Great Britain women's national volleyball team
| Association | British Volleyball Federation | |
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| Confederation | CEV | |
| FIVB ranking | ? (as of 12 June 2021) | |
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| Summer Olympics | ||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2012) | |
The Great Britain women's national volleyball team is the team representing Great Britain in volleyball competitions.[1] The Great Britain Volleyball programme team was resumed[clarification needed] in 2006 following an agreement of the FIVB to permit the national teams of , and England to compete together for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. After losing 0–3 to Russia, they got their first Olympic victory, beating Algeria 3–2, a team ranked 53 places above them.
Current roster[]
The following is the British roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Head coach: Audrey Cooper
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
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| 1 | Savanah Leaf | 24 November 1993 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 316 cm (124 in) | 289 cm (114 in) |  University of Miami
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| 2 | Lucy Wicks | 20 March 1982 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 274 cm (108 in) | 
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| 4 | Rachel Laybourne | 23 May 1982 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 299 cm (118 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | 
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| 6 | Jennifer Taylor | 16 August 1980 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 278 cm (109 in) | 
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| 7 | Maria Bertelli (L) | 6 October 1977 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 279 cm (110 in) | 263 cm (104 in) | 
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| 8 | Rachel Bragg | 11 December 1984 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 283 cm (111 in) |
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| 9 | Joanne Morgan | 7 October 1983 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 278 cm (109 in) | 271 cm (107 in) |
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| 10 | Lynne Beattie (C) | 23 December 1985 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 287 cm (113 in) |  CV Las Palmas
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| 12 | Elizabeth Reid | 21 March 1989 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | University of Georgia
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| 17 | Janine Sandell | 7 December 1985 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 283 cm (111 in) |
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| 18 | Grace Carter | 10 August 1989 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 291 cm (115 in) | 
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| 19 | Ciara Michel | 2 July 1985 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 302 cm (119 in) |
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References[]
- ^ "GB Volleyball". britishvolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 2009-03-20.
- ^ "TEAM COMPOSITION – GBR / Great Britain (women)". FIVB. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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