

A left-handed force of nature who has powered Serbia to the top of the volleyball world with her thunderous spikes and championship mentality.
Tijana Bošković emerged from a small town in Serbia to become the most feared opposite hitter in women's volleyball. Her journey began with youth stints at Vizura and Red Star Belgrade before a transformative move to Turkish powerhouse VakıfBank, where her game matured under the brightest lights of club competition. On the international stage, she became the undisputed engine of Serbia's golden generation. With Bošković unleashing her cannon-like left arm, Serbia shattered expectations, capturing back-to-back World Championship titles in 2018 and 2022 and dominating European competitions. Her individual brilliance, marked by multiple MVP honors in these tournaments, cemented her status not just as a star, but as the defining player of her national team's historic era, carrying them to Olympic podiums in both Rio and Tokyo.
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Tijana was born in 1997, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 1997
#1 Movie
Titanic
Best Picture
Titanic
#1 TV Show
ER
The world at every milestone
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Euro currency enters circulation
Deepwater Horizon oil spill; iPad launched
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan; Parkland shooting
She initially played basketball before switching to volleyball at age 12.
Her older sister, also a volleyball player, was a major early influence on her career.
She stands 1.93 meters (6 feet 4 inches) tall.
Bošković has been nicknamed 'The Bosnian Bomber' by some fans and media, referencing her family's ethnic heritage.
“When I jump, I see only the block in front of me and the open space behind it.”