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Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

Women's national volleyball team representing Bulgaria

Summary

Women's national volleyball team representing Bulgaria

FieldValue
nameBulgaria
genderwomen
imageFlag of Bulgaria.svg
image_borderyes
federationBulgarian Volleyball Federation
confederationCEV
coachAntonina Zetova
World Champs apps14
World Champs first1952
World Champs best4th place (1952)
World Cup apps2
World Cup first1981
World Cup best7th place (1981, 2023)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps28
Regional cup first1950
Regional cup best(1981)
Olympic apps1
Olympic first1980
Olympic best(1980)
pattern_b1_whitecollar
leftarm1FF0000
body1008000
rightarm1FF0000
shorts1008000
pattern_b2_whitecollar
leftarm2008000
body2FF0000
rightarm2008000
shorts2FF0000
medaltemplates-expandyes

| medaltemplates-expand=yes 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 successes includes winning the Balkan Championship in 1982, and runners-up at the 1970 Summer Universidade along with bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The national team's biggest success came in 1981, winning the European title at home in Sofia.

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 — [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] 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
  • 2024 — Did not qualify

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
  • 2022 — 17th Place
  • 2025 — 27th Place

World Cup

  • 1973 — Did not qualify
  • 1977 — Did not qualify
  • 1981 — 7th place
  • 1985 to 2019 — Did not qualify
  • 2023 — 7th place

World Grand Prix

  • 2013 — 9th Place
  • 2014 — 21st Place
  • 2015 — 17th Place
  • 2016 — 16th Place
  • 2017 — 17th Place

Nations League

Challenger Cup

YearRank
PER 2018First Place {{World1

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 — [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal
  • 1981 — [[Image:Med 1.png]] 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 — [[Image:Med 3.png]] 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)
  • 2023 — 7th place
  • 2026 — Qualified

European League

YearRank
TUR 2009Third Place {{Eur3
TUR 2010Runner-Up {{Eur2
TUR 2011Third Place {{Eur3
CZE 2012Runner-Up {{Eur2
BUL 2013Third Place {{Eur3
HUN 2018First Place {{Eur1
BUL 2021First Place {{Eur1

Balkan Championship

YearRank
Bulgaria 1946Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1947Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1970Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1971Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1972Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1971Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1974Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1975Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1976Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1978Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1979Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1981Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1982Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1983Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1984Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1985Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1986Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1988Champions [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1990Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1992Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]

Summer Universidade

YearRank
Bulgaria 1961Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Italy 1973Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]
USSR 1970Runner-Up [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg21px]]
Bulgaria 1977Third Place [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg21px]]

Current squad

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.

Head coach: Ivan Petkov

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2017–18 club
1.84 m71 kg305 cm288 cmFRA RC Cannes
1.90 m70 kg305 cm290 cmBUL VC Maritsa Plovdiv
1.77 m70 kg290 cm282 cmBUL Levski Volley
1.94 m80 kg303 cm292 cmBUL Kazanlak Volley
1.80 m67 kg299 cm280 cmBUL Levski Volley
1.84 m66 kg290 cm283 cmBUL VC Maritsa Plovdiv
1.80 m76 kg283 cm271 cmROM Alba Blaj
1.83 m64 kg292 cm285 cmBUL Levski Volley
101.87 m70 kg312 cm300 cmFRA Le Cannet
11(c)1.90 m77 kg305 cm290 cmTUR Galatasaray S.K
121.82 m68 kg295 cm290 cmBUL VC CSKA Sofia
131.73 m58 kg285 cm280 cmBUL VC Maritsa Plovdiv
151.70 m56 kg271 cm255 cmBUL VC Maritsa Plovdiv
181.88 m75 kg305 cm290 cmBUL VC Maritsa Plovdiv

References

References

  1. "Bulgaria Team Roster".
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