The Tallest Women’s Volleyball Players

by Pakmen Research Staff

Volleyball is an incredibly popular sport both among men and women. A lot of men and women choose to play the game of volleyball all over the world. The sport is constantly gaining popularity. The volleyball sport is on the rise and the number of volleyball player is constantly growing.

There has been a lot of talk about the importance of height in the sport of volleyball. It’s pretty clear that tall volleyball players have the advantages of short volleyball players.

It’s incredibly important for volleyball blockers and volleyball attackers to be tall. The reality is, tall volleyball players find it a lot easier to block the opposing team’s attacks and carry out attack hits.

What is great about being tall is that tall volleyball players can jump higher comparing to short athletes. There are a lot of tall volleyball players in the history of volleyball.

The big question is – how tall are most women’s volleyball players? According to the statistics, the average height of female volleyball players is 177 centimeters. That means that girls, who are taller than 177 centimeters, fall under the category of the tallest women’s volleyball players.

Is it necessary to be tall in order to achieve success in the sport of volleyball? Today, we’ll talk about the tallest women’s volleyball players in the world. We’ll dig deeper into their sport careers, biographies and talk about their sport achievements.

Additionally, we’ll talk about the most successful female athletes in the history of volleyball sport. We will take a closer look at their height. Then, we’ll compare the tallest women’s volleyball players with the most successful athletes. This will make it possible for readers to realize if there is a link between tall volleyball players and the success in the sport of volleyball.

Who are the Tallest Women’s Volleyball Players in the World?

Let’s try to figure out who are the tallest women’s volleyball players and how tall they are, what volleyball clubs they play for, etc.

Alba Hernandez

Alba Hernandez is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico. The athlete was born on 3-rd October in 1994. She plays at the position of a middle blocker. Her height is 207 centimeters. A volleyball player’s block is 293 centimeters and volleyball player’s spike is 305 centimeters.

Now, let’s take a closer look at volleyball player’s experience. The athlete has played for 3 volleyball clubs: Gigantes de Carolina, Puerto Rico (starting from 2014/15 till 2014/15); Amazonas de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (starting from 2018/19 till 2018/19); Rote Raben Vilsbiburg, Germany (starting from 2019/20 till 2019/20).

Anna Kajalina

Anna Kajalina is a female volleyball player from Estonia. The athlete was born on 8th March in 1991. She plays at the position of a spiker. Her height is 205 centimeters.

Now, let’s take a closer look at volleyball player’s experience. The athlete has played for the following volleyball clubs: River Volley, Italy (starting from 2009/10 till 2011/12); Riso Scotti Pavia, Italy (starting from 2012/13 till 2012/13); Promoball Volleyball, Italy (starting from 2013/14 till 2013/14); Neruda Bolzano, Italy (starting from 2014/15 till 2014/15); Saint Raphael Var Volley-Ball, France (starting from 2015/16 till 2016/17); Olimpia Teodora Ravenna, Italy (starting from 2017/18 till 2017/18); Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo, Italy (starting from 2018/19 till 2018/19), Cuore di Mamma Cutrofiano, Italy (starting from 2019/20 till 2019/20).

Nelly Alisheva

Nelly Alisheva is a female volleyball player from Russia. The athlete was born on 20th December in 1983. She plays at the position of a middle blocker. A volleyball player’s block is 308 centimeters and volleyball player’s spike is 319 centimeters. Her height is 204 centimeters.

Now, let’s take a closer look at volleyball player’s experience. She played for the following volleyball clubs: MGFSO, Russia (starting from 2000 till 2003); Volleyball club Dinamo Moscow, Russia (starting from 2003 till 2011); Omichka, Russia (starting from 2011 till 2013) and Proton volleyball club (starting from 2013 till 2018).

Who are the Most Successful Women’s Volleyball Players?

Now, it’s time to figure out who are the most successful women’s volleyball players. And of course, we will draw your attention to the achievements of the most successful players.

Regla Torres

Regla Torres is a female volleyball player from Cuba. She plays at the position of a middle blocker. Regla is a member of the Cuba women’s national volleyball team. Her height is 193 centimeters. The volleyball player has a long list of awards that includes the following: 3 Gold medals at the Olympic Games (in Barcelona in 1982, in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000); 2 Gold medals at World Championship (in Brazil in 1994 and in Japan in 1998); 3 Gold medals at FIVB World Cup (in Japan in 1989, in Japan in 1991 and in Japan in 1995) as well as 2 Gold medals (in 1993 in Hong Kong and in 2000 in Manila), 1 Silver medal (in Shanghai in 1994) and 2 Bronze medals (in Shanghai in 1995 and in Hong Kong in 1998) at FIVB World Grand Prix.

Sheilla Castro

Sheilla Castro is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She plays at the position of an opposite hitter. Sheilla Castro is Brazil women’s national volleyball team. Her height is 185 centimeters. The volleyball player has a long list of awards that includes the following: 2 Gold medals at the Olympic Games (in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012); 2 Silver medals (in Japan in 2006 and in Japan in 2010) and 1 Bronze medal (in Italy in 2014) at FIVB World Championship; 1 Silver medal (in Japan in 2007) at FIVB World Championship; 2 Gold medals (in Tokyo in 2005 and in Tokyo in 2013) and 1 Silver medal (in Tokyo in 2009) at World Grand Champions Cup; 7 Gold medals (in Sendai in 2005, in Reggio Calabria in 2006, in Yokohama in 2008, in Tokyo in 2009, in Sapporo in 2013, in Tokyo in 2014 and in Bangkok in 2016) and 3 Silver medals (in Ningbo in 2010, in Macau in 2011 and in Ningbo in 2012) at FIVB World Grand Prix; 1 Gold medal (in Guadalajara in 2011) and 1 Silver medal (in Rio de Janeiro in 2007) at Pan American Games.

Final Thoughts

Actually, the history of volleyball knows many great female volleyball players. So, the list of the best women’s volleyball players in the world could go on and on.

The same can be said about the list of the tallest women’s volleyball players. There are many other tall women’s volleyball players in the world.

Now, let’s return to our main question. Is it necessary to be tall to be a successful volleyball player? It goes without saying that to become a successful volleyball player and demonstrate excellent results on the court during important volleyball matches.

On the other hand, it doesn’t that if you will be good at volleyball if you are tall. Of course, tall volleyball players have a good potential. However, the sport of volleyball requires massive time investment, dedication and a lot of hard to do. Therefore, you have to train hard, train smart and train on a regular basis in order to become a successful volleyball player.

It doesn’t mean that you can’t play the game of volleyball if you are short. The reality is, the game of volleyball has many positions that can be taken by short volleyball players. For example, short volleyball players can be good passers, setters, diggers and servers. These volleyball positions don’t require high height. So, they can be played by any volleyball player.

 

No matter where you are from, no matter how old you are and no matter what your height is, you can play volleyball and demonstrate excellent results. Train hard, train smart and train on a regular basis. The success will come to you over time. As always, we wish you the best of luck!