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Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Volleyball Championships (690)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Pavel Abramov RUS VVO Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Rachael Adams USA VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Adenízia BRA VVO Olympics 2012—2016 0–1–1 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Tai Agüero CUB
ITA		 VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1996—2008 1–0–0 1998 JPN gold (competed for Cuba)
Foluke Akinradewo USA VVO Olympics 2012—2020 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Marina Akulova RUS VVO Olympics 2008 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Todor Aleksiev BUL VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Maura Alfonso CUB VVO Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1978 URS gold
Amauri BRA VVO Olympics 1980—1992 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Ana Flávia BRA VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Ana Paula BRA VBV/VVO Olympics 1992—2008 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Anderson BRA VVO Olympics 2004—2008 2–0–0 2002 ARG gold; 2006 JPN gold
Matt Anderson USA VVO Olympics 2012—2020 0–0–1 2018 ITA/BUL bronze
Stéphane Antiga FRA
POL		 VVO Olympics / Coach 2004—2016 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Yaroslav Antonov RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1988 0–1–1 1986 FRA silver; 1990 BRA bronze
Erika Araki JPN VVO Olympics 2008—2020 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Yuko Arakida JPN VVO Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Alexeis Argilagos CUB VVO Olympics 2000 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze
William Arjona BRA VVO Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Yevgeniya Artamonova-Estes RUS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1992—2012 0–0–3 1994 BRA bronze (competed as Yevgeniya Artamonova for Russia); 1998 JPN bronze (competed as Yevgeniya Artamonova for Russia); 2002 GER bronze (competed as Yevgeniya Artamonova for Russia)
Wiz Bachman USA VVO Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2002 GER silver
Michał Bąkiewicz POL VVO Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Lloy Ball USA VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–0–1 1994 GRE bronze
Kayla Banwarth USA VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Nicolae Bărbuță ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–1 1962 URS bronze; 1966 TCH silver
Philippe Barca-Cysique FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Nelly Barnet CUB VVO Olympics 1972—1980 1–0–0 1978 URS gold
Vladimir Batez MNE
SCG		 VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Yelena Batukhtina-Tyurina RUS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1992—2004 1–0–2 1990 CHN gold (competed as Yelena Batukhtina for the Soviet Union); 1994 BRA bronze (competed as Yelena Batukhtina for Russia); 2002 GER bronze (competed as Yelena Tyurina for Russia)
Carolyn Becker USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Anastasiya Belikova RUS VVO Olympics 2000 0–0–2 1998 JPN bronze; 2002 GER bronze
Regla Bell CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Lázaro Beltrán CUB VVO Olympics 1992 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver
Bernard BRA VVO Olympics / Administrator 1976—2013 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Lorenzo Bernardi ITA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 2–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold
Bernardinho BRA VVO Olympics / Coach 1980—2016 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Mateusz Bieniek POL VVO Olympics 2016—2020 1–0–0 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Peter Blangé NED VVO Olympics / Other 1988—2000 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Marcus Böhme GER VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2014 POL bronze
Maurício Borges BRA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–0 2014 POL silver
Mariya Borodakova-Borisenko RUS VVO Olympics 2008—2012 2–0–0 2006 JPN gold (competed as Mariya Borodakova); 2010 JPN gold (competed as Mariya Borisenko)
Lyudmila Borozna RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1972 0–1–1 1974 MEX silver; 1978 URS bronze (competed as Lyudmila Zhigily)
Viktor Borshch RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1972 0–1–0 1974 MEX silver
Ryszard Bosek POL VVO Olympics 1972—1980 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Lucia Bosetti ITA VVO Olympics 2012 0–1–0 2018 JPN silver
Slobodan Boškan SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 2000 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Tijana Bošković SRB VVO Olympics 2016—2020 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold
Heather Bown USA VVO Olympics 2000—2008 0–1–0 2002 GER silver
Marco Bracci ITA VVO Olympics 1988—2000 3–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold; 1998 JPN gold
Jovana Brakočević-Kancian SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2016 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed as Jovana Brakočević for Serbia and Montenegro)
Freddy Brooks CUB VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver
Bruninho BRA VVO Olympics / Other 2008—2020 1–2–0 2010 ITA gold; 2014 POL silver; 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Craig Buck USA VVO Olympics 1984—1988 1–0–0 1986 FRA gold
Ivans Bugajenkovs LAT
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964—1968 2–0–1 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS gold; 1966 TCH bronze
Lyudmila Buldakova RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964—1972 3–1–0 1956 FRA gold (competed as Lyudmila Meshcheryakova); 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS silver; 1970 BUL gold
Nikolay Burobin RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964 2–0–1 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS gold; 1966 TCH bronze
Bianka Buša SRB VVO Olympics 2016—2020 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold
Rafał Buszek POL VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 POL gold
Mercedes Calderón CUB VVO Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1994 BRA gold
Luca Cantagalli ITA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 2–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold
Laurent Capet FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Josefina Capote CUB VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1986 TCH silver
Gaby Cárdenas PER VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–1–0 1982 PER silver
Paola Cardullo ITA VVO Olympics 2004—2008 1–0–0 2002 GER gold
Carol BRA VVO Olympics 2008 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Ana Cecilia Carrillo PER VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–1–0 1982 PER silver
Magalys Carvajal CUB VVO Olympics 1992—1996 1–1–0 1986 TCH silver; 1994 BRA gold
Daniel Castellani ARG VVO Olympics / Coach 1984—1996 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze
Suzana Ćebić SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)
Luisa Cervera PER VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–0–1 1986 TCH bronze
Yury Cherednik RUS
URS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1988—1992 0–0–1 1990 BRA bronze (competed for the Soviet Union)
Vladimir Chernyshov RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1976—1980 1–1–0 1974 MEX silver; 1978 ITA gold
Lyudmila Chernyshova RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–1–1 1974 MEX silver; 1978 URS bronze
Yury Chesnokov RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics / Coach 1964—1976 2–0–0 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS gold
Mihai Chezan ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze
Cristina Chirichella ITA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–0 2018 JPN silver
Linda Chisholm USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Micah Christenson USA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2018 ITA/BUL bronze
Aleksandra Chudina RUS
URS		 ATH Olympics 1952 3–0–0 1952 URS gold; 1956 FRA gold; 1960 BRA gold
Olga Chukanova RUS VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–2 1998 JPN bronze; 2002 GER bronze
Yefim Chulak RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1972—1976 0–1–0 1974 MEX silver
Raquel Chumpitaz PER VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1982 PER silver
Vesna Čitaković SRB VVO Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)
Janet Cobbs USA VVO Olympics 1992 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze
Sonia Colceru ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1956 FRA silver
Hugo Conte ARG VVO Olympics 1984—2000 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze
Mirko Corsano ITA VVO Olympics 2000—2008 1–0–0 1998 JPN gold
Marlenis Costa CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Mihai Coste ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze
Rita Crockett USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Tara Cross-Battle USA VVO Olympics 1992—2004 0–1–1 1990 CHN bronze; 2002 GER silver
Bob Ctvrtlik USA VVO Olympics / Administrator 1988—2007 1–0–1 1986 FRA gold; 1994 GRE bronze
Cui Yongmei CHN VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver
Alcides Cuminetti ARG VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze
Wiesław Czaja POL VVO Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Krystyna Czajkowska-Rawska POL VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze
Francesco Dall'Olio ITA VVO Olympics 1976—1984 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Anna Danesi ITA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–0 2018 JPN silver
Dante BRA VVO Olympics 2000—2012 3–0–0 2002 ARG gold; 2006 JPN gold; 2010 ITA gold
Dominique Daquin FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Nicole Davis USA VVO Olympics 2008—2012 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Monica De Gennaro ITA VVO Olympics 2012—2020 0–1–0 2018 JPN silver
Ferdinando De Giorgi ITA VVO Olympics 1988 3–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold; 1998 JPN gold
Ángel Dennis CUB VVO Olympics 2000 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze
Ivana Đerisilo SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)
Eduard Derzsei ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–2–2 1956 FRA silver; 1960 BRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze; 1966 TCH silver
Joël Despaigne CUB VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver
Mauro Di Bernardo ITA VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Claudio Di Coste ITA VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Raúl Diago CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 0–1–1 1990 BRA silver; 1998 JPN bronze
Ana Díaz CUB VVO Olympics 1972—1980 1–0–0 1978 URS gold
Erenia Díaz CUB VVO Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1978 URS gold
Ding Xia CHN VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2018 JPN bronze
Domingos Maracanã BRA VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Vladimir Dorokhov RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1976—1980 2–0–0 1978 ITA gold; 1982 ARG gold
Aurel Drăgan ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–2 1960 BRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze; 1966 TCH silver
Petyo Dragiev BUL VVO Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Fabian Drzyzga POL VVO Olympics 2016—2020 2–0–0 2014 POL gold; 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Đorđe Đurić SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 1996 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Dusty Dvorak USA VVO Olympics 1984 1–0–0 1986 FRA gold
Yukiko Ebata JPN VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Éder BRA VVO Olympics 2016 0–2–0 2014 POL silver; 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Yumi Egami-Maruyama JPN VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–1–0 1978 URS silver (competed as Yumi Egami)
Paola Egonu ITA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–0 2018 JPN silver
Lori Endicott USA VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze
Fabi BRA VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–2–0 2006 JPN silver; 2010 JPN silver
Fabiana BRA VVO Olympics 2004—2016 0–2–1 2006 JPN silver; 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Fabíola BRA VVO Olympics 2016 0–1–1 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Denisse Fajardo PER VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1980—1988 0–1–1 1982 PER silver; 1986 TCH bronze
Olga Fateyeva RUS VVO Olympics 2008 1–0–0 2010 JPN gold (did not compete)
Alessandro Fei ITA VVO Olympics 2000—2012 1–0–0 1998 JPN gold
Gheorghe Ferariu ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–2 1960 BRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze
Fernanda BRA VVO Olympics 1988—2004 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Fernandão BRA VVO Olympics 1976—1984 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Ana Ivis Fernández CUB VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1992—2004 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Alfredo Figueredo CUB VVO Olympics 1972—1976 0–0–1 1978 ITA bronze
Urszula Figwer POL ATH Olympics 1956—1960 0–1–0 1952 URS silver
Laurie Flachmeier USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Tsvetan Florov BUL VVO Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Fofão BRA VVO Olympics 1992—2008 0–2–0 1994 BRA silver; 2006 JPN silver
Dmitry Fomin RUS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–0–1 1990 BRA bronze (competed for the Soviet Union)
Scott Fortune USA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–0–1 1994 GRE bronze
Mirka Francis CUB VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1996—2000 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Sébastien Frangolacci FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Jürgen Freiwald GDR VVO Olympics 1968 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Yoshihide Fukao JPN VVO Olympics 1972—1976 0–0–2 1970 BUL bronze; 1974 MEX bronze
Makiko Furukawa JPN VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1968—1972 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver
Gabi BRA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2014 ITA bronze
Miriam Gallardo PER VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–0–1 1986 TCH bronze
Vera Galushka-Duyunova URS
UZB		 VVO Olympics 1968—1972 1–1–0 1970 BUL gold (competed as Vera Duyunova); 1974 MEX silver (competed as Vera Duyunova)
Yekaterina Gamova RUS VVO Olympics 2000—2012 2–0–1 2002 GER bronze; 2006 JPN gold; 2010 JPN gold
Constantin Ganciu ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1966 TCH silver
Lyubomir Ganev BUL VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Fê Garay BRA VVO Olympics 2012—2020 0–1–1 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Ana María García CUB VVO Olympics 1976—1980 1–1–0 1978 URS gold; 1986 TCH silver
Rosa García PER VVO Olympics / Non-starter / Other 1980—2000 0–1–1 1982 PER silver; 1986 TCH bronze
Víctor García CUB VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–0–1 1978 ITA bronze
Yosenki García CUB VVO Olympics 2000 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze
Andrea Gardini ITA VVO Olympics 1988—2000 3–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold; 1998 JPN gold
Idalmis Gato CUB VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1992—2000 1–0–0 1994 BRA gold
Ramón Gato CUB VVO Olympics 2000 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze
Wiesław Gawłowski POL VVO Olympics 1972—1980 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Krasimir Gaydarski BUL VVO Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Aleksandr Gerasimov RUS VVO Olympics 2000 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Andrija Gerić SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Andrea Giani ITA VVO Olympics 1988—2004 3–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold; 1998 JPN gold
Giba BRA VVO Olympics 2000—2012 3–0–0 2002 ARG gold; 2006 JPN gold; 2010 ITA gold
Giovane BRA VVO Olympics 1992—2004 1–0–0 2002 ARG gold
Alisha Glass USA VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Lena Godina RUS VVO Olympics 1996—2008 1–0–2 1998 JPN bronze; 2002 GER bronze; 2006 JPN gold
Bohumil Golián TCH
SVK		 VVO Olympics / Other 1964—1968 2–2–0 1956 FRA gold; 1960 BRA silver; 1962 URS silver; 1966 TCH gold
Maria Golimowska POL VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–2 1956 FRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze
Nataliya Goncharova-Obmochayeva ROC
RUS		 VVO Olympics 2012—2020 1–0–0 2010 JPN gold (competed as Nataliya Goncharova)
Gong Xiangyu CHN VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2018 JPN bronze
Tatyana Gonobobleva RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1972 0–1–0 1974 MEX silver
Bas van de Goor NED VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Guido Görtzen NED VVO Olympics 1996—2004 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Stanisław Gościniak POL VVO Olympics / Coach 1968—2004 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Rob Grabert NED VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Tatyana Gracheva RUS VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–0–2 1994 BRA bronze; 2002 GER bronze
Frantz Granvorka FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Pasquale Gravina ITA VVO Olympics 1996—2000 2–0–0 1994 GRE gold; 1998 JPN gold
Nikola Grbić SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–1–1 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia); 2010 ITA bronze (competed for Serbia)
Vladimir Grbić SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics / Other 1996—2004 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Sebastiano Greco ITA VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Debbie Green USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Mihai Grigorovici ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–1 1962 URS bronze; 1966 TCH silver
Zdeněk Groessl CZE
TCH		 VVO Olympics 1968—1972 1–0–0 1966 TCH gold
Georg Grozer GER VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2014 POL bronze
Piotr Gruszka POL VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Guerra BRA VVO Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Mavis Guilarte CUB VVO Olympics 1972—1980 1–0–0 1978 URS gold
Max Günthör GER VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2014 POL bronze
Gustavo BRA VVO Olympics 2000—2008 2–0–0 2002 ARG gold; 2006 JPN gold
Boris Gyuderov BUL VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–2 1949 TCH bronze; 1952 URS bronze
Horst Hagen GDR VVO Olympics 1972 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Keiko Hama JPN VVO Olympics 1968—1972 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver
Yuriko Handa JPN VVO Olympics 1964 1–0–0 1962 URS gold
Tayyiba Haneef-Park USA VVO Olympics 2004—2012 0–1–0 2002 GER silver (competed as Tayyiba Haneef)
Christa Harmotto-Dietzen USA VVO Olympics 2012—2016 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold (competed as Christa Dietzen)