Volleyball is among the world's most loved sports. Many professional volleyballers play the sport as a full-time career. There are many elite women volleyball players in the present-day world. They are come from different nations and play for different teams.

The best women volleyball players of all time have made impressive career records. They are known for their stamina, strength, good pivoting skills, and motivation on the field. Discover more about them today.

Best women volleyball players in the world

Below are the best female volleyball players of all time you should know about. They have an excellent understanding of the game.

25. Misty May-Treanor

Full name: Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor
Date of birth: 30th July 1977
Age: 45 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Misty May-Treanor is one of the top female volleyball players of all time. She a retired American professional beach volleyball player.

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She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist during her playing years. In August 2012, Misty May-Treanor was named the most successful female beach volleyball player, having won 112 tournaments in local and international competitions.

24. Winifer Fernandez

Full name: Winifer María Fernández Pérez
Date of birth: 6th January 1995
Age: 28 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

Winifer Fernandez is one of the most famous women volleyball players today. Her position is Libero, and she has played for Santiago and Cienfuegos in her home country.

The volleyballer signed a contract with Caribeñas New Horizons in 2018. She was part of a title-winning team.

23. Zehra Güneş

Full name: Zehra Güneş
Date of birth: 7th July 1999
Age: 23 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Kartal, Türkiye

Zehra Güneş is one of the hottest female volleyball players in the present-day world. She plays in the middle blocker position. She is currently signed with Vakıfbank Istanbul and is part of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

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22. Gabrielle Reece

beautiful female volleyball players — Gabrielle Reece and her husband Laird Hamilton arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of "An Inconvenient Truth" held at the DGA in Los Angeles, California. Photo: @Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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Full name: Gabrielle Allyse Reece
Date of birth: 6th January 1970
Age: 53 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: La Jolla, California, United States of America

Gabrielle Reece is one of the best women volleyball players in the USA. Besides playing the sport, she is an announcer, actress, and fashion model. Reece is a former professional beach volleyball player and Nike’s first female spokeswoman.

21. Kerri Walsh Jennings

Full name: Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings
Date of birth: 15th August 1978
Age: 44 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Kerri Walsh Jennings is among the most famous women beach volleyball players. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist. In 2000, she played for the U.S. indoor volleyball team at the Sydney Olympic Games.

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20. Yelizaveta Tishchenko

famous women volleyball players — Yelizaveta Tishchenko posing for pictures. Photo: @lisaspike2004 (modified by author)
Source: UGC

Full name: Yelizaveta Tishchenko
Date of birth: 7th February 1975
Age: 48 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukraine

Yelizaveta Tishchenko is one of the most beautiful female volleyball players of all time. She made her debut for the Soviet national team in 1991. She participated in three Olympic Games in a row (1996, 2000, and 2004) and took home a silver medal twice.

19. Yelena Godina

The greatest women volleyball players of all time — Ukrainian Yuliya Svistina (R), Russian Elena Godina (2L) and Esther Lopez (L) a point during their volleyball Final Four Female second semifinal match. Photo: @ JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images
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Full name: Yelena Mikhailovna Godina
Date of birth: 17th September 1977
Age: 45 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Yelena Godina is a Russian player who was a part of the national team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2006 Volleyball World Championship in Japan. She participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2008.

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18. Milena Rašić

Full name: Milena Rašić
Date of birth: 25th October 1990
Age: 32 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Pristina, Kosovo

Milena Rašić is among the most famous women volleyball players of all time. She was a professional player for Serbia who represented her country on the women's national team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and took home a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

17. Natália Pereira

The most popular women's volleyball player — Natalia Pereira of Brazil celebrates during the award ceremony in the 2017 Nanjing FIVB World Grand Prix Finals between Italy and Brazil in Nanjing, China. Photo: @Zhizhao Wu
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Full name: Natália Zilio Pereira
Date of birth: 4th April 1989
Age: 33 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil

Natália Pereira helped the Brazil women's national volleyball team win the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won the Most Valuable Player award and the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix.

16. Gabriela Guimarães

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Who is the No 1 women volleyball player in the world? — Gabriela Braga Guimaraes of Brazil celebrates a point during the Quarter Final match between Brazil and Japan at the FIVB Volleyball Womens World Championship. Photo: @Rene Nijhuis/Orange Pictures
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Full name: Gabriela Braga Guimarães
Date of birth: 19th May 1994
Age: 28 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gabriela Guimarães is an outside spiker from Brazil. She plays indoor volleyball and participated in the Women's competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She took home a silver medal.

15. Fabiana Claudino

Full name: Fabiana Marcelino Claudino
Date of birth: 24th January 1985
Age: 38 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

At the 2012 Olympics, Fabiana Claudino was part of the Brazil team that won the gold medal. She was awarded the Best Spiker award at the 2006 World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where Brazil won the gold medal for the sixth time. She also represented her home country in Athens, Greece, for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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14. Monica De Gennaro

Full name: Monica De Gennaro
Date of birth: 8th January 1987
Age: 36 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Piano di Sorrento, Italy

Monica De Gennaro is a member of the Italy women's national volleyball team and Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley as a professional player. She participated in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

13. Eda Erdem Dündar

Full name: Eda Erdem Dündar
Date of birth: 22nd June 1987
Age: 35 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: İstanbul, Türkiye

Eda Erdem plays for Fenerbahçe SK and the national team. She captains both teams. She has participated in over 300 games for Turkey's national team.

12. Irina Kirillova

Full name: Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova
Date of birth: 15th May 1965
Age: 57 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Tula, Russia

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Irina Kirillova won an Olympic gold medal for the Soviet Union while playing competitive volleyball and later represented Croatia. She represented Croatia on the women's national volleyball team in the 1990s. Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2017.

11. Tijana Bošković

Full name: Tijana Bošković
Date of birth: 8th March 1997
Age: 25 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tijana Bošković led the Serbian women's national volleyball team in scoring her first appearance at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. She has been playing for Eczacıbaşı VitrA since the 2015–16 season.

10. Fabiana Oliveira

women volleyball players — Fabiana Oliveira of Brazil posing for pictures outdoors. Photo: @fabialvim
Source: UGC

Full name: Fabiana Alvim de Oliveira
Date of birth: 7th March 1980
Age: 43 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Fabiana Oliveira is a former player who won the gold medal in the Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She began playing volleyball at 13 and soon developed a preference for defence, eventually moving on to the libero position. In 2012, she received her initial call-up to the Brazil women's national team.

9. Sheilla Castro

best female volleyball player of all time — Sheilla Castro De Paula Blassioli gestures during the women's quarter-final volleyball match between Brazil and China at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: @KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP
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Full name: Sheilla Castro de Paula Blassioli
Date of birth: 1st July 1983
Age: 39 years (as of 2022)
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sheilla Castro competed for her nation at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. The Brazilian team won the gold medal in both events. She also participated in the Olympics in 2016, when Brazil finished in fifth place. She retired on 9th April 2022.

8. Thaisa Menezes

Full name: Thaísa Daher de Menezes
Date of birth: 15th May 1987
Age: 35 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Thaisa Menezes won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She is frequently mentioned as one of the finest Brazilian volleyball players of all time and has won multiple Best Spiker and Best Blocker Awards.

7. Yevgeniya Artamonova-Estes

Full name: Yevgeniya Viktorovna Estes
Date of birth: 17th July 1975
Age: 47 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Yevgeniya Viktorovna Estes is a Russian volleyball player who was a member of the national team and one of only two volleyball players that competed consecutively in six Olympic Games. She won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

6. Lioubov Sokolova

Full name: Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova
Date of birth: 4th December 1977
Age: 45 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Moscow, Russia

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Lioubov Sokolova is a retired player who was a part of the national squad that took home silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan.

5. Brenda Castillo

Full name: Brenda Castillo
Date of birth: 5th June 1992
Age: 30 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic

Brenda Castillo is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She plays as a libero and was a member of the Dominican Republic national team that won fifth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

4. Hélia Souza

Full name: Hélia Rogério de Souza
Date of birth: 10th March 1970
Age: 53 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Hélia Souza competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. Her nickname is Fofão.

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3. Ting Zhu

Full name: Zhu Ting
Date of birth: 29th November 1994
Age: 30 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Dancheng County, Zhoukou, China

Ting Zhu is an outside hitter for the Chinese women's national team. From 2016 until 2019, she played for Istanbul. Currently, she represents the Italian team Savino del Bene Scandicci. Ting Zhu is regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated indoor volleyball players in history.

2. Yekaterina Gamova

top female volleyball players — Ekaterina Gamova celebrates a set win with her teammates in the fourth set against Italy during Women's Volleyball on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court. Photo: @Elsa/Getty Images
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Full name: Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Date of birth: 17th October 1980
Age: 42 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Chelyabinsk, Russia

Yekaterina Gamova is one of the best female volleyball players of all time. She is a retired player who was a part of the national squad that won silver at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and Sydney in 2000. Gamova has been referred to as the "Queen of Volleyball" due to her size and power at the net.

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1. Yeon-Koung Kim

Full name: Kim Yeon-Koung
Date of birth: 26th February 1988
Age: 35 years (as of 2023)
Place of birth: Ansan-si, South Korea

Kim Yeon-Koung is arguably the world's no. 1 female volleyball player. She was a member and captain of the South Korean national team until August 2021. She was an outside hitter and the first volleyball player in Asian history to win the CEV Women's Champions League MVP title.

Recap of the best women volleyball players

Rank	Name
1	Yeon-Koung Kim
2	Yekaterina Gamova
3	Ting Zhu
4	Hélia Souza
5	Brenda Castillo
6	Lioubov Sokolova
7	Yevgeniya Artamonova-Estes
8	Thaisa Menezes
9	Sheilla Castro
10	Fabiana Oliveira
11	Tijana Bošković
12	Irina Kirillova
13	Eda Erdem Dündar
14	Monica De Gennaro
15	Fabiana Claudino
16	Gabriela Guimarães
17	Natália Pereira
18	Milena Rašić
19	Yelena Godina
20	Yelizaveta Tishchenko
21	Kerri Walsh Jennings
22	Gabrielle Reece
23	Zehra Güneş
24	Winifer Fernandez
25	Misty May-Treanor

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Who is the no 1 women volleyball player in the world?

Yeon-Koung Kim is arguably the no 1 women volleyball player in the world. She was the first volleyball player in Asian history to win the CEV Women's Champions League MVP title.

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