VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bosnian, Herzegovinian Volleyball Players of all time. This list of famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Volleyball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Tijana Bošković (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 42.08, Tijana Bošković is the most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.

Tijana Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. A left-handed opposite, she has won gold medals with the Serbia women's national volleyball team at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships and the 2017 and 2019 European Championships. She is also a two-time Olympic medalist, having won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Considered one of the world's best volleyball players, Bošković has been a key member of the Serbian team's offense since her debut with the national team in 2014. She was selected as the European Volleyball Confederation Female Volleyball Player of the Year for three consecutive years, in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Bošković has broken several records for spike and serve speed in women's indoor volleyball. She currently holds the second- and fourth-fastest spike speed records, at 110.3 and 107.5 kilometers per hour respectively.

2. Brankica Mihajlović (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 36.18, Brankica Mihajlović is the 2nd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Brankica Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранкица Михајловић; born 13 April 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She plays for the Serbia women's national volleyball team where she won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. In 2019, she returned to the Turkish club Fenerbahçe after a 3 year break. She is 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall.

3. Saša Starović (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 28.33, Saša Starović is the 3rd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Saša Starović (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Старовић; born 19 October 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Tourcoing Lille Métropole, a participant of the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), European Champion 2011, bronze medalist of World Championship 2010, medalist of the European Championship and the World League.