# 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix squads

This article show all participating team squads at the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries from August 16 to September 10, 2006 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

## Azerbaijan

* Head Coach: Faig Garayg
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 2 | Kseniya Poznyak | 21.11.1986 | 190 | 78 | 300 | 395 |
| 3 | Alla Hasanova | 06.08.1970 | 183 | 68 | 295 | 290 |
| 4 | Oksana Guliyeva (c) | 28.07.1984 | 184 | 77 | 300 | 290 |
| 5 | Yelena Shabovta | 28.08.1969 | 182 | 65 | 288 | 280 |
| 6 | Irina Siminyagina | 29.11.1984 | 182 | 71 | 295 | 280 |
| 7 | Yelena Parkhomenko | 11.09.1982 | 186 | 68 | 300 | 293 |
| 8 | Natavan Gasimova | 08.07.1985 | 176 | 64 | 287 | 275 |
| 9 | Natalya Mammadova | 02.12.1984 | 195 | 75 | 305 | 298 |
| 10 | Oksana Mammadyarova | 06.04.1978 | 177 | 66 | 305 | 290 |
| 11 | Inessa Korkmaz | 17.01.1972 | 190 | 78 | 299 | 293 |
| 12 | Valeriya Korotenko | 29.01.1984 | 171 | 62 | 260 | 255 |
| 14 | Lada Maksimova | 05.09.1987 | 183 | 70 | 290 | 285 |
| 16 | Sabina Yarmammadova | 06.04.1988 | 165 | 52 | 250 | 240 |
| 17 | Inara Ibrahimova | 05.07.1986 | 180 | 68 | 284 | 280 |
| 18 | Kamala Asgarova | 14.06.1988 | 178 | 63 | 280 | 275 |

## 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 | Carolina Albuquerque | 25.07.1977 | 182 | 76 | 289 | 279 |
| 3 | Marianne Steinbrecher | 23.08.1983 | 189 | 70 | 310 | 290 |
| 5 | Caroline Gattaz | 27.07.1981 | 192 | 87 | 304 | 280 |
| 6 | Thaisa Menezes | 15.05.1987 | 196 | 79 | 316 | 301 |
| 7 | Hélia Souza (c) | 10.03.1970 | 173 | 63 | 283 | 264 |
| 8 | Valeska Menezes | 23.04.1976 | 180 | 62 | 302 | 290 |
| 9 | Fabiana Claudino | 24.01.1985 | 193 | 76 | 314 | 293 |
| 10 | Welissa Gonzaga | 09.09.1982 | 179 | 76 | 300 | 287 |
| 11 | Marcelle Moraes | 17.10.1976 | 181 | 72 | 303 | 289 |
| 12 | Jaqueline Carvalho | 31.12.1983 | 186 | 70 | 302 | 286 |
| 13 | Sheilla Castro | 01.07.1983 | 186 | 64 | 302 | 284 |
| 14 | Fabiana de Oliveira | 07.03.1980 | 169 | 59 | 276 | 266 |
| 15 | Arlene Xavier | 20.12.1969 | 177 | 74 | 299 | 290 |
| 16 | Natalia Pereira | 24.04.1989 | 186 | 76 | 300 | 288 |
| 17 | Renata Colombo | 25.02.1981 | 181 | 78 | 305 | 293 |
| 18 | Joyce Silva | 13.06.1984 | 190 | 67 | 311 | 294 |
| 19 | Fernanda Rodrigues | 10.05.1986 | 181 | 77 | 309 | 289 |

## China

* Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Wang Yimei | 11.01.1988 | 190 | 90 | 318 | 205 |
| 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 |
| 5 | Chu Jinling | 29.07.1984 | 190 | 72 | 310 | 302 |
| 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 | 70 | 326 | 315 |
| 9 | Zhang Yuehong | 09.11.1975 | 182 | 73 | 324 | 322 |
| 10 | Xue Ming | 23.02.1987 | 193 | 68 | 322 | 310 |
| 11 | Li Juan | 15.05.1981 | 187 | 73 | 315 | 307 |
| 12 | Song Nina | 07.04.1980 | 179 | 65 | 303 | 293 |
| 13 | Wei Qiuyue | 26.09.1988 | 182 | 65 | 305 | 300 |
| 14 | Wang Lin | 02.11.1986 | 175 | 60 | 300 | 290 |
| 15 | Ma Yunwen | 19.10.1986 | 189 | 70 | 315 | 307 |
| 16 | Zhang Na | 19.04.1980 | 180 | 72 | 302 | 292 |
| 17 | Xu Yunli | 02.08.1987 | 196 | 75 | 313 | 306 |
| 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 | 183 | 71 | 315 | 312 |
| 3 | Nancy Carrillo | 11.01.1986 | 190 | 74 | 318 | 315 |
| 4 | Yenisey González | 23.08.1983 | 193 | 67 | 315 | 312 |
| 5 | Maisbelis Martínez | 13.06.1977 | 182 | 79 | 322 | 306 |
| 6 | Daimí Ramírez | 08.10.1983 | 176 | 67 | 305 | 290 |
| 7 | Lisbet Arredondo | 22.11.1987 | 181 | 62 | 315 | 312 |
| 8 | Yaima Ortiz | 09.11.1981 | 179 | 70 | 325 | 313 |
| 9 | Rachel Sánchez | 09.01.1989 | 188 | 75 | 325 | 320 |
| 10 | Yusleinis Herrera | 12.03.1984 | 180 | 67 | 312 | 310 |
| 11 | Liana Mesa Luaces | 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 |
| 14 | Kenia Carcaces | 22.01.1986 | 188 | 69 | 308 | 306 |
| 15 | Yusidey Silié | 11.11.1984 | 183 | 80 | 316 | 300 |
| 16 | María Téllez | 12.09.1983 | 186 | 69 | 320 | 316 |
| 17 | Nataly Grinan | 07.05.1984 | 181 | 77 | 316 | 312 |
| 18 | Zoila Barros | 06.08.1976 | 188 | 76 | 325 | 312 |

## Dominican Republic

* Head Coach: Beato Miguel Cruz
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Annerys Vargas | 07.08.1982 | 191 | 70 | 303 | 298 |
| 2 | Ana Esther Lara | 08.07.1988 | 168 | 58 | 279 | 274 |
| 3 | Yudelkys Bautista | 05.12.1974 | 193 | 68 | 312 | 308 |
| 4 | Ana Ligia Fabian | 07.11.1988 | 179 | 51 | 310 | 305 |
| 5 | Evelyn Carrera | 05.10.1971 | 182 | 70 | 301 | 297 |
| 6 | Carmen Rosa Caso | 29.11.1981 | 168 | 59 | 243 | 241 |
| 7 | Sofía Mercedes | 25.05.1976 | 185 | 70 | 306 | 298 |
| 8 | Laritza Reyes | 30.09.1982 | 182 | 61 | 305 | 300 |
| 9 | Nuris Arias | 20.05.1973 | 190 | 78 | 315 | 306 |
| 10 | Milagros Cabral | 17.10.1978 | 181 | 63 | 308 | 305 |
| 11 | Juana Miguelina González | 03.01.1979 | 185 | 70 | 295 | 290 |
| 12 | Karla Echenique | 16.05.1986 | 181 | 62 | 279 | 273 |
| 13 | Cindy Rondón | 12.11.1988 | 189 | 61 | 312 | 305 |
| 14 | Prisilla Rivera | 29.12.1986 | 183 | 67 | 309 | 305 |
| 15 | Cosiri Rodríguez (c) | 30.08.1977 | 191 | 72 | 313 | 305 |
| 16 | Kenya Moreta | 07.04.1981 | 191 | 76 | 310 | 305 |
| 17 | Altagracia Mambrú | 21.01.1989 | 180 | 55 | 312 | 302 |
| 18 | Bethania de la Cruz | 13.05.1989 | 188 | 58 | 322 | 305 |

## Italy

* Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Serena Ortolani | 07.01.1987 | 187 | 63 | 308 | 288 |
| 2 | Simona Rinieri (c) | 01.09.1977 | 188 | 85 | 307 | 281 |
| 3 | Elisa Cella | 04.06.1982 | 186 | 72 | 304 | 286 |
| 5 | Sara Anzanello | 30.07.1980 | 193 | 78 | 316 | 298 |
| 6 | Valentina Fiorin | 09.10.1984 | 187 | 69 | 305 | 287 |
| 7 | Martina Guiggi | 01.05.1984 | 183 | 69 | 315 | 290 |
| 8 | Paola Paggi | 06.12.1976 | 182 | 72 | 306 | 278 |
| 9 | Nadia Centoni | | | | | |
| 10 | Stefania Dall'Igna | | | | | |
| 12 | Francesca Piccinini | 10.01.1979 | 180 | 75 | 304 | 279 |
| 14 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | 22.12.1979 | 172 | 70 | 287 | 273 |
| 15 | Antonella Del Core | 05.11.1980 | 180 | 73 | 296 | 279 |
| 16 | Monica Marulli | 03.10.1975 | 196 | 82 | 308 | 284 |
| 17 | Chiara Arcangeli | 14.02.1983 | 165 | 57 | 278 | 262 |
| 18 | Monica de Gennaro | | | | | |

## Japan

* Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 2 | Kana Oyama | | | | | |
| 3 | Yoshie Takeshita (c) | 18.03.1978 | 159 | 55 | 280 | 270 |
| 4 | Megumi Itabashi | 07.06.1973 | 166 | 60 | 281 | 272 |
| 5 | Miyuki Takahashi | 25.12.1978 | 170 | 68 | 285 | 280 |
| 6 | Kaoru Sugayama | 26.12.1978 | 169 | 57 | 293 | 269 |
| 7 | Makiko Horai | 06.01.1979 | 187 | 68 | 312 | 300 |
| 9 | Sachiko Sugiyama | 19.10.1979 | 184 | 69 | 310 | 305 |
| 10 | Midori Takahashi | 10.03.1980 | 172 | 66 | 290 | 285 |
| 11 | Erika Araki | | | | | |
| 12 | Saori Kimura | | | | | |
| 13 | Miki Shimada | 29.03.1983 | 185 | 70 | 298 | 293 |
| 14 | Shuka Oyama | 25.09.1980 | 182 | 68 | 315 | 309 |
| 15 | Mari Ochiai | 04.01.1982 | 179 | 63 | 301 | 294 |
| 17 | Yuki Ishikawa | 26.04.1987 | 180 | 72 | 295 | 286 |
| 18 | Maiko Kano | 15.07.1988 | 183 | 65 | 303 | 285 |

## South Korea

* Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Kim Min-ji | 25.05.1985 | 187 | 77 | 304 | 296 |
| 2 | Lee Sook-ja | 17.06.1980 | 175 | 60 | 286 | 264 |
| 3 | Ji Jung-hee | 18.03.1985 | 180 | 68 | 305 | 296 |
| 4 | Kim Sa-nee (c) | 21.06.1981 | 182 | 75 | 302 | 292 |
| 5 | La Hea-won | 28.06.1986 | 184 | 72 | 302 | 294 |
| 6 | Kim Su-ji | 11.07.1987 | 185 | 69 | 303 | 294 |
| 7 | Yim Myung-ok | 05.05.1986 | 176 | 65 | 58 | 266 |
| 8 | Koo Ki-lan | 10.03.1977 | 170 | 64 | 274 | 264 |
| 9 | Kim Mi-jin | 22.07.1979 | 182 | 65 | 300 | 290 |
| 10 | Lee Jung-ok | 19.07.1983 | 179 | 72 | 280 | 272 |
| 11 | Han Soo-ji | 01.02.1989 | 182 | 78 | 305 | 296 |
| 12 | Han Song-yi | 05.09.1984 | 186 | 69 | 305 | 298 |
| 13 | Jung Dae-young | 12.08.1981 | 183 | 71 | 303 | 292 |
| 14 | Hwang Youn-joo | 13.08.1986 | 177 | 68 | 303 | 294 |
| 15 | Kim Se-young | 04.06.1981 | 190 | 71 | 309 | 300 |
| 16 | Kim Hae-ran | 16.03.1984 | 168 | 60 | 280 | 270 |
| 17 | Kim Yeon-koung | 26.02.1988 | 190 | 70 | 307 | 299 |
| 18 | Bae Yoo-na | 30.11.1989 | 181 | 65 | 303 | 294 |
| 19 | Lim Yu-jin | 24.11.1983 | 180 | 70 | 280 | 270 |

## Poland

* Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Katarzyna Skowrońska | 30.06.1983 | 189 | 75 | 314 | 296 |
| 2 | Mariola Zenik | 03.07.1982 | 175 | 65 | 300 | 290 |
| 3 | Anna Baranska | 14.05.1984 | 178 | 66 | 308 | 292 |
| 4 | Izabela Bełcik | 29.11.1980 | 185 | 65 | 304 | 292 |
| 5 | Magdalena Saad | 14.05.1985 | 168 | 55 | 277 | 261 |
| 6 | Anna Podolec | 30.10.1985 | 193 | 71 | 318 | 305 |
| 7 | Malgorzata Glinka | 30.09.1978 | 190 | 84 | 314 | 303 |
| 8 | Dorota Swieniewicz | 27.07.1972 | 180 | 64 | 315 | 305 |
| 9 | Agata Mroz | 07.04.1982 | 191 | 74 | 312 | 301 |
| 10 | Joanna Mirek | 17.02.1977 | 186 | 69 | 314 | 306 |
| 11 | Sylwia Pycia | 20.04.1981 | 190 | 75 | 309 | 302 |
| 12 | Natalia Bamber | 24.02.1982 | 187 | 66 | 311 | 288 |
| 13 | Milena Rosner | 04.01.1980 | 180 | 65 | 307 | 292 |
| 14 | Maria Liktoras | 20.02.1975 | 191 | 73 | 312 | 302 |
| 16 | Aleksandra Przybysz (c) | 02.06.1980 | 180 | 70 | 308 | 291 |
| 17 | Kamila Fratczak | 25.11.1979 | 191 | 73 | 307 | 301 |
| 18 | Marta Pluta | 17.02.1982 | 183 | 70 | 295 | 280 |

## Russia

* Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Maria Borodakova | 08.03.1986 | 190 | 72 | 305 | 293 |
| 2 | Olga Zhitova | 25.07.1983 | 188 | 72 | 306 | 302 |
| 3 | Ekaterina Osichkina | 04.02.1986 | 190 | 80 | 307 | 300 |
| 4 | Maria Bruntseva | 12.06.1980 | 188 | 78 | 306 | 303 |
| 5 | Lioubov Shashkova | 04.12.1977 | 193 | 72 | 315 | 307 |
| 6 | Elena Godina | 17.09.1977 | 196 | 72 | 317 | 310 |
| 7 | Natalia Safronova (c) | 06.02.1979 | 192 | 68 | 312 | 305 |
| 8 | Anna Artamonova | 27.09.1980 | 188 | 70 | 306 | 296 |
| 9 | Svetlana Kryuchkova | 21.02.1985 | 170 | 63 | 290 | 286 |
| 10 | Elena Maslova | 28.08.1980 | 178 | 70 | 294 | 287 |
| 11 | Ekaterina Gamova | 17.10.1980 | 202 | 80 | 321 | 310 |
| 12 | Marina Sheshenina | 26.06.1985 | 181 | 62 | 302 | 295 |
| 13 | Olga Fateeva | 04.05.1984 | 188 | 72 | 310 | 303 |
| 14 | Ekaterina Kabeshova | 05.08.1986 | 170 | 61 | 298 | 290 |
| 15 | Lesya Makhno | 04.09.1981 | 188 | 73 | 310 | 305 |
| 16 | Yulia Merkulova | 17.02.1984 | 202 | 75 | 317 | 308 |
| 17 | Natalia Kulikova | 12.05.1982 | 190 | 71 | 312 | 308 |
| 18 | Marina Akulova | 13.12.1985 | 184 | 70 | 303 | 290 |

## Thailand

* Head Coach: Sutchai Chanbunchee
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Rattanaporn Sanuanram | 09.04.1980 | 180 | 66 | 308 | 297 |
| 3 | Saymai Paladsrichuay | 04.08.1987 | 180 | 74 | 308 | 291 |
| 4 | Nurak Nokputta | 31.01.1981 | 178 | 63 | 295 | 280 |
| 5 | Pleumjit Thinkaow | 09.11.1996 | 180 | 63 | 298 | 281 |
| 6 | Onuma Sittirak | 13.06.1992 | 175 | 72 | 304 | 285 |
| 7 | Narumon Khanan | 26.01.1983 | 180 | 66 | 311 | 289 |
| 8 | Nuntanit Tongsom | 15.08.1987 | 175 | 58 | 290 | 276 |
| 9 | Piyamas Koijapo | 23.10.1978 | 178 | 67 | 298 | 282 |
| 10 | Wilavan Apinyapong | 06.06.1990 | 174 | 68 | 294 | 282 |
| 11 | Amporn Hyapha | 19.05.1991 | 180 | 70 | 301 | 290 |
| 12 | Kamonporn Sukmak | 29.02.1988 | 174 | 63 | 285 | 275 |
| 13 | Nootsara Tomkom | 07.07.1991 | 169 | 57 | 289 | 278 |
| 14 | Patcharee Sangmuang (c) | 20.03.1978 | 181 | 66 | 294 | 279 |
| 15 | Malika Kanthong | 08.01.1993 | 177 | 63 | 292 | 278 |
| 16 | Khwanjira Yuttagai | 01.09.1986 | 178 | 60 | 287 | 277 |
| 17 | Wanna Buakaew | 02.01.1981 | 172 | 54 | 292 | 277 |
| 18 | Somruk Sungpokeaw | 22.02.1985 | 175 | 64 | 275 | 269 |

## United States

* Head Coach: Lang Ping
| # | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Ogonna Nnamani | 29.07.1983 | 185 | 80 | 315 | 305 |
| 2 | Danielle Scott | 01.10.1972 | 188 | 84 | 325 | 302 |
| 3 | Tayyiba Haneef | 23.03.1979 | 201 | 80 | 318 | 299 |
| 4 | Lindsey Berg (c) | 16.07.1980 | 173 | 81 | 285 | 270 |
| 6 | Elisabeth Bachman | 07.11.1978 | 193 | 88 | 319 | 299 |
| 7 | Heather Bown | 29.11.1978 | 188 | 90 | 301 | 290 |
| 8 | Katherine Wilkins | 10.05.1982 | 193 | 81 | 309 | 299 |
| 9 | Jennifer Joines | 23.11.1982 | 191 | 82 | 315 | 301 |
| 10 | Therese Crawford | 26.08.1976 | 178 | 64 | 312 | 304 |
| 11 | Robyn Ah Mow | 15.09.1975 | 172 | 68 | 291 | 281 |
| 12 | Nancy Metcalf | 12.11.1978 | 186 | 73 | 314 | 292 |
| 14 | Candace Lee | 12.07.1984 | 170 | 64 | 290 | 270 |
| 15 | Nicole Davis | 24.04.1982 | 167 | 73 | 284 | 266 |
| 17 | Jane Collymore | 30.09.1984 | 182 | 68 | 315 | 289 |
| 18 | Cassandra Busse | | | | | |
| 19 | Lindsey Hunter | | | | | |