Božana Butigan (born 19 August 2000) is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays as middle blocker for Italian club Azzurra Volley Firenze.[1][2][3][4]

Božana Butigan
Personal information
Born (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block280 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubAzzurra Volley Firenze
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2016
2016–2020
2020–2022
2022–2024
2024–
HOK Čapljina
HAOK Mladost
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Volley Bergamo
Azzurra Volley Firenze
National team
0000Croatia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Croatia
FIVB Challenger Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zadar
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona
European League
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ruse
Silver medal – second place 2019 Varaždin

International career

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She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[5] 2018 Mediterranean Games, 2019 Women's European Volleyball League, and 2021 Women's European Volleyball League, winning a silver medal.[6]

Awards

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Club

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Imoco Volley Conegliano

References

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  1. ^ "Božana Butigan i Iva Pažin pozvane u hrvatsku odbojkašku reprezentaciju". caportal.biz (in Croatian). 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Čudo iz Čapljine! Božana (17) bacila je Argentinke na koljena". 100posto.hr (in Croatian). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ Horvat, Toni (22 December 2018). "Wunderkind: Božana Butigan". 100posto.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Imoco Volley, dalla Croazia arriva la centrale Bozana Butigan". trevisotoday.it (in Italian). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Player - Božana Butigan - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". cev.eu. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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