Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters explained

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1]

Group A

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.90NaN0	90kg (200lb)	318cm (125inches)	305cm (120inches)	Liaoning
	(C)		1.830NaN0	75kg (165lb)	319cm (126inches)	310cm (120inches)	Beijing
			1.830NaN0	75kg (165lb)	319cm (126inches)	314cm (124inches)	Liaoning
			1.860NaN0	73kg (161lb)	320cm (130inches)	313cm (123inches)	Liaoning
			1.820NaN0	65kg (143lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Tianjin
			1.940NaN0	75kg (165lb)	313cm (123inches)	306cm (120inches)	Fujian
			1.820NaN0	73kg (161lb)	313cm (123inches)	305cm (120inches)	Zhejiang
			1.980NaN0	70kg (150lb)	326cm (128inches)	315cm (124inches)	Army
10			1.920NaN0	68kg (150lb)	322cm (127inches)	310cm (120inches)	Beijing
11			1.850NaN0	73kg (161lb)	315cm (124inches)	307cm (121inches)	Tianjin
16	(L)		1.80NaN0	72kg (159lb)	302cm (119inches)	292cm (115inches)	Tianjin
17			1.890NaN0	70kg (150lb)	315cm (124inches)	307cm (121inches)	Shanghai

The following is the Cuban roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[5] [6]}

Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
	(c)		1.790NaN0	63kg (139lb)	326cm (128inches)	305cm (120inches)	Camagüey
			1.80NaN0	69kg (152lb)	324cm (128inches)	304cm (120inches)	Ciego de Ávila
			1.90NaN0	74kg (163lb)	320cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	Ciudad Habana
			1.810NaN0	67kg (148lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Camagüey
	(L)		1.780NaN0	72kg (159lb)	326cm (128inches)	303cm (119inches)	Ciudad Habana
			1.880NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	305cm (120inches)	Pinar del Río
10			1.780NaN0	63kg (139lb)	325cm (128inches)	305cm (120inches)	Ciudad Habana
11			1.830NaN0	73kg (161lb)	316cm (124inches)	300cm (100inches)	Camagüey
12			1.90NaN0	70kg (150lb)	330cm (130inches)	307cm (121inches)	Ciudad Habana
14			1.90NaN0	69kg (152lb)	310cm (120inches)	306cm (120inches)	Holguín
15			1.840NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	307cm (121inches)	Ciudad Habana
18			1.880NaN0	72kg (159lb)	328cm (129inches)	307cm (121inches)	Ciudad Habana

The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[7] [8]}

Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.880NaN0	69kg (152lb)	305cm (120inches)	285cm (112inches)	Pioneer Red Wings
			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	309cm (122inches)	304cm (120inches)	Pioneer Red Wings
	(C)		1.590NaN0	52kg (115lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	JT Marvelous
			1.840NaN0	70kg (150lb)	319cm (126inches)	310cm (120inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.70NaN0	65kg (143lb)	290cm (110inches)	285cm (112inches)	NEC Red Rockets
	(L)		1.590NaN0	54kg (119lb)	260cm (100inches)	250cm (100inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
			1.840NaN0	66kg (146lb)	310cm (120inches)	305cm (120inches)	NEC Red Rockets
			1.670NaN0	63kg (139lb)	290cm (110inches)	275cm (108inches)	Denso Airybees
			1.740NaN0	65kg (143lb)	298cm (117inches)	275cm (108inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
11			1.860NaN0	79kg (174lb)	307cm (121inches)	298cm (117inches)	Toray Arrows
12			1.850NaN0	66kg (146lb)	298cm (117inches)	293cm (115inches)	Toray Arrows
14			1.680NaN0	63kg (139lb)	280cm (110inches)	275cm (108inches)	JT Marvelous

The following is the Polish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[9] [10]}

Head Coach: Marco Bonitta

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.890NaN0	75kg (165lb)	314cm (124inches)	296cm (117inches)	Asystel Novara
	(L)		1.740NaN0	64kg (141lb)	300cm (100inches)	290cm (110inches)	Muszynianka Muszyna
			1.90NaN0	85kg (187lb)	300cm (100inches)	287cm (113inches)	BKS Bielsko-Biała
			1.950NaN0	71kg (157lb)	318cm (125inches)	305cm (120inches)	Balakovskaia AES Balakovo
			1.930NaN0	84kg (185lb)	314cm (124inches)	303cm (119inches)	Grupo 2002 Murcia
			1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	309cm (122inches)	292cm (115inches)	PTPS Nafta Gaz Piła
11			1.790NaN0	66kg (146lb)	308cm (121inches)	292cm (115inches)	Winiary Kalisz
12			1.770NaN0	65kg (143lb)	302cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	BKS Bielsko-Biała
13	(c)		1.790NaN0	67kg (148lb)	307cm (121inches)	292cm (115inches)	Foppapedretti Bergamo
14			1.920NaN0	73kg (161lb)	312cm (123inches)	302cm (119inches)	Dynamo Moscow
17			1.930NaN0	64kg (141lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Impel Gwardia
18			1.840NaN0	69kg (152lb)	302cm (119inches)	296cm (117inches)	PTPS Piła

The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Head Coach: Lang Ping

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.830NaN0	80kg (180lb)	315cm (124inches)	305cm (120inches)	Asystel Novara
			1.880NaN0	84kg (185lb)	325cm (128inches)	302cm (119inches)	Florens Castellana
			20NaN0	82kg (181lb)	328cm (129inches)	312cm (123inches)	Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
			1.730NaN0	75kg (165lb)	287cm (113inches)	274cm (108inches)	Asystel Novara
	(L)		1.760NaN0	61kg (134lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Lines Ecocapitanata Altamura
	(L)		1.670NaN0	73kg (161lb)	284cm (112inches)	266cm (105inches)	Fenerbahçe
			1.880NaN0	90kg (200lb)	301cm (119inches)	290cm (110inches)	Marche Jesi
			1.910NaN0	82kg (181lb)	315cm (124inches)	301cm (119inches)	Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
10			1.90NaN0	75kg (165lb)	314cm (124inches)	299cm (118inches)	Fenerbahçe
11	(C)		1.720NaN0	67kg (148lb)	291cm (115inches)	281cm (111inches)	Voléro Zürich
12			1.780NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	300cm (100inches)	Famila Chieri
15			1.840NaN0	80kg (180lb)	315cm (124inches)	297cm (117inches)	Dynamo Moscow

The following is the Venezuelan roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[14] [15]}

Head Coach: Tomas Fernández

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.920NaN0	72kg (159lb)	304cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Aragua
			1.740NaN0	58kg (128lb)	236cm (93inches)	232cm (91inches)	Miranda
	(L)		1.650NaN0	60kg (130lb)	245cm (96inches)	242cm (95inches)	Barinas
			1.780NaN0	70kg (150lb)	280cm (110inches)	276cm (109inches)	Vargas
	(c)		1.880NaN0	72kg (159lb)	300cm (100inches)	296cm (117inches)	Zulia
10			1.760NaN0	64kg (141lb)	305cm (120inches)	301cm (119inches)	Ícaro Alaró
12			1.790NaN0	65kg (143lb)	286cm (113inches)	282cm (111inches)	D.C.
13			1.910NaN0	67kg (148lb)	305cm (120inches)	301cm (119inches)	Zulia
14			1.890NaN0	75kg (165lb)	300cm (100inches)	296cm (117inches)	Vargas
15			1.880NaN0	69kg (152lb)	300cm (100inches)	296cm (117inches)	Llaneras de Toa Baja
17			1.90NaN0	62kg (137lb)	295cm (116inches)	291cm (115inches)	Vargas
18			1.780NaN0	71kg (157lb)	295cm (116inches)	291cm (115inches)	Cojedes

Group B

The following is the Algerian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[16] [17]}

Head Coach: Mouloud Ikhedji

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.750NaN0	68kg (150lb)	288cm (113inches)	270cm (110inches)	Istres Volleyball
			1.720NaN0	69kg (152lb)	280cm (110inches)	266cm (105inches)	Istres Volleyball
			1.80NaN0	67kg (148lb)	299cm (118inches)	287cm (113inches)	GSP Algiers
			1.780NaN0	67kg (148lb)	296cm (117inches)	286cm (113inches)	Venelle
	(c)		1.760NaN0	62kg (137lb)	298cm (117inches)	287cm (113inches)	NC Bejaïa
10			1.750NaN0	67kg (148lb)	295cm (116inches)	283cm (111inches)	GSP Algiers
11			1.730NaN0	60kg (130lb)	300cm (100inches)	290cm (110inches)	ASW Bejaïa
12			1.760NaN0	64kg (141lb)	294cm (116inches)	284cm (112inches)	ASW Bejaïa
13	(L)		1.720NaN0	65kg (143lb)	291cm (115inches)	281cm (111inches)	NC Bejaïa
14			1.830NaN0	79kg (174lb)	305cm (120inches)	286cm (113inches)	Istres Volleyball
17			1.860NaN0	70kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	294cm (116inches)	Istres Volleyball
18			1.830NaN0	70kg (150lb)	295cm (116inches)	285cm (112inches)	ASW Bejaïa

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[18] [19]}

Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.90NaN0	73kg (161lb)	310cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	CAV Murcia
			1.820NaN0	76kg (168lb)	289cm (114inches)	279cm (110inches)	Finasa
			1.890NaN0	70kg (150lb)	310cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Scavolini Pesaro
			1.840NaN0	74kg (163lb)	302cm (119inches)	285cm (112inches)	Finasa
			1.960NaN0	79kg (174lb)	316cm (124inches)	301cm (119inches)	Rexona Ades
	(C)		1.750NaN0	63kg (139lb)	283cm (111inches)	264cm (104inches)	CAV Murcia
			1.80NaN0	62kg (137lb)	302cm (119inches)	290cm (110inches)	Asystel Novara
			1.940NaN0	76kg (168lb)	314cm (124inches)	293cm (115inches)	Rexona Ades
10			1.80NaN0	76kg (168lb)	300cm (100inches)	287cm (113inches)	Rexona Ades
12			1.860NaN0	70kg (150lb)	302cm (119inches)	286cm (113inches)	CAV Murcia
13			1.860NaN0	64kg (141lb)	302cm (119inches)	284cm (112inches)	Scavolini Pesaro
14	(L)		1.680NaN0	59kg (130lb)	276cm (109inches)	266cm (105inches)	Rexona Ades

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[20] [21]}

Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.670NaN0	52kg (115lb)	290cm (110inches)	265cm (104inches)	Volley Bergamo
			1.840NaN0	63kg (139lb)	307cm (121inches)	291cm (115inches)	RC Cannes
			1.870NaN0	69kg (152lb)	315cm (124inches)	290cm (110inches)	Scavolini Pesaro
			1.880NaN0	77kg (170lb)	300cm (100inches)	285cm (112inches)	Volley Bergamo
			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	302cm (119inches)	279cm (110inches)	Famila Chieri
	(L)		1.620NaN0	56kg (123lb)	275cm (108inches)	268cm (106inches)	Asystel Novara
			1.860NaN0	63kg (139lb)	308cm (121inches)	288cm (113inches)	Yamamay Busto Arsizio
11			1.840NaN0	75kg (165lb)	304cm (120inches)	279cm (110inches)	Volley Bergamo
12			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	296cm (117inches)	280cm (110inches)	Scavolini Pesaro
14	(c)		1.710NaN0	70kg (150lb)	287cm (113inches)	273cm (107inches)	Volley Bergamo
15			1.780NaN0	69kg (152lb)	322cm (127inches)	300cm (100inches)	Türk Telekom Ankara
16			1.840NaN0	72kg (159lb)	307cm (121inches)	283cm (111inches)	Despar Sirio Perugia

The following is the Kazakh roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[22] [23]}

Head Coach: Viktor Zhuravlyev

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.840NaN0	70kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	285cm (112inches)	Iller Bankasi
			1.820NaN0	67kg (148lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Zhetyssu
			1.850NaN0	64kg (141lb)	300cm (100inches)	290cm (110inches)	Rahat
			1.910NaN0	74kg (163lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Rahat
			1.910NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Rahat
			1.840NaN0	73kg (161lb)	280cm (110inches)	275cm (108inches)	Rahat
			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	300cm (100inches)	250cm (100inches)	Iller Bankasi
10	(L)		1.750NaN0	55kg (121lb)	285cm (112inches)	275cm (108inches)	Rahat
11			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Marmaris
12			1.850NaN0	66kg (146lb)	305cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Rahat
13	(c)		1.840NaN0	70kg (150lb)	315cm (124inches)	290cm (110inches)	Hisamitsu Springs
16			1.860NaN0	74kg (163lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Rahat

The following is the Russian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[24] [25]}

Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.90NaN0	80kg (180lb)	312cm (123inches)	308cm (121inches)	Dynamo Moscow
			1.890NaN0	78kg (172lb)	315cm (124inches)	308cm (121inches)	Leningradka
			1.90NaN0	72kg (159lb)	310cm (120inches)	303cm (119inches)	Zarechie Odintsovo
			1.920NaN0	72kg (159lb)	315cm (124inches)	307cm (121inches)	Zarechie Odintsovo
			1.960NaN0	72kg (159lb)	317cm (125inches)	310cm (120inches)	Dynamo Moscow
			1.920NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	306cm (120inches)	Uralochka
11			2.040NaN0	80kg (180lb)	321cm (126inches)	310cm (120inches)	Dynamo Moscow
12	(c)		1.780NaN0	62kg (137lb)	302cm (119inches)	295cm (116inches)	Uralochka
14	(L)		1.720NaN0	62kg (137lb)	298cm (117inches)	290cm (110inches)	Leningradka
15			1.90NaN0	75kg (165lb)	292cm (115inches)	287cm (113inches)	Uralochka
16			2.020NaN0	75kg (165lb)	317cm (125inches)	308cm (121inches)	Zarechie Odintsovo
18			1.780NaN0	70kg (150lb)	303cm (119inches)	290cm (110inches)	Samorodok Khabarovsk

The following is the Serbian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[26] [27]}

Head Coach: Zoran Terzić

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
			1.920NaN0	75kg (165lb)	315cm (124inches)	300cm (100inches)	Takefuji Bamboo
			1.960NaN0	77kg (170lb)	309cm (122inches)	295cm (116inches)	Spess Volley Conegliano
			1.850NaN0	72kg (159lb)	306cm (120inches)	291cm (115inches)	Voléro Zürich
			1.860NaN0	70kg (150lb)	294cm (116inches)	273cm (107inches)	Voléro Zürich
			1.820NaN0	66kg (146lb)	304cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Metal Galati
			1.820NaN0	68kg (150lb)	283cm (111inches)	268cm (106inches)	Jedinstvo Užice
10			1.830NaN0	68kg (150lb)	290cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	Metal Galati
11	(C)		1.870NaN0	75kg (165lb)	305cm (120inches)	300cm (100inches)	Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
13			1.80NaN0	70kg (150lb)	280cm (110inches)	270cm (110inches)	ZOK Rijeka
15			1.920NaN0	77kg (170lb)	305cm (120inches)	295cm (116inches)	Hit Nova Gorica
17			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	320cm (130inches)	305cm (120inches)	Poštar 064 Beograd
18	(L)		1.670NaN0	60kg (130lb)	279cm (110inches)	255cm (100inches)	Jedinstvo Užice

See also

Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

External links

• Official FIVB website of the 2008 women's Olympic volleyball tournament

Notes and References

1. Volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Volleyball . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124928/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/VOL/womens-volleyball.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 February 2019.
2. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
3. Web site: Team profile: Volleyball Women: China . Beijing2008.cn . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080810213344/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Team/9990728.shtml . 10 August 2008 .
4. Web site: China women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 24, 2024.
5. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
6. Web site: Cuba women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 24, 2024.
7. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
8. Web site: Japan women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
9. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
10. Web site: Poland women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
11. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
12. Web site: USA announces 2008 Olympic women's indoor roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20080717214341/http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/2611 . dead . 17 July 2008 . Volleyball.teamusa.org . 13 June 2009.
13. Web site: United States women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 24, 2024.
14. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
15. Web site: Venezuela women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
16. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
17. Web site: Algeria women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
18. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
19. Web site: Brazil women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 24, 2024.
20. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
21. Web site: Italy women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
22. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
23. Web site: Kazakhstan women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
24. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
25. Web site: Russia women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 25, 2024.
26. Web site: 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling . . 17 February 2023 . 21 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032514/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf . dead.
27. Web site: Serbia women's volleyball team roster. . FIVB. February 24, 2024.

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