And female beauty - at first glance, these things are absolutely incompatible. But this is not true at all! This myth can easily be debunked by our list of the most beautiful volleyball players on the planet.
Women's volleyball: a brief excursion into history
Humanity has been playing volleyball for more than a century. The inventor of this sports game is an ordinary American “physical teacher” William George Morgan. In 1895, he raised a tennis net higher and invited his students to take turns throwing a basketball camera over it. In 1922, the first international volleyball competitions in the history of world sports took place.
Very soon the ladies also mastered this energetic game. And, it should be noted that this sport has only benefited from this. Photos of the most beautiful volleyball players are clear proof of this. By the way, the first European Women's Volleyball Championship was held back in 1949. Gold awards then went to Soviet athletes.
Today, volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is distinguished by entertainment, emotionality and unpredictability of the final results. In this article we will tell you about the most beautiful girls volleyball players in Russia and the world. And, of course, we’ll show you what they look like.
The most beautiful volleyball players: TOP 10
Looking at the photos of all these beauties, it is very difficult to say who is in front of us - experienced fashion models or professional athletes. We tried to compile our rating of the most beautiful volleyball players of our time (it was very difficult to do this). And it looks like this:
- Milena Radetskaya (10th place).
- Juliet Lazcano (9th place).
- Jacqueline Carvalho (8th place).
- Sana Anarkulova (7th place).
- Sheila Castro (6th place).
- Jovana Brakocevic (5th place).
- Martina Guigi (4th place).
- Alisa Manyonok (3rd place).
- (2nd place).
- Winifer Fernandez (1st place).
The Russian women's volleyball team is not only very strong on the international sports scene. She is also very nice to look at! In addition to the aforementioned Alisa Manenok, the most beautiful volleyball players in Russia include Yulia Podskalnaya, Ksenia Parubets, Tatyana Kosheleva. By and large, all the girls of this team are incredibly good-looking!
Well, now let's see what the most beautiful volleyball players in the world look like. And we will learn the most interesting facts from their biography.
Milena Radecka (Poland)
Our ranking opens with Milena Maria Radecka, a talented Polish volleyball player who plays for one of the Italian teams. As a child, she was an excellent high jumper, but as she grew up, she still chose volleyball. Two-time Polish champion. Milena became incredibly popular after she posed for Playboy magazine. Therefore, it was not by chance that it ended up on our list.
Height: 1.78 m. Weight: 76 kg. Year of birth: 1984.
Juliet Lazcano (Argentina)
Tall, slender, dark and always smiling, Julieta Lazcano is not only an excellent player, but also a real gem of the Argentine women's volleyball team. The girl has been in professional sports since 2004. During this time, she managed to play in several Argentine teams, as well as in Dynamo Moscow. Now Juliet is defending the honor of the French club Saint-Raphaël. Her playing role is middle blocker.
Height: 1.90 m. Weight: 74 kg. Year of birth: 1989.
Jacqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
Jaqueline Carvalho is a two-time Olympic champion and three-time winner of the Volleyball World Grand Prix. Jacqueline is from Brazil and plays as a striker. After playing a little in Spain, she returned to her homeland. Today he plays as part of the Minas Tenis team from Belo Horizonte. Interestingly, Jacqueline Carvalho’s husband is also a professional volleyball player. Together they are raising their son Arthur, born in 2013.
Height: 1.86 m. Weight: 70 kg. Year of birth: 1983.
Sana Anarkulova (Kazakhstan)
Sana Anarkulova (maiden name - Dzharlagasova) was born in Sol-Iletsk, but then moved to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Gracia coach from Uralsk. Soon she received citizenship and became one of the key players of the Kazakh national team. Currently he plays for the Almaty volleyball club. Sana is a participant in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as a bronze medalist at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2013, she married professional volleyball player Medet Anarkulov.
Height: 1.88 m. Weight: 77 kg. Year of birth: 1988.
Sheila Castro (Brazil)
Latin America is incredibly rich in attractive and hot athletes! Among the most beautiful volleyball players in the world is two-time Olympic champion Sheilla Castro. The girl is originally from Brazil, but now she plays for the Turkish club Vakifbank from Istanbul. In addition to professional sports activities, Sheila actively participates in various advertising campaigns, filming and promotions.
Height: 1.85 m. Weight: 64 kg. Year of birth: 1983.
Jovana Brakocevic (Serbia)
Slender and sophisticated Jovana Brakočević is a real star of Serbian volleyball. In 2011, she, together with her team, won the European Championship, and in 2016 she won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Jovana was born into a very athletic family: her mother was a basketball player and her father was a handball player. The girl has been playing volleyball since she was eleven years old. In her sports career, the Serbian beauty has already managed to change ten clubs. Brakocevic currently plays in Kazakhstan's Altai.
Height: 1.96 m. Weight: 82 kg. Year of birth: 1988.
Martina Guigi (Italy)
Another lover of being seen in front of camera lenses (in her free time from games, of course) is Martina Guiggi. Her photographs have already graced more than one famous sports publication. Nevertheless, her passion for photo shoots does not prevent her from showing excellent results on the volleyball court. Charming Martina is one of the key players of the Italian national team. Currently plays for the Novarra club.
Height: 1.88 m. Weight: 71 kg. Year of birth: 1984.
Alisa Manyonok (Russia)
Alisa Manyonok is one of the most beautiful volleyball players in Russia. She successfully combines professional sports with work in a modeling agency. A girl lives and studies in Kazan. In addition to her sporting achievements, Alisa can boast of the honorary title of first vice-miss at the international competition Supermodel International - 2016.
Height: 1.82 m. Weight: 58 kg. Year of birth: 1995.
Sabina Altynbekova (Kazakhstan)
Sabina gained enormous popularity from the Asian Junior Championships, held in 2014 in the Republic of China. Then she was called the most beautiful volleyball player in the championship. Journalists noted that Altynbekova managed to outshine even the sporting event itself with her unusually beautiful appearance. The athlete from Kazakhstan was especially liked by fans from Japan, Korea and Taiwan. She reminded them very much of an anime heroine.
Height: 1.82 m. Weight: 59 kg. Year of birth: 1996.
Winifer Fernandez (Dominican Republic)
The most beautiful volleyball player in our ranking is Winifer Fernández, who plays as the main receiver in the Dominican Republic national team. The athlete is only 21 years old. Thanks to her small stature, she copes well with her position as a libero in the local volleyball club Mirador.
In 2016, an unknown fan posted online a compilation of game moments with the participation of the athlete. The video received about 10 million views on YouTube. After this, Winifer began to rapidly gain popularity on the Internet. More than 270 thousand people have already subscribed to the volleyball player’s Instagram page!
Height: 1.69 m. Weight: 62 kg. Year of birth: 1995.
Finally
Our ranking of the most beautiful volleyball players is, of course, very, very subjective. In fact, there are many more real beauties in this sport. We hope this article will make you look at volleyball in a new way. In particular, for women.
