Tijana Bošković

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Tijana Bošković
2016-12-14 Tijana Boskovic by Sandro Halank.jpg
Personal information
NicknameThe Boss
NationalitySerbian
Born (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 24)
Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
HometownBileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block317 cm (125 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubTurkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011–2015Serbia ŽOK Partizan Vizura
2015–Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA
National team
2014–Serbia Serbia
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Japan Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal – first place 2019 Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nanjing
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tampere/Tartu
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2013 Utrecht

Tijana Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian volleyball player for the Serbia women's national volleyball team.[1] She was the leading scorer for the Serbia women's national volleyball team in her debut in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[2] and 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[3] She has won the Serbian Championship title (2013-2014 season) and two Serbian Super Cups (2013 and 2014). Her current club is Eczacıbaşı VitrA since 2015-2016 season.[4][5]

At the national team level she won the European Junior Girls Championship in 2014 and was selected as Most Valuable Player of the tournament. She was the leading scorer for the Serbia Women's National Volleyball Team when she made her debut in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She won a silver medal with the national team in Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a gold medal at the 2017 CEV European Championship and a gold medal at the 2018 FIVB World Championship, where she was selected as the MVP in two consecutive years. At the 2019 European Volleyball Championship she led her team to clinch the European title for the second time in a row and became the MVP. Being selected as the 2019 CEV Female Volleyball Player of the Year, Bošković has recorded an impressive achievement by receiving that award for the third consecutive year.

She currently holds women's world record for spike speed of 110.3 km/h.[6]

Personal life[]

Tijana was born on March 8, 1997 in Trebinje, Republika Srpska. Her father was a football player. She has two siblings – a brother Vuk and a sister Dajana.[7] Tijana can speak three languages: Serbian, Turkish and English.[8] Her older sister Dajana Bošković plays for the national team of Bosnia and Hercegovina. The two sisters played their first international match against each other in 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[9]

Awards[]

National team[]

Junior Team[]

Senior Team[]

Club[]

Individual awards[]

Individual achievements[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Roster – Serbia – FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ "P2 VOLLEYBALL Match result" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ^ "CEV – Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". cev.lu. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "OK-VIZURA.COM: ODBOJKAŠKI KLUB PARTIZAN VIZURA, PRVI TIM". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Player – Tijana Bošković – FIVB Volleyball vaca. Doida Women's World Championship Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ^ "EUROVOLLEY 2021 W: Bošković sets new women's world record for spike speed! (VIDEO)". 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tijana Bošković za "Blic": Nije bilo šanse da igram za Tursku, sa Srbijom do snova!".
  8. ^ "Kafeingo ile Quiz #4 - Tijana Boskovic & Sladjana Mirkovic".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Najemotivniji meč karijere: Tijana sa Srbijom na sestru Dajanu NOVA portal". 19 August 2021.
  10. ^ {{|url=https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/15137/eyof-w-tijana-boskovic-mvp.html}}
  11. ^ {{|url=https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/15137/eyof-w-tijana-boskovic-mvp.html}}
  12. ^ "TURKISH SUPER CUP W: Haak's huge display not rewarded, 3rd trophy in a row for Eczacıbaşı". 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB Club World Championship
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
European Championship
2017
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
World Championship
2018 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Best Opposite of
Olympic Games
2020 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Best Opposite of
FIVB Club World Championship
2016
2017
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Opposite of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2017 		Succeeded by
-
Preceded by Best Opposite of
European Championship
2019
2021 		Succeeded by
TBD
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