Jelena Nikolić

	Jelena Nikolić
	2010 at Vakıfbank İstanbul
portrait
Date of birth	April 13, 1982
place of birth	Belgrade , Yugoslavia
size	1.92 m
position	External attack / adoption
societies
1997–1999 ; 1999–2002 ; 2002–2003 ; 2003–2004 ; 2004–2005 ; 2005–2006 ; 2006–2007 ; 2007–2008 ; 2008–2012 ; 2013–2014 ; 2014–2015 ; 2015–2016 ; 2016–2017 ; 2017–2019	OK Obilić Belgrad ; Pallavolo Reggio Emilia ; Foppapedretti Bergamo ; Minetti Infoplus Vicenza ; RC Cannes ; Toray Arrows ; Megius Volley Padua ; Takefuji Bamboo ; Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta İstanbul ; Vakıfbank İstanbul ; Azeryol Baku ; Bursa BBSK ; Metalleghe Montichiari ; Türk Hava Yolları SK
National team
2006 ; 2007-2016	Serbia and Montenegro ; Serbia
successes
2005 ; 2006 ; 2007 ; 2008 ; 2011 ; 2011 ; 2013 ; 2014 ; 2016	French champion and cup winner, ; third in the ; European Championship, second in the ; Olympic Games, fifth in the ; Champions League, ; European champion, ; club world champion, ; Turkish champion and cup winner, ; Olympic silver
	As of March 30, 2020

Jelena Nikolić ( Serbian - Cyrillic Јелена Николић ; born April 13, 1982 in Belgrade , Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian volleyball player .

Career

Jelena Nikolić played in 2006 for the Serbian-Montenegrin national team , with which she reached third place at the World Cup in Japan . The outside attacker was active in the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2016 . She took part in the Olympic Games twice, ranked fifth in Beijing in 2008 and won the silver medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 . In addition, Nikolić was 2007 European silver medalist and 2011 European champion . There were also three victories in the Europa League in 2009 , 2010 and 2011 .

Nikolić played for the following clubs from 1997 to 2019: OK Obilić Belgrad , Pallavolo Reggio Emilia , Foppapedretti Bergamo , Minetti Infoplus Vicenza , RC Cannes (2005 French champion and cup winner), Toray Arrows, Megius Volley Padua , Takefuji Bamboo and Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta İstanbul ( 2011 Champions League winner). After an injury and baby break from 2011 to 2013, Nikolić played at Vakıfbank İstanbul (2013 club world champion, 2014 Turkish champion and cup winner), Azeryol Baku , Bursa BBSK, Metalleghe Montichiari and Türk Hava Yolları SK.

Nikolić has received several individual awards at various international competitions (“Most Valuable Player”, “Best Attacker” etc.).

Nikolić is married to the Serbian national handball player Petar Nenadić . The two have had a son, Aleksa, since 2013.

Commons : Jelena Nikolić - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Jelena Nikolić in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
FIVB profile (English)
Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)

^ Jelena Nikolic's return to court. worldofvolley.com, May 28, 2013, accessed on March 31, 2020 .

portrait
Jelena Nikolić

2010 at Vakıfbank İstanbul
Date of birth	April 13, 1982
place of birth	Belgrade , Yugoslavia
size	1.92 m
position	External attack / adoption
societies
1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2012 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2019	OK Obilić Belgrad Pallavolo Reggio Emilia Foppapedretti Bergamo Minetti Infoplus Vicenza RC Cannes Toray Arrows Megius Volley Padua Takefuji Bamboo Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta İstanbul Vakıfbank İstanbul Azeryol Baku Bursa BBSK Metalleghe Montichiari Türk Hava Yolları SK
National team
2006 2007-2016	Serbia and Montenegro Serbia
successes
2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2011 2013 2014 2016	French champion and cup winner, third in the European Championship, second in the Olympic Games, fifth in the Champions League, European champion, club world champion, Turkish champion and cup winner, Olympic silver
As of March 30, 2020