Bulgaria women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Bulgarian Volleyball Federation | ||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Dragan Nešić | ||
| FIVB ranking | 20 (as of October 2015) | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result |  Third Place (1980) |
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1952) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1952) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 27 (First in 1950) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (1981) |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | Team |
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1981 Sofia | |
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1979 Lyon | |
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2001 Varna | |
| European League | ||
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2010 Turkey | |
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2012 Czech Republic | |
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2009 Turkey | |
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2011 Turkey | |
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2013 Bulgaria | |
| Universiade | ||
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1961 Bulgaria | Team |
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1973 Soviet Union | Team |
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1970 Italy | Team |
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1977 Bulgaria | 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 had its biggest success in 1981, winning the European title at its home in Sofia. The previous year, Bulgaria won the bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Contents
Competition Results
Balkan Championship
| Year | Rank |
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 1982 |
Champions |
Summer Universidade
| Year | Rank |
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| 1961 |
Runners-Up |
 1973 |
Third Place |
 1970 |
Runners-Up |
| 1977 |
Third Place |
Summer Olympics
| Year | Rank |
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| 1980 |
Runners-Up |
European Championship
| Year | Rank |
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| 1950 |
4th |
| 1971 |
4th |
 1975 |
4th |
 1979 |
Third Place |
| 1981 |
Champions |
 1983 |
4th |
 1987 |
4th |
 1997 |
4th |
| 2001 |
Third Place |
European League
| Year | Rank |
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 2009 |
Third Place |
| 2010 |
Runners-Up |
| 2011 |
Third Place |
| 2012 |
Runners-Up |
| 2013 |
Third Place |
World Championship
| Year | Rank |
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| 1952 |
4th |
| 1962 |
4th |
World Grand Prix
| Year | Rank |
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 2013 |
9th |
Team
Current Squad
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1]
Head coach: 
Vladimir Kuzyutkin
| Number | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | Club 2015 |
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| 1 | Diana Nenova | 16 April 1985 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 298 cm (117 in) |  Dinamo București |
| 2 | Lora Kitipova | 19 May 1991 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 283 cm (111 in) |  Azeryol Baku |
| 3 | Dobriana Rabadzhieva | 14 June 1991 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) |  Voléro Zürich |
| 4 | Tsvetelina Zarkova | 18 December 1986 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 289 cm (114 in) | Dinamo București |
| 5 | Kremena Kamenova | 21 May 1988 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | CSM Bucureşti |
| 6 | Hristina Ruseva | 1 October 1991 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Telekom Baku |
| 7 | Ivelina Monova | 17 January 1986 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 8 | Mariya Filipova | 10 September 1982 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Telekom Baku |
| 9 | Slavina Koleva | 22 November 1986 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Karşıyaka Izmir |
| 10 | Nasya Dimitrova | 6 November 1992 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Levski Sofia |
| 11 | Elitsa Vasileva | 13 May 1990 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | WVC Dynamo Kazan |
| 12 | Strashimira Filipova (C) | 18 August 1985 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Azerrail Baku |
| 13 | Emiliya Nikolova | 26 December 1991 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 287 cm (113 in) | Imoco Conegliano |
| 14 | Elena Koleva | 1 December 1977 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | River Piacenza |
References
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