"Jenny" Lang Ping is a former Chinese volleyball player and the current head coach of China women's national volleyball team. She was the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team, herself being the MVP of women volleyball in 1984 Olympics. She is of Manchu descent.
Vladimir Romanovich Alekno is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach. He is the current headcoach of VC Zenit-Kazan and Russia men's national volleyball team. Vladimir Alekno started his Volleyball career in 1984 in the SKA Minsk team. Alekno coached the national volleyball team in 2007-2008 and 2011-2012. Under his leadership, the Russian players won the gold medal in 2012 and the bronze medal in 2008 in the Summer Olympic Games. As well, they won the World League and the World Cup both in 2011.
Gheorghe Crețu is a Romanian former volleyball player who currently coaches the Estonia men's national volleyball team.
Vital Heynen is a former Belgian volleyball player and head coach of German club VfB Friedrichshafen and Poland men's national volleyball team.
Tommi Tiilikainen is a Finnish volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Despite his young age, he is regarded by a number of players, coaches, and commentators as one of the greatest and most successful managers in Finnish volleyball. In 2016 Tiilikainen won his third Finnish volleyball league championships and led club Tiikerit to the third Finnish Cup gold.
Raúl Lozano is a former Argentine volleyball player, head coach of China men's national volleyball team.
Michaela Franklin is head women's volleyball coach at Clemson University. Previously Franklin was associate head coach of women's volleyball at Iowa University from 2014 to 2017. She was assistant volleyball coach at Northern Illinois University from 2006 to 2008 and at Marquette University from 2009 to 2012. Franklin graduate from Kansas State University, where she played college volleyball from 2002 to 2004. She is the daughter of Andra Franklin.
Godfrey Owese Okumu is a Kenyan volleyball coach. He is also a former player who has played for the Kenyan national volleyball team. Okumu is a native of Nyanza.
Garth Pischke is a Canadian volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the University of Manitoba men's volleyball team.
Natalia Málaga is a volleyball player and coach from Peru. She participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peruvian national team. She placed sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984, won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and placed 11th in 2000.
Philippe Blain is a former French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team in 1984-1987, a participant of the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, medalist of the European Championship, assistant coach of Japan men's national volleyball team.
Tuomas Sammelvuo is a Finnish former professional volleyball player. Nowadays, he is the head coach of Finland's national team and, in the 2016-17 season, was the head coach of VC Kuzbass Kemerovo. Sammelvuo has a contract with the Finland national team till 2020. The contract enables Sammelvuo to also coach the clubteam.
Fernando Muñoz Benítez is a Spanish volleyball coach, who coached the Spanish national team at the 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship. He is the current head coach of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.