1.780NaN0	65kg (143lb)	2920NaN0	2780NaN0	Nakhon Ratchasima
16			1.790NaN0	62kg (137lb)	2930NaN0	2830NaN0	Nonthaburi
18			1.80NaN0	65kg (143lb)	2980NaN0	2870NaN0	Jakarta Pertamina
19			1.80NaN0	58kg (128lb)	2980NaN0	2900NaN0	PFU BlueCats
20			1.60NaN0	58kg (128lb)	2750NaN0	2650NaN0	Chonburi

Trinidad and Tobago

The following is the Trinidadian and Tobagonian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[19]

Head coach: Francisco Cruz Jiménez

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.850NaN0	72kg (159lb)	308cm (121inches)	270cm (110inches)	Glamorgan
			1.850NaN0	72kg (159lb)	315cm (124inches)	303cm (119inches)	Numune SK Ankara
			1.90NaN0	87kg (192lb)	316cm (124inches)	303cm (119inches)	Technocrats
			1.80NaN0	79kg (174lb)	301cm (119inches)	285cm (112inches)	West Side Stars
			1.980NaN0	82kg (181lb)	310cm (120inches)	304cm (120inches)	Galatasaray Istanbul
			1.810NaN0	64kg (141lb)	300cm (100inches)	265cm (104inches)	West Side Stars
			1.870NaN0	89kg (196lb)	286cm (113inches)	281cm (111inches)	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
			1.830NaN0	66kg (146lb)	315cm (124inches)	280cm (110inches)
			1.650NaN0	60kg (130lb)	200cm (100inches)	185cm (73inches)	UTT
	(c)		1.90NaN0	82kg (181lb)	304cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Svedala Volley
			1.650NaN0	65kg (143lb)	185cm (73inches)	175cm (69inches)	UTT
			1.860NaN0	67kg (148lb)	329cm (130inches)	299cm (118inches)	Pursaklar Belediyesi

United States

The following is the American roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[20]

Head coach: Karch Kiraly

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.80NaN0	76kg (168lb)	305cm (120inches)	297cm (117inches)	Monza
			1.80NaN0	75kg (165lb)	313cm (123inches)	295cm (116inches)	Barueri
	align=left			1.880NaN0	81kg (179lb)	318cm (125inches)	307cm (121inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
			1.910NaN0	83kg (183lb)	306cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Monza
			1.870NaN0	71kg (157lb)	307cm (121inches)	293cm (115inches)	Novara
	(c)		1.90NaN0	75kg (165lb)	302cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	align=left	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
12			1.880NaN0	79kg (174lb)	315cm (124inches)	307cm (121inches)	Free agent
13			1.850NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Busto Arsizio
14			1.90NaN0	78kg (172lb)	305cm (120inches)	296cm (117inches)	Busto Arsizio
15			1.930NaN0	72kg (159lb)	320cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	Conegliano
16	align=left			1.910NaN0	79kg (174lb)	331cm (130inches)	300cm (100inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
17	align=left			1.850NaN0	61kg (134lb)	315cm (124inches)	300cm (100inches)	Impel Wrocław
23	align=left			1.880NaN0	73kg (161lb)	307cm (121inches)	298cm (117inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
24	align=left			1.960NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	305cm (120inches)	Free agent

Pool D

Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[21]

Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.750NaN0	69kg (152lb)	296cm (117inches)	273cm (107inches)	Rio de Janeiro
			1.830NaN0	68kg (150lb)	290cm (110inches)	276cm (109inches)	Free agent
			1.830NaN0	73kg (161lb)	290cm (110inches)	290cm (110inches)	Nilüfer
			1.850NaN0	63kg (139lb)	312cm (123inches)	290cm (110inches)	Scandicci
			1.960NaN0	79kg (174lb)	316cm (124inches)	301cm (119inches)	Barueri
			1.850NaN0	76kg (168lb)	291cm (115inches)	285cm (112inches)	Minas Tênis Clube
			1.850NaN0	71kg (157lb)	287cm (113inches)	278cm (109inches)	Rio de Janeiro
10			1.760NaN0	69kg (152lb)	295cm (116inches)	274cm (108inches)	Rio de Janeiro
12	(c)		1.840NaN0	76kg (168lb)	300cm (100inches)	288cm (113inches)	Fenerbahçe
14			1.820NaN0	73kg (161lb)	304cm (120inches)	286cm (113inches)	Rio de Janeiro
16			1.790NaN0	74kg (163lb)	308cm (121inches)	288cm (113inches)	Praia Clube
17			1.660NaN0	81kg (179lb)	256cm (101inches)	238cm (94inches)	Praia Clube
19			1.840NaN0	87kg (192lb)	305cm (120inches)	297cm (117inches)	Osasco
20			1.870NaN0	70kg (150lb)	298cm (117inches)	292cm (115inches)	Osasco

Dominican Republic

The following is the Dominican roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[22]

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.960NaN0	70kg (150lb)	327cm (129inches)	320cm (130inches)	Free agent
			1.940NaN0	70kg (150lb)	325cm (128inches)	315cm (124inches)	Puerto Plata
			1.670NaN0	55kg (121lb)	245cm (96inches)	230cm (90inches)	San Cristóbal
			1.760NaN0	75kg (165lb)	232cm (91inches)	275cm (108inches)	Mirador
			1.780NaN0	71kg (157lb)	295cm (116inches)	283cm (111inches)	Deportivo Nacional
			1.940NaN0	68kg (150lb)	320cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	San Cristóbal
14			1.830NaN0	67kg (148lb)	309cm (122inches)	305cm (120inches)	San Pedro de Macorís
16			1.90NaN0	70kg (150lb)	320cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	Rio de Janeiro
17			1.820NaN0	65kg (143lb)	330cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	Los Cachorros
18	(c)		1.880NaN0	70kg (150lb)	330cm (130inches)	320cm (130inches)	Scandicci
20			2.010NaN0	83kg (183lb)	330cm (130inches)	320cm (130inches)	Casalmaggiore
21			1.90NaN0	68kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	280cm (110inches)	Mirador
23			1.880NaN0	73kg (161lb)	304cm (120inches)	276cm (109inches)	Mirador
25			1.740NaN0	68kg (150lb)	288cm (113inches)	258cm (102inches)	Deportivo Nacional

Kazakhstan

The following is the Kazakhstan roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[23]

Head coach: Vyacheslav Shapran

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.690NaN0	55kg (121lb)	280cm (110inches)	275cm (108inches)	Almaty VC
			1.880NaN0	77kg (170lb)	300cm (100inches)	280cm (110inches)	Altay VC
			1.830NaN0	65kg (143lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	Zhetyssu VC
			1.830NaN0	62kg (137lb)	295cm (116inches)	275cm (108inches)	Zhetyssu VC
			1.770NaN0	65kg (143lb)	208cm (82inches)	217cm (85inches)	Almaty VC
11			1.820NaN0	70kg (150lb)	285cm (112inches)	275cm (108inches)	Zhetyssu VC
12			1.810NaN0	71kg (157lb)	297cm (117inches)	265cm (104inches)	Almaty VC
13	(c)		1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	300cm (100inches)	295cm (116inches)	Irtysh-Kazchrome
14			1.920NaN0	70kg (150lb)	290cm (110inches)	280cm (110inches)	Altay VC
15			1.810NaN0	74kg (163lb)	273cm (107inches)	264cm (104inches)	Almaty VC
16			1.850NaN0	69kg (152lb)	283cm (111inches)	280cm (110inches)	Almaty VC
19			1.820NaN0	72kg (159lb)	244cm (96inches)	285cm (112inches)	Irtysh-Kazchrome
22			1.820NaN0	77kg (170lb)	244cm (96inches)	232cm (91inches)	Volleyball Academy
24			1.850NaN0	73kg (161lb)	280cm (110inches)	272cm (107inches)

Kenya

The following is the Kenyan roster in the 2018 World Championship.^{[24] [25]}

Head coach: Japheth Munala

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.750NaN0	60kg (130lb)	299cm (118inches)	286cm (113inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.750NaN0	62kg (137lb)	301cm (119inches)	298cm (117inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.670NaN0	65kg (143lb)	298cm (117inches)	290cm (110inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.680NaN0	67kg (148lb)	297cm (117inches)	292cm (115inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.830NaN0	82kg (181lb)	293cm (115inches)	281cm (111inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.750NaN0	59kg (130lb)	299cm (118inches)	287cm (113inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.880NaN0	65kg (143lb)	298cm (117inches)	293cm (115inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.740NaN0	68kg (150lb)	270cm (110inches)	260cm (100inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.780NaN0	68kg (150lb)	302cm (119inches)	297cm (117inches)	Kenya Pipelines
	(c)		1.830NaN0	72kg (159lb)	320cm (130inches)	303cm (119inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.790NaN0	69kg (152lb)	285cm (112inches)	270cm (110inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.650NaN0	66kg (146lb)	294cm (116inches)	288cm (113inches)	Kenya Pipelines
			1.80NaN0	68kg (150lb)	300cm (100inches)	285cm (112inches)	Kenya Prisons
			1.840NaN0	72kg (159lb)	298cm (117inches)	292cm (115inches)	Kenya Prisons

Puerto Rico

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[26]

Head coach: José Mieles

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.820NaN0	72kg (159lb)	243cm (96inches)	219cm (86inches)	Il Bisonte Firenze
			1.730NaN0	68kg (150lb)	280cm (110inches)	272cm (107inches)	Llaneras de Toa Baja
			1.660NaN0	67kg (148lb)	248cm (98inches)	242cm (95inches)	Leonas de Ponce
			1.830NaN0	73kg (161lb)	290cm (110inches)	288cm (113inches)	Indias de Mayagüez
			1.770NaN0	65kg (143lb)	235cm (93inches)	239cm (94inches)	Free agent
			1.790NaN0	56kg (123lb)	300cm (100inches)	292cm (115inches)	Igor Gorgonzola Novara
			1.920NaN0	76kg (168lb)	298cm (117inches)	288cm (113inches)	Criollas de Caguas
			1.920NaN0	68kg (150lb)	262cm (103inches)	256cm (101inches)	Free agent
	(c)		1.70NaN0	61kg (134lb)	244cm (96inches)	240cm (90inches)	Saint-Raphaël Var VB
			1.920NaN0	63kg (139lb)	309cm (122inches)	300cm (100inches)	Capitalinas de San Juan
			2.070NaN0	87kg (192lb)	305cm (120inches)	293cm (115inches)	Changas de Naranjito
			1.890NaN0	65kg (143lb)	310cm (120inches)	294cm (116inches)	Criollas de Caguas
			1.780NaN0	74kg (163lb)	245cm (96inches)	237cm (93inches)	Gigantes de Carolina
			1.910NaN0	80kg (180lb)	303cm (119inches)	299cm (118inches)	Criollas de Caguas

Serbia

The following is the Serbian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[27]

Head coach: Zoran Terzić

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
			1.870NaN0	74kg (163lb)	312cm (123inches)	298cm (117inches)	Police
			1.860NaN0	70kg (150lb)	298cm (117inches)	283cm (111inches)	Le Cannet
			1.850NaN0	78kg (172lb)	300cm (100inches)	286cm (113inches)	Alba Blaj
			1.90NaN0	83kg (183lb)	302cm (119inches)	290cm (110inches)	JT Marvelous
10	(c)		1.830NaN0	67kg (148lb)	300cm (100inches)	293cm (115inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
11			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	325cm (128inches)	310cm (120inches)	Police
12			1.70NaN0	58kg (128lb)	270cm (110inches)	260cm (100inches)	Stuttgart
13			1.90NaN0	78kg (172lb)	310cm (120inches)	305cm (120inches)	Voléro Zürich
14			1.880NaN0	72kg (159lb)	302cm (119inches)	289cm (114inches)	Vizura
15			1.920NaN0	72kg (159lb)	308cm (121inches)	295cm (116inches)	Casalmaggiore
16			1.930NaN0	72kg (159lb)	315cm (124inches)	310cm (120inches)	Vakıfbank Istanbul
17			1.780NaN0	65kg (143lb)	286cm (113inches)	276cm (109inches)	Voléro Zürich
18			1.930NaN0	82kg (181lb)	315cm (124inches)	300cm (100inches)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
19			1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	294cm (116inches)	288cm (113inches)	Crvena Zvezda

See also

• 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

External links

• http://japan2018.fivb.com/en/teams

Notes and References

1. Web site: JAPÓN 2018: LISTA CONFIRMADA PARA LAS PANTERAS DE CARA AL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO. Federación del Voleibol Argentino. es. 18 September 2018. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180919062107/http://www.feva.org.ar/noticias/muestra_nota.php?categoria=categoria_selecciones_mayores_femenino_noticias&id=892. dead.
2. Web site: CDM (D): voici la liste du staff technique des Lionnes . fr . Cameroon Volleyball Federation . 2 October 2018.
3. Web site: Cameroon Team Profile . . 2 October 2018.
4. Web site: Germany Team Roster. FIVB. 29 September 2018.
5. Web site: Japan Team Roster. FIVB. 29 September 2018.
6. Web site: Mexico Team Profile . . 2 October 2018.
7. Web site: Volleybaldames met 14 speelsters naar oefenstage in Italië en WK. Nederlandse Volleyball Bond. nl. 13 September 2018.
8. Web site: Bulgaria Team Roster. FIVB. 30 September 2018.
9. Web site: Roster released for the 2018 Women’s FIVB World Championships. Volleyball Canada. 23 September 2018.
10. Web site: China Team Roster. FIVB. 29 September 2018.
11. Web site: Debuta Cuba ante China en Mundial femenino de Voleibol . es . La Voz del Níquel . 27 September 2018 . 2 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003061911/http://www.lavozdelniquel.icrt.cu/blog/2018/09/27/debuta-cuba-ante-china-en-mundial-femenino-de-voleibol/ . 3 October 2018 . dead .
12. Web site: Selección femenina cubana debuta este sábado en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol . es . Daniel . Fumero . Cibercuba . 27 September 2018 . 2 October 2018.
13. Web site: Cuba Team Profile . . 2 October 2018.
14. Web site: MONDIALE FEMMINILE 2018: DOMANI LE AZZURRE PARTONO PER IL GIAPPONE. Federazione Italiana de Pallavolo. it. 22 September 2018.
15. Web site: A Bayan Milli Takımımız, Dünya Şampiyonası İçin Japonya’ya Gitti. TVF. tr. 22 September 2018.
16. Web site: Azerbaijan Team Profile . . 2 October 2018.
17. Web site: Женская сборная. 23 сентября вылетаем на ЧМ в Японию. Предварит. ru. Russian Volleyball Federation. 22 September 2018.
18. Web site: South Korea Team Roster. FIVB. 29 September 2018.
19. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago Team Profile . . 3 October 2018.
20. Web site: U.S. Women Announce Final Roster for Worlds. https://web.archive.org/web/20180921231713/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2018/September/21/US-Women-Announce-Final-Roster-for-Worlds. dead. September 21, 2018. 21 September 2018 . . 22 September 2018.
21. Web site: Mundial: Amanda é cortada e Brasil fecha grupo. 28 September 2018. Melhor do Vôlei. pt. 28 September 2018. 29 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000253/http://www.melhordovolei.com.br/mundial-amanda-e-cortada-e-brasil-fecha-grupo/. dead.
22. Web site: Dominican Republic Team Roster. 29 September 2018 . FIVB . 29 September 2018.
23. Web site: Kazakhstan Team Roster. FIVB . 30 September 2018.
24. Web site: MALKIA STRIKERS JETS OFF TO JAPAN FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS . Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) . 20 September 2018 . 2 October 2018 . 2 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002180752/http://volleyballkenya.org/index.php/78-sample-data-articles/demo/slides/208-malkia-strikers-departs-this-evening-to-japan-for-the-2018-world-championships . dead .
25. Web site: Kenya Team Profile . . 2 October 2018.
26. Web site: Puerto Rico Team Roster. FIVB . 30 September 2018.
27. Web site: Serbia Team Roster. 29 September 2018 . FIVB . 29 September 2018.