Tijana Bošković facts for kids
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Bošković with Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2016
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| Nickname | The Boss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1997 Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Hometown | Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 329 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 310 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | VakıfBank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 (national team) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Tijana Bošković (born March 8, 1997) is a famous Serbian professional volleyball player. She plays as an opposite spiker, which is a key attacking position. Many people consider her one of the best volleyball players in the world.
Tijana has achieved amazing success with the Serbia women's national volleyball team. She won gold medals at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships. She also helped her team win gold at the 2017 and 2019 European Championships. She has won two Olympic medals: a silver in 2016 and a bronze in 2020.
Since 2014, Tijana has been a very important player for Serbia's offense. The European Volleyball Confederation even named her the Female Volleyball Player of the Year three times in a row (2017, 2018, and 2019). She is known for her powerful spikes and serves. She holds some of the fastest spike speed records in women's indoor volleyball.
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Her Amazing National Team Journey
Tijana Bošković has had a fantastic career playing for her country. She started young and quickly became a star.
Starting with the Junior Team
Tijana joined Serbia's junior volleyball team when she was just 15 years old. In 2013, she won a silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Best Spiker at that event. The next year, in 2014, she led Serbia's U19 team to a gold medal at the Junior European Championship.
Senior Team Debut and Olympic Silver
In 2014, Tijana started playing for Serbia's senior national team. She was the top scorer for Serbia at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. The following year, she won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. This second-place finish helped Serbia qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Serbian team won a silver medal. This was Serbia's first-ever women's volleyball Olympic medal! During the tournament, Tijana made a serve that went 100 km/h. This was the fastest serve ever recorded at the Olympics at that time.
More Success and Olympic Bronze
In 2017, Tijana and the national team won a bronze medal at the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. She was named the Best Opposite Player of the tournament. Later that year, at the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Tijana led her team to victory. Serbia won its second European title, and Tijana was named the Most Valuable Player. She scored 130 points, making her the best attacker in the tournament.
In 2018, Tijana was the top scorer in the first FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. She scored 206 points. That same year, she led Serbia to its first-ever title at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She was again named Most Valuable Player, scoring 193 points. In 2019, Tijana and Serbia won the European Championship again. She received both the Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite awards.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Serbia earned a bronze medal. Tijana was named Best Opposite. She was the first player to score 30 or more points in three different matches at a single Olympics.
World Champion Again!
At the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Serbia successfully defended its title. Tijana was named Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite of the tournament. She became only the second player in history to win back-to-back World Championship MVP awards. She is the only European player to achieve this.
In 2023, Tijana and her team reached the final of the European Championship for the fourth time in a row. They finished in second place, earning a silver medal. Tijana is also part of Serbia's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Playing for Clubs
Since 2015, Tijana Bošković has played professionally for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. She has won many trophies with her club team.
Her first big win with Eczacıbaşı was at the 2016 Club World Championship in the Philippines. She was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite at that tournament. In total, she has won eight trophies with Eczacıbaşı. These include three Turkish Super Cups, two Women's CEV Cups, two FIVB Club World Championships, and one Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup.
Her Early Life and Family
Tijana Bošković was born on March 8, 1997, in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her parents are Serb. She has a younger brother, Vuk, who plays basketball. Her older sister, Dajana Bošković, is also a volleyball player for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. In 2021, Tijana and Dajana played against each other for the first time in an international match.
Tijana first tried karate, but then she became interested in volleyball and basketball. Since there were no basketball clubs in her hometown, she chose to focus on volleyball. When she was 14, she and her 17-year-old sister moved to Belgrade to play volleyball.
Special Recognition and Honors
Tijana Bošković has received a lot of praise for her amazing sports achievements. In 2017, the President of Republika Srpska gave her and two teammates money to recognize their success. In 2018, she received a special diplomatic passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She also received one from Serbia as part of the national women's volleyball team.
In July 2019, a sports hall in her hometown of Bileća was named after Tijana Bošković. This shows how much she is admired in her home country.
Awards and Trophies
Tijana Bošković has won many awards and trophies throughout her career.
National Team
Junior Team
- 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival –
Silver Medal - 2014 Junior European Championship –
Gold Medal
Senior Team
- 2015 World Cup – Silver Medal
- 2015 European Championship –
Bronze Medal - 2016 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 2017 World Grand Prix – Bronze Medal
- 2017 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2018 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2019 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2020 Olympic Games – Bronze Medal
- 2021 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2022 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2023 European Championship – Silver Medal
Club
- Serbian SuperCup
- 2013 Serbian Super Cup –
Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura - 2014 Serbian Super Cup – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
- 2013 Serbian Super Cup –
- Serbian Cup
- 2014/15 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
- 2014/15 Serbian Cup –
- Serbian SuperLeague
- 2013/14 Wiener SuperLiga – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
- 2014/15 Wiener SuperLiga – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
- 2013/14 Wiener SuperLiga –
- Turkish Super Cup
- 2018 Spor Toto Champion's Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2019 Spor Toto Champion's Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2020 AXA Sigorta Champion's Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2018 Spor Toto Champion's Cup –
- Turkish Cup
- 2018/19 AXA Sigorta Volleyball Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2018/19 AXA Sigorta Volleyball Cup –
- CEV Cup
- 2017/18 CEV Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2021/22 CEV Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
- 2017/18 CEV Cup –
- FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship
- 2016 Club World Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2023 Club World Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
- 2016 Club World Championship –
Individual Awards
National Team
- 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival "Most valuable player"
- 2014 Junior European Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best opposite"
- 2017 European Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2018 World Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2019 European Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2019 European Championship "Best opposite"
- 2020 Summer Olympics "Best opposite"
- 2022 World Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2022 World Championship "Best opposite"
Club
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship "Best opposite"
- 2017 FIVB Club world Championship "Best opposite"
- 2017/18 Women's CEV Cup "Most valuable player"
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship "Best opposite"
- 2018/19 Turkish Cup "Most valuable player"
- 2018/19 Turkish League Final Series "Best opposite"
- 2019 Turkish Super Cup "Most valuable player"
- 2020 Turkish Super Cup "Most valuable player"
- 2023 FIVB Club World Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2023 Club World Championship "Best opposite"
- 2023/24 Turkish League Final Series "Best opposite"
Individual Achievements
- 2013 OSS (Volleyball Federation of Serbia) Best Young Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2014 OSS Best Young Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2016 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2017 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2018 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2019 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2022 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2017 Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee
- 2018 Sport Woman of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee
- 2019 Sport Woman of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee
- 2022 Team Sport Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee
- 2018 The best Athlete of the Republic of Srpska of the year
- 2019 The best Athlete of the Republic of Srpska of the year
- 2022 The Best Athlete of the Republic of Srpska of the Year
- 2017 CEV Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2018 CEV Female Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2019 CEV Female Volleyball Player of the Year
See also
In Spanish: Tijana Bošković para niños
