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

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
He Qi CHN VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver
Manfred Heine GDR VVO Olympics 1968 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Henk Jan Held NED VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
André Heller BRA VVO Olympics 2000—2008 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Hubert Henno FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Aurora Heredia PER VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1982 PER silver
Sonia Heredia PER VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–0–1 1986 TCH bronze
Ihosvany Hernández CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 0–1–1 1990 BRA silver; 1998 JPN bronze
Osvaldo Hernández CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze
Kim Hill USA VVO Olympics 2016—2020 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Hilma BRA VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Max Holt USA VVO Olympics 2016—2024 0–0–1 2018 ITA/BUL bronze
Hong Nam-Seon KOR VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze
Fanny Hopeau USA VVO Olympics 1968 0–1–0 1967 JPN silver
Martin van der Horst NED VVO Olympics 1992—2000 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Hou Yuzhu CHN VVO Olympics 1984—1988 1–0–0 1986 TCH gold
Plamen Hristov BUL VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Hui Ruoqi CHN VVO Olympics 2012—2016 0–1–0 2014 ITA silver
Zdeněk Humhal CZE
TCH		 VVO Olympics 1964 0–2–0 1960 BRA silver; 1962 URS silver
Hwang Gyu-Ok KOR VVO Olympics 1968 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze
Hwang He-Suk PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Flo Hyman USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Ida BRA VVO Olympics 1984—1996 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Krzysztof Ignaczak POL VVO Olympics 2004—2012 1–0–0 2014 POL gold
Takako Iida JPN VVO Olympics 1972—1976 1–1–0 1970 BUL silver; 1974 MEX gold
Brunko Iliev BUL VVO Olympics 1972 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver
Fabio Innocenti ITA VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Kaori Inoue JPN VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Sata Isobe JPN VVO Olympics 1964 1–0–0 1962 URS gold
Doina Ivănescu ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1956 FRA silver
Evgeni Ivanov BUL VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Vladimir Ivanov URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1968 0–0–1 1966 TCH bronze
Bryan Ivie USA VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–0–1 1994 GRE bronze
Toyoko Iwahara JPN VVO Olympics 1968—1972 1–1–0 1967 JPN gold; 1970 BUL silver
Lilia Izquierdo CUB VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1992—2000 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Krystyna Jakubowska POL VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze (competed as Krystyna Tabaka)
Jang Ok-Rim PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Bojan Janić SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2010 ITA bronze
Janina BRA VVO Olympics 2000 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Jaque BRA VVO Olympics 2008—2016 0–2–1 2006 JPN silver; 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Jeong Sun-Ok KOR VVO Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze
Jiang Ying CHN VVO Olympics 1984—1988 2–0–0 1982 PER gold; 1986 TCH gold
Jo Hye-Jeong KOR VVO Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer 1972—1988 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze
Jong Ok-Jin PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Ninja Jorgensen USA VVO Olympics 1968 0–1–0 1967 JPN silver
Vazha K'ach'arava GEO
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1966 TCH bronze
Yekaterina Kabeshova-Ulanova RUS VVO Olympics 2008—2012 1–0–0 2010 JPN gold (competed as Yekaterina Kabeshova) (did not compete)
Łukasz Kadziewicz POL VVO Olympics 2004—2008 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Denys Kaliberda GER VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2014 POL bronze
Lukas Kampa GER VVO Olympics 2012—2024 0–0–1 2014 POL bronze
Katsuko Kanesaka JPN VVO Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Kang Ok-Sun PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Waldo Kantor ARG VVO Olympics 1984—1988 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze
Marek Karbarz POL VVO Olympics 1972—1976 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Dimitar Karov BUL VVO Olympics 1964—1972 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver
Masae Kasai JPN VVO Olympics 1964 1–1–0 1960 BRA silver; 1962 URS gold
Kiyomi Kato JPN VVO Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Marita Katusheva RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1962 URS silver (competed as Marita Aven)
Iliyan Kaziyski BUL VVO Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Matey Kaziyski BUL VVO Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Caren Kemner USA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze
Loïc de Kergret FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Jürgen Kessel GDR VVO Olympics 1968 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Vadim Khamuttskikh RUS VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Taras Khtey RUS VVO Olympics 2004—2012 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Oliver Kieffer FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Kim Myong-Suk PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Kim Su-Dae PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Kim Yeun-Ja PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Kim Zung-Bok PRK VVO Olympics 1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Kenji Kimura JPN VVO Olympics 1968—1972 0–0–2 1970 BUL bronze; 1974 MEX bronze
Saori Kimura JPN VVO Olympics 2004—2016 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Karch Kiraly USA VBV/VVO Olympics / Coach 1984—2024 1–0–0 1986 FRA gold
Karol Kłos POL VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 POL gold
Isao Koizumi JPN VVO Olympics 1968 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Dawid Konarski POL VVO Olympics 2016 2–0–0 2014 POL gold; 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Vladimir Kondra RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics / Coach 1972—1988 1–1–0 1974 MEX silver; 1978 ITA gold
Plamen Konstantinov BUL VVO Olympics 1996—2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Petr Kop CZE
TCH		 VVO Olympics / Coach 1964—1976 1–1–0 1962 URS silver; 1966 TCH gold
Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner POL VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–2 1956 FRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze
Svetlana Korytova RUS
URS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1988—1992 1–0–0 1990 CHN gold (competed for the Soviet Union)
Aleksandr Kosaryev RUS VVO Olympics 2004—2008 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Tatyana Kosheleva RUS VVO Olympics 2012—2016 1–0–0 2010 JPN gold
Drahomír Koudelka CZE
TCH		 VVO Olympics 1968—1976 1–0–0 1966 TCH gold
Nikola Kovačević SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2010 ITA bronze
Vitaly Kovalenko RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964 2–0–0 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS gold
Lyubov Kozyreva RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1980 0–0–1 1978 URS bronze (competed as Lyubov Timofeyeva)
Yevgeny Krasilnikov RUS
URS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1988—1992 0–0–1 1990 BRA bronze (competed for the Soviet Union)
Valery Kravchenko KAZ
URS		 VVO Olympics 1968—1972 0–0–1 1966 TCH bronze
Valery Krivov URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1978 ITA gold
Nataša Krsmanović SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)
Krystyna Krupa POL VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze (competed as Krystyna Malinowska)
Svetlana Kryuchkova RUS VVO Olympics 2012 2–0–0 2006 JPN gold; 2010 JPN gold
Michał Kubiak POL VVO Olympics 2012—2020 2–0–0 2014 POL gold; 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Aleksey Kuleshov RUS VVO Olympics 2000—2008 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Bartosz Kurek POL VVO Olympics 2012—2024 1–0–0 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Megumi Kurihara JPN VVO Olympics 2004—2008 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Andrey Kuznetsov RUS
URS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1988—1992 0–0–1 1990 BRA bronze (competed for the Soviet Union)
Borislav Kyosev BUL VVO Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1986 FRA bronze
Lai Yawen CHN VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–2–0 1990 CHN silver; 1998 JPN silver
Dan Landry USA VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–0–1 1994 GRE bronze
Giovanni Lanfranco ITA VVO Olympics 1976—1984 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Lang Ping CHN
USA		 VVO Olympics / Coach 1984—2020 1–1–0 1982 PER gold; 1990 CHN silver
Vera Lantratova AZE
URS		 VVO Olympics 1968 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Yevgeny Lapinsky URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1968—1972 0–0–1 1966 TCH bronze
Jordan Larson USA VVO Olympics 2012—2024 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Fyodor Lashchonov URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1978 ITA gold
Norka Latamblet CUB VVO Olympics 1992 0–1–0 1986 TCH silver
Misha Latuhihin NED VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1996—2000 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Ruth Lawanson USA VVO Olympics 1992 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze
Alessandro Lazzeroni ITA VVO Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Józefa Ledwig POL VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze
Lee Geun-Su KOR VVO Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze
Lee Sun-Bok KOR VVO Olympics 1972—1976 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze
Manuela Leggeri ITA VVO Olympics 2000—2004 1–0–0 2002 GER gold
Silvia León PER VVO Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1982 PER silver
Galina Leontyeva RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1968—1972 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Laurie Lewis USA VVO Olympics 1968 0–1–0 1967 JPN silver
Li Guojun CHN VVO Olympics 1988—1992 0–1–0 1990 CHN silver
Li Yan CHN VVO Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver
Li Yanjun CHN VVO Olympics 1984 1–0–0 1986 TCH gold
Li Yueming CHN VVO Olympics 1988—1992 0–1–0 1990 CHN silver
Liang Yan CHN VVO Olympics 1984 2–0–0 1982 PER gold; 1986 TCH gold
Lin Li CHN VVO Olympics 2016 0–0–1 2018 JPN bronze
Dani Lins BRA VVO Olympics 2012—2016 0–1–1 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze
Liu Xiaotong CHN VVO Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–1 2014 ITA silver; 2018 JPN bronze
Eleonora Lo Bianco ITA VVO Olympics 2000—2016 1–0–0 2002 GER gold
Lidiya Loginova RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1980 0–0–1 1978 URS bronze
Grzegorz Łomacz POL VVO Olympics 2016—2024 1–0–0 2018 ITA/BUL gold
Viljar Loor EST
URS		 VVO Olympics 1980 2–0–0 1978 ITA gold; 1982 ARG gold
Valery Losev RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1988 1–1–0 1982 ARG gold; 1986 FRA silver
Lucão BRA VVO Olympics 2012—2024 1–2–0 2010 ITA gold; 2014 POL silver; 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Ricardo Lucarelli BRA VVO Olympics 2016—2024 0–1–0 2014 POL silver
Andrea Lucchetta ITA VVO Olympics 1984—1992 1–0–0 1990 BRA gold
Mireya Luis CUB VVO Olympics 1992—2000 2–1–0 1986 TCH silver; 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold
Luiz Felipe BRA VVO Olympics 2016 0–2–0 2014 POL silver; 2018 ITA/BUL silver
Rose Magers USA VVO Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze
Irina Makogonova RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1980 0–0–1 1978 URS bronze
Natalia Málaga PER VVO Olympics 1980—2000 0–1–1 1982 PER silver; 1986 TCH bronze
Tijana Malešević SRB VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold
Marcelinho BRA VVO Olympics 2000—2008 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Márcia Fu BRA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Mari BRA VVO Olympics 2004—2008 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Lázaro Marín CUB VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver
Jadwiga Marko-Książek POL VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1962 URS bronze (competed as Jadwiga Marko)
Luc Marquet FRA VVO Olympics 1992 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Leonel Marshall CUB VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–0–1 1978 ITA bronze
Ernesto Martínez CUB VVO Olympics 1972—1980 0–0–1 1978 ITA bronze
Esteban Martínez ARG VBV/VVO Olympics 1984—2000 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze
Liz Masakayan USA VVO Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze
Roberto Masciarelli ITA VVO Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1990 BRA gold
Noriko Matsuda JPN VVO Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold
Katsumi Matsumura JPN VVO Olympics 1964—1972 2–1–0 1962 URS gold; 1967 JPN gold; 1970 BUL silver
Yoshiko Matsumura JPN VVO Olympics 1964 1–0–0 1962 URS gold
Jürgen Maune GDR VVO Olympics 1972 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold
Maurício BRA VVO Olympics 1988—2004 1–0–0 2002 ARG gold
Anna Vania Mello ITA VVO Olympics 2000 1–0–0 2002 GER gold
Tatyana Menshova RUS
EUN		 VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1992—1996 0–0–1 1994 BRA bronze
Marco Meoni ITA VVO Olympics 1996—2008 1–0–0 1998 JPN gold
Yuliya Merkulova RUS VVO Olympics 2008—2012 2–0–0 2006 JPN gold; 2010 JPN gold
Liana Mesa CUB VVO Olympics 2004—2008 1–0–0 1998 JPN gold
Đula Mešter SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 1996—2004 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Nancy Metcalf USA VVO Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2002 GER silver
Olof van der Meulen NED VVO Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver
Darina Mifkova ITA VVO Olympics 2000 1–0–0 2002 GER gold
Brankica Mihajlović SRB VVO Olympics 2012—2020 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold
Mateusz Mika POL VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 POL gold
Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1968 2–1–0 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS silver; 1970 BUL gold
Ivan Miljković SRB
SCG		 VVO Olympics 2000—2008 0–1–1 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia); 2010 ITA bronze (competed for Serbia)
Félix Millán CUB VVO Olympics 1992 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver
Masayuki Minami JPN VVO Olympics 1964—1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Valentina Mishak URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1962 URS silver (competed as Valentyna Voloshchuk)
Yevgeny Mitkov RUS VVO Olympics 2000 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver
Yasuaki Mitsumori JPN VVO Olympics 1968 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Emiko Miyamoto JPN VVO Olympics 1964 1–1–0 1960 BRA silver; 1962 URS gold
Oleg Moliboga URS
UKR		 VVO Olympics 1976—1980 2–0–0 1978 ITA gold; 1982 ARG gold
Brižitka Molnar SRB VVO Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)
Georgy Mondzolevsky RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1964—1968 2–0–1 1956 FRA bronze; 1960 BRA gold; 1962 URS gold
Montanaro BRA VVO Olympics 1980—1988 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver
Vincent Montmeat FRA VVO Olympics 2004 0–0–1 2002 ARG bronze
Jungo Morita JPN VVO Olympics 1968—1972 0–0–1 1970 BUL bronze
Nataliya Morozova RUS
EUN		 VVO Olympics 1992—2000 0–0–2 1994 BRA bronze; 1998 JPN bronze
Ana Moser BRA VVO Olympics 1988—1996 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver
Marcin Możdżonek POL VVO Olympics 2008—2012 1–0–0 2014 POL gold
Mun Gyeong-Suk KOR VVO Olympics 1964—1968 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze
Nina Muradyan RUS
URS		 VVO Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1978 URS bronze
Murilo BRA VVO Olympics 2008—2012 2–1–0 2006 JPN gold; 2010 ITA gold; 2014 POL silver
Kelly Murphy USA VVO Olympics 2016 1–0–0 2014 ITA gold
Linda Murphy USA VVO Olympics 1964 0–1–0 1967 JPN silver
Josef Musil CZE
TCH		 VVO Olympics 1964—1968 2–3–0 1952 URS silver; 1956 FRA gold; 1960 BRA silver; 1962 URS silver; 1966 TCH gold
Hitomi Nakamichi JPN VVO Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze
Yuzo Nakamura JPN VVO Olympics / Non-starter 1964—1972 0–0–2 1970 BUL bronze; 1974 MEX bronze
Nalbert BRA VVO Olympics 1996—2004 1–0–0 2002 ARG gold
André Nascimento BRA VVO Olympics 2004—2008 2–0–0 2002 ARG gold; 2006 JPN gold
Fabrizio Nassi ITA VVO Olympics 1976—1980 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Marco Negri ITA VVO Olympics 1976—1984 0–1–0 1978 ITA silver
Katsutoshi Nekoda JPN VVO Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1964—1976 0–0–2 1970 BUL bronze; 1974 MEX bronze
Horațiu Nicolau ROU VVO Olympics 1964 0–2–2 1956 FRA silver; 1960 BRA bronze; 1962 URS bronze; 1966 TCH silver
Miloš Nikić SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2010 ITA bronze
Jelena Nikolić SRB VVO Olympics 2008—2016 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro)