# 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix squads

This article show all participating team squads at the 2008 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries with the final round held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan.

## 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 | 188 | 70 | 310 | 290 |
| 4 | Paula Pequeno | 22.01.1982 | 184 | 74 | 302 | 285 |
| 5 | Caroline Gattaz | 27.07.1981 | 191 | 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 | 185 | 64 | 302 | 284 |
| 14 | Fabiana de Oliveira | 07.03.1980 | 169 | 59 | 276 | 266 |
| 15 | Juliana Castro | 30.06.1985 | 187 | 75 | 310 | 290 |
| 16 | Natalia Pereira | 24.04.1989 | 183 | 76 | 300 | 288 |
| 17 | Renata Colombo | 25.02.1981 | 181 | 78 | 305 | 293 |
| 18 | Joyce Silva | 13.06.1984 | 190 | 67 | 311 | 294 |
| 19 | Arlene Xavier | 20.12.1969 | 177 | 74 | 299 | 290 |

## 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 | Wei Qiuyue | 26.09.1988 | 182 | 65 | 305 | 300 |
| 6 | Xu Yunli | 02.08.1987 | 196 | 85 | 313 | 306 |
| 7 | Zhou Suhong | 23.04.1979 | 182 | 75 | 313 | 305 |
| 8 | Zhang Yuehong | 09.11.1975 | 182 | 73 | 324 | 322 |
| 9 | Zhao Ruirui | 08.10.1981 | 196 | 70 | 326 | 315 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Zhao Yanni | 23.10.1988 | 187 | 70 | 310 | 305 |
| 15 | Zhang Xian | 16.03.1985 | 167 | 57 | 290 | 286 |
| 16 | Zhang Na | 19.04.1980 | 180 | 72 | 302 | 292 |
| 17 | Ma Yunwen | 19.10.1986 | 189 | 70 | 315 | 307 |
| 18 | Li Shan | 21.05.1980 | 185 | 72 | 317 | 300 |

## Cuba

* Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo
| # | 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 | Dayesi Maso | 04.04.1990 | 184 | 69 | 314 | 280 |
| 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 | Leanny Castañeda | 18.10.1986 | 188 | 70 | 325 | 320 |
| 14 | Kenia Carcaces | 22.01.1986 | 188 | 69 | 308 | 306 |
| 15 | Yusidey Silié | 11.11.1984 | 183 | 80 | 316 | 300 |
| 16 | Ana Lidia Cleger | 27.11.1989 | 183 | 69 | 300 | 285 |
| 17 | Gyselle Silva | 29.10.1991 | 184 | 70 | 302 | 295 |
| 18 | Zoila Barros | 06.08.1976 | 188 | 76 | 325 | 312 |
| 19 | Suramis Acosta | 17.07.1987 | 188 | 80 | 300 | 287 |

## Dominican Republic

* Head Coach: Marcos Kwiek
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Annerys Vargas | 07.08.1981 | 194 | 70 | 325 | 315 |
| 2 | Ana Yorkira Binet | 09.02.1992 | 174 | 62 | 267 | 288 |
| 3 | Lisvel Elisa Eve | 10.09.1991 | 189 | 70 | 250 | 287 |
| 4 | Sidarka Núñez | 25.06.1984 | 188 | 58 | 312 | 308 |
| 5 | Brenda Castillo | 05.06.1992 | 167 | 55 | 220 | 270 |
| 6 | Carmen Rosa Caso | 29.11.1981 | 168 | 59 | 243 | 241 |
| 7 | Niverka Marte | 19.10.1990 | 178 | 71 | 233 | 283 |
| 8 | Gina Del Rosario | 12.05.1986 | 189 | 61 | 310 | 300 |
| 9 | Nuris Arias | 20.05.1973 | 190 | 78 | 315 | 306 |
| 10 | Milagros Cabral | 17.10.1978 | 181 | 63 | 308 | 305 |
| 11 | Jeoselyna Rodríguez | 09.12.1991 | 184 | 63 | 242 | 288 |
| 12 | Karla Echenique | 16.05.1986 | 181 | 62 | 279 | 273 |
| 13 | Cindy Rondón | 12.11.1988 | 189 | 61 | 312 | 305 |
| 14 | Prisilla Rivera | 29.12.1984 | 186 | 70 | 312 | 308 |
| 15 | Cosiri Rodríguez (c) | 30.08.1977 | 191 | 72 | 313 | 305 |
| 16 | Marifranchi Rodríguez | 29.08.1990 | 184 | 68 | 310 | 300 |
| 17 | Altagracia Mambrú | 21.01.1989 | 180 | 55 | 312 | 302 |
| 18 | Bethania de la Cruz | 13.05.1989 | 188 | 58 | 322 | 305 |

## Germany

* Head Coach: Giovanni Guidetti
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Maren Brinker | 10.07.1986 | 184 | 68 | 303 | 295 |
| 2 | Jennifer Pettke | 29.05.1989 | 186 | 71 | 305 | 295 |
| 3 | Denise Hanke | 31.08.1989 | 179 | 58 | 284 | 272 |
| 4 | Kerstin Tzscherlich | 15.02.1978 | 179 | 72 | 295 | 282 |
| 5 | Berit Kauffeldt | 08.07.1990 | 190 | 75 | 308 | 294 |
| 6 | Franziska Bremer | 27.06.1985 | 194 | 61 | 306 | 296 |
| 7 | Saskia Hippe | 16.01.1991 | 185 | 76 | 305 | 292 |
| 8 | Cornelia Dumler (c) | 22.01.1982 | 180 | 68 | 309 | 285 |
| 9 | Mareen Apitz | 26.03.1987 | 183 | 73 | 295 | 284 |
| 10 | Anne Matthes | 30.04.1985 | 182 | 66 | 312 | 295 |
| 11 | Christiane Fürst | 29.03.1985 | 192 | 76 | 305 | 291 |
| 12 | Lena Möllers | 06.01.1990 | 188 | 78 | 312 | 297 |
| 13 | Sabrina Ross | 11.04.1980 | 185 | 68 | 300 | 288 |
| 14 | Kathy Radzuweit | 02.03.1982 | 196 | 76 | 319 | 300 |
| 15 | Birgit Thumm | 03.07.1980 | 184 | 74 | 310 | 289 |
| 16 | Margareta Kozuch | 30.10.1986 | 187 | 70 | 309 | 297 |
| 17 | Dominice Steffen | 17.12.1987 | 185 | 70 | 301 | 290 |
| 18 | Corina Ssuschke | 09.05.1983 | 188 | 70 | 304 | 292 |
| 19 | Karla Borger | 22.11.1988 | 180 | 61 | 300 | 288 |

## Italy

* Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Sara Anzanello | 30.07.1980 | 193 | 78 | 316 | 298 |
| 2 | Valentina Arrighetti | 26.01.1985 | 185 | 62 | 294 | 280 |
| 3 | Paola Croce | 06.03.1978 | 167 | 52 | 290 | 265 |
| 4 | Nadia Centoni | 19.06.1981 | 182 | 63 | 307 | 291 |
| 5 | Taismary Agüero | 05.03.1977 | 177 | 69 | 322 | 300 |
| 6 | Valentina Fiorin | 09.10.1984 | 187 | 69 | 305 | 287 |
| 7 | Martina Guiggi | 01.05.1984 | 183 | 69 | 315 | 290 |
| 8 | Jenny Barazza | 24.07.1981 | 188 | 77 | 300 | 285 |
| 9 | Manuela Secolo | 22.02.1977 | 180 | 70 | 302 | 279 |
| 10 | Paola Cardullo | 18.03.1982 | 162 | 56 | 275 | 268 |
| 11 | Serena Ortolani | 07.01.1987 | 187 | 63 | 308 | 288 |
| 12 | Francesca Piccinini | 10.01.1979 | 180 | 75 | 304 | 279 |
| 13 | Francesca Ferretti | 15.02.1984 | 180 | 70 | 296 | 280 |
| 14 | Eleonora Lo Bianco (c) | 22.12.1979 | 172 | 70 | 287 | 273 |
| 15 | Antonella Del Core | 05.11.1980 | 180 | 73 | 296 | 279 |
| 16 | Lucia Bosetti | 09.07.1989 | 176 | 59 | 306 | 286 |
| 17 | Simona Gioli | 17.09.1977 | 185 | 72 | 307 | 283 |
| 18 | Giulia Rondon | 16.10.1987 | 189 | 77 | 304 | 280 |

## Japan

* Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Megumi Kurihara | 31.07.1984 | 186 | 69 | 305 | 285 |
| 2 | Asako Tajimi | 26.06.1972 | 180 | 70 | 309 | 304 |
| 3 | Yoshie Takeshita (c) | 18.03.1978 | 159 | 52 | 280 | 270 |
| 4 | Kanako Omura | 15.12.1976 | 184 | 70 | 319 | 310 |
| 5 | Miyuki Takahashi | 25.12.1978 | 170 | 65 | 290 | 285 |
| 6 | Yuko Sano | 26.07.1979 | 159 | 54 | 260 | 250 |
| 7 | Sachiko Sugiyama | 19.10.1979 | 184 | 66 | 310 | 305 |
| 8 | Yuka Sakurai | 02.09.1974 | 167 | 63 | 290 | 275 |
| 9 | Miyuki Kano | 17.05.1977 | 174 | 65 | 298 | 275 |
| 10 | Yuki Shoji | 19.11.1981 | 182 | 66 | 315 | 303 |
| 11 | Erika Araki | 03.08.1984 | 186 | 79 | 307 | 298 |
| 12 | Saori Kimura | 19.08.1986 | 184 | 66 | 298 | 293 |
| 13 | Mariko Nishiwaki | 17.06.1981 | 181 | 72 | 304 | 268 |
| 14 | Yuki Kawai | 22.01.1990 | 168 | 63 | 280 | 275 |
| 15 | Kana Oyama | 19.06.1984 | 187 | 84 | 308 | 294 |

## Kazakhstan

* Head Coach: Viktor Zhuravlev
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Natalya Zhukova | 29.03.1980 | 184 | 70 | 305 | 285 |
| 2 | Tatyana Pyurova | 06.04.1982 | 182 | 67 | 305 | 295 |
| 3 | Lyudmila Anarbayeva | 12.11.1983 | 192 | 76 | 295 | 280 |
| 4 | Olga Karpova | 10.06.1980 | 185 | 64 | 300 | 290 |
| 5 | Yuliya Kutsko | 18.04.1980 | 191 | 74 | 305 | 295 |
| 6 | Olga Nassedkina | 28.12.1982 | 191 | 75 | 305 | 295 |
| 8 | Korinna Ishimtseva | 08.02.1984 | 184 | 73 | 280 | 275 |
| 9 | Xeniya Ilyuchshenko | 29.05.1979 | 180 | 70 | 300 | 250 |
| 10 | Yelena Ezau | 09.03.1983 | 175 | 55 | 285 | 275 |
| 11 | Olga Grushko (c) | 07.04.1976 | 180 | 70 | 305 | 295 |
| 12 | Irina Zaitseva | 25.09.1982 | 185 | 66 | 305 | 290 |
| 13 | Yelena Pavlova | 12.12.1978 | 184 | 70 | 315 | 290 |
| 16 | Inna Matveyeva | 12.10.1978 | 186 | 74 | 305 | 295 |
| 17 | Stanislava Yavorskaya | 23.02.1989 | 183 | 70 | 295 | 290 |
| 18 | Sana Jarlagassova | 21.07.1989 | 187 | 70 | 300 | 290 |
| 19 | Oxana Mikholap | 17.04.1977 | 185 | 72 | 290 | 285 |

## Poland

* Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Joanna Frackowiak | 04.07.1986 | 185 | 67 | 307 | 293 |
| 2 | Mariola Zenik | 03.07.1982 | 174 | 64 | 300 | 290 |
| 3 | Eleonora Dziękiewicz | 25.10.1978 | 185 | 75 | 307 | 295 |
| 4 | Katarzyna Gajgal | 21.09.1981 | 190 | 85 | 300 | 287 |
| 5 | Karolina Ciaszkiewicz | 07.09.1979 | 183 | 73 | 303 | 290 |
| 6 | Anna Podolec | 30.10.1985 | 193 | 71 | 318 | 305 |
| 7 | Gabriela Wojtowicz | 27.11.1988 | 200 | 81 | 324 | 305 |
| 8 | Magdalena Godos | 12.09.1983 | 181 | 67 | 300 | 281 |
| 9 | Agnieszka Bednarek | 20.02.1986 | 185 | 70 | 309 | 292 |
| 10 | Anna Wozniakowska | 02.03.1982 | 182 | 74 | 310 | 289 |
| 11 | Anna Baranska | 14.05.1984 | 178 | 66 | 308 | 292 |
| 12 | Milena Sadurek | 18.10.1984 | 177 | 65 | 302 | 295 |
| 13 | Milena Rosner (c) | 04.01.1980 | 179 | 67 | 307 | 292 |
| 14 | Zuzanna Efimienko | 08.08.1989 | 196 | 74 | 313 | 304 |
| 15 | Agata Sawicka | 17.01.1985 | 180 | 64 | 295 | 277 |
| 16 | Klaudia Kaczorowska | 20.12.1988 | 184 | 68 | 303 | 281 |
| 17 | Joanna Kaczor | 16.09.1984 | 188 | 64 | 305 | 290 |
| 18 | Katarzyna Skorupa | 16.09.1984 | 182 | 69 | 302 | 296 |
| 19 | Berenika Tomsia | 11.03.1988 | 188 | 72 | 310 | 302 |

## Thailand

* Head Coach: Nataphon Srisamutnak
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Rattanaporn Sanuanram | 09.04.1980 | 180 | 66 | 308 | 297 |
| 2 | Konwika Apinyapong | 24.11.1987 | 167 | 55 | 303 | 293 |
| 3 | Saymai Paladsrichuay | 04.08.1987 | 180 | 74 | 308 | 291 |
| 4 | Siriporn Sooksen | 09.02.1988 | 180 | 66 | 308 | 292 |
| 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 | Utaiwan Kaensing | 07.09.1988 | 189 | 86 | 310 | 295 |
| 9 | Pornthip Santrong | 11.08.1988 | 178 | 60 | 314 | 295 |
| 10 | Wilavan Apinyapong (c) | 06.06.1990 | 174 | 68 | 294 | 282 |
| 11 | Amporn Hyapha | 19.05.1991 | 180 | 70 | 301 | 290 |
| 12 | Marai Kongrom | 18.11.1989 | 180 | 70 | 242 | 236 |
| 13 | Nootsara Tomkom | 07.07.1991 | 169 | 57 | 289 | 278 |
| 14 | Kittiyakorn Phansamdaeng | 04.01.1988 | 175 | 63 | 294 | 280 |
| 15 | Malika Kanthong | 08.01.1993 | 177 | 63 | 292 | 278 |
| 16 | Patcharee Deesamer | 03.02.1989 | 180 | 74 | 306 | 293 |
| 17 | Wanna Buakaew | 02.01.1981 | 172 | 54 | 292 | 277 |
| 18 | Em-orn Phanusit | 25.03.1988 | 179 | 70 | 302 | 291 |
| 19 | Tapaphaipun Chaisri | 29.11.1989 | 168 | 60 | 295 | 276 |

## Turkey

* Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
| 1 | Güldeniz Önal | 25.03.1986 | 182 | 67 | 306 | 290 |
| 2 | Gülden Kayalar | 05.12.1980 | 168 | 55 | 269 | 257 |
| 3 | Nihan Yeldan | 07.02.1982 | 170 | 58 | 280 | 276 |
| 4 | Seray Altay | 25.08.1987 | 182 | 62 | 310 | 270 |
| 5 | Ergül Avci | 24.07.1987 | 190 | 75 | 300 | 270 |
| 6 | Gökçen Denkel | 08.02.1985 | 192 | 73 | 304 | 296 |
| 7 | Duygu Bal | 25.03.1987 | 190 | 68 | 305 | 275 |
| 8 | Bahar Toksoy | 06.02.1988 | 189 | 69 | 310 | 276 |
| 9 | Deniz Hakyemez | 03.02.1983 | 187 | 72 | 300 | 295 |
| 10 | Kırdar Gözde | 26.06.1985 | 180 | 63 | 295 | 283 |
| 11 | Pelin Çelik | 23.05.1982 | 173 | 61 | 278 | 268 |
| 12 | Esra Gümüş (c) | 02.10.1982 | 181 | 76 | 290 | 281 |
| 13 | Neriman Özsoy | 13.07.1988 | 188 | 73 | 310 | 290 |
| 14 | Eda Erdem | 22.06.1987 | 187 | 75 | 308 | 302 |
| 15 | Elif Ağca | 10.02.1984 | 186 | 72 | 292 | 290 |
| 16 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu | 25.06.1986 | 192 | 64 | 303 | 297 |
| 17 | Naz Aydemir | 14.08.1990 | 186 | 68 | 304 | 300 |

## 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 | 16.07.1980 | 173 | 81 | 285 | 270 |
| 5 | Stacy Sykora | 24.06.1977 | 176 | 61 | 305 | 295 |
| 6 | Nicole Davis | 24.04.1982 | 167 | 73 | 284 | 266 |
| 7 | Heather Bown | 29.11.1978 | 188 | 90 | 301 | 290 |
| 8 | Cynthia Barboza | 07.02.1987 | 183 | 73 | 310 | 285 |
| 9 | Jennifer Joines | 23.11.1982 | 191 | 82 | 315 | 301 |
| 10 | Kim Glass | 18.08.1984 | 190 | 75 | 314 | 299 |
| 11 | Robyn Ah Mow (c) | 15.09.1975 | 172 | 68 | 291 | 281 |
| 12 | Nancy Metcalf | 12.11.1978 | 186 | 73 | 314 | 292 |
| 13 | Heather Hughes | 22.06.1986 | 188 | 75 | 308 | 296 |
| 14 | Kim Willoughby | 07.11.1980 | 178 | 75 | 315 | 300 |
| 15 | Logan Tom | 25.05.1981 | 186 | 80 | 306 | 297 |
| 16 | Tracy Stalls | 12.06.1984 | 188 | 79 | 307 | 292 |
| 17 | Angela McGinnis | 03.11.1986 | 188 | 70 | 296 | 285 |
| 18 | Kristin Richards | 30.06.1985 | 182 | 61 | 300 | 284 |
| 19 | Foluke Akinradewo | 05.10.1987 | 191 | 79 | 351 | 300 |