Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

The Bulgaria women's national volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international women's volleyball competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. The team's success includes winning the Balkan Championship in 1982, achieving Runners-Up at the 1970 Summer Universidade along with the 1980 Summer Olympics. The National team's biggest success came in 1981, winning the European title at home in Sofia.

Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coachIvan Petkov
FIVB ranking15 (as of 4 February 2022)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 1980)
Best result 3rd (1980)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1952)
Best result4th (1952)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1981)
Best result7th (1981)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1950)
Best result Champions (1981)
Honours
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowTeam
European Championship
1981 Sofia
1979 Lyon
2001 Varna
Challenger Cup
2018 Lima
European League
2018 Hungary
2021 Bulgaria
2010 Turkey
2012 Czech Republic
2009 Turkey
2011 Turkey
2013 Bulgaria
Universiade
1961 BulgariaTeam
1973 Soviet UnionTeam
1970 ItalyTeam
1977 BulgariaTeam

Competition results

  Champions    Runner-Up    Semi-Finals    Other Top Results  

Summer Olympics
  • 1964 — Did not qualify
  • 1968 — Did not qualify
  • 1972 — Did not qualify
  • 1976 — Did not qualify
  • 1980 — Bronze Medal
  • 1984 — Did not qualify
  • 1988 — Did not qualify
  • 1992 — Did not qualify
  • 1996 — Did not qualify
  • 2000 — Did not qualify
  • 2004 — Did not qualify
  • 2008 — Did not qualify
  • 2012 — Did not qualify
  • 2016 — Did not qualify
  • 2020 — Did not qualify

FIVB World Championship
  • 1952 — 4th Place
  • 1956 — 5th Place
  • 1960 — Did not qualify
  • 1962 — 6th Place
  • 1967 — Did not qualify
  • 1970 — 6th Place (as host)
  • 1974 — 13th Place
  • 1978 — 9th Place
  • 1982 — 9th Place
  • 1986 — 12th Place
  • 1990 — Did not qualify
  • 1994 — Did not qualify
  • 1998 — 11th Place
  • 2002 — 8th Place
  • 2006 — Did not qualify
  • 2010 — Did not qualify
  • 2014 — 11th Place
  • 2018 — 12th Place

FIVB World Cup
  • 1973 — Did not qualify
  • 1977 — Did not qualify
  • 1981 — 7th place
  • 1985 to 2019 — Did not qualify

FIVB World Grand Prix

FIVB Volleyball Nations League
  • 2018 - Did not qualify
  • 2019 - 16th place
  • 2020 - Cancelled
  • 2021 - Did not qualify
  • 2022 - Qualified due to Reallocation

European Championship
  • 1949 — Did not qualify
  • 1950 — 4th place (as host)
  • 1951 — Did not qualify
  • 1955 — 5th place
  • 1958 — 5th place
  • 1963 — 5th place
  • 1967 — 6th place
  • 1971 — 4th place
  • 1975 — 4th place
  • 1977 — 7th place
  • 1979 — Bronze Medal
  • 1981 — Gold Medal (as host)
  • 1983 — 4th place
  • 1985 — 10th place
  • 1987 — 4th place
  • 1989 — 7th place
  • 1991 — 7th place
  • 1993 — 9th place
  • 1995 — 5th place
  • 1997 — 4th place
  • 1999 — 7th place
  • 2001 — Bronze Medal
  • 2003 — 7th place
  • 2005 — 9th place
  • 2007 — 11th place
  • 2009 — 8th place
  • 2011 — 14th place
  • 2013 — 13th place
  • 2015 — 13th place
  • 2017 — 9th place
  • 2019 — 8th place
  • 2021 — 9th place (as co-host)

European League
Year Rank
2009Third Place
2010Runner-Up
2011Third Place
2012Runner-Up
2013Third Place
2018First Place
2021First Place

FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup
Year Rank
2018First Place

Balkan Championship
Year Rank
1946Third Place
1947Third Place
1970Champions
1971Third Place
1972Champions
1971Runner-Up
1974Runner-Up
1975Runner-Up
1976Champions
1978Runner-Up
1979Champions
1981Champions
1982Third Place
1983Runner-Up
1984Champions
1985Champions
1986Champions
1988Champions
1990Runner-Up
1992Runner-Up

Summer Universidade
Year Rank
1961Runner-Up
1973Third Place
1970Runner-Up
1977Third Place

Current squad

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Ivan Petkov

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017–18 club
1Gergana Dimitrova28 February 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)305 cm (120 in)288 cm (113 in) RC Cannes
2Nasya Dimitrova6 November 19921.90 m (6 ft 3 in)70 kg (150 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) VC Maritsa Plovdiv
3Kristiana Petrova13 July 19971.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)290 cm (110 in)282 cm (111 in) Levski Volley
4Veselina Grigorova6 September 19951.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)303 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in) Kazanlak Volley
6Miroslava Paskova16 February 19961.80 m (5 ft 11 in)67 kg (148 lb)299 cm (118 in)280 cm (110 in) Levski Volley
7Lora Kitipova19 May 19911.84 m (6 ft 0 in)66 kg (146 lb)290 cm (110 in)283 cm (111 in) VC Maritsa Plovdiv
8Petya Barakova18 June 19941.80 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb)283 cm (111 in)271 cm (107 in) Alba Blaj
9Monika Krasteva9 May 19991.83 m (6 ft 0 in)64 kg (141 lb)292 cm (115 in)285 cm (112 in) Levski Volley
10Mira Todorova12 April 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)312 cm (123 in)300 cm (120 in) Le Cannet
11Hristina Ruseva (c)1 October 19911.90 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) Galatasaray S.K
12Mariya Karakasheva27 October 19881.82 m (6 ft 0 in)68 kg (150 lb)295 cm (116 in)290 cm (110 in) VC CSKA Sofia
13Ivelina Monova17 January 19861.73 m (5 ft 8 in)58 kg (128 lb)285 cm (112 in)280 cm (110 in) VC Maritsa Plovdiv
15Zhana Todorova6 January 19971.70 m (5 ft 7 in)56 kg (123 lb)271 cm (107 in)255 cm (100 in) VC Maritsa Plovdiv
18Silvana Chausheva19 May 19951.88 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) VC Maritsa Plovdiv

See also

References
  1. "Bulgaria Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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