Tijana Bošković

Early life Bošković was born to Serb parents on 8 March 1997 in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her younger brother, Vuk, is a basketball player and her older sister, Dajana, plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national volleyball team. The two sisters played their first international match against each other in 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Bošković sisters in August 2021 playing against one another at the European Championship.Bošković initially ventured into sports through karate and ultimately gravitated toward volleyball and basketball. Without any basketball clubs in her hometown to join, she began pursuing a career in volleyball. At age 14, she and her sister, then aged 17, moved to Belgrade to play volleyball.

National team career 2013–2014: Junior team Bošković joined the Serbian junior team at age 15. In 2013, she won a silver medal at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival, where she was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker. In 2014, she led Serbia's U19 national team to a gold medal at the 2014 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship.

2014–2016: Senior team debut and Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics Bošković made her debut with Serbia's senior national team in 2014, where she became Serbia's leading scorer at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. The next year, she won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. Serbia's second-place finished secured the team a spot at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the team earned a silver medal after a four-set defeat in the finals by China. This marked Serbia's first-ever women's volleyball medal. During the tournament, Bošković served a 100 km/h serve, the fastest-ever serve at the Olympics at the time. The record was broken in a match later that day by Italian player Paola Egonu. At the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Bošković led her team to a victory over the Netherlands, resulting in Serbia's second European title. With a total of 130 points, she was the most productive offensive player of the tournament and was named Most Valuable Player.

During the first edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, Bošković was the leading scorer with 206 total points. Serbia ranked 5th in the tournament. That same year, Bošković led Serbia to its first-ever title at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, where she was once again named Most Valuable Player after amassing a total of 193 points. Bošković and Serbia repeated their European title at the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where she was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite. She became the first player to score 30 or more points in three different matches within a single Olympics tournament.

2022–present: Second World Championship title and Paris Summer Olympics At the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Serbia defended its title and Bošković was named Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite of the tournament. She became the second player in history, after Regla Torres of Cuba, to achieve back-to-back World Championship MVP awards, making her the sole player in the history of European volleyball to attain this feat.

At the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Bošković and the team advanced to the final for the fourth consecutive edition, where they ultimately placed second. Bošković is part of Serbia's 12-player roster at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Club career Since 2015, Bošković has played professionally for Eczacıbaşı in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. She won her first trophy with the team at the 2016 Club World Championship in the Philippines, where she was the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite. As a member of Eczacıbaşı, she has won eight trophies in total: three times at the Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup (2018, 2019 and 2020), twice at the Women's CEV Cup (2017–18 and 2021–22), twice at the FIVB Club World Championship (2016 and 2023) and once at the Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup (2018–19).

Recognition Bošković has received widespread acknowledgement for her athletic success. In 2017, President Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska donated KM 20,000 (US $11,000) to Bošković and two of her teammates. In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Igor Crnadak, presented Bošković with a diplomatic passport. As part of Serbia's national women's volleyball team, Bošković was also presented with a diplomatic passport from Serbia by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić.

In July 2019, a sports hall in Bileća was named after Bošković.

Awards National team Junior team

2013 European Youth Olympic Festival – File:Med_2.png Silver Medal 2014 Junior European Championship – File:Med_1.png Gold Medal

Senior team

2015 World Cup – File:Med_2.png Silver Medal 2015 European Championship – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal 2016 Olympic Games – File:Med_2.png Silver Medal 2017 World Grand Prix – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal 2017 European Championship – File:Med_1.png Gold Medal 2018 World Championship – File:Med_1.png Gold Medal 2019 European Championship – File:Med_1.png Gold Medal 2020 Olympic Games – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal 2021 European Championship – File:Med_2.png Silver Medal 2022 World Championship – File:Med_1.png Gold Medal 2023 European Championship – File:Med_2.png Silver Medal

Club Serbian SuperCup

Serbian Cup

Serbian SuperLeague

2011/12 Wiener SuperLiga – File:Med_3.png Third place, with OK Partizan Vizura 2012/13 Wiener SuperLiga – File:Med_3.png Third place, with OK Partizan Vizura

Turkish Super Cup

Turkish Cup

Turkish League

2015/16 Turkish Volleyball League – File:Med_3.png Third place, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

2021–22 Turkish Volleyball League – File:Med_3.png Third place, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit

2024–25 Turkish Volleyball League – File:Med_3.png Third place, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit

CEV Cup

CEV Champions League

2016/17 CEV Champions League – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

2023/24 CEV Champions League – File:Med_3.png Third place, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit

FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship

2018 Club World Championship – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

2022 Club World Championship – File:Med_3.png Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit

Individual Awards (awarded) 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" 2018 World Championship – Best attacker 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification – Pool A best attacker 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification – Pool A best server 2020 Summer Olympics – Best scorer 2020 Summer Olympics – Best attacker 2021 European Championship Fans' All Star Team – Best opposite 2021 European Championship – Best scorer 2021 European Championship – Best spiker 2023 European Championship – Best spiker 2016/17 CEV Champions League – Best server 2016/17 CEV Champions League – Best scorer 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best server 2017/18 CEV Cup – Best scorer 2017/18 CEV Cup – Best spiker 2018 Turkish Super Cup – Best attacker 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best spiker 2018/19 Turkish Cup – Best scorer 2019 Turkish Super Cup – Best opposite 2019 Turkish Super Cup – Best scorer 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Best server 2019/20 Turkish League Regular Season – Best scorer 2019/20 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite 2020 Turkish Super Cup – Best attacker 2020/21 Turkish Cup – Best scorer 2020/21 Turkish League Regular Season – Best scorer 2021/22 Women's CEV Cup – Best scorer 2021/22 Women's CEV Cup – Best spiker 2023/24 Turkish Cup – Best scorer 2023/24 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite 2023/24 CEV Champions League – Best scorer 2023/24 CEV Champions League – Best spiker 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

Career statistics

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National team

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

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League (regular season and finals)