Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

Bulgaria
Association	Bulgarian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Lorenzo Micelli
FIVB ranking	21 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1980)
Best result	3rd (1980)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1952)
Best result	4th (1952)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1981)
Best result	7th (1981)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1950)
Best result	Champions (1981)
Olympic Games
European Championship
Challenger Cup
European League
Universiade

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 — - 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

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
2022 — 17th Place
2025 — Qualified

FIVB World Cup

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

FIVB World Grand Prix

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

FIVB Volleyball Nations League

2018 - Did not qualify
2019 - 16th place
2020 - Cancelled
2021 - Did not qualify
2022 - 14th place
2023 - 13th place
2024 - 16th place
2025 - Qualified

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)
2023 — 7th place
2026 — Qualified

European League

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

FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup

Year	Rank
2018	First Place

Balkan Championship

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

Summer Universidade

Year	Rank
1961	Runner-Up
1973	Third Place
1970	Runner-Up
1977	Third 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
1	Gergana Dimitrova	28 February 1996	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	288 cm (113 in)	RC Cannes
2	Nasya Dimitrova	6 November 1992	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
3	Kristiana Petrova	13 July 1997	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	282 cm (111 in)	Levski Volley
4	Veselina Grigorova	6 September 1995	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Kazanlak Volley
6	Miroslava Paskova	16 February 1996	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	299 cm (118 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Levski Volley
7	Lora Kitipova	19 May 1991	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	283 cm (111 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
8	Petya Barakova	18 June 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	283 cm (111 in)	271 cm (107 in)	Alba Blaj
9	Monika Krasteva	9 May 1999	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Levski Volley
10	Mira Todorova	12 April 1994	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Le Cannet
11	Hristina Ruseva (c)	1 October 1991	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Galatasaray S.K
12	Mariya Karakasheva	27 October 1988	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC CSKA Sofia
13	Ivelina Monova	17 January 1986	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	285 cm (112 in)	280 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
15	Zhana Todorova	6 January 1997	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	271 cm (107 in)	255 cm (100 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
18	Silvana Chausheva	19 May 1995	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv

References

^ "Bulgaria Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

[1] "Bulgaria Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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