# Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification squads

This article shows all participating team squads at the Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification, held in Turkey from January 4 to January 9, 2016.

## Belgium

* Head Coach: Gert Vande Broek
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 2 | Jasmien Biebauw | 24/09/1990 | 1.80 | 81 | 295 | 274 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 3 | Frauke Dirickx | 03/01/1980 | 1.85 | 74 | 305 | 302 | Bursa BBSK |
| 4 | Valerie Courtois | 01/10/1990 | 1.71 | 67 | 280 | 270 | Dresdner SC |
| 5 | Laura Heyrman | 17/05/1993 | 1.86 | 74 | 310 | 280 | LJ Modena |
| 6 | Charlotte Leys | 18/03/1989 | 1.86 | 77 | 305 | 293 | Galatasaray İstanbul |
| 8 | Kaja Grobelna | 04/01/1995 | 1.88 | 71 | 318 | 289 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 9 | Freya Aelbrecht | 10/02/1990 | 1.86 | 82 | 308 | 310 | Volley Bergamo |
| 10 | Lise Van Hecke | 01/07/1992 | 1.85 | 79 | 299 | 281 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco |
| 11 | Els Vandesteene | 30/05/1987 | 1.86 | 74 | 308 | 291 | Volley-Ball Nantes |
| 14 | Hélène Rousseaux | 25/09/1991 | 1.88 | 65 | 322 | 300 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| 16 | Celine Van Gestel | 07/11/1997 | 1.83 | 70 | 310 | 280 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 17 | Ilka Van de Vyver | 26/01/1993 | 1.80 | 79 | 296 | 273 | Il Bisonte Firenze |
| 18 | Britt Ruysschaert | 27/05/1994 | 1.86 | 74 | 308 | 291 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 22 | Nathalie Lemmens | 12/03/1995 | 1.92 | 85 | 311 | 288 | Asterix Kieldrecht |

## Croatia

* Head Coach: Miroslav Aksentijević
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 2 | Ana Grbac | 23/03/1988 | 1.86 | 82 | 302 | 288 | CS Volei Alba Blaj |
| 3 | Nikolina Božičević | 14/01/1995 | 1.67 | 56 | 287 | 255 | Mladost Zagreb |
| 4 | Nikolina Jelić | 09/11/1991 | 1.89 | 80 | 308 | 294 | KS Developres Rzeszów |
| 5 | Iva Jurišić | 17/05/1993 | 1.87 | 71 | 322 | 303 | Mladost Zagreb |
| 6 | Mira Topić | 02/06/1983 | 1.89 | 75 | 322 | 303 | AGEL Prostějov |
| 8 | Mia Jerkov | 05/12/1982 | 1.90 | 71 | 320 | 305 | Denso Airybees |
| 10 | Ivana Miloš | 07/03/1986 | 1.88 | 71 | 322 | 305 | Nilüfer Belediyespor |
| 11 | Katarina Barun-Šušnjar | 01/12/1983 | 1.92 | 78 | 320 | 304 | Volley Bergamo |
| 12 | Tamara Sušić | 28/11/1990 | 1.93 | 78 | 308 | 291 | CSM București |
| 13 | Samanta Fabris | 08/02/1992 | 1.90 | 80 | 322 | 306 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| 14 | Karla Klarić | 05/09/1994 | 1.89 | 80 | 317 | 302 | ASPTT Mulhouse |
| 15 | Bernarda Brčić | 12/05/1991 | 1.91 | 78 | 310 | 295 | Suedtirol Neruda Bolzano |
| 18 | Maja Poljak | 02/05/1983 | 1.92 | 82 | 325 | 305 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| 20 | Matea Rajković | 28/04/1991 | 1.78 | 65 | 288 | 261 | Mladost Zagreb |

## Germany

* Head Coach: Felix Koslowski
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 1 | Lenka Dürr | 10/12/1990 | 1.71 | 59 | 280 | 270 | Impel Wrocław |
| 2 | Kathleen Weiß | 02/02/1984 | 1.71 | 66 | 290 | 273 | AGEL Prostějov |
| 4 | Maren Brinker | 10/07/1986 | 1.84 | 66 | 303 | 295 | Metalleghe Montichiari |
| 6 | Jennifer Geerties | 05/04/1994 | 1.84 | 58 | 298 | 288 | Schweriner SC |
| 9 | Corina Ssuschke-Voigt | 09/05/1983 | 1.89 | 75 | 310 | 298 | NawaRo Straubing |
| 11 | Christiane Fürst | 29/03/1985 | 1.92 | 76 | 323 | 307 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| 12 | Heike Beier | 09/12/1983 | 1.84 | 73 | 305 | 293 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 13 | Louisa Lippmann | 23/09/1994 | 1.91 | 78 | 319 | 312 | Dresdner SC |
| 14 | Margareta Kozuch | 30/10/1986 | 1.87 | 70 | 309 | 297 | Pomi Casalmaggiore |
| 15 | Lisa Thomsen | 20/08/1985 | 1.72 | 68 | 290 | 285 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 16 | Anja Brandt | 05/09/1990 | 1.95 | 77 | 310 | 295 | Schweriner SC |
| 18 | Wiebke Silge | 16/07/1996 | 1.90 | 75 | 302 | 291 | SC Potsdam |
| 20 | Mareen Apitz | 26/03/1987 | 1.83 | 73 | 295 | 284 | Azeryol Baku |
| 22 | Lisa Izquierdo | 29/08/1994 | 1.78 | 78 | 309 | 294 | Dresdner SC |

## Italy

* Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 4 | Alessia Orro | 18/07/1998 | 1.79 | 73 | 308 | 231 | Club Italia |
| 6 | Monica De Gennaro | 08/01/1987 | 1.72 | 62 | 295 | 217 | Imoco Volley Conegliano |
| 7 | Martina Guiggi | 01/05/1984 | 1.87 | 80 | 317 | 240 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| 8 | Alessia Gennari | 03/11/1991 | 1.83 | 75 | 305 | 238 | Volley Bergamo |
| 9 | Nadia Centoni | 19/06/1981 | 1.85 | 70 | 315 | 238 | Galatasaray |
| 10 | Francesca Ferretti | 15/02/1984 | 1.80 | 76 | 298 | 228 | Liu Jo Modena |
| 11 | Cristina Chirichella | 10/02/1994 | 1.95 | 76 | 320 | 251 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| 15 | Antonella Del Core | 05/11/1980 | 1.80 | 72 | 319 | 237 | Dinamo Kazan |
| 16 | Lucia Bosetti | 09/07/1989 | 1.76 | 59 | 318 | 224 | Fenerbahçe |
| 17 | Valentina Diouf | 10/01/1993 | 2.02 | 94 | 330 | 261 | Liu Jo Modena |
| 18 | Paola Egonu | 18/12/1998 | 1.89 | 79 | 336 | 256 | Club Italia |
| 20 | Anna Danesi | 20/04/1996 | 1.95 | 77 | 312 | 246 | Club Italia |
| 21 | Sara Bonifacio | 03/07/1996 | 1.86 | 75 | 324 | 244 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| 22 | Stefania Sansonna | 01/11/1982 | 1.75 | 72 | 295 | 220 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |

## Poland

* Head Coach: Jacek Nawrocki
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 1 | Anna Werblińska | 14/05/1984 | 1.78 | 65 | 308 | 295 | Chemik Police |
| 3 | Zuzanna Efimienko | 08/08/1989 | 1.96 | 78 | 325 | 315 | Atom Trefl Sopot |
| 4 | Izabela Bełcik | 29/11/1980 | 1.85 | 70 | 304 | 292 | Chemik Police |
| 5 | Berenika Tomsia | 18/03/1988 | 1.89 | 65 | 318 | 305 | Metalleghe Montichiari |
| 6 | Anna Grejman | 08/06/1993 | 1.83 | 70 | 307 | 295 | Muszynianka Muszyna |
| 9 | Gabriela Polańska | 27/11/1988 | 1.99 | 83 | 324 | 315 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 11 | Sylwia Pycia | 20/04/1981 | 1.89 | 79 | 307 | 300 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 12 | Aleksandra Krzos | 23/06/1989 | 1.81 | 71 | 275 | 265 | Muszynianka Muszyna |
| 13 | Paulina Maj-Erwardt | 22/03/1987 | 1.66 | 57 | 300 | 285 | Chemik Police |
| 14 | Joanna Wołosz | 07/04/1990 | 1.81 | 71 | 303 | 295 | Chemik Police |
| 15 | Natalia Kurnikowska | 13/01/1992 | 1.84 | 73 | 305 | 295 | Muszynianka Muszyna |
| 16 | Aleksandra Jagieło | 20/04/1980 | 1.80 | 68 | 306 | 298 | Chemik Police |
| 17 | Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | 30/06/1983 | 1.89 | 75 | 317 | 306 | Impel Wrocław |
| 18 | Kamila Ganszczyk | 02/12/1991 | 1.91 | 76 | 299 | 298 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |

## Russia

* Head Coach: Yuri Marichev
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 1 | Yana Shcherban | 06/09/1989 | 1.85 | 71 | 298 | 294 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 3 | Elena Ezhova | 14/08/1977 | 1.78 | 69 | 288 | 282 | Dinamo Kazan |
| 5 | Lioubov Sokolova | 04/12/1977 | 1.92 | 72 | 300 | 283 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 7 | Ekaterina Lyubushkina | 02/01/1990 | 1.88 | 81 | 305 | 301 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 8 | Nataliya Obmochaeva | 01/06/1989 | 1.96 | 75 | 315 | 306 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 10 | Ekaterina Kosianenko | 02/02/1990 | 1.78 | 64 | 290 | 285 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 12 | Natalia Khodunova | 01/07/1992 | 1.87 | 65 | 300 | 285 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 13 | Yevgeniya Startseva | 12/02/1989 | 1.85 | 68 | 294 | 290 | Dinamo Kazan |
| 14 | Irina Fetisova | 07/09/1994 | 1.90 | 76 | 307 | 286 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 15 | Tatiana Kosheleva | 23/12/1988 | 1.91 | 67 | 315 | 305 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 16 | Irina Zaryazhko | 04/10/1991 | 1.96 | 78 | 305 | 290 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg |
| 17 | Natalia Malykh | 08/12/1993 | 1.87 | 65 | 308 | 297 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 18 | Kseniia Ilchenko | 31/10/1994 | 1.85 | 64 | 300 | 286 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg |
| 18 | Anna Malova | 16/04/1990 | 1.75 | 59 | 286 | 290 | Dynamo Moscow |

## Netherlands

* Head Coach: Giovanni Guidetti
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 1 | Kirsten Knip | 14/09/1992 | 1.76 | 73 | 281 | 275 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| 2 | Femke Stoltenborg | 30/07/1991 | 1.90 | 81 | 303 | 299 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 3 | Yvon Beliën | 28/12/1993 | 1.88 | 73 | 307 | 303 | River Volley Piacenza |
| 4 | Celeste Plak | 26/10/1995 | 1.90 | 84 | 314 | 302 | Volley Bergamo |
| 5 | Robin de Kruijf | 05/05/1991 | 1.93 | 79 | 313 | 300 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 6 | Maret Balkestein-Grothues | 16/09/1988 | 1.80 | 68 | 304 | 285 | Atom Trefl Sopot |
| 7 | Quinta Steenbergen | 02/04/1985 | 1.89 | 74 | 309 | 300 | AGEL Prostějov |
| 8 | Judith Pietersen | 03/07/1989 | 1.88 | 73 | 306 | 296 | Pallavolo Scandicci |
| 9 | Myrthe Schoot | 29/08/1988 | 1.84 | 69 | 298 | 286 | Dresdner SC |
| 10 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 15/11/1990 | 1.92 | 76 | 322 | 315 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 11 | Anne Buijs | 02/12/1991 | 1.91 | 75 | 317 | 299 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 14 | Laura Dijkema | 18/02/1990 | 1.84 | 70 | 297 | 279 | Dresdner SC |
| 16 | Debby Stam | 24/07/1984 | 1.84 | 68 | 303 | 288 | Rocheville Le Cannet |
| 22 | Nicole Koolhaas | 31/01/1991 | 1.98 | 77 | 310 | 300 | VFM Franches-Montagnes |

## Turkey

* Head Coach: Ferhat Akbaş
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Weight | Height | Spike | Block | Club |
| 2 | Gözde Kırdar | 26/07/1985 | 1.83 | 70 | 307 | 297 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 3 | Gizem Karadayı | 14/01/1987 | 1.78 | 60 | 290 | 285 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| 5 | Kübra Akman | 13/10/1994 | 1.97 | 89 | 314 | 302 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 6 | Polen Uslupehlivan | 27/08/1990 | 1.93 | 65 | 305 | 298 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| 8 | Bahar Toksoy Guidetti | 06/02/1988 | 1.90 | 75 | 310 | 302 | Pallavolo Scandicci |
| 9 | Özge Kırdar Çemberci | 26/07/1985 | 1.83 | 70 | 296 | 286 | Lokomotiv Baku |
| 10 | Güldeniz Önal | 25/03/1986 | 1.83 | 75 | 302 | 293 | Galatasaray Istanbul |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir Akyol | 14/08/1990 | 1.86 | 68 | 300 | 290 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 12 | Gözde Yılmaz | 09/09/1991 | 1.95 | 82 | 306 | 299 | Futura Volley Busto Arsizio |
| 13 | Neriman Özsoy | 13/07/1988 | 1.88 | 76 | 309 | 302 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 14 | Eda Erdem Dündar | 22/06/1987 | 1.88 | 73 | 299 | 292 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| 15 | Hatice Gizem Örge | 26/04/1993 | 1.70 | 59 | 270 | 260 | VakifBank Istanbul |
| 17 | Neslihan Demir Güler | 09/12/1983 | 1.87 | 72 | 304 | 299 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 19 | Hande Baladın | 01/09/1997 | 1.89 | 71 | 302 | 296 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |