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Christiane Fürst
Personal information
Nickname	Chris
Born	(1985-03-29) 29 March 1985 (age 39) Dresden, German Democratic Republic
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	323 cm (127 in)
Block	307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker
Current club	Denso Airybees
National team
2003–2015 Germany
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing   Germany European Championship 2011 Italy-Serbia Team 2013 Germany Team 2003 Ankara Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 Tokyo Team
Last updated: 13 October 2013

Christiane Fürst (born 29 March 1985 in Dresden) is a retired German female volleyball player. She plays for Turkish side Eczacıbaşı VitrA.

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

Fürst was named Best Blocker at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships. She won the 2007–08 CEV Cup with the Italian team Scavolini Pesaro, and was named "Best Spiker". She won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. As part of the Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü, she won CEV Women's Champions League in 2012–2013 season.

At the 2013 European Championship, she took the silver medal with her National Team. ^[1]

Fürst won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship and the Best Middle Blocker award, playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul. ^[2]

Clubs

• Dresdner SC (1995–2007)
• Scavolini Pesaro (2007–2009)
• Foppapedretti Bergamo (2009–2010)
• Fenerbahçe Acıbadem (2010–2011)
• VakıfBank Türk Telekom (2011–2014)
• Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2014-2016)
• Denso Airybees (2016-2018)

Awards

Individuals

• 2006 World Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Blocker"
• 2007–08 CEV Cup Final Four "Best Spiker"
• 2009 European Championships "Best Blocker"
• 2009 German Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2009/10 Italian League "Best Server"
• 2009-10 Italian League "Best Blocker"
• 2010 World Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2011 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Scorer"
• 2011 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Blocker"
• 2011 European Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2011 World Cup "Best Blocker"
• 2013 European Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2014–15 CEV Champions League "Fair Play Award"

National team

• 2003 European Championship — Bronze Medal
• 2011 European Championship — Silver Medal
• 2013 European Championship — Silver Medal

Clubs

• 1998–99 German League Championship – Champion, with Dresdner SC
• 1998–99 German Cup – Champion, with Dresdner SC
• 2001–2002 German Cup – Champion, with Dresdner SC
• 2006–07 German League Championship – Champion, with Dresdner SC
• 2007–08 Italian Championship – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2007–08 CEV Cup – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2008–09 Italian Cup – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2008–09 Italian Supercup – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2008–09 Italian Championship – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2009/10 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Volley Bergamo
• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
• 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
• 2010–11 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
• 2010–11 Turkish League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
• 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank Türk Telekom
• 2011-12 Turkish League – Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2012-13 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2012-13 Turkish League – Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
• 2014–15 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
• 2015 Club World Championship - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

References

External links

• Christiane Fürst at the International Volleyball Federation
• Christiane Fürst at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Christiane Furst Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine at the Italian Women's Volleyball League
• Christiane Furst at Olympics.com
• Christiane Fürst at Olympedia

Awards
Preceded by Danielle Scott	Best Blocker of FIVB World Championship 2006 2010	Succeeded by Not Awarded
Preceded by Not awarded	Best Middle Blocker of FIVB Club World Championship 2013 ex aequo Ana Carolina da Silva	Succeeded by Thaísa Menezes Regina Moroz
Preceded by Angelina Grün	German Volleyball Player of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Margareta Kozuch