# 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads

This article shows all participating team squads at the 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in several cities in Japan.

## Argentina

* Head Coach: Hugo Jáuregui
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Georgina Pinedo | 30.05.1981 | 177 | 65 | 305 | 281 |
| 2 | Julieta Borghi | 06.05.1982 | 190 | 81 | 298 | 285 |
| 3 | María Paredes | 07.10.1966 | 163 | 69 | 270 | 250 |
| 4 | Daniela Preiti | 22.02.1972 | 165 | 62 | 292 | 278 |
| 5 | Maia Constant | 17.10.1980 | 176 | 66 | 310 | 280 |
| 7 | Paula Parisi | 15.09.1967 | 177 | 68 | 305 | 283 |
| 8 | Sandra Kobetic | 14.12.1963 | 165 | 65 | 270 | 250 |
| 9 | Mariana Burgos | 25.10.1977 | 185 | 70 | 290 | 275 |
| 10 | María Vincente (c) | 25.11.1977 | 172 | 59 | 292 | 273 |
| 11 | Mónica Kostolnik | 08.02.1969 | 172 | 63 | 285 | 270 |
| 12 | Natalia Mildenberger | 19.02.1978 | 189 | 91 | 302 | 285 |
| 17 | Karina Pacheco | 03.10.1977 | 179 | 77 | 305 | 283 |

## Brazil

* Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Walewska Oliveira | 01.10.1979 | 190 | 73 | 310 | 290 |
| 2 | Erika Coimbra | 23.03.1980 | 180 | 64 | 301 | 280 |
| 4 | Raquel Silva | 30.04.1978 | 191 | 69 | 300 | 282 |
| 7 | Hélia Souza | 10.03.1970 | 173 | 63 | 283 | 264 |
| 8 | Valeska Menezes | 23.04.1976 | 180 | 62 | 302 | 290 |
| 9 | Welissa Gonzaga | 09.09.1982 | 179 | 76 | 300 | 287 |
| 10 | Virna Dias | 31.08.1971 | 184 | 70 | 306 | 294 |
| 11 | Ana Chagas | 18.10.1971 | 179 | 59 | 296 | 286 |
| 12 | Paula Pequeno | 22.01.1982 | 184 | 74 | 302 | 285 |
| 14 | Fernanda Venturini (c) | 24.10.1970 | 180 | 69 | 292 | 280 |
| 15 | Arlene Xavier | 20.12.1969 | 177 | 74 | 299 | 290 |
| 16 | Fabiana Claudino | 24.01.1985 | 193 | 76 | 314 | 293 |

## China

* Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 2 | Feng Kun (c) | 28.12.1978 | 183 | 75 | 319 | 310 |
| 3 | Yang Hao | 21.03.1980 | 183 | 75 | 319 | 314 |
| 4 | Liu Yanan | 29.09.1980 | 186 | 73 | 320 | 313 |
| 6 | Li Shan | 21.05.1980 | 185 | 72 | 317 | 300 |
| 7 | Zhou Suhong | 23.04.1979 | 182 | 75 | 313 | 305 |
| 8 | Zhao Ruirui | 08.10.1981 | 196 | 75 | 326 | 315 |
| 9 | Zhang Yuehong | 09.11.1975 | 182 | 73 | 324 | 322 |
| 10 | Chen Jing | 03.09.1975 | 182 | 75 | 312 | 306 |
| 12 | Song Nina | 07.04.1980 | 179 | 65 | 303 | 293 |
| 15 | Wang Lina | 05.02.1978 | 181 | 75 | 319 | 300 |
| 16 | Zhang Na | 19.04.1980 | 180 | 72 | 302 | 292 |
| 18 | Zhang Ping | 23.03.1982 | 187 | 73 | 312 | 301 |

## Cuba

* Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Yumilka Ruiz (c) | 08.05.1978 | 179 | 62 | 329 | 315 |
| 2 | Yanelis Santos | 30.03.1986 | 180 | 63 | 326 | 305 |
| 3 | Nancy Carrillo | 11.01.1986 | 190 | 74 | 318 | 315 |
| 4 | Daimí Ramírez | 08.10.1983 | 176 | 67 | 305 | 290 |
| 5 | Maisbelis Martínez | 13.06.1977 | 182 | 79 | 322 | 306 |
| 8 | Yaima Ortiz | 09.11.1981 | 179 | 70 | 325 | 313 |
| 11 | Liana Mesa | 26.12.1977 | 179 | 70 | 318 | 307 |
| 12 | Rosir Calderón | 28.12.1984 | 191 | 66 | 330 | 325 |
| 13 | Anniara Muñoz | 24.01.1980 | 180 | 69 | 320 | 312 |
| 16 | María Téllez | 12.09.1983 | 186 | 69 | 320 | 316 |
| 17 | Marta Sánchez | 17.05.1973 | 182 | 75 | 324 | 310 |
| 18 | Zoila Barros | 06.08.1976 | 188 | 76 | 325 | 312 |

## Dominican Republic

* Head Coach: Jorge Garbey
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Annerys Vargas | 07.08.1982 | 191 | 70 | 303 | 298 |
| 2 | Rosalín Ángeles | 23.07.1987 | 189 | 61 | 310 | 300 |
| 3 | Yudelkys Bautista | 05.12.1974 | 193 | 68 | 312 | 308 |
| 5 | Evelyn Carrera | 05.10.1971 | 182 | 70 | 301 | 297 |
| 7 | Sofía Mercedes (c) | 25.05.1976 | 185 | 70 | 306 | 298 |
| 9 | Nuris Arias | 20.05.1978 | 191 | 69 | 310 | 304 |
| 10 | Milagros Cabral | 17.10.1978 | 185 | 63 | 308 | 305 |
| 11 | Juana Miguelina González | 03.01.1979 | 185 | 70 | 295 | 290 |
| 12 | Francia Jackson | 08.11.1975 | 168 | 71 | 280 | 275 |
| 14 | Prisilla Rivera | 29.12.1986 | 183 | 67 | 309 | 305 |
| 15 | Cosiri Rodríguez | 30.08.1977 | 191 | 72 | 313 | 305 |
| 16 | Kenya Moreta | 07.04.1981 | 191 | 76 | 310 | 305 |

## Egypt

* Head Coach: Hesham Badrawey
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Sherihan Abdelfattlah | 25.09.1986 | 181 | 69 | 285 | 277 |
| 5 | Nagwa El-Masry | 12.08.1983 | 172 | 62 | 282 | 275 |
| 7 | Eman El-Nossiry | 01.06.1987 | 177 | 67 | 271 | 268 |
| 8 | Dina Youssef | 28.02.1985 | 172 | 69 | 285 | 280 |
| 9 | Yosra Selim | 11.04.1981 | 172 | 60 | 283 | 273 |
| 10 | Ingy El-Shamy | 06.09.1986 | 176 | 64 | 285 | 275 |
| 11 | Tahani Toson (c) | 22.09.1971 | 177 | 77 | 305 | 295 |
| 12 | Sara Talaat Aly | 01.09.1982 | 170 | 66 | 269 | 264 |
| 15 | Mona Badawy | 16.01.1982 | 182 | 71 | 281 | 282 |
| 16 | Noha Eid | 10.03.1987 | 178 | 65 | 280 | 274 |
| 17 | Nouran Sharaf | 30.09.1985 | 175 | 62 | 279 | 270 |
| 18 | Neamat Badawy | 02.01.1981 | 184 | 84 | 299 | 290 |

## Italy

* Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Simona Gioli | 17.09.1977 | 185 | 72 | 307 | 283 |
| 2 | Simona Rinieri | 01.09.1977 | 188 | 85 | 307 | 281 |
| 4 | Manuela Leggeri (c) | 09.05.1976 | 183 | 74 | 312 | 281 |
| 6 | Valentina Fiorin | 09.10.1984 | 187 | 69 | 305 | 287 |
| 9 | Nadia Centoni | 19.06.1981 | 182 | 63 | 307 | 291 |
| 10 | Paola Paggi | 06.12.1976 | 182 | 72 | 306 | 278 |
| 11 | Darina Mifkova | 24.05.1974 | 185 | 78 | 308 | 279 |
| 12 | Francesca Piccinini | 10.01.1979 | 183 | 75 | 304 | 279 |
| 13 | Rachele Sangiuliano | 23.06.1981 | 182 | 67 | 304 | 279 |
| 14 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | 22.12.1979 | 172 | 70 | 287 | 273 |
| 16 | Jenny Barazza | 24.07.1981 | 188 | 77 | 300 | 285 |
| 17 | Paola Cardullo | 18.03.1982 | 162 | 56 | 275 | 268 |

## Japan

* Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Tomoko Yoshihara (c) | 04.02.1970 | 180 | 63 | 305 | 295 |
| 2 | Chie Tsuji | 09.08.1969 | 177 | 68 | 298 | 285 |
| 4 | Miki Sasaki | 15.12.1976 | 182 | 76 | 317 | 307 |
| 5 | Kanako Omura | 15.12.1976 | 184 | 69 | 319 | 290 |
| 7 | Yoshie Takeshita | 18.03.1978 | 159 | 55 | 280 | 270 |
| 9 | Miyuki Takahashi | 25.12.1978 | 170 | 68 | 285 | 280 |
| 10 | Makiko Horai | 06.01.1979 | 187 | 68 | 312 | 292 |
| 11 | Yuko Sano | 26.07.1979 | 158 | 53 | 260 | 250 |
| 12 | Sachiko Sugiyama | 19.10.1979 | 184 | 69 | 310 | 305 |
| 15 | Saori Kimura | 19.08.1986 | 182 | 66 | 298 | 293 |
| 17 | Kana Oyama | 19.06.1984 | 187 | 82 | 308 | 287 |
| 18 | Megumi Kurihara | 31.07.1984 | 186 | 68 | 305 | 285 |

## Poland

* Head Coach: Ryszard Niemczyk
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Katarzyna Skowrońska | 30.06.1983 | 187 | 73 | 305 | 288 |
| 2 | Mariola Barbachowska | 03.07.1982 | 175 | 65 | 300 | 290 |
| 4 | Izabela Bełcik | 29.11.1980 | 185 | 65 | 304 | 292 |
| 5 | Magdalena Sliwa (c) | 17.11.1969 | 171 | 71 | 292 | 287 |
| 6 | Anna Podolec | 30.10.1985 | 193 | 71 | 318 | 305 |
| 7 | Malgorzata Glinka | 30.09.1978 | 191 | 84 | 314 | 303 |
| 9 | Agata Mroz | 07.04.1982 | 191 | 74 | 312 | 301 |
| 10 | Malgorzata Niemczyk | 25.10.1969 | 178 | 64 | 312 | 301 |
| 11 | Kamila Fratczak | 25.11.1979 | 191 | 73 | 307 | 301 |
| 14 | Maria Liktoras | 20.02.1975 | 191 | 73 | 312 | 302 |
| 16 | Aleksandra Przybysz | 02.06.1980 | 180 | 70 | 308 | 291 |
| 18 | Izabela Zebrowska | 23.02.1985 | 186 | 77 | 300 | 283 |

## South Korea

* Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 3 | Kang Hye-mi | 27.04.1974 | 173 | 62 | 300 | 285 |
| 4 | Nam Jie-youn | 25.05.1983 | 172 | 63 | 290 | 278 |
| 5 | Kim Sa-nee | 21.06.1981 | 180 | 72 | 302 | 292 |
| 6 | Choi Kwang-hee (c) | 25.05.1974 | 173 | 73 | 304 | 289 |
| 7 | Park Mee-kyung | 13.05.1975 | 181 | 68 | 315 | 303 |
| 8 | Koo Ki-lan | 10.03.1977 | 170 | 64 | 274 | 264 |
| 9 | Chang So-yun | 11.11.1974 | 184 | 76 | 312 | 301 |
| 11 | Lee Meong-hee | 07.04.1978 | 174 | 62 | 310 | 295 |
| 12 | Yang Sook-kyung | 05.03.1977 | 180 | 70 | 300 | 291 |
| 13 | Jung Dae-young | 12.08.1981 | 183 | 73 | 315 | 308 |
| 14 | Lim Yu-jin | 24.11.1983 | 179 | 69 | 280 | 270 |
| 15 | Kim Se-young | 04.06.1981 | 190 | 71 | 315 | 300 |

## Turkey

* Head Coach: Reşat Yazıcıoğulları
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Bahar Urcu | 13.12.1975 | 181 | 64 | 286 | 280 |
| 2 | Esra Gümüş | 02.10.1982 | 181 | 76 | 290 | 281 |
| 3 | Sinem Akap | 01.01.1982 | 187 | 71 | 291 | 284 |
| 4 | Özlem Özçelik (c) | 01.01.1972 | 194 | 73 | 309 | 300 |
| 5 | Aysun Özbek | 18.03.1977 | 186 | 74 | 303 | 295 |
| 6 | Gökçen Denkel | 08.02.1985 | 192 | 73 | 304 | 296 |
| 7 | Natalia Hanikoğlu | 23.06.1975 | 193 | 77 | 304 | 295 |
| 10 | Gözde Kırdar | 26.06.1985 | 180 | 63 | 295 | 283 |
| 11 | Pelin Çelik | 23.05.1982 | 173 | 61 | 278 | 268 |
| 13 | Gülden Kayalar | 05.12.1980 | 168 | 55 | 269 | 257 |
| 16 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu | 25.06.1986 | 192 | 64 | 303 | 297 |
| 17 | Neslihan Demir Darnel | 09.12.1983 | 187 | 72 | 298 | 292 |

## United States

* Head Coach: Toshi Yoshida
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Prikeba Phipps | 30.06.1969 | 190 | 77 | 319 | 303 |
| 2 | Danielle Scott (c) | 01.10.1972 | 188 | 84 | 325 | 302 |
| 3 | Tayyiba Haneef | 23.03.1979 | 201 | 80 | 318 | 299 |
| 4 | Lindsey Berg | 16.07.1980 | 173 | 81 | 285 | 270 |
| 5 | Stacy Sykora | 24.06.1977 | 176 | 61 | 305 | 295 |
| 6 | Elisabeth Bachman | 07.11.1978 | 193 | 88 | 319 | 299 |
| 7 | Heather Bown | 29.11.1978 | 188 | 90 | 301 | 290 |
| 11 | Robyn Ah Mow-Santos | 15.09.1975 | 172 | 68 | 291 | 281 |
| 13 | Tara Cross-Battle | 16.09.1968 | 180 | 71 | 302 | 301 |
| 15 | Logan Tom | 25.05.1981 | 186 | 80 | 306 | 297 |
| 16 | Sarah Noriega | 24.04.1976 | 187 | 70 | 302 | 301 |
| 18 | Nancy Metcalf | 12.11.1978 | 186 | 73 | 314 | 292 |