Belgium women's national volleyball team

Belgium
Association Koninklijk Belgisch Volleybalverbond (KBVBV)
Confederation CEV
Head coach Gert Vande Broek
FIVB ranking 16 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
World Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1956)
Best result 11th (2014)
European Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1967)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2013)
www.volleyvvb.be
Belgium women's national volleyball team
Medal record
European Championship
2013 Germany/Switzerland Team
European League
2013 Varna Team

The Belgium women's national volleyball team represents Belgium in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

Their nickname is Yellow Tigers.[1]

Competitive record

World Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Soviet Union 1952 Did not participate
France 1956 Group stage 13th 2 0 2 0 6
Brazil 1960 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1962
Japan 1967
Bulgaria 1970 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1974
Soviet Union 1978 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 9
Peru 1982 Did Not Qualify
Czechoslovakia 1986
China 1990
Brazil 1994
Japan 1998
Germany 2002
Japan 2006
Japan 2010
Italy 2014 11th place
Total0 Titles3/16505015

European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Last match played
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did not participate
Bulgaria 1950
France 1951
Romania 1955
Czechoslovakia 1958
Romania 1963
Turkey 1967 Group stage 14th 3 0 3 0 9 9th–15th place play-off round — lost to  Italy, 0–3
Italy 1971 Did not participate
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 1 9 7th–12th place play-off round — lost to  Netherlands, 2–3
Finland 1977 Did Not Qualify
France 1979 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 9 7th–12th place play-off round — lost to  Yugoslavia, 0–3
Bulgaria 1981 Did Not Qualify
East Germany 1983
Netherlands 1985
Belgium 1987 Group stage 12th 5 0 5 0 15 11th place match — lost to  Poland, 0–3
West Germany 1989 Did Not Qualify
Italy 1991
Czech Republic 1993
Netherlands 1995
Czech Republic 1997
Italy 1999
Bulgaria 2001
Turkey 2003
Croatia 2005
Belgium/Luxembourg 2007 Group stage 7th 3 1 2 6 6 2nd round group stage — defeated  Bulgaria, 3–1
Poland 2009 Group stage 11th 3 1 2 7 7 2nd round group stage — lost to  Spain, 2–3
Italy/Serbia 2011 Did Not Qualify
Germany/Switzerland 2013 Semi-Final 3rd 5 4 1 17 9 3rd place match — defeated  Serbia, 3–2
Belgium/Netherlands 2015 Quarterfinals 6th 5 3 2 9 7 Quarterfinals — lost to  Serbia, 1–3
Total0 Titles8/29

European Volleyball League

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Turkey 2009 Did not participate
Turkey 2010
Turkey 2011
Czech Republic 2012
Bulgaria 2013 Runners-up 2nd 14 11 3 37 14
Total0 Titles1/5141133714

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Gert Vande Broek

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Bland, AngieAngie Bland26 April 19841.87 m (6 ft 2 in)65 kg (143 lb)306 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in)France Volley-Ball Nantes
3 Dirickx, FraukeFrauke Dirickx3 January 19801.86 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)305 cm (120 in)302 cm (119 in)Poland Impel Wrocław
4 Coolman, NinaNina Coolman25 January 19911.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (150 lb)305 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in)France Saint-Cloud Paris
5 Heyrman, LauraLaura Heyrman17 May 19931.86 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)310 cm (120 in)280 cm (110 in)Italy LJ Modena
6 Leys, CharlotteCharlotte Leys (C)18 March 19891.84 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)305 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in)Poland Atom Trefl Sopot
7 Courtois, ValérieValérie Courtois1 November 19901.71 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in)Belgium VC Oudegem
10 Van Hecke, LiseLise Van Hecke1 July 19921.86 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)299 cm (118 in)281 cm (111 in)Italy River Piacenza
11 Vandesteene, ElsEls Vandesteene30 May 19871.84 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)308 cm (121 in)291 cm (115 in)France Volley-Ball Nantes
12 Strumilo, DominikaDominika Strumilo26 December 19961.86 m (6 ft 1 in)66 kg (146 lb)311 cm (122 in)292 cm (115 in)Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
14 Rousseaux, HélèneHélène Rousseaux25 September 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)322 cm (127 in)300 cm (120 in)Italy LJ Modena
17 Van De Vijver, IlkaIlka Van De Vijver26 January 19931.79 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)296 cm (117 in)273 cm (107 in)France RC Cannes
18 Ruysschaert, BrittBritt Ruysschaert27 May 19941.77 m (5 ft 10 in)62 kg (137 lb)302 cm (119 in)281 cm (111 in)Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
19 Cools, SarahSarah Cools14 April 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in)68 kg (150 lb)312 cm (123 in)291 cm (115 in)Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
20 Catry, MaudMaud Catry4 September 19901.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)307 cm (121 in)302 cm (119 in)France Saint-Cloud Paris

References

  1. ↑ Belgians Proud of Volleyball Team, VolleyWood.net, 17 Sep 2013. Accessed 1 Aug 2016.
  2. ↑ "Team Roster – Belgium". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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External links

  1. ↑ "Team Roster – Belgium". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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