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Australia women's national volleyball team

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FIVB ranking61 (as of 10 July 2024)
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The Australia women's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Women (VTAW) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball playing nation of Australia. As of January 2021, they are ranked 40th in the world.[1] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

The Australian Women’s program maintained during the 1990s ranked 6th in the Asian zone, due in part to the strong nature of women’s volleyball in Asia, with teams like China, Japan and Korea ranked in the world at the time in the top 8. With the support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), they achieved 9th place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Following this the Volleyroos achieved its highest-ever world ranking of 14th.[citation needed] They then achieved a 6th-place finish at the 2001 Asian Championships, and qualified for a second World Championships.

Their historic inclusion in the 2014 Women’s Grand Prix challenged the Volleyroos skills with higher world ranked competitors.[2]

Tournament history

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A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

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The women's Volleyroos made their Olympic Games debut as host sport nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They have yet to return to Olympic competition.[3]

World Championships

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Australia have participated twice internationally:[4] and 2002.[5][6]

1982 World Championship (Peru) – Finishing 12th out of 23 teams. 2002 World Championship (Germany) – Finishing 21st out of 24 teams.

Challenger Cup

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Asian Championships

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The first Asian Volleyball Championship was held in Melbourne, 1975, where Australia placed 4th.[7] They came 4th again in 1979.[8] These were the best placings in this competition. The team has always placed within the top 10 throughout its history in this tournament.

Asian Cup

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Asian Challenge Cup

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  • Thailand 2022 — Did not participate
  • Indonesia 2023 — 6th place
  • Philippines 2024 — 4th place

World Grand Prix

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Australia played in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, one of 28 participating countries. They were in Group 3, featuring Cuba, Algeria, Peru, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, and Mexico.

Results table[9] below. The first 3 matches were played in Bendigo, Victoria, and the last 3 matches played in Cali, Colombia.

Match Home team Away team
1 Australia 0–3 Colombia
2 Australia 1–3 Cuba
3 Australia 0–3 Croatia
4 Kazakhstan 3–0 Australia
5 Colombia 3–0 Australia
6 Mexico N/A Australia

Pool B3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun 10:40 Australia  0–3  Colombia 17–25 13–25 13–25     43–75 P2 P3
4 Jun 09:10 Australia  1–3  Cuba 22–25 25–23 18-25 25–27   90–75 P2 P3
5 Jun 06:10 Australia  0–3  Croatia 19–25 17–25 12–25     48–75 P2 P3

Pool C3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun 22:00 Kazakhstan  3–0  Australia 25–14 25–6 25–20     75–40 P2 P3
11 Jun 23:30 Colombia  3–0  Australia 25–17 25–20 25–15     75–52 P2 P3
12 Jun 21:00 Mexico   Australia     0–0 P2 P3

Current roster

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Australian women's national volleyball team for the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
Position Name Date of birth Height Current team
S Mikaela Stevens (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 (age 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sweden NSW Phoenix
OH Caitlin Tipping (2000-11-16) November 16, 2000 (age 23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sweden Linköpings VC
S Alexia Zammit (2004-11-06) November 6, 2004 (age 19) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Australia Perth Steel
L Allysha Sims (2002-08-16) August 16, 2002 (age 22) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Germany Rote Raben Vilsbiburg II
OP Emma Burton (1997-09-15) September 15, 1997 (age 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Australia Queensland Pirates
MB Cassandra Dodd (2004-03-12) March 12, 2004 (age 20) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Australia Canberra Heat
MB Lauren Cox (2002-08-23) August 23, 2002 (age 22) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Finland Hämeenlinnan Lentopallokerho
OH Caitlin Whincup (2005-01-21) January 21, 2005 (age 19) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Australia Perth Steel
OH Kasey Hogan (2003-06-05) June 5, 2003 (age 21) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) United States Nevada University
OH Cameron Zajer (2006-02-27) February 27, 2006 (age 18) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Australia Adelaide Storm
L Sarah Burton (c) (2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 (age 21) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Australia WA Steel
OH Ella Schabort (2005-05-25) May 25, 2005 (age 19) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) United States Binghamton University
MB Kara Inskip (2000-12-29) December 29, 2000 (age 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Finland LiigaPloki
MB Elysse Hislop (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 (age 25) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Australia Perth Steel

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References

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  1. ^ "FIVB – Volleyball".
  2. ^ "Volleyroos Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Volleyball". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Peru: El Mundial Femenino, Servido" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 June 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ^ "...::: Volleyball Almanac – Women's World Championship :::..." 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Index.asp Federation Internationale de Volleyball
  7. ^ "Women Volleyball Ist Asian Championship 1975 Melbourne (AUS) - 17-28.08 Winner Japan". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Women Volleyball Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong (HKG) - 07-14.12 Winner China". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Overview - Australia - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016". worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Athletes - Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.