Croatian women's volleyball team
| Croatia | |
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| Association | Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) |
| World ranking | 45th place |
| Homepage | Hrvatski Odbojkaski Savez |
| World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Participation in the finals | 1998 |
| best result | 6th place in 1998 |
| Olympic games | |
| Participation in the finals | 2000 |
| best result | 7th place 2000 |
| European Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 1993-2001, 2005, 2007 |
| best result | 2nd place 1995–1999 |
| World cup | |
| Participation in the finals | 1995, 1999 |
| best result | 4th place in 1995 |
| World Grand Prix | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| (As of July 4, 2008) | |
The Croatian national women's volleyball team is a selection of the best Croatian players who represent the Hrvatski Odbojkaski Savez Association at international tournaments and internationals. The team was formed in 1991 after the fall of Yugoslavia .
history
World Championship
In 1998, Croatia finished sixth in the only ever participation in a volleyball world championship .
Olympic games
The Croatians took part in the Olympic tournament in Sydney for the first time in 2000 and came in seventh. They could not qualify for Beijing 2008 .
European Championship
When they first took part in the European volleyball championship , the Croatian women narrowly lost the game for fifth place against Germany . Two years later they reached the final against the Netherlands . Also in 1997 and 1999 they were only defeated in the finals against Russia . After a weaker tournament in 2001 (ninth) they could not qualify in 2003. At the EM 2005 they lost the game for seventh place against the former brother state Serbia and Montenegro . At the 2007 tournament it was only 14th place.
World cup
In 1995, as fourth, the Croatians just missed the medal ranks at the World Cup . Four years later they finished eighth.
World Grand Prix
Croatia has not yet played in the World Grand Prix .
Web links
- Croatian Volleyball Federation website (Croatian)
- FIVB Competitions (English)
- CEV EM archive (English)