2016 Media Guide contents
42 Development
FIVB Main Contacts 4 44 Medical
The FIVB 6 46 Volleyball Records
Media RESOURCES 8 74 Beach Volleyball Records
SOCIAL MEDIA 10 102 FIVB History
MEDIA Online Accreditation System 12 108 Volleyball History
Volleyball Events 2016 18 114 FIVB Structure
Beach Volleyball EVENTS 2016 20 124 Federation Contacts
22 Volleyball Properties
Beach Volleyball Properties 30 Fivb Official Partner Fivb OfficialS uppliers FIVB Indoor Volleyball Supplier FIVB OfficialS upporters
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MAIN CONTACTS
Finance Director Mr Yves Eymann President’s Office Director [email protected] Mrs Daniela Pirri Joly President [email protected] Sponsorship Sales Director Mr Mario Medeiros Fédération Internationale Dr. Ary S. Graça Filho Volleyball Events Director [email protected] de Volleyball (FIVB) Ms Gabrielle van Zwieten — SECRETARY GENERAL [email protected] Technology & Innovation Director Mr Andy Burdin Château Les Tourelles MR FERNANDO LIMA Beach Volleyball Events Director [email protected] Ch. Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 Mr Angelo Squeo 1006 Lausanne General Director [email protected] Information Technology Director Mr Alberto Rigamonti Switzerland Mr Fabio Azevedo Communications Director [email protected] Mr Richard Baker Phone: + 41 21 345 35 35 [email protected] Sports Development DEPARTMENT Fax: +41 21 345 35 45 [email protected] TV and Marketing Director Email: [email protected] Mr Guido Betti Medical Department Website: www.fivb.com [email protected] [email protected]
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The FIVB
The Organisation Tour Finals in 2015, as the global federation looks As the global guiding organisation for volleyball, the to build on recent success and achieve its vision of FIVB upholds the highest standards to ensure the legacy becoming the number one family entertainment sport and excellence of the sport is experienced and enjoyed in the world. around the world.
The FIVB is the global governing body responsible for all The 9 Goals forms of volleyball, with currently 221 affiliated national The 9 Goals are part of a long term strategic plan To move volleyball from Increase FIVBs exploitation Widen TV audience for federations and five continental confederations.T he developed by President Graça and the FIVB to help group 2 to group 1 in the IOC of digital media volleyball organisation’s role is to provide leadership to volleyball direct the future work of the federation and ensure it ranking by 2020 players and licensed athletes all over the world. realises the sport’s huge global potential. The 9 Goals were devised through a collaborative, internal process Striving to take the organisation and the sport even which looked at the main areas of development and further, FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° officially progress with an emphasis on opportunities, technology launched the FIVB’s 9 Goals at the Swatch FIVB World & innovation.
Sign global sponsorship deals Secure financial stability for Implement a competitive, to foster sports development volleyball family effective and sustainable bidding process
Make FIVB events coverage Grow the number of Become #1 sport affiliating accessible worldwide volleyball players and with humanitarian consumers organisations
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MEDIA RESOURCES
FIVB newsletters - World Volley News Provides a weekly round-up of all volleyball and beach volleyball news. - FIVB News The FIVB website Institutional news on the governance of the FIVB. The FIVB offers several resources for Our website www.fivb.com is a consistent resource for members of the media to stay up-to-date the media containing, among other information: FIVB Press Releases with the latest news about the organisation • FIVB and competition news from around the world ; The latest news alerts from all FIVB tournaments including result, news, and its related competitions. • Photo galleries and slideshows (photos available Click to sign up to receive features, videos and the best highlights from social media. rights free for media purposes only) for each FIVB FIVB press releases tournament; Media Guides FIVB news • Live scoring; The FIVB produces online Media Guides for the FIVB Beach Volleyball • Match text commentaries, player profiles, statistics. Volleyball news World Tour, FIVB Volleyball World League and FIVB Volleyball World
Beach Volleyball news Grand Prix in addition to the FIVB Media Guide. Printed copies of The website’s dedicated media section contains all the latest the Media Guides for the 2016 Olympic Games (volleyball and beach press materials and related publications for download. All of the above volleyball) will be provided to accredited media in Rio.
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The FIVB continues to bring the latest and best content to fans through its various social TWITTER YOUTUBE SINA WEIBO AND TENCENT WEIBO networks. With an audience of Follow @FIVBVolleyball for up-to-the minute Check out the FIVB YouTube video channel for Want all the latest FIVB updates in China? news and information on all FIVB tourna- the best action from matches, interviews with Check out the FIVB’s Sina Weibo and Tencent over one million followers, posts ments. Tweets will be brought to you by the volleyball and beach volleyball stars and other Weibo pages. FIVB editorial team, national federation press behind-the-scenes footage. from the FIVB’s social media officers and athletes, giving you the latest pages reached over 150 million insights on all tournaments and news from the volleyball and beach volleyball world. timelines in 2015 with over 22 http://t.qq.com/fivbchina million video views. www.twitter.com/FIVBVolleyball www.youtube.com/videofivb http://www.weibo.com/FIVBChina
FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM SNAPCHAT VKONTAKTE (VK) Feel the excitement from FIVB tournaments See a different take on the some of the world Follow the all the action from the world of Russian volleyball and beach volleyball fans through the organisation’s Facebook page. class images volleyball and beach volleyball volleyball and beach volleyball in a new and can keep up-to-date on all news on VKontakte Check back for the best videos and images provides by following the FIVB on Instagram. unfiltered way through the FIVB’s Snapchat (or VK), the largest social network in the from the best volleyball and beach volleyball Some of the best photos from fans will be account. With over 100 million active daily country. The FIVB will deliver the best photos, tournaments around the world and connect to published, with #fanphotofriday giving users, Snapchat has fast become one of the videos and content from its tournaments to fans from across the globe. supporters their very own platform. world’s most popular platforms. Snapchat will the network’s 350 million users in Russian. offer a raw view on the biggest FIVB events. Fans can follow the account by searching Follow the account at www.facebook.com/fivb.international @FIVBVolleyball volleyballfederation FIVBVolleyball or using the Snapcode. http://www.vk.com/fivb_volleyball
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Once approved as a member of the FIVB Media In order to streamline access to information and FIVB Media Club Club, the journalist will receive a login and password coordination with media professionals at volleyball Registration to maintain their online details and to request and beach volleyball events around the world, the The online accreditation system requires that media accreditation for FIVB events. FIVB Communications Department launched an online professionals around the world first register to become media accreditation platform at the end of 2011. a member of the FIVB Media Club. Unsuccessful applicants This system has become an essential tool for event will also be notified by email.T he applicant can contact organisers and members of the press to coordinate Once the applicant has registered their details online their national federation directly for more information. coverage and reporting of the sport in all media. and submits the form to the FIVB, the individual will receive an email confirming receipt of their information. Please note that the FIVB does not provide updates of applications This information is then sent to the applicant’s national in process. federation for verification.
It is important to note that registering through the on not guarantee the granting of accreditation but is the first step in the verification process.
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FIVB MEDIA CLUB REGISTRATION PROCESS New applicants who do not yet have an account can sign up using the form at: http://www.fivb.com/en/media/accreditation.asp
Please follow the steps 1-5 as shown.
1. 2. Users must enter their personal Further information and contact information, function and name details for the media organisation of their professional organisation. can then be added. Please note that the content in bold and a portrait photo are mandatory. The photos must be of the dimensions specified (590 x 710 pixels).
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5. Finally, users can indicate for which events they would like to receive 3. accreditation. Please note that Contact details for the journalist these accreditation requests will be or media professional can also be considered only after the journalist added if necessary. has been formally accepted into the FIVB Media Club.
4. If applicants are members of a national press association or Requesting accreditation the International Sports Press Please do not register more than Accepted members of the FIVB Media Club can enter the Association (AIPS), their details once for FIVB Media Club access as online system with the login and password provided to them. can be added here. this will slow down the processing Journalists can monitor current and past requests at any time by time for your application. logging into their account on the system.
A user reference guide is available with full details If verified and approved by their national federation, media on how to use the system at: professionals can begin to request accreditation for FIVB http://www.fivb.com/EN/Media/accreditation.asp volleyball and beach volleyball events.
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M AY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MAY - 5 JUN W (SAN JUAN / PUR) M (TOKYO / JPN) 14-22 W (TOKYO / JPN)
JUN 3-5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 JUN - 3 JUL M (MEXICO CITY / MEX) WORLD LEAGUE PRELIMINARY ROUND (VARIOUS)
3-26 WORLD GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY ROUND (VARIOUS) 17-19 WGP FINAL G3 (ALMATY/ KAZ) WGP FINAL G2 (VARNA/ BUL)
JUL 1-3 4 5 6 7 8 9-10 11 12 13-17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WL FINAL G3 WL FINAL G2 (FRANKFURT/GER) (MATOSINHOS/POR) WL FINAL G1 (KRAKOW/ POL) 6-10 WGP FINAL G1 (BANGKOK / THA)
AUG 1 2 3 4 5-21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
OCT 1 2 3 4-9 M, W (TBD / TBD) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT WORLD GRAND PRIX 2016 WORLD LEAGUE 2016 CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
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(PUERTO VALLARTA / MEX) (ANTALYA / TUR) 2015 OCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
M (DOHA / QAT) NOV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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2016 JAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
M (KISH ISLAND / IRI) (MACEIO / BRA) FEB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
(RIO DE JANEIRO / BRA) (VITORIA / BRA) AVC CHS (SYDNEY / AUS) MAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
M (DOHA / QAT) (XIAMEN / CHN) (FUZHOU / CHN) (FORTALEZA / BRA) APR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(SOCHI / RUS) (ANTALYA / TUR) U21 (LUCERN / SUI) (CINCINNATI / USA) (MOSCOW / RUS) M AY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
CEV CHS FINALS (BIENNE / SUI) (HAMBURG / GER) (OLSZTYN / POL) CONF. CCF CEV (STAVANGER / NOR) (POREC / CRO) JUN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(POREC / CRO) (GSTAAD / SUI) (SOCHI / RUS) (KLAGENFURT / AUT) U19 (LARNAKA / CYP) JUL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
(LONG BEACH / USA) TBC AUG 1 2 3 4 AUG 5-21 RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (TORONTO / CAN) SEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(PUERTO VALLARTA / MEX) OCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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FIVB WORLD TOUR OPEN FIVB WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR MAJOR SERIES FIVB AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS FIVB WORLD CONTINENTAL CUP OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION OLYMPIC GAMES RESERVED DATE FOR CONFEDERATIONS
Back to table of contents 20 21 FIVB / MEDIA / VB EVENTS / BVB EVENTS / VB PropERTIES / BVB PropERTIES / RIO 2016 / dEVELOPMENT / MEDICAL / RECORDS / HISTORY / STRUCTURE / INFO Volleyball properties FIVB Volleyball World Cup The road to the Olympic Games commences with the FIVB Volleyball World Cup, the quadrennial round robin FIVB Volleyball represents an increase of 65 teams from the previous event that showcases the very best 12 men’s and 12 World Championships best of 214 teams from 119 federations for the 2010 women’s national teams in the world. World Championships (compared with 102 in 2006, 72 in 2002 and 63 in 1998). Japan and television partner Fuji TV host an event that As the original FIVB tournament, the men’s grips the nation and produces incredible television ratings. and women’s World Championships are The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Poland staged every four years and are the most 2014 saw the host country seal their second crown with prestigious in international volleyball. victory over Brazil in the final. Germany completed the Traditionally, the top three teams in podium after defeating European rivals France in the the men’s and women’s competitions at bronze medal match to take their first podium place as the World Cup had earned berths in the The first FIVB Volleyball World Championships were a unified country in the tournament. Olympic Games volleyball tournaments. organised in 1949 for men and 1952 for women and However, the 2015 edition offered that have remained the biggest event in volleyball, alongside USA clinched their first ever gold medal win in the reward to the top two sides only. the Olympic Games. A record 279 teams participated in tournament with a victory over China in the final of the qualification process for the FIVB Volleyball World the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Italy Championships in 2014. This total, coming from 166 2014 while Brazil held off hosts Italy for bronze. USA claimed their first FIVB Volleyball Men’s World national federations across the five FIVB confederations, Cup in 2015 with Italy finishing second and capturing The next FIVB Volleyball World Championships will take the second Rio 2016 Olympic Games place. Poland, place in 2018 with Italy and Bulgaria hosting the men’s meanwhile, finished third. edition and Japan the women’s. China added a fourth title to their name in the women’s contest after success in 1981, 1985 and 2003 as Serbia grabbed silver and the second Rio 2016 Olympic Games berth with USA taking bronze.
Poland hosted the first World Cup in 1965 for men only before Uruguay hosted the first World Cup for women in 1973. Following the first two editions for men and the first edition for women, Japan gave new life to the Men’s and Women’s World Cups by staging the third and second editions respectively in 1977 before going on to host every edition since.
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FIVB Volleyball In 2013 the teams comprised the hosts, the four 2013 FIVB Volleyball as wild cards China, Turkey, Slovakia and 2015 Group 3 Grand Champions Cup Continental Champions from continents whose teams World League winners Egypt who have been promoted. The FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup is played every reached the highest ranking in the preceding Olympic Volleyball’s flagship annual event for men, started by four years in the year following the summer Olympic Games and a wild card team, jointly selected by the the FIVB in 1990, is a spectacular showcase for the Group 1 and 2 matches will begin on the weekend of Games and preceding the World Championships. FIVB, the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) and the crème de la crème of men’s volleyball. June 16 and run through to July 3. The Group 2 Finals Nippon television Network Corporation (NTV). will then be held in Matosinhos, Portugal from July 9-10 where the top three ranked sides join the hosts in the The tournament, first held in 1993, has The sixth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World For the first time in the history of the Final Four. been hosted by Japan on every occasion Grand Champions Cup was held in the cities of Nagoya competition, the FIVB’s premier annual and features six teams in both the men’s and Tokyo in Japan and was followed by the FIVB men’s tournament will feature a record A further twelve teams will compete in Group 3. Slovenia and women’s competition. Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup in the 36 teams, a further expansion from the qualified for their first ever World League through the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo. 32 teams that took part in 2015. The 2016 2015 European League while Chinese Taipei and Qatar season will be shorter to accommodate will also make their bow in the tournament. They join In the men’s competition Brazil beat out the competition the countries participating at the Rio 2015 sides Greece, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Montenegro, in the round robin tournament for the gold medal, 2016 Olympic Games, running from June Puerto Rico, Spain, Tunisia, and Venezuela as well as the ahead of silver and bronze medallists, Russia and Italy. 16-July 17. returning Germany. Brazil then went on to win the top spot in the women’s competition, making them the first women’s team ever The pool round matches for Group 3 will take place to triumph twice in the World Grand Champions Cup, The Intercontinental Round will adopt the same format over two weekends: on June 17-19 and June 24-26. while USA finished in second place and hosts Japan as the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix with three The twelve teams in the group will play in pools of in third. different cities per group hosting matches in each of the four teams each with the top three sides joining hosts three weeks. Germany at the Finals in Frankfurt. The next edition will be held in Japan in 2017. A total of twelve teams will play in Group 1 including France made an impact in 2015 as they rose through France, Serbia and USA who took first, second and third the ranks by winning the Group 2 and Group 1 Finals. place respectively in the 2015 Finals. They will be joined Laurent Tillie’s side swept their Group 2 matches and by Poland, Brazil, Italy, Iran, Australia, Russia and wild eventually won the Group 1 Final with an overwhelming cards, Argentina, Belgium and Bulgaria. performance. The team later completed their season with a EuroVolley gold medal. The Group 1 Finals will be held in Poland from July 13-17 with the top five ranked sides plus the hosts battling for Over 420 players and a total of 29 cities featured during gold. the 2015 edition, with almost 700,000 spectators attending 174 matches. Group 2 is composed of the 12 teams ranked 13th to 24th in 2015. They are: Japan, the Netherlands, Canada, Finland, Czech Republic, Cuba, Korea and Portugal as well
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FIVB Volleyball The format of the Group 2 and 3 Finals remains World Grand Prix unchanged. The three best teams from the preliminary The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix featured eight round rankings will be joined by the competition hosts teams in its debut season in 1993 and from 1995 to - in each case, the four teams will play semifinals and 2002, while 12 teams were in action in 1994 and from finals. 2003 to 2010. Sixteen teams took part in the 2011 and 2012 editions with this increasing to 20 in 2013 and Group 1 includes 2015 World Grand Prix winners USA finally a ground-breaking 28 teams in 2014, continuing and 10-time winners Brazil, and a stellar cast of top- in 2015 and 2016. ranked teams including Russia, China, Italy, Japan, Germany, Serbia, Thailand, Belgium and Turkey. The Netherlands complete the 12-team composition after This year’s edition of the World Grand they were promoted from Group 2. Prix – the FIVB’s signature annual women’s tournament – will take place in The six-team World Grand Prix Finals will feature the top the immediate build-up to the Rio 2016 five teams in Group 1 and hostsT hailand. Olympic Games. It will also overlap with the 2016 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Group 2 includes the Dominican Republic (relegated World League, which will take place from from Group 1), Poland, the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, June 16-July 17. Bulgaria, Canada, Argentina and Kenya (promoted from Group 3).
The 2016 edition of the World Grand Prix will be played Group 3 will feature Croatia (relegated from Group 2), over a period of just six weeks from June 3 through to Peru, Colombia, Australia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Algeria July 10. The Preliminary Round in Groups 2 and 3 will and Mexico. take place over two weeks from June 3-12. The Group 2 and 3 Finals will follow on the weekend of June 18-19, USA became the first ever team to win gold while taking place in Varna, Bulgaria and Almaty, Kazakhstan hosting the Finals of a World Grand Prix, when they respectively. sailed through the final six in Omaha undefeated in 2015. Russia took second place and Brazil third. The Group 1 Preliminary Round will be played out over three weeks from June 9-26. The Group 1 Finals will The 2015 edition brought together 28 teams in three take place from July 6-10 in Bangkok, Thailand. groups, with the ‘Queens of Africa’ Kenya capping a brilliant year, topping Group 3 top in Canberra, Australia. Six teams will play the Group 1 Finals, split into two pools of three. In a departure from last year’s format, And to close the season, the Netherlands defeated pool play will be followed by semifinals and finals. Poland in Lublin to win Group 2.
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FIVB Volleyball club World Championships Turkish club Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul The annual FIVB Volleyball Men’s and Women’s took gold in their tournament debut in Club World Championships, which returned to the 2015, seeing off Russian outfit Dinamo international volleyball calendar in 2009 and 2010 after Krasnodar in the final in Zurich. Volero last featuring in 1992 and 1994 respectively, showcases Zurich finally earned a podium place by the best clubs from each continent. sealing bronze after two years of falling short in front of their home fans.
Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro were also busy keeping their home supporters happy in Belo Horizonte later in the year, defeating Russia’s Zenit Kazan to claim the men’s crown. It was the side’s second gold medal in the tournament following success in 2013 whilst fellow South American club San Juan UPCN rounded out the podium with bronze, the Argentinean side repeating FIVB Volleyball Age group their efforts from 2014. World Championships
The 2010 edition marked the return of the double gender event after 18 years and, for the first time, The FIVB Volleyball Age Group World final against Brazil before Resistencia – Corrientes in featured alternate men’s and women’s matches in the Championships are held every two years, Argentina saw Poland emulate their senior counterparts same venue on the same day. with a total of six age group championships by claiming the Boys’ U19 World Championship. held in 2015. In the men’s tournament, Italy’s Trentino won four Dubai in the United Arab Emirates then hosted the Men’s successive titles in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 before U23 World Championship with Russia showcasing their Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro broke their hold on the tournament The Women’s U20 World Championship took place in stars of the future, taking gold against Turkey in the final. in 2013. Then in 2014, Belogorie Belgorad became the Puerto Rico as the Dominican Republic created history first ever Russian winners of the tournament beating with the country’s first ever volleyball world title. The Men’s U21 World Championship closed the year in Qatar’s Al-Rayyan to gold. Tijuana, Mexico as Russia again topped the podium. The Girls’ U18 World Championship was held in Lima, Russian women’s club Dinamo Kazan clinched the 2014 Peru as Italy improved on the silver they won two years The first U20 and U21 World Championships were edition of the women’s competition, as they defeated earlier by sweeping gold. held in 1977 followed by the U18 and U19 World Molico Osasco of Brazil in the final. SESI-SP added Championships which were inaugurated in 1989. A another Brazilian side to the podium after they beat Ankara, Turkey welcomed the Women’s U23 World new competition – the FIVB U23 World Championships hosts Volero Zurich to take the bronze medal. Championship with the hosts falling short in the – joined them in 2013.
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The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015-2016 Beach volleyball has a prolific calendar calendar extends from October 2015 to October 2016. which includes a Major Series, Grand Slam and Open events, World Championships, the The Olympic 2016 season includes five FIVB Grand Slams, World Tour Finals and World Continental the continuation of the FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Cup as well as other regional events. Major Series – which was successfully introduced in 2015 – a special FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour season Final and 14 FIVB Opens. FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour also sees the The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was first organ- Olympic qualification process continue with all FIVB ised in 1989 with just three participating countries World Tour events up until June 13, 2016 counting (Brazil, Japan and Italy) and is now in its 27th sea- towards the Olympic Ranking in order to determine 15 son with approximately 50 participating countries and vacancies for each gender, which will take part in the more than 1,500 active registered athletes. Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Five Grand Slams, which offer $800,000 in prize money each, will also take place on the road to the second FIVB Beach Volleyball Brazilian pairs occupied five of the six World Tour Finals. The innovative and dynamic FIVB World Championships podium positions at the tournament, Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series including three Staged every two years, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World which went down in history for some tournaments offering $800,000 each in prize money Championships The Netherlands 2015 featured the remarkable innovations including the will complete the schedule. Fourteen Opens offering brightest stars from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World first use of the challenge system. $75,000 in prize money, per gender, also feature in the Tour, with 48 teams in each gender taking part. build-up to the World Tour Finals. From June 26-July 5, all eyes were on the Dutch cities Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt won the men’s gold, The FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals, of The Hague, Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, beating home duo Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan which will feature the top eight teams per gender based which hosted the tournament across multiple venues Varenhorst in the final, with fellow-Brazilians Pedro on a cumulative ranking of points from Grand Slams, for the first time. Solberg/Evandro Goncalves claiming bronze. It was full Majors and Opens, will round out the season. domination by Brazil on the women’s podium, with Barbara Seixas/Agatha Bednarczuk claiming the gold, followed by Taiana Lima/Fernanda Alves for silver and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Maria Antonelli for bronze.
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FIVB Beach Volleyball Age Group World Championships
The U21 World Championships were then held in Larnaka, Cyprus. Poland’s Michal Bryl and Kacper The next FIVB Beach Volleyball Age The U23 tournament was the first to be held, with Polish Kujawiak finished on top of the podium in the men’s Group World Championships will take duo Maciej Kosiak and Maciej Rudol clinching the men’s edition with Canada’s Sophie Bukovec and Tia Miric place in 2016 with Larnaka, Cyprus title and Australia’s Nicole Laird and Mariafe Artacho claiming the crown in the women’s edition. welcoming the U19 event from July 26-31 taking he women’s gold in Myslowice. and Lucern, Switzerland providing the The U19 World Championship was the final age group backdrop for the U21 tournament from Held every two years, the FIVB Beach Volleyball Age The U17 World Championships were then held in tournament of the year with Brazil making a clean sweep May 11-16. Group World Championships provide an amazing Acapulco, Mexico with Swiss pair Florian Breer and of the gold medals as Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci and opportunity for athletes to test themselves against the Yves Haussener sealing the boys’ gold medal and George Souto Maior Wanderley took the men’s prize best in the world in their own age group. In 2014 four Morgan Martin and Kathryn Plummer of USA taking and Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Andressa Cavalcanti age group World Championships were held. the girls’ title. Ramalho clinching the women’s.
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FIVB Beach Volleyball The first edition of the Beach Volleyball World The ground breaking Beach Volleyball World World Continental Cup Continental Cup was launched in 2010, building up Continental Cup once again provides a new to the London 2012 Olympic Games. A country versus opportunity for countries to qualify for the 2016 country Olympic qualifying event, it was staged from Olympic Games in Rio, in addition to the 15 vacancies The ground breaking FIVB Beach June 25, 2010 to July 1, 2012 and disputed at the offered on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Volleyball World Continental Cup continental level (subzonal, zonal, final). The five The 2014-2016 Beach Volleyball Continental Cup provides a new opportunity for countries winners of the Beach Volleyball World Continental comprises three phases as well as the FIVB World to qualify for the Olympic Games in Cup – one from each Continent – qualified for the Continental Cup Olympic Qualification tournament in addition to the 15 vacancies per gender Olympic Games. The 2012 Beach Volleyball World Cup Sochi, Russia from July 6-10. offered on the FIVB World Tour. Final Olympic Qualification tournament took place in Moscow, Russia and offered two additional Olympic berths for countries which had not qualified through Other Events either the FIVB World Tour or the Beach Volleyball The FIVB is also responsible for developing and managing World Continental Cup. events such as Challenger, Satellite (whenever under the jurisdiction of the FIVB), Exhibitions and Country versus Country.
These events have boomed in recent years and are the perfect platform for creating the next generation of sporting stars and personalities.
Challenger and Satellite events are part of a successful FIVB and Confederations development programme which aims to provide countries with the opportunity to promote an international event within a limited budget.
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Qualification Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Tokyo, Japan) Competing will be: The hosts (Japan), the top three ranked teams from Asia according to the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Ranking (Australia, China, Iran), the second Volleyball will make its fourteenth appearance at the and third placed teams from the European Olympic Olympic Games in 2016. Twelve teams per gender will Qualification Tournament (France and Poland), the compete to become Rio 2016 Olympic champions at For a full breakdown of which teams second placed team from the South American Olympic the iconic Maracanãzinho, with the tournament taking have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament (Venezuela) and the second place from August 6-21. Games click here. placed team from the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Canada). If an Asian team is ranked among the top three, then the next ranked team will be qualified. Men’s Qualification
Team Qualified via Dates Location
Brazil Host country - - Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament USA FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup winners September 8-23, 2015 Various, JPN (Mexico City, Mexico)
Italy FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup runners-up September 8-23, 2015 Various, JPN Competing will be: The third placed team from the South American Olympic QualificationT ournament Argentina South American Olympic QualificationT ournament winners October 7-11, 2016 Caracas, VEN (Chile), the third placed team from the NORCECA Russia Europe Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 5-10, 2016 Berlin, GER Olympic Qualification Tournament (Mexico) and the second and third placed teams from the African Olympic Egypt Africa Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 7-14, 2016 Brazzaville, COD Qualification Tournament (Algeria and Tunisia). Cuba NORCECA Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 8-10, 2016 Edmonton, CAN
Highest ranked Asian team
Highest ranked team Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament May 28-June 5, 2016 Tokyo, JPN Second ranked team
Third ranked team
Top ranked team Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament June 3-5, 2016 Mexico City, MEX
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Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament Women’s qualification (Tokyo, Japan)
Team Qualified via Dates Location Competing will be: The hosts (Japan), the top three ranked teams from Asia according to the FIVB Women’s Brazil Host country - - World Ranking (Korea, Thailand and Kazakhstan), the
China FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup winners August 22-September 6, 2015 Various, JPN second and third placed teams from the European Olympic Qualification Tournament (the Netherlands and Serbia FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup runners-up August 22-September 6, 2015 Various, JPN Italy), the second placed team from the South American
Russia Europe Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 4-9, 2016 Ankara, TUR Olympic Qualification Tournament (Peru) and the second placed team from the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Argentina South American Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 6-10, 2016 Bariloche, ARG Tournament (the Dominican Republic). If an Asian team
USA NORCECA Olympic QualificationT ournament winners January 7-9, 2016 Lincoln, USA is ranked among the top three, then the next ranked team will be qualified. Cameroon Africa Olympic QualificationT ournament winners February 12-19, 2016 Yaoundé, CMR
Highest ranked Asian team Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament Highest ranked team (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament May 14-22, 2016 Tokyo, JPN Second ranked team Competing will be: The third placed team from the South American Olympic QualificationT ournament Third ranked team (Colombia), the third placed team from the NORCECA
Top ranked team Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament May 20-22, 2016 Mexico City, MEX Olympic Qualification Tournament (Puerto Rico) and the second and third placed teams from the African Olympic Qualification Tournament (Algeria and Kenya) compete for the final berth.
Olympic Games Competition Formula Once all qualified teams have been confirmed - following the last World Olympic QualificationT ournament in June - the twelve teams will be split into two pools using the serpentine method. The top four teams from each pool will qualify for the elimination stage.
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Beach volleyball Beach volleyball will be making its sixth appearance at Women’s Qualification the Olympic Games, with the Rio 2016 tournament set Team Qualified via Dates Location to take place on the world-famous Copacabana beach For a full breakdown of which teams from August 6-21. A total of 24 teams per gender will have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Brazil Host county - - compete for the gold medal. Games click here. Brazil FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship winners June 26-July 5 The Hague, NED
1st-15th Olympic ranked team Olympic Ranking List - -
Winner CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final April 14-17, 2016 Abuja, EGY
Men’s Qualification Winner AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final winners June 20-26, 2016 Cairns, AUS Winner CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 23-26, 2016 Stavanger, NOR Team Qualified via Dates Location
Winner CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 20-26, 2016 TBD, ARG Brazil Host county - - Winner NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 20-26, 2016 Acapulco, MEX Brazil FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship winners June 26-July 5 The Hague, NED Winner 1st-15th Olympic ranked team Olympic Ranking List - - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup July 6-10, 2016 Sochi, RUS Runner-up Winner CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final May 5-8, 2016 Kelibia, TUN
Winner AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final winners June 20-26, 2016 Cairns, AUS
Winner CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 23-26, 2016 Stavanger, NOR
Winner CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 20-26, 2016 TBD, CHI The 15 highest ranked teams on the Olympic Ranking Each team must have participated in a minimum of 12
Winner NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final June 20-26, 2016 Acapulco, MEX List as of June 13, 2016 will each earn one quota place official FIVB Olympic Qualification tournaments as an for their national federation to the Rio 2016 Olympic individual (FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/FIVB Beach Winner Games, respecting the maximum of two quota places Volleyball World Championships The Netherlands 2015/ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup July 6-10, 2016 Sochi, RUS Runner-up per national federation. recognised Continental Tour Finals) scheduled from January 1, 2015 until June 12, 2016 should they wish to be selected by a qualified national federation.
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DEVELOPMENT
“Stronger Family, More Festivals and Events Knowledge management Volleyball” The FIVB has made great strides in expanding its The FIVB aspires to be an agent of integration among all knowledge management capabilities i.e. the way members of the volleyball family. Through development, Thousands of people around the world knowledge on the sport is captured and shared. This is the organisation aims to raise the profile of volleyball have been introduced to volleyball to ensure that stakeholders around the world have the and beach volleyball as a family entertainment sport. through grassroots events and festivals. necessary access to volleyball’s knowledge assets and the best tools possible to learn, improve and grow in the sport. Development projects Volleyball Your Way, a new initiative launched in 2015, There are over 220 national federations affiliated with has opened the door to a range of opportunities. The To this end, the organisation introduced e-learning the FIVB and their strengths, needs and constraints organisation of side-events during major competitions platforms for referees and athletes, which included differ vastly. and ‘Sport for All’ activities has shown young players anti-doping courses for the latter. As of 2016, coaches just how accessible volleyball can be. also have an online platform to enhance their technical Through various methods of funding, the FIVB offers knowledge of the sport. coaching support to many of these national federations, while at the same time investing in cooperation partnerships at both a national and international level.
The FIVB aims to build bridges and ensure the social-humanitarian relevance of the sport and the continuous development of its members.
With the help of the Development Fund, the FIVB supports a number of projects which have been conceived and implemented at the grassroots level in order to ensure home-grown solutions are used to address local issues.
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Medical
The FIVB’s Medical and Anti-Doping As the FIVB is committed to the protection of its athletes’ programme focuses on prevention health, it has established several programmes, ranging through education, ways to keep the sport from injury prevention to heat stress. The FIVB has of volleyball clean and the protection of focused primarily on the prevention of injuries and illness, athletes and referees’ health. the reduction of long-term disability through proper diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and ways of maintaining volleyball as a drug-free sport. FIVB studies The FIVB’s Anti-Doping programme seeks to preserve continue to be published in renowned sport medicine the spirit of volleyball and beach volleyball while journals. The health of our referees is also important maintaining the ideals of ethics, respect, fair play and therefore a Referee Health Management Programme is honesty as well as the athletes’ health. also conducted throughout the year.
The FIVB developed an online Anti-Doping Education The FIVB also wants to share and communicate its programme – ’FIVB Play Clean’ – to educate volleyball, knowledge and updates about Anti-Doping and Medical beach volleyball athletes, medical officials and coaches news. As a result, a Twitter account (@FIVBMedical) was on their rights and responsibilities. The programme also launched in 2014. provides guidance on healthy lifestyle attitudes in order to deter athletes from doping. The course exists in several languages and so far more than 18,000 users have completed the programme. For more information, please Moreover, outreach programmes have been visit the medical section at implemented on competitions to gain the awareness of http://www.fivb.com/EN/Medical/index.asp players for anti-doping and to give the opportunity to players to talk and exchange with people specialised in anti-doping.
As doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport, one of the FIVB’s goals is to keep the playing field clean and level.T o this end, the FIVB conducts regular and random anti-doping tests and has an extensive testing programme in place, both during and out-of-competition with blood and urine tests.
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Volleyball Nb of Medal Countries part. Rank. total Podium
1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd records Denmark 1 – – – – – 22 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dominican Rep. 1 – – – – – – – 22 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FIVB Men's World Championship Egypt 8 – – – – – – – 17 23 – 14 – – 19 19 21 13 21 – – – – Finland 7 – 11 – – 18 19 20 – 17 17 – – – – – – – 9 – – – – France 15 6 6 7 9 – 18 17 16 15 16 6 8 – – 3 6 11 4 1 – – 1 Honours Germany 4 9 – – 9 8 3 1 – – 1 Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Germany (GDR) 7 – – 12 – 11 4 1 4 9 12 – – 1 1 – – Germany (FRG) 2 – – 23 – – 20 – – – – – – – – – – 2014 Katowice (POL) POL BRA GER Greece 5 – – – – – – – – – – 13 – 6 13 7 17 – – – – – – 2010 Rome (ITA) BRA CUB SRB Guinea 1 – – – – – – 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2006 Tokyo (JPN) BRA POL BUL Hungary 8 7 5 8 6 7 10 11 – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2002 Buenos Aires (ARG) BRA RUS FRA India 2 – 8 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1998 Tokyo (JPN) ITA YUG CUB Iran 5 – – – – – – 21 – – – – – – 19 – 21 19 6 – – – – 1994 Athens (GRE) ITA NED USA Iraq – – – – – – – – – 20 – – – – – – – – – – – 1990 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ITA CUB URS 1 – 1986 Paris (FRA) USA URS BUL Israel 4 – 10 16 – 15 – 19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1982 Buenos Aires (ARG) URS BRA ARG Italy 16 8 – 14 – 14 16 15 19 2 14 11 1 1 1 5 5 4 13 4 3 1 – 1978 Rome (ITA) URS ITA CUB Japan 14 – – – 8 5 5 3 3 11 4 10 11 9 13 9 8 13 – 2 – – 2 1974 Mexico City (MEX) POL URS JPN Kazakhstan 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19 21 – – – – – – 1970 Sofia (BUL) GDR BUL JPN Korea 9 – – 18 – – – – 13 4 8 – 14 8 13 – 17 – 17 – – – – 1966 Prague (TCH) TCH ROM URS Korea (DPR) 2 – – – – 13 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1962 Moscow (URS) URS TCH ROM Lebanon 1 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1960 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) URS TCH ROM Luxemburg 1 – – 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1956 Paris (FRA) TCH ROM URS Libya 1 – – – – – – – – – 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1952 Moscow (URS) URS TCH BUL Mexico 5 – – – – – – – 10 12 18 – – – – – – 13 17 – – – – 1949 Prague (TCH) URS TCH BUL Mongolia 3 – – – – 17 21 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Netherlands 11 10 – 13 – 12 12 14 12 16 – – 7 2 6 9 – – – 1 – 1 – RANKINGS Panama 1 – – – – – – – 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Nb of Medal Paraguay 1 – – – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Countries part. Rank. total Podium Peru 1 – – – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd Poland 16 4 7 4 4 6 6 5 1 8 6 9 – – 17 9 2 13 1 3 2 1 – Albania 1 – – – – 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Portugal 2 – – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – Algeria 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 19 – – – – – – – – Puerto Rico 4 – – – – – – – 23 – – – – – – – 12 13 21 – – – – Argentina 11 – – – 11 – – – – 22 3 7 6 13 11 6 13 9 11 1 – – 1 Romania 10 5 4 2 3 3 2 7 6 13 15 – – – – – – – – 4 – 2 2 Australia 6 – – – – – – – – – 22 – – – 17 19 21 19 15 – – – – Russia 6 7 5 2 7 5 5 1 – 1 – Austria 2 – – 20 – 19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Serbia & Mont. 1 4 – – – – Belgium 7 9 – 17 – – 14 8 11 18 – – – – – – – – 17 – – – – Serbia 2 3 9 1 – – 1 Brazil 16 – – 11 5 10 13 12 9 6 2 4 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 5 3 2 – Spain 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 13 – 12 – – – – – Bulgaria 17 3 3 5 – 4 7 2 7 10 5 3 5 9 7 13 3 7 13 5 – 1 4 Sweden 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 13 – – – – – – – – – Cameroon 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 15 – – – – 13 21 – – – – Thailand 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19 – – – – – – – – Canada 10 – – – – – – – 20 20 11 – 12 9 12 17 11 19 7 – – – – Tunisia 8 – – – – – – 22 18 24 21 – – – – 19 15 19 21 – – – – Chile 1 – – – – – – – – – 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – Turkey 3 – – 22 – – 15 – – – – – – – 19 – – – – – – – – China 13 – – 9 – 9 9 – 15 7 7 12 – 13 13 13 17 19 15 – – – – Ukraine 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – Chinese Taipei 1 – – – – – – – – – – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – Uruguay 1 – – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Croatia 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19 – – – – – – – USA 15 – – 6 7 – 11 18 14 19 13 1 13 3 9 9 10 6 7 2 1 – 1 Cuba 14 – – 19 – – 17 13 8 3 10 5 2 4 3 19 15 2 11 4 – 2 2 USSR 12 1 1 3 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 2 3 11 6 2 3 Czechoslovakia 12 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 5 5 9 8 9 6 2 4 Venezuela 11 – – – 10 – – 23 21 21 19 16 16 – – 17 17 19 21 – – – – Czech Republic 4 – 19 13 13 10 – – – – – Yugoslavia 6 – – 10 – 8 8 10 – – – – – – 2 4 1 – 1 –
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Nb of Medal Countries part. Rank. total Podium
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 1st 2nd 3rd
Algeria 1 – – – – – – – 12 – – – – – 1 – – 1 Men’s Olympic Argentina 6 – – – – – 6 3 – 8 4 5 – 5 – – – Tournaments Australia 3 – – – – – – – – – 8 11 – 9 – – – Belgium 1 – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Brazil 13 7 9 8 7 5 2 4 1 5 6 1 2 2 5 2 3 – Honours Bulgaria 8 5 6 4 – 2 – 6 – 7 – – 5 4 1 – 1 – Canada 3 – – – 9 – 4 – 10 – – – – – – – – Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd China 2 – – – – – 8 – – – – – 5 – – – –
2012 London (GBR) RUS BRA ITA CIS 1 7 – – – – 2008 Beijing (CHN) USA BRA RUS Cuba 6 – – 10 3 7 – – 4 6 7 – – – 1 – – 1 2004 Athens (GRE) BRA ITA RUS Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 6 5 8 – – – – 2 – 1 1 Egypt 3 – – – – – 10 – – – 11 – 11 – – – – 2000 Sydney (AUS) YUG RUS ITA France 3 – – – – – – 8 11 – – 9 – – – – –
1996 Atlanta (USA) NED ITA YUG Germany 2 – – – – 9 5 – – –
1992 Barcelona (ESP) BRA NED USA Germany (GDR) 2 – 4 2 – – – – – 1 – 1 – 1988 Seoul (KOR) USA URS ARG Germany (FRG) 1 – – 11 – – – – – – – – Greece 1 – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – 1984 Los Angeles (USA) USA BRA ITA Great Britain 1 11 – – – 1980 Moscow (URS) URS BUL ROM Hungary 1 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1976 Montreal (CAN) POL URS CUB Italy 10 – – – 8 9 3 9 5 2 3 2 4 3 5 – 2 3 1972 Munich (BRD) JPN DDR URS Japan 8 3 2 1 4 – 7 10 6 – – – 11 – 3 1 1 1 1968 Mexico (MEX) URS JPN TCH Korea 8 10 – 7 6 – 5 11 9 9 9 – – – – – – Lybia 1 – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – 1964 Tokyo (JPN) URS TCH JPN Mexico 1 – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Netherlands 6 8 – – – – – 5 2 1 5 9 – – 2 1 1 –
Poland 8 – 5 9 1 4 – – – 11 – 5 5 5 1 1 – –
Romania 3 4 – 5 – 3 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Russia 5 4 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 2
Serbia 2 5 9 – – –
Serbia & Mont. 1 5 – – – –
Spain 2 – – – – – – – 8 – 9 – – – – – –
Sweden 1 – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – –
Tunisia 6 – – 12 – – 9 12 – 11 – 11 – 11 – – –
USA 10 9 7 – – – 1 1 3 9 11 4 1 5 4 3 – 1
USSR 6 1 1 3 2 1 – 2 – 6 3 2 1
Venezuela 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – –
Yugoslavia 3 – – – – 6 – – Excl. 3 1 2 1 – 1
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1st 2nd 3rd
Argentina 17 – – – – – 7 8 9 6 8 13 9 – – 10 7 13 – 5 5 4 10 6 13 11 – – – – FIVB World League Australia 3 – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 7 – – – – Belgium 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 12 – – – –
Brazil 26 3 5 5 3 2 5 5 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 6 2 2 5 18 9 5 4 Honours Bulgaria 18 – – – 4 5 8 6 7 – – – – 5 4 5 4 5 7 10 7 5 4 4 7 10 – – – – Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Canada 9 – 10 7 – – – – – 8 11 – – – – – – 13 – – – – 12 5 13 15 – – – – China 16 8 – 9 11 11 6 10 – – – – 9 – 10 – 13 9 7 13 15 – – – 23 24 – – – –
2015 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) FRA SRB USA Cuba 25 – 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 8 5 13 13 7 3 7 7 10 4 4 8 3 13 21 18 9 1 5 3
2014 Florence (ITA) USA BRA ITA Czech Rep. 3 – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 16 15 – – – – 2013 Mar del Plata (ARG) RUS BRA ITA Egypt 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 13 13 – 14 – – – – 21 – – – – 2012 Sofia (BUL) POL USA CUB EUN 1 6 – – – – Finland 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 7 10 8 13 10 13 16 16 15 – – – – 2011 Gdansk (POL) RUS BRA POL France 20 5 8 11 – – – – – 7 7 5 7 10 5 10 2 6 10 9 12 12 7 10 10 1 2 1 1 – 2010 Cordoba (ARG) BRA RUS SER Germany 11 12 10 – – – – – – 13 9 10 – – – – – – 9 11 5 7 16 – – – – –
2009 Belgrade (SER) BRA SER RUS Greece 11 – – – 7 9 11 – 12 – – 9 9 7 5 7 – – – – – – – – – 25 – – – –
2008 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) USA SER RUS Iran 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 4 7 – – – – 2007 Katowice (POL) BRA RUS USA Italy 26 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 7 6 9 7 7 6 6 11 3 3 5 15 8 3 4 2006 Moscow (RUS) BRA FRA RUS Japan 22 6 7 10 8 8 9 12 – – – 9 13 13 10 10 13 13 6 15 – 15 15 18 19 13 – – – – Kazakhstan 1 28 – – – – 2005 Belgrade (SER) BRA SCG CUB Korea 17 – 9 8 9 6 – 11 11 – – – – – – – 10 9 13 14 16 13 14 15 19 18 – – – – 2004 Rome (ITA) BRA ITA SCG Mexico 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 30 – – – –
2003 Madrid (ESP) BRA SCG ITA Montenegro 1 22 – – – –
2002 Belo Horizonte (BRA) RUS BRA YUG Poland 18 – – – – – – – 10 8 8 7 5 9 7 4 7 4 5 11 10 3 1 11 7 4 2 1 – 1 2001 Katowice (POL) BRA ITA RUS Portugal 12 – – – – – – – – 10 – 13 13 13 10 5 13 – – – – 14 16 17 13 18 – – – – 2000 Rotterdam (NLD) ITA RUS BRA Puerto Rico 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 – – 27 28 – – – – Russia 24 6 6 4 3 3 2 4 2 3 1 7 – – 3 2 3 3 2 1 8 1 5 7 15 3 5 7 1999 Mar del Plata (ARG) ITA CUB BRA Serbia 18 9 2 2 3 9 9 8 6 2 4 – 3 1 1998 Milan (ITA) CUB RUS NLD Serbia & Mont. 4 2 3 2 5 3 – 2 1
1997 Moscow (RUS) ITA CUB RUS Slovakia 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 24 23 – – – –
1996 Rotterdam (NLD) NLD ITA RUS Spain 13 – – – – 7 10 9 8 5 11 9 5 5 7 – – – 13 – – – – – 25 25 – – – – 1995 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ITA BRA CUB The Netherl. 19 2 4 4 5 12 1 4 3 10 5 7 7 10 – – – – – 12 11 – – 14 12 13 3 1 1 1 1994 Milan (ITA) ITA CUB BRA Tunisia 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27 30 – – – – Turkey 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 25 – – – – 1993 São Paulo (BRA) BRA RUS ITA USA 18 7 6 3 12 10 – – – – 6 9 – – – – 10 3 1 6 8 7 2 12 1 3 6 2 1 3 1992 Genova (ITA) ITA CUB USA USSR 2 4 3 1 – – 1
1991 Milan (ITA) ITA CUB RUS Venezuela 7 – – – – – – – – – – 13 13 13 – 7 – – 13 16 – – – – – 30 – – – –
1990 Osaka (JPN) ITA NLD BRA Yugoslavia 5 – – – – – – 7 5 – 4 4 3 1 – – 1
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FIVB Men’s Grand Champions Cup RANKINGS
Nb of Medal Honours Countries part. Rank. total Podium Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd 1965 1969 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 1st 2nd 3rd Algeria 1 – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – 2013 Japan BRA RUS CUB 2009 Japan BRA CUB JPN Argentina 6 – – – – 5 – – 7 9 – 7 7 5 – – – – 2005 Japan BRA USA ITA Australia 2 – – – – – – – – – – 8 – 9 – – – –
2001 Japan CUB BRA YUG Brazil 11 – 6 8 3 4 5 6 3 5 1 1 3 – 5 2 – 3 1997 Japan BRA NED CUB Bulgaria 4 9 4 6 – – – – – – – 3 – – 1 – – 1 1993 Japan ITA BRA CUB Cameroon 1 – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – RANKINGS Canada 5 – – 12 – – – – 10 8 7 – – 7 – – – – Chile 1 – – – – – – 12 – – – – – – – – – – Nb of Medal Countries part. Rank. total Podium China 6 – – 5 5 – – – 9 11 10 – 11 – – – – – 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 1st 2nd 3rd Cuba 8 – 9 3 2 – 1 2 6 2 – – 5 – 5 1 3 1 Argentina 1 – – 6 – – – -- – – – Australia 1 – 6 – – – – -- – – – Czechoslovakia 3 3 5 – – 3 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 Brazil 6 2 1 2 1 1 1 6 4 2 – Egypt 7 – – 11 – 8 – – 11 – 12 10 12 10 – – – – China 2 – 4 – 6 – – -- – – – Cuba 5 3 3 1 – 2 – 4 1 1 2 France 2 11 – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – Egypt 3 – – – 5 6 6 -- – – – Germany 1 7 – – – – – – – – – – Iran 2 – – – – 5 4 -- – – – Italy 3 1 – – 3 – 3 3 1 – 2 Germany (GDR) 2 5 1 – – – – 1 1 – – Japan 6 4 5 5 4 3 6 1 – – 1 Germany (GDR) Jr. 1 – 12 – – – – – – – – Korea 2 6 – 4 – – – -- – – – Germany (FRG) 1 – 10 – – – – – – – – Netherlands 1 – 2 – – – – 1 – 1 – Poland 2 – – – – 4 4 -- – – – Hungary 1 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Russia 1 – – – – – 2 1 – 1 – Iran 3 – – – – – – 11 – – – – 9 8 – – – – United States 3 5 – – 2 – 5 1 – 1 – Yugoslavia 1 – – 3 – – – 1 – – 1 Italy 7 – – – 7 – 2 – 1 3 2 – 4 2 5 1 3 1 Japan 13 4 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 10 9 9 10 6 2 – 2 – FIVB Men’s World Cup Korea 8 – – 7 – 7 7 5 8 7 6 11 – – – – – – Mexico 2 – – 9 – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – Honours Netherlands 2 10 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – 1 – Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Poland 6 2 8 4 4 – – – – – – – 2 3 3 – 2 1 2015 Tokyo (JPN) USA ITA POL Puerto Rico 1 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 2011 Tokyo (JPN) RUS POL BRA Romania 2 6 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2007 Tokyo (JPN) BRA RUS BUL Russia 4 – – – – – – – – 1 – 2 1 4 3 2 1 –
2003 Tokyo (JPN) BRA ITA SCG Serbia & Mont. 1 3 – – – – – – – 1999 Tokyo (JPN) RUS CUB ITA Serbia 1 – 8 – 1 – – 1 1995 Tokyo (JPN) ITA NED BRA 1991 Tokyo (JPN) URS CUB USA Spain 2 – – – – – – – – 6 – 5 – – – – – – 1989 Tokyo (JPN) CUB ITA URS Tunisia 8 – 11 – 8 – – 8 12 12 11 12 – 12 – – – – 1985 Tokyo (JPN) USA URS TCH United States 10 – – 10 – 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 1 3 2 – 1 1981 Tokyo (JPN) URS CUB BRA USSR 7 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 7 4 1 2 1977 Tokyo (JPN) URS JPN CUB 1969 East Berlin (GDR) GDR JPN URS Venezuela 2 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – 11 – – – – 1965 Warsaw (POL) URS POL CZE Yugoslavia 1 8 – – – – – – – – – – – –
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FIVB men’s Club World Championship FIVB men’s U23 World Championship
Honours Honours
Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd
2015 Belo Horizonte (BRA) Sada Cruzeiro Volei (BRA) Zenit Kazan (RUS) UPCN (ARG) 2015 Dubai (UAE) RUS TUR ITA 2013 Uberlandia (BRA) BRA SRB RUS 2014 Belo Horizonte (BRA) Belgorie Belgorod (RUS) Al-Rayyan (QAT) UPCN (ARG) Trentino Diatec RANKINGS 2013 Betim (BRA) Sada Cruzeiro (BRA) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) Trento (ITA) Nb of Medal Trentino Diatec PGE SKRA Countries part. Rank. total Podium 2012 Doha (QAT) Trento (ITA) Sada Cruzeiro (BRA) Belgatow (POL) 2013 2015 1st 2nd 3rd Trentino Diatec KS Jastrzebski 2011 Doha (QAT) Trento (ITA) Wegiel (POL) Zenit Kazan (RUS) Argentina 2 7 6 – – – – Australia 1 10 – – – – – 2010 Doha (QAT) Trentino Betclic (ITA) PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) Paykan (IRI) Brazil 2 1 5 1 1 – – 2009 Doha (QAT) Trentino Betclic (ITA) PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) Zenit Kazan (RUS) Bulgaria 1 4 – – – – – Cuba 1 – 4 – – – – Misura Mediolanum Olympiakos Dominican Republic 1 12 – – – – – 1992 Treviso (ITA) Milano (ITA) Sisley Treviso (ITA) Pireo (GRE) Egypt 2 9 9 – – – – Il Messaggero EC Banespa Mediolanum 1991 Sao Paulo (BRA) Ravenna (ITA) Sao Paulo (BRA) Milano (ITA) Iran 2 5 7 – – – – Italy 1 – 3 1 – – 1 1990 Milan (ITA) Misura Mediolanum Banespa Sao Paulo (BRA) Maxicono Parma (ITA) Milano (ITA) Korea 1 – 8 – – – – CA Pirelli Mexico 2 11 11 – – – – 1989 Parma (ITA) Maxicono Parma (ITA) CSKA Moscow (URS) Sao Paulo (BRA) Russia 2 3 1 2 1 – 1 Serbia 1 2 – 1 – 1 – Tunisia 2 8 9 – – – – Turkey 1 – 2 1 – 1 – United Arab Emirates 1 – 11 – – – – Venezuela 1 6 – – – – –
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Nb of FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship Countries part. Rank. Honours 1977 1981 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Egypt 10 – 15 16 13 – 12 – – – – – 9 – 10 13 15 14 15 st nd rd Year Organiser 1 2 3 Estonia 2 – – – – 13 – – – – – – 17 – 2015 Tijuana & Mexicali (MEX) RUS ARG CHN Finland 1 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 2013 Ankara & Izmir (TUR) RUS BRA ITA France 6 – – 9 – – – – – – 2 7 – – – 10 – 4 10 2011 Rio de Janeiro & Campo Grande (BRA) RUS ARG SRB Germany 5 13 13 – – – – 8 9 – – 10 – – 2009 Pune (IND) BRA CUB ARG Germany (FRG) 2 – 8 – 4 – 2007 Casablanca (MAR) BRA RUS IRI Greece 6 – – – 11 6 – – 5 5 – 13 – – – 16 – – – 2005 Vizakhapatnam (IND) RUS BRA CUB Haiti 1 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2003 Tehran (IRI) POL BRA BUL India 7 – 11 – – – – – 9 – – – 9 9 4 8 8 – 2001 Wroclaw (POL) BRA RUS VEN Indonesia 1 – – – – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1999 Ubon Ratchatani (THA) RUS FRA BRA Iran 10 – – – – – – 5 – 9 8 – 6 5 3 7 6 5 12 1997 Manama (BRN) POL BRA RUS Italy 12 – – 2 – 9 2 2 3 6 6 4 13 – 4 – – 3 5 1995 Johor Bahru (MAS) RUS BRA ITA Japan 12 6 9 10 10 2 5 5 – – – 9 – – 11 – 12 10 14 1993 Rosario (ARG) BRA ITA TCH Korea 12 5 3 4 1 11 6 5 9 – 7 6 4 6 – – – – 1991 Cairo (EGY) BUL ITA URS Latvia 1 – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – 1989 Athens (GRE) URS JPN BRA Malaysia 1 – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – 1987 Bahrain (BRN) KOR CUB URS Mexico 7 4 12 14 – – – 13 – 13 – – – – – – – 16 16 1985 Milan (ITA) URS ITA CUB Morocco 4 – – – – – – – – – 13 – – 11 12 – – 18 – 1981 Colorado Springs (USA) URS BRA KOR Netherlands 3 – – 8 – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – 1977 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) URS CHN BRA Nigeria 1 – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – – Paraguay 1 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – RANKINGS Peru 2 15 – – 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Poland 8 – – – – 7 – – 8 1 9 9 1 – – 9 – – 9 Countries Nb of Rank. part. Puerto Rico 4 – – – – 14 – – 13 9 – – – – – – 16 – – 1977 1981 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Russia 12 5 1 3 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 1 1
Algeria 3 – – – 14 12 – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – Rwanda 1 20 – Argentina 13 9 5 11 7 10 11 4 – – – 8 – – 5 3 2 – 2 Saudi Arabia 5 13 16 13 15 – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – Bahrain 3 – – – 8 16 – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – Serbia 2 – – 3 9 – Belarus 1 – – – – – – – – – 15 – – – Serbia & Montenegro 2 7 – Belgium 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 9 – – Slovakia 2 – – – 9 9 – – – – – – Brazil 18 3 2 6 6 3 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 5 2 4 Slovenia 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – 7 Bulgaria 8 – – 5 5 4 1 5 – – – – 3 – 6 – 13 – – Spain 6 12 10 – – 13 – 13 7 – – – – – – – 7 – – Canada 9 10 14 – 12 – – – – – 5 – 9 – – 12 11 12 8 Thailand 1 – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – Chile 2 – 13 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Tunisia 11 – – 15 – – 13 5 – 13 9 13 13 11 – 14 14 13 – China 13 2 4 7 9 8 9 – 9 9 – 13 13 – – 11 – 15 3 Turkey 2 6 6 Chinese Taipei 4 – – – – – 13 13 – 13 13 – – – – – – – – Ukraine 2 – – – – 9 13 – – – – – – –
Colombia 1 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – USA 8 7 7 – – – – – – – – – – 8 7 8 4 11 11 Cuba 12 – 6 3 2 5 8 5 disq. – – 5 – 3 8 2 – – 13 USSR 6 1 1 1 3 1 3 – Czechoslovakia 2 – – – – – 7 3 Venezuela 9 11 – – – – 13 5 9 4 4 3 13 – – – – 19 – Dominican Rep. 1 – – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – Yugoslavia 3 – – – – – 10 – – 7 – – 3 –
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1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship Iran 10 4 - - - 9 - 2 3 5 1 2 10 4 3 Italy - - - 2 1 - 13 9 3 - 8 - - 5 Honours 7 Japan 9 7 6 2 3 3 9 - - - - 14 - 17 15 Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Korea 9 5 3 3 - 9 6 6 - 9 - - 14 10 - Mexico 6 - - - - - 13 13 - 13 12 - - 14 14 2015 Resistencia & Corrientes (ARG) POL ARG IRI Morocco 1 ------13 ------2013 Tijuana & Mexicali (MEX) RUS CHN POL Netherlands 1 ------9 ------2011 Buenos Aires & Bahia Blanca (ARG) SRB ESP CUB Poland 10 - - 9 - 4 3 5 13 7 5 11 - 3 1 2009 Jesolo & Bassano (ITA) SRB IRI ARG Portugal 2 - 9 4 ------2007 Tijuana (MEX) IRI CHN FRA Puerto Rico 8 5 - 6 4 - - - 7 - 11 15 15 - 19 2005 Algiers & Oron (ALG) RUS BRA ITA Qatar 1 11 ------2003 Suphanburi (THA) BRA IND IRI Russia 10 6 - 1 3 5 1 9 4 13 1 4 2001 Cairo (EGY) BRA IRI RUS Rwanda 1 20 - 1999 Riyadh (KSA) RUS VEN POL Saudi Arabia 1 - - - - - 4 ------1997 Tehran (IRI) ITA GRE JPN Serbia 2 - 1 1 - - 1995 San Juan (PUR) BRA ITA JPN Slovakia 5 - 13 13 13 13 8 - - - - - 1993 Istanbul (TUR) BRA JPN KOR Spain 3 - - - 9 ------5 2 - - 1991 Porto (POR) BRA URS KOR Sudan 1 ------13 ------1989 Dubai (UAE) BRA URS BUL Thailand 1 ------6 ------Tunisia 9 - - - 11 9 9 8 - 13 14 6 16 18 - RANKINGS Turkey 3 - - 9 ------15 9 Nb of Ukraine 1 - - - - 5 ------Countries part. Rank. United Arab Emirates 1 11 ------1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 USA 6 - - - 7 - - - - - 15 10 11 16 7 Algeria 5 - 12 - - - 13 - - 13 - 16 - 19 - USSR 2 2 2 - Argentina 9 7 5 - - - - 9 - 4 4 3 5 6 2 Venezuela 4 - - - - 13 2 9 13 ------Australia 1 ------8 ------Bahrain 1 - 11 ------Belarus 1 - 9 ------Belgium 3 ------6 - - 9 17 Brazil 14 1 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 2 7 9 9 5 6 Youth Olympic Games - Men Bulgaria 5 3 8 ------9 - - 6 - 12 Canada 1 ------13 - - - - - Honours Chile 2 13 16 Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd China 6 - - - - - 9 - 9 - 2 - 8 2 8 Chinese Taipei 4 - - - 5 13 - 9 ------18 2010 Singapore (SIN) CUB ARG RUS Costa Rica 1 - - 9 ------Croatia 1 - 8 ------RANKINGS Cuba 7 - 10 - 9 9 - - - - 13 - 3 7 10 Czechoslovakia 2 9 4 - Countries Nb of part. Rank. Czech Republic 4 - 6 8 9 4 ------2010 Dominican Republic 2 - - - - 8 13 ------Argentina 1 2 Egypt 10 - - 8 - 13 - 4 9 9 16 13 12 12 20 D.R.Congo 1 6 Finland 2 - - 7 ------11 - Cuba 1 France 12 9 7 - 11 7 9 7 - 6 3 12 4 8 11 1 Iran 1 Germany 2 ------10 - - - 13 5 Greece 3 - - 5 - 2 ------7 - - Russia 1 3 India 4 ------2 9 8 7 - - - Serbia 1 4
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1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd FIVB Women’s World Championship Croatia 2 6 – – 17 13 – – – – Cuba 11 – – – – – 8 7 1 5 2 4 1 1 5 7 12 21 4 3 1 – Czechoslovakia 3 4 3 6 – 5 17 12 – 11 – – – 2 Honours 8 2 Czech Rep. 3 9 – 17 – 15 – – – – – Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Dominican Rep. 6 – – – – – – 21 19 – – – – 11 13 17 17 5 – – – – Egypt 3 – – – – – – – – – – 16 – – 21 21 – – – – – – 2014 Rome (ITA) USA CHN BRA Finland 1 – – – – – – – 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2010 Tokyo (JPN) RUS BRA JPN France 3 7 12 – – – – 20 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2006 Osaka (JPN) RUS BRA SCG Germany (East) 7 – 7 – 7 – 10 4 8 – 4 12 – – – – 2002 Berlin (GER) ITA USA RUS Germany (West) 8 – 16 10 13 – – 19 18 14 13 13 – – – – 1998 Tokyo (JPN) CUB CHN RUS Germany 5 5 13 11 11 7 9 – – – – 1994 São Paulo (BRA) CUB BRA RUS Greece 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – 1990 Beijing (CHN) URS CHN USA Hungary 6 6 – – 11 – 4 6 13 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1986 Praha (TCH) CHN CUB PER India 1 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1982 Lima (PER) CHN PER USA Indonesia 1 – – – – – – – – 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1978 Leningrad (URS) CUB JPN URS Israel 1 – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1974 Guadalajara (MEX) JPN URS KOR Italy 9 – – – – – – – 20 15 9 10 13 5 1 4 5 4 1 1 – – 1970 Varna (BUL) URS JPN KOR Japan 14 – – 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 7 8 7 8 13 6 3 7 7 3 3 1 1967 Tokyo (JPN) JPN USA KOR Kazakhstan 2 – – – 17 21 15 – – – – 1962 Moscow (URS) JPN URS POL Kenya 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 13 21 21 21 – – – – – Korea 11 – – – – 3 – 3 4 7 8 5 4 9 6 13 13 – 2 – – 2 1960 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) URS JPN TCH Korea (DPR) 4 – 8 – 10 – 3 – – – 14 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 1956 Paris (FRA) URS ROM POL Luxemburg 1 – 17 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1952 Moscow (URS) URS POL TCH Mexico 6 – – – – – 12 10 15 13 – – – – 21 21 – 21 – – – – Mongolia 1 – – – – – 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Netherlands 12 – 10 – 12 – 15 16 17 16 – 9 9 7 9 8 11 13 – – – – RANKINGS Nigeria 1 – – – – – – – – 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – Paraguay 1 – – – – – – – – 19 – – – – – – – – – – – – Countries Nb of Rank. Medal Podium part. total Peru 12 – – 7 – 4 14 8 10 2 3 6 13 9 – 17 15 – 2 – 1 1 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd Philippines 1 – – – – – – 18 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Algeria – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21 – – – – – Poland 10 2 3 4 3 – 9 9 11 – – – – – 13 15 9 – 3 – 1 2 Argentina – – – 8 – – – – – 18 – 15 – – 17 – – 17 – – – – Puerto Rico 5 – – – – – – 22 – 17 – – – – 11 15 17 17 – – – – Australia – – – – – – – – – 12 – – – – 21 – – – – – – – Romania 7 5 2 – 5 – 7 5 – – – – 13 – 13 – – – 1 – 1 – Austria – – 15 – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Russia 5 3 3 3 1 1 5 5 2 – 3 Azerbaijan – 9 – – 13 – 15 – – – – Serbia 1 8 7 – – – – Bahamas – – – – – – – 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Serbia & Mont. 1 3 1 – – 1 Belgium – – 13 – – – – – 22 – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – Spain – – – – – – – – 20 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Brazil 4 – 11 5 8 – 13 15 7 8 5 7 2 4 7 2 2 3 4 – 3 1 Thailand – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 17 – 13 17 – – – – Bulgaria – 4 5 – 4 – 6 13 9 9 12 – – 11 8 – – 11 – – – – Tunisia – – – – – – – 23 – 16 – – – – – – 21 – – – – Cameroon – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21 – 21 – – – – Turkey – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 6 9 – – – – Canada – – – – – – – 11 14 11 15 14 – – 17 – 21 17 – – – – Ukraine 9 – – – – – – – – – Chile – – – – – – – – – 22 – – – – – – – – – – – – Uruguay – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – China 12 – 6 – 9 – – 14 6 1 1 2 8 2 4 5 10 2 5 2 3 – USA – 9 6 – 2 11 12 5 3 10 3 6 13 2 9 4 1 5 1 2 2 Chinese Taipei 2 – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – 12 – – – – – – USSR 1 1 1 2 – 1 2 3 6 6 1 8 5 2 1 Costa Rica 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17 17 – – – – – Yugoslavia – – – – – – – 16 – – – – – – – – – –
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RANKINGS
Nb of Medal Countries part. Rank. total Podium
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 1st 2nd 3rd Women’s Olympic Algeria 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 11 11 – – – – Tournaments Australia 1 – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – Brazil 9 – – – – 7 7 6 4 3 3 4 1 1 4 2 – 2
Bulgaria 1 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 Honours Canada 3 – – – 8 – 8 – – 9 – – – – – – – China 8 – – – – – 1 3 7 2 5 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd C.I.S. 1 2 1 – 1 –
2012 London (GBR) BRA USA JPN Croatia 1 – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – 2008 Beijing (CHN) BRA USA CHN Cuba 8 – – 6 5 5 – – 1 1 1 3 4 – 4 3 – 1 2004 Athens (GRE) CHN RUS CUB Czechoslovakia 2 – 6 7 – – – – – – – – – – Dominican Rep. 2 – – – – – – – – – – 11 – 5 – – – – 2000 Sydney (AUS) CUB RUS BRA Germany 3 – 8 6 9 – – – – – –
1996 Atlanta (USA) CUB CHN BRA Germany (GDR) 3 – – – 6 2 – 5 1 – 1 –
1992 Barcelona (ESP) CUB CIS USA Germany (FRG) 2 – – 8 – – 6 – – – – – 1988 Seoul (KOR) URS PER CHN Greece 1 – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – Great Britain 1 9 – – – – 1984 Los Angeles (USA) CHN USA JPN Hungary 3 – – 5 4 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1980 Moscow (URS) URS DDR BUL Italy 4 – – – – – – – – – 9 5 5 5 – – – –
1976 Montreal (CAN) JPN URS KOR Japan 11 1 2 2 1 – 3 4 5 9 – 5 5 3 6 2 2 2 1972 Munich (GER) URS JPN PRK Kazakhstan 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – 1968 Mexico (MEX) URS JPN POL Kenya 2 – – – – – – – – – 11 11 – – – – – – Korea 10 6 5 4 3 – 5 8 – 6 8 5 – 4 1 – – 1 1964 Tokyo (JPN) JPN URS POL Korea (DPR) 1 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Mexico 1 – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Netherlands 2 – – – – – – – 6 5 – – – – – – – –
Peru 7 – 4 – 7 6 4 2 – 11 11 – – – 1 – 1 –
Poland 3 3 3 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 2 – – 2
Romania 2 4 – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Russia 5 4 2 2 5 5 2 – 2 –
Serbia 2 5 11 – – – –
Spain 1 – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – –
Turkey 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – –
Ukraine 1 11 – – – – – – – –
USA 10 5 8 – – – 2 7 3 7 4 5 2 2 4 – 3 1
USSR 6 2 1 1 2 1 – 1 6 4 2 –
Venezuela 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – –
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FIVB World Grand Prix
Honours RANKINGS
st nd rd Nb of Medal Year Organiser 1 2 3 Countries part. Rank. total Podium
2015 Omaha (USA) USA RUS BRA 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1st 2nd 3rd 2014 Tokyo (JPN) BRA JPN RUS Algeria 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 28 – -- – -- -- Argentina 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14 15 16 17 – – – – – 2013 Sapporo (JPN) BRA CHN SRB Australia 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27 – – – – – 2012 Ningbo (CHN) USA BRA TUR Azerbaijan 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2011 Macau (CHN) USA BRA SRB Belgium 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 10 – – – –
2010 Ningbo (CHN) USA BRA ITA Brazil 20 4 1 2 1 – 1 2 3 5 4 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 17 10 5 2 2009 Tokyo (JPN) BRA RUS GER Bulgaria 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21 – – – – – 2008 Yokohama (JPN) BRA CUB ITA Canada 1 – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – – – 19 – – – – – China 20 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 2 2 1 5 3 5 2 5 5 4 8 5 2 5 4 9 1 5 3 2007 Ningbo (CHN) NED CHN ITA Chinese Taipei 4 – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – – 12 – 12 – – – – – – – 2006 Reggio Calabria (ITA) BRA RUS ITA Croatia 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23 – – – – –
2005 Sendai (JPN) BRA ITA CHN Cuba 17 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 1 4 7 11 4 4 4 7 2 – – 11 6 19 20 – 8 2 4 2
2004 Reggio Calabria (ITA) BRA ITA USA Czech Republic 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 – – – – – 2003 Andria (ITA) CHN RUS USA Dominican Rep. 9 – – – – – – – – – – – 12 11 8 11 9 11 8 12 12 10 12 12 – – – – 2002 Hong Kong (CHN) RUS CHN GER Germany 13 8 10 8 – – – – – 8 3 7 6 10 – – 8 3 9 13 7 11 10 7 2 – – 2 Italy 14 – 8 – – 6 5 4 7 – – 5 2 2 3 3 3 – 3 7 10 5 9 5 6 – 2 4 2001 Macau (CHN) USA CHN RUS Japan 20 6 4 7 8 4 7 7 8 6 5 9 9 5 6 9 6 6 5 5 9 4 2 6 1 – 1 – 2000 Manila (PHI) CUB RUS BRA Kazakhstan 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 12 – – 15 – 17 24 – – – – –
1999 Yu Xi (CHN) RUS BRA CHN Kenya 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 – – – – –
1998 Hong Kong (CHN) BRA RUS CUB Korea 16 5 5 5 6 3 6 6 5 7 – 6 11 9 9 – – 12 – 9 14 – 8 – 1 – – 1 1997 Kobe (JPN) RUS CUB KOR Mexico 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26 – – – – – 1996 Shanghai (CHN) BRA CUB RUS Netherlands 9 – 9 – 7 7 – 8 – – – 4 – 6 1 – 4 7 – – 12 14 – 1 1 – – Peru 1 – 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 – – 18 – – – – – 1995 Shanghai (CHN) USA BRA CUB Poland 8 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 7 12 6 10 7 6 10 8 15 16 – – – – – 1994 Shanghai (CHN) BRA CUB CHN Puerto Rico 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 11 – 13 18 15 – – – – –
1993 Hong Kong (HKG) CUB CHN RUS Russia 16 3 7 6 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 7 – 2 4 – 2 – 4 – 7 3 2 13 3 6 4
Serbia 3 – – – – 3 11 3 7 8 2 – – 2
Thailand 10 – – – – – – – – – 8 9 10 12 11 – 11 8 10 6 4 13 13 9 – – –
Turkey 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – 3 8 8 11 1 – – 1
USA 19 7 6 1 5 8 8 – 6 1 6 3 3 8 7 8 4 9 1 1 1 6 6 1 8 6 – 2
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FIVB Women’s Grand CHAMPIONS CUP
Honours RANKINGS
st nd rd Nb of Medal Year Organiser 1 2 3 Countries part. Rank. total Podium
2013 Japan BRA USA JPN 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 1st 2nd 3rd 2009 Japan ITA BRA DOM 2005 Japan BRA USA CHN Algeria 2 – – – – – – – – – – 11 12 – – – – 2001 Japan CHN RUS JPN Argentina 5 8 – – – – – – 11 11 – 10 8 – – – – 1997 Japan RUS CUB BRA Brazil 9 – 8 6 – 8 2 3 2 2 5 – – 3 1 1993 Japan CUB CHN RUS 9 4 Bulgaria 1 – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – RANKINGS Canada 4 7 – – – 8 10 9 – – – – – – – – – Nb of Medal Countries part. Rank. total Podium China 10 – 4 1 1 3 2 3 5 1 – 3 1 8 4 1 3 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 1st 2nd 3rd Croatia 2 – – – – – – 4 8 – – – – – – – – Brazil 4 – 3 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 China 4 2 4 1 3 – – 3 1 1 1 Cuba 11 5 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 4 – 9 6 4 2 –
Cuba 2 1 2 – – – – 2 1 1 – Dominican Rep. 4 – – – – – – – – 10 9 8 7 – – – – Dominican Rep. 1 – – – – 3 6 1 – – 1 Egypt 2 – – – – – – 12 – 12 – – – – – – – Italy 1 – – – – 1 – 1 1 – – Japan 5 4 5 3 5 4 3 2 – – 2 Germany (GDR) 1 – – – – 6 – – – – – – – –
Korea 4 – 6 6 6 5 – – – – – Germany 2 – – – – – 9 – – – – 6 – – – – – Peru 1 6 – – – – – – – – – Hungary 1 – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Poland 1 – – – 4 – – – – – – Russia 3 3 1 2 2 – 4 3 1 1 1 Italy 4 – – – – – – – 7 4 1 1 – 2 2 – –
Thailand 1 – – – – 6 5 – – – – Japan 12 2 1 2 4 4 7 6 6 5 7 4 5 3 1 2 – United States 3 5 – 5 2 – 2 2 – 2 – Kenya 5 – – – – – 12 11 – – 12 12 10 – – – –
Korea 12 3 3 5 7 7 6 5 4 9 8 9 6 2 – – 2
FIVB Women’s World Cup Netherlands 1 – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – –
Honours Peru 9 4 5 – 5 5 5 10 10 – 11 – 11 – – – –
st nd rd Year Organiser 1 2 3 Poland 2 – – – – – – – – 8 6 – – – – – –
2015 Nagoya (JPN) CHN SRB USA Russia 2 – 2 – – – 4 1 – 1 – 2011 Tokyo (JPN) ITA USA CHN Serbia 3 5 7 2 1 – 1 – 2007 Nagoya (JPN) ITA BRA USA 2003 Osaka (JPN) CHN BRA USA Spain 1 – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – – – 1999 Osaka (JPN) CUB RUS BRA Thailand 1 – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – 1995 Osaka (JPN) CUB BRA CHN Tunisia 2 – – – 8 – – – 12 – – – – – – – – 1991 Osaka (JPN) CUB CHN URS 1989 Nagoya (JPN) CUB URS CHN Turkey 1 – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – 1985 Tokyo (JPN) CHN CUB URS Uruguay 1 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1981 Osaka (JPN) CHN JPN URS USSR 6 1 8 3 3 2 3 5 1 1 3 1977 Tokyo (JPN) JPN CUB KOR 1973 Montevideo (URU) URS JPN KOR USA 10 6 7 4 – – 4 7 9 3 3 2 3 4 – 1 3
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Honours
st nd rd Nb of Medal Year Organiser 1 2 3 Countries part. Rank. total Podium
2015 Zurich (SUI) Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul (TUR) Dinamo Krasnodar (RUS) Volero Zurich (SUI) 2013 2015 1st 2nd 3rd 2014 Zurich (SUI) Dinamo Kazan (RUS) Molico/Osasco (BRA) SESI-SP (BRA) Kenya 1 12 – – – – – Mexico 1 11 – – – – – 2013 Zurich (SUI) VakifBank Istanbul (TUR) Unilever Volei (BRA) Guangdong Evergrande (CHN) Peru 1 – 9 – – – – Thailand 1 – 8 – – – – 2012 Doha (QAT) Sollys Nestle (BRA) Rabita Baku (AZE) Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (TUR) Turkey 2 5 2 1 – 1 – VakifBank Ttelekom Sollys Nestle USA 1 4 – – – – – 2011 Doha (QAT) Rabita Baku (AZE) Istanbul (TUR) Osasco (BRA) 2010 Doha (QAT) Fenerbahce (TUR) Sollys Osasco (BRA) Bergamo (ITA) 1994 Sao Paulo (BRA) Leite Moca Sao Paulo (BRA) Parmalat Matera (ITA) BCN Guarujà (BRA) FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship Il Messaggero Uralochka 1992 Jesi (ITA) Ravenna (ITA) Acqua di Fiori Minas (BRA) Ekaterinenburg (RUS) Honours 1991 Sao Paulo (BRA) Sadia Esporte Club Colgate Sao Caetano (BRA) Mladost Zagreb (YUG) Sao Paulo (BRA) Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd
2015 Caguas (PUR) DOM BRA ITA FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship 2013 Brno (CZE) CHN JPN BRA Honours 2011 Lima & Trujillo (PER) ITA BRA CHN Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd 2009 Tijuana & Mexicali (MEX) GER DOM BRA
2015 Ankara (TUR) BRA TUR DOM 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) BRA CHN JPN 2013 Tijuana & Mexicali (MEX) CHN DOM JPN 2005 Ankara & Istanbul (TUR) BRA SCG CHN 2003 Suphanburi (THA) BRA CHN POL RANKINGS 2001 Santo Domingo (DOM) BRA KOR CHN Countries Nb of Rank. Medal Podium part. total 1999 Saskatoon (CAN) RUS BRA KOR 2013 2015 1st 2nd 3rd 1997 Gdansk (POL) RUS ITA CHN Argentina 1 10 – – – – – Brazil 2 7 1 1 1 – – 1995 Bangkok (THA) CHN BRA RUS Bulgaria 1 – 7 – – – – 1993 Brasília (BRA) CUB UKR KOR China 2 1 5 1 1 – – 1991 Brno (TCH) URS BRA JPN Colombia 1 – 9 – – – – 1989 Lima (PER) BRA CUB JPN Cuba 2 9 11 – – – – Dominican Republic 2 2 3 2 – 1 1 1987 Seoul (KOR) BRA KOR CHN Egypt 1 – 11 – – – – 1985 Milan (ITA) CUB JPN CHN Germany 1 8 – – – – – 1981 Mexico City (MEX) KOR PER JPN Italy 2 6 6 – – – – Japan 2 3 4 1 – – 1 1977 São Paulo (BRA) KOR CHN JPN
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Nb of Nb of Countries part. Rank. Countries part. Rank.
1977 1981 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 1977 1981 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Algeria 4 – – – – – – 13 – – – 9 13 – – – – 16 – Japan 15 3 3 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 – – 5 3 – 11 2 4
Argentina 9 11 8 – 11 10 11 5 – 13 13 7 – – – – – – – Kenya 2 – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – 16 – – –
Australia 2 – 12 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Korea 13 1 1 5 2 6 5 3 7 9 3 2 9 – – – 14 – –
Austria 1 – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Latvia 1 13 – – – – – – – – – – –
Belarus 1 – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – Mauritius 1 – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – –
Belgium 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – Mexico 9 6 4 11 – 16 – 13 – – 9 – – – – 8 – 15 15
Bolivia 2 12 – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – – – – – Netherlands 3 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 4 – – 6 – – –
Brazil 18 4 6 4 1 1 2 5 2 9 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 New Zealand 1 – – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Bulgaria 6 – – 9 7 – 10 – – – – – – – – 4 – 9 8 Nigeria 2 – – – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – 20 –
Canada 5 7 10 – 8 11 – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – Paraguay 1 13 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
China 18 2 5 3 3 5 4 5 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 10 3 1 9 Peru 11 10 2 8 6 4 12 4 9 – – – – – – – 6 12 6
Chinese Taipei 10 – – – 9 8 9 5 13 – – 6 13 – 5 – 10 11 Poland 8 – – – – – 13 – 9 5 5 13 3 – – 13 9 – –
Colombia 2 – – – – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 – Puerto Rico 8 – 14 – 13 15 – – – – – – 13 8 9 – – 19 14
Costa Rica 2 8 15 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Romania 2 – – – – – 13 – 13 – – – – – – – – – –
Croatia 3 – – – – – 5 – 9 10 – – – – Russia 8 – 3 1 1 – 8 7 – – 10 6 7
Cuba 12 – 7 1 – 2 13 1 9 8 – 13 13 – – 9 12 – 13 Serbia 3 – – 13 7 5
Czechoslovakia 2 – – 10 – – 6 – Serbia & Mont. 2 – 2
Czech Republic 6 – 6 7 9 – – – 11 – 11 12 Spain 3 14 13 – – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Dominican Rep. 9 – – – – – – – 9 9 – 9 – 9 11 2 5 8 1 Slovakia 1 – – – – – – – – 7 – –
Egypt 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 12 – 15 14 16 Thailand 5 – – – – – – – 13 – – – 9 – 8 14 – 18 –
Finland 1 – – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Tunisia 2 – – – – – – – 13 – – – – – – – 16 – –
France 1 – – – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Turkey 7 – – – – – – – – – 13 8 9 6 – 7 – 5 10
Germany 8 8 5 8 7 – 9 5 – 7 1 – – – Ukraine 4 2 – 13 – – 6 – 6 – – – –
Greece 1 – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – USA 8 5 – – – – – – – – 8 13 – 11 4 12 4 17 –
Hungary 1 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – USSR 6 9 9 6 5 9 1
India 1 – 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Venezuela 6 – – – – 13 13 – – – 13 13 9 – – 15 – – –
Italy 13 – – 7 – 7 7 5 6 2 9 4 – 4 5 – 1 4 3 Yugoslavia 2 – – – – – – – – 9 9 –
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1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 FIVB Girls’ U18 World Championship Korea 10 4 1 3 5 4 3 9 - 5 9 - - - 13 Latvia 1 - - 11 ------Honours Macau 1 ------13 - - - - - Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Mauritius 2 - - - - 13 13 ------Mexico 7 - - 9 11 - - - - - 13 9 12 18 15 2015 Lima (PER) ITA USA CHN Netherlands 2 - - - - 9 9 ------2013 Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) CHN USA BRA New Zealand 1 11 ------2011 Ankara (TUR) TUR CHN SRB Nigeria 1 - - - - 13 ------2009 Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) BRA SRB BEL Peru 6 7 - 4 ------14 6 - 4 16 2007 Tijuana (MEX) CHN TUR RUS Poland 8 - 9 - - 7 4 3 8 - - - 4 7 8 2005 Macau (CHN) BRA RUS ITA Portugal 2 - 11 - - - 9 ------2003 Pila (POL) CHN ITA BRA Puerto Rico 6 - 10 - - - - 13 - 13 15 - 15 14 - Romania - 8 9 ------2001 Pula (CRO) CHN BRA POL 2 Russia 9 1 2 2 9 6 7 2 3 - - - 7 1999 Madeira (POR) JPN BRA KOR Serbia 5 4 2 3 6 5 1997 Chiangmai (THA) BRA RUS ITA Serbia & Mont. 1 9 - 1995 Orléans (FRA) JPN RUS ITA Slovakia 4 7 9 - - - - - 14 10 - - 1993 Bratislava (SVK) RUS JPN KOR Slovenia 1 13 - 1991 Lisbon (POR) KOR BRA URS Spain 1 ------9 ------1989 Curitiba (BRA) URS BRA JPN Thailand 6 - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 13 16 18 Tunisia 4 ------13 16 16 - 19 - RANKINGS Turkey 7 - - 6 - - 13 - - 2 4 1 9 4 Nb of Ukraine 3 - - 9 6 - - - 9 - - - - - Countries part. USA 9 9 - - - - 6 - 4 4 10 12 9 2 2 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Uruguay 1 7 ------Algeria 3 - 12 ------16 20 - USSR 2 1 3 Argentina 9 9 7 - - 9 13 9 - 8 - - 8 17 10 Venezuela 1 ------9 ------Austria 1 ------13 - - - - - Belgium 3 ------6 3 - - 12 Belarus 3 - - - - - 13 13 9 - - - - - Brazil 14 2 2 5 4 1 2 2 3 1 5 1 6 3 11 Youth Olympic Games - Women Bulgaria 2 5 6 ------Canada 1 11 ------Honours China 10 - - - 6 - 5 1 1 7 1 13 2 1 3 Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd Chinese Taipei 6 - - - - - 13 7 9 9 - - - 11 19 Croatia 4 - - - - 8 9 5 6 - - - - - 2010 Singapore (SIN) BEL USA PER Cuba 5 5 - 7 8 8 ------20 Czech Republic 4 - 9 9 13 9 ------RANKINGS Czechoslovakia 2 - 5 8 Dominican Republic 6 - - - - 13 - 8 - - 8 11 - 8 17 Countries Nb of part. Rank. Egypt 7 - - 9 - - - - 13 9 - 15 14 15 14 2010 France 2 - - 9 9 ------Belgium 1 1 Germany 4 ------11 10 5 - 6 Egypt 1 5 Greece 1 12 - Japan 1 Italy 11 - - - 3 3 7 4 2 3 12 8 11 10 1 4 Peru 1 Hungary 1 ------13 ------3 Japan 12 3 4 2 1 13 1 5 - - 7 5 7 5 9 Singapore 1 6 Kenya 2 ------13 13 ------USA 1 2
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BEACH Volleyball FIVB Beach Volleyball records Men’s World Tour Season Rankings FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 Rank Team Country Events Points* Grand slam / Open Winners 1 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 9 6,070 2 Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg BRA 9 4,960 3 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen NED 10 4,540 MEN 4 Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst NED 9 4,220 Dates Site Gold medals team Tournament type Country 5 Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson USA 9 4,080 6 Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera ESP 10 4,060 April 22-26 Fuzhou, China Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai Open ITA 7 Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst AUS 9 3,920 April 29-May 3 Shanghai, China Lupo/Nicolai Grand Slam ITA 7 Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins LAT 6 3,920 May 6-10 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins Open LAT 9 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos BRA 9 3,860 May 28-June 1 Anapa, Russia Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Solovejs Open LAT 10 Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk CAN 10 3,840 11 Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov RUA 10 3,830 June 10-15 Myslowice, Poland Maciej Kosiak/Maciej Rudol U23 WCHs POL 12 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai ITA 9 3,720 June 11-15 Moscow, Russia Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov Grand Slam RUS 13 Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel POL 9 3,560 June 17-22 Berlin, Germany Tri Bourne/John Hyden Grand Slam USA 14 Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak POL 10 3,440 June 24-28 Stavanger, Norway Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal Grand Slam USA 15 Tri Bourne/John Hyden USA 9 3,360 July 9-13 Gstaad, Switzerland Dalhausser/Rosenthal Grand Slam USA 16 Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter CAN 10 3,300 July 15-20 The Hague, the Netherlands Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel Grand Slam POL 17 Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik GER 8 3,180 July 16-20 Acapulco, Mexico Florian Breer/Yves Haussener U17 WCHs SUI 18 Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen GER 9 2,960 19 Theo Brunner/Nick Lucena USA 8 2,920 July 22-27 Long Beach, USA Dalhausser/Rosenthal Grand Slam USA 20 Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen MEX 9 2,800 July 23-27 Larnaka, Cyprus Michal Bryl/Kacper Kujawiak U21 WCHs POL 21 Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe TUR 9 2,540 July 29-August 3 Porto, Portugal Arthur Mariano/George Wanderley U19 WCHs BRA 22 Jackson Henriquez/Jesus Villafane VEN 9 2,526 July 30-August 3 Klagenfurt, Austria Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt Grand Slam BRA 23 Michal Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz POL 5 2,426 August 20-24 Stare Jablonki, Poland Alvaro Filho/Pedro Salgado Grand Slam BRA 24 Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif GER 7 2,320 August 17-27 Nanjing, China Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Artem Yarzutkin Youth Olympic Games RUS 25 Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson FRA 7 2,280 September 23-28 São Paulo, Brazil Christiaan Varenhorst/Reinder Nummerdor Grand Slam NED 25 Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri ITA 6 2,280 October 7-11 Xiamen, China Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson Open FRA October 29-Nov 2 Parana, Argentina Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter Open CAN earnings November 4-8 Doha, Qatar Tim Holler/Jonas Schroder Open GER December 9-14 Mangaung, South Africa Varenhorst/Reinder Open NED Rank Team Country Points* Titles Earnings 1 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 11 6 $445,500 Women 2 Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg BRA 11 1 $245,000 3 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen NED 11 1 $190,000 Dates Site Gold medals team Tournament type Country 4 Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson USA 10 1 $186,500 5 Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst NED 10 0 $183,000 April 22-26 Fuzhou, China Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas Open CAN 6 Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera ESP 11 1 $164,375 May 12-17 Lucerne, Switzerland Karla Borger/Britta Buthe Open GER 7 Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk CAN 11 0 $151,300 May 20-24 Prague, Czech Republic Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas Open BRA 8 Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst AUS 10 0 $145,000 May 26-31 Moscow, Russia Talita Antunes/Larissa França Grand Slam BRA 9 Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena USA 5 1 $139,000 June 2-6 Porec, Croatia Talita Antunes/Larissa França Major Series BRA 10 Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins LAT 9 2 $123,000 June 9-13 Stavanger, Norway Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta Major Series BRA 11 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai ITA 11 0 $116,000 11 Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel POL 9 0 $116,000 June 17-21 St. Petersburg, United States Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas Grand Slam BRA 13 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos BRA 10 0 $115,000 June 26-July 5 The Netherlands Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas World Championships BRA 14 Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik GER 8 0 $113,000 July 7-11 Gstaad, Switzerland Talita Antunes/Larissa França Major Series BRA 15 Tri Bourne/John Hyden USA 9 0 $106,000 July 21-26 Yokohama, Japan Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst Grand Slam GER 16 Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter CAN 10 0 $105,575 August 18-23 Long Beach, United States Talita Antunes/Larissa França Grand Slam BRA 17 Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov RUS 11 0 $102,875 August 25-30 Olsztyn, Poland Talita Antunes/Larissa França Grand Slam BRA 18 Theo Brunner/Nick Lucena USA 8 0 $100,375 September 2-6 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Talita Antunes/Larissa França Open BRA 19 Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak POL 13 0 $93,750 20 Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri ITA 7 0 $80,000 September 8-13 Sochi, Russia Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth Open ITA 21 Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen GER 11 1 $70,000 September 23-27 Xiamen, China Joana Heidrich/Nadine Zumkehr Open SUI 22 Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif GER 7 0 $67,000 Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 Fort Lauderdale, United States Talita Antunes/Larissa França World Tour Final BRA 23 Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe TUR 10 0 $64,200 October 7-11* Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst Open GER 24 Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen MEX 10 0 $63,375 October 20-24* Antalya, Turkey Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova Open CZE 25 Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson FRA 7 0 $59,000 * These events are NOT included in any of the season or all-time statistical compilations * Season earnings includes FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, FIVB World Tour Major Series and FIVB Opens
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All-Time FIVB Beach Volleyball Men’s World Tour Award Winners Best hitter Best server Year Name Country Year Name Country 2015 Christiaan Varenhorst NED 2015 Evandro Gonçalves BRA 2014 Janis Smedins LAT 2014 Phil Dalhausser USA 2013 Janis Smedins LAT 2013 None Selected 2012 Alison Cerutti BRA 2012 Eric Koreng GER 2011 Alison Cerutti BRA 2011 Eric Koreng GER 2010 Phil Dalhausser USA 2010 Igor Kolodinsky RUS Most outstanding player Best offensive player 2009 Phil Dalhausser USA 2009 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 2008 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Igor Kolodinsky RUS Year Name Country Year Name Country 2007 Phil Dalhausser USA 2007 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2006 Emanuel Rego BRA 2006 Iver Horrem / Conrad Leinemann NOR/CAN 2014 Phil Dalhausser USA 2014 Paulo Nicolai ITA 2013 Phil Dalhausser USA 2013 Janis Smedins LAT 2012 Sean Rosenthal USA 2012 Phil Dalhausser USA 2011 Emanuel Rego BRA 2011 Alison Cerutti BRA 2010 Phil Dalhausser USA 2010 Phil Dalhausser USA Most inspirational player Rookie of the year 2009 Harley Marques / Richard Schuil BRA/NED 2009 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Harley Marques BRA 2008 Phil Dalhausser USA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2007 Ricardo Santos BRA 2007 Ricardo Santos BRA 2015 Emanuel Rego BRA 2015 Adrian Carambula ITA 2006 Emanuel Rego BRA 2006 Ricardo Santos BRA 2014 Jake Gibb USA 2014 Tri Bourne USA 2013 Jake Gibb USA 2013 Alvaro Filho BRA 2012 Emanuel Rego BRA 2012 Christiaan Varenhorst NLD Best blocker Best setter 2011 Emanuel Rego BRA 2011 Sebastian Chevallier SUI Year Name Country Year Name Country 2010 Linyin Xu CHN 2010 Karl Jaani EST 2015 Alison Cerutti BRA 2015 - - 2009 Harley Marques BRA 2009 Ruslans Sorokins LAT 2014 Phil Dalhausser USA 2014 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Todd Rogers USA 2008 Adrian Gavira ESP 2013 Pedro Salgado BRA 2013 Janis Smedins LAT 2007 Franco Neto BRA 2007 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 2012 Phil Dalhausser USA 2012 Phil Dalhausser USA 2006 Franco Neto BRA 2006 Sean Rosenthal USA 2011 Alison Cerutti BRA 2011 Phil Dalhausser USA 2010 Phil Dalhausser USA 2010 Phil Dalhausser USA 2009 Jonas Reckermann GER 2009 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Marcio Araujo BRA Sportsman of the year Team of the year 2007 Phil Dalhausser USA 2007 Marcio Araujo BRA 2006 Phil Dalhausser USA 2006 Marcio Araujo / Todd Rogers BRA/USA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2015 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA Best defensive player Most improved player 2014 Emanuel Rego BRA 2014 Janis Smedins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs LAT 2013 Janis Smedins LAT 2013 Janis Smedins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs LAT Year Name Country Year Name Country 2012 Emanuel Rego BRA 2012 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal USA 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2015 Lombardo Ontiveros MEX 2011 Emanuel Rego BRA 2011 Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti BRA 2014 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2014 Ryan Doherty USA 2010 Emanuel Rego BRA 2010 Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser USA 2013 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2013 Alvaro Filho BRA 2009 Rivo Vesik EST 2009 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann GER 2012 Martins Plavins LAT 2012 Paolo Nicolai ITA 2008 Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Harley Marques / Pedro Salgado BRA 2011 Reinder Nummerdor NED 2011 Mariusz Prudel POL 2007 Franco Neto BRA 2007 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 2010 Todd Rogers USA 2010 Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 2006 Franco Neto BRA 2006 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 2009 Reinder Nummerdor NED 2009 Alison Cerutti BRA 2008 Todd Rogers USA 2008 Andy Ces FRA 2007 Todd Rogers USA 2007 Dmitri Barsouk / Linyin Xu RUS/CHN 2006 Martin Conde / Todd Rogers ARG/USA 2006 Phil Dalhausser USA
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Season Rankings
Rank Team Country Events Points*
1 Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas BRA 10 6 350 2 Talita Antunes/Larissa França BRA 8 5,840 3 Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan CAN 11 5,070 All-Time FIVB Beach Volleyball 4 Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta BRA 9 4,710 5 Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel NED 9 4,590 Men’s World Tour CHAMPIONS 6 Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas CAN 12 4,286 7 Fan Wang/Yuan Yue CHN 10 4,250 8 Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst GER 9 4,200 9 Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy AUS 10 4,180 10 Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude GER 12 3,950 11 Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez ESP 10 3,900 12 Joana Heidrich/Nadine Zumkehr SUI 10 3,840 13 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler GER 10 3,770 Points Champions 14 Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth ITA 9 3,680 15 Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Dépré SUI 10 3,570 Season Team Country Season Team Country 16 Fernanda Alves/Taiana Lima BRA 9 3,540 17 Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat USA 10 3,520 1989-90 Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos ITA 2002 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde ARG 18 Monika Brzostek/Kinga Kolosinska POL 10 3,380 19 Karla Borger/Britta Buthe GER 8 3,180 1990-91 Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos ITA 2003 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 20 Ekaterina Birlova/Evgeniya Ukolova RUS 8 3,140 1991-92 Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos LAT 2004 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 20 Emily Day/Jennifer Kessy USA 9 3,140 20 April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 6 3,140 1992-93 Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos LAT 2005 EmanuelRego / Ricardo Santos BRA 23 Natalia Dubovcova/Dominika Nestarcova SLO 10 2,860 24 Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado BRA 8 2,710 1993-94 Franco Neto / Roberto Lopes RUS 2006 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 25 Barbara Hansel/Stefanie Schwaiger AUS 11 2,636 * 2015 points are from the FIVB World Tour events only. For official women’s FIVB World Rankings, go to http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/WorldRanking_w.asp 1994-95 Jan Kvalheim / Bjorn Maaseide USA 2007 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA earnings 1995-96 Franco Neto / Roberto Lopes, USA 2008 Harley Marques / Pedro Salgado BRA Rank Team Country Events* Titles Earnings 1996 ZeMarco de Melo / Emanuel Rego USA 2009 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann GER 1 Talita Antunes/Larissa França BRA 9 7 $435,000* 1997 ZeMarco de Melo / Emanuel Rego POL 2010 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers USA 2 Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas BRA 12 3 $325,000 3 Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst GER 10 1 $239,000 1998 Para Ferreira / Guilherme Marquez USA 2011 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego BRA 4 Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan CAN 12 0 $207,375 5 Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta BRA 10 1 $203,500 1999 Emanuel Rego / Jose Loiola BRA 2012 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosentha USA 6 Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel NED 11 0 $189,000 7 Fernanda Alves/Taiana Lima BRA 10 0 $153,000 2000 ZeMarco de Melo / Ricardo Santos BRA 2013 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins LAT 8 Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy AUS 10 0 $144,375 2001 Emanuel Rego / Tande Ramos NED 2014 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins LAT 9 Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas CAN 14 1 $119,300 10 Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth ITA 10 1 $118,000 2015 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 11 Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez ESP 12 0 $117,500 11 Fan Wang/Yuan Yue CHN 13 0 $110,625 13 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler GER 11 0 $110,500 14 April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 7 0 $110,000 15 Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat USA 10 0 $107,000 16 Monika Brzostek/Kinga Kolosinska POL 10 0 $105,200 17 Karla Borger/Britta Buthe GER 8 1 $98,000 18 Joana Heidrich/Nadine Zumkehr SUI 12 1 $95,800 19 Emily Day/Jennifer Kessy USA 11 0 $94,700 20 Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude GER 15 0 $91,950 21 Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Dépré SUI 12 0 $84,000 22 Ekaterina Birlova/Evgeniya Ukolova RUS 10 0 $73,750 23 Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado BRA 9 0 $71,500 24 Natalia Dubovcova/Dominika Nestarcova SLO 11 0 $71,200 25 Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen FIN 11 0 $55,075 * Season earnings includes FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, FIVB World Tour Major Series and FIVB Opens
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All time FIVB Beach Volleyball Women’s World Tour Award Winners Best hitter Best server Year Name Country Year Name Country 2015 Talita Antunes BRA 2015 April Ross USA 2014 Talita Antunes BRA 2014 Karla Borger, Germany GER 2013 Talita Antunes BRA 2013 None Selected 2012 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2012 April Ross, United States USA 2011 April Ross USA 2011 April Ross, United States USA 2010 Larissa França BRA 2010 Marleen Van Iersel NLD Most outstanding player Best offensive player 2009 April Ross USA 2009 Maria Clara Salgado BRA 2008 Larissa França BRA 2008 Maria Clara Salgado BRA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2007 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2007 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 2015 Larissa França BRA 2015 Larissa França BRA 2006 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2006 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2005 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 2013 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2013 Talita Antunes BRA 2004 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 2012 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2012 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2003 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 2011 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2011 Laura Ludwig GER 2010 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2010 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2009 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2009 April Ross USA 2008 Xi Zhang / Misty May-Treanor CHN/USA 2008 Misty May-Treanor USA Most inspirational player Rookie of the year 2007 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2007 Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor USA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2006 Larissa França BRA 2006 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2015 Pata Miller VAN 2015 Taru Lahti FIN 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2014 Melissa Humana-Parades CAN Best blocker Best setter 2013 Laura Ludwig GER 2013 Kira Walkenhorst GER 2012 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings USA/USA 2012 Barbara Seixas BRA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2011 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2011 Britta Büthe GER 2015 Sarah Pavan CAN 2015 Marleen van Iersel NED 2010 Denise Johns GBR 2010 Marketa Slukova / Kristyna Kolocova CZE/CZE 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2014 Larissa França BRA 2009 Shelda Bede BRA 2009 Angie Akers / Louise Bawden USA/AUS 2013 Talita Antunes BRA 2013 Ilka Semmler GER 2008 Shelda Bede BRA 2008 Bibiana Candelas MEX 2012 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2012 Larissa França BRA 2007 Shelda Bede BRA 2007 April Ross USA 2011 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2011 Larissa França BRA 2006 Shelda Bede BRA 2006 Chen Xue CHN 2010 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2010 Larissa França BRA 2009 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2009 Larissa França BRA 2008 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2008 Larissa França / Vasso Karadassiou BRA/GRE 2007 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2007 Larissa França BRA Sportsperson(s) of the year Team of the year BRA 2006 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2006 Larissa França Year Name Country Year Name Country 2015 Laura Ludwig GER 2015 Talita Antunes/Larissa França BRA Best defensive player Most improved player 2014 Juliana Felisberta Silva BRA 2014 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Maria Antonelli BRA 2013 Taiana Lima BRA 2013 Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima BRA Year Name Country Year Name Country 2012 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2012 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2015 Heather Bansley CAN 2015 Linline Matauatu VAN 2011 Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2011 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2014 Larissa França BRA 2014 Tanja Huberli CHE 2010 Misty May-Treanor USA 2010 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2013 Laura Ludwig GER 2013 Kira Walkenhorst GER 2009 Shelda Bede BRA 2009 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2012 Larissa França BRA 2012 Sophie van Gestel NED 2008 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings USA/USA 2008 Ana Paula Connelly / Shelda Bede BRA 2011 Misty May-Treanor USA 2011 Marta Menegatti ITA 2007 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings USA/USA 2007 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2010 Xi Zhang CHN 2010 Taiana Lima BRA 2006 Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2006 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 2009 Larissa França BRA 2009 Marleen van lersel NED 2008 Misty May-Treanor USA 2008 Nicole Branagh USA 2007 Misty May-Treanor USA 2007 Tamsin Barnett / Laura Ludwig AUS/GER 2006 Shelda Bede BRA 2006 Leila Barros BRA
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All-Time FIVB Beach Volleyball STAVANGER, Norway — June 26-July 5, 2009 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket
Women’s World Tour Champions Gold Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, GER (3) def. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, BRA (1) 2-0 (21-16, 21-19) Bronze Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, USA (2) def. David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, GER (6) 2-0 (21-16, 21-19) Semifinals Alison / Harley def. Klemperer / Koreng 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) Points Champions Semifinals Brink / Reckermann def. Dalhausser / Rogers 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 15-10) Season Team Country Season Team Country
1992-93 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno 2004 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA GSTAAD, Switzerland — July 24-29, 2007 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket 1993-94 Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan USA 2005 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA Gold Dalhausser / Rogers, USA (4) def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, RUS (6) 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) 1994-95 Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel BRA 2006 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA Bronze Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack,AUS (16) def. Emanuel / Ricardo, BRA (1) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) 1995-96 Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva BRA 2007 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA Semifinals Barsouk / Kolodinsky def. Schacht / Slack 2-0 (21-13, 21-19) Semifinals Dalhausser / Rogers def. Emanuel / Ricardo 2-1 (21-16, 13-21, 19-17) 1996 Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva BRA 2008 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly BRA 1997 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA 2009 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA 1998 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA 2010 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA BERLIN, Germany — June 22-26, 2005 – 48-team, double-elimination bracket 1999 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA 2011 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA Gold Marcio Araujo / Fabio Magalhaes, BRA (2) def. Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, SUI (8) 2-0 (22-20, 21-12) 2000 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA 2012 Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva BRA Bronze Brink / Kjell Schneider, GER (13) def. Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, GER (43) 2-1 (16-21, 21-17, 15-10) 2001 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar BRA 2013 Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima BRA Semifinals Heyer / P. Laciga def. Brink / Schneider 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-13) Semifinals Marcio Araujo / Fabio def. Polte / Schoen 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) 2002 Misty May / Kerri Walsh Jennings USA 2014 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Maria Antonelli BRA 2003 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires BRA 2015 Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas BRA RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — October 14-19, 2003 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket
Gold Emanuel / Ricardo, BRA (1) def. Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, USA (15) 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) FIVB Men’s World Championship Bronze Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, BRA (2) won by forfeit over Joao Brenha / Luis Maia, POR (13) Semifinals Emanuel / Ricardo won by forfeit over Brenha / Maia Final Four Semifinals Holdren / Metzger def. Marcio Araujo / Benjamin 2-0 (21-19, 21-14)
Hague, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam, The Netherlands — June 26-July 5, 2015 - 8 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket KLAGENFURT, Austria — August 1-5, 2001 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket
Play for Teams Results Gold Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, ARG (4) def. Jose Loiola / Ricardo, BRA (10) 2-1 (25-23, 12-21, 20-18) Gold Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, BRA (3) def. Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, NED (1) 2-1 (12-21, 21-14, 22-20) Bronze Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, NOR (6) def. Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, USA (18) 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) Bronze Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, BRA (12) def. Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, USA (15) 2-0 (22-20, 21-13) Semifinals Baracetti / Conde def. Heidger / McCaw 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) Semifinals Nummerdor / Varenhorst def. Evandro / Pedro Solberg 2-1 (21-18, 21-23, 15-12) Semifinals Loiola / Ricardo def. Hoidalen / Kjemperud 2-1 (29-31, 21-19, 15-12) Semifinals Alison / Bruno Oscar def. Brunner / Lucena 2-0 (21-17, 21-15)
MAZURY, Poland — July 1-7, 2013 - 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket MARSEILLE, France — July 20-25, 1999 – Qualifier, 32-team double elimination bracket
Gold Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, NED (13) def. Ricardo Santos / Alvaro Filho, BRA (10) 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) Gold Emanuel / Loiola, BRA (2) def. Martin Laciga / P. Laciga, SUI (6) 15-8 Bronze Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, GER (8) def. Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti, BRA (2) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) Bronze Para Ferreira / Guilherme Marques, BRA (3) def. Javier Bosma / Fabio Diez, ESP (8) 15-7 Semifinals Ricardo / Alvaro def. Emanuel / Alison 2-0 (21-14, 22-20) Semifinals Emanuel / Loiola def. Bosma / Diez 15-11 Semifinals Brouwer / Meeuwsen def. Erdmann / Matysik 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) Semifinals M. Laciga / P. Laciga def. Para / Guilherme 15-11
ROME, Italy — June 13-19, 2011 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket LOS ANGELES, United States — September 10-13, 1997 – Qualifier, 32-team single-elimination bracket
Gold Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti, BRA (2) def. Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, BRA (3) 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) Gold Para / Guilherme, BRA (9) def. Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh, USA (3) 2-1 (5-12, 12-8, 12-10) Bronze Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, GER (4) def. Martin Plavins / Janis Smedins, LAT (15) 2-1 (22-20, 18-21, 15-11) Bronze Not contested Semifinals Emanuel / Alison def. Brink / Reckermann 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) Semifinals Guilherme / Para def. Paulao Moreira / Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA (4, Q1) 2-1 (10-12, 12-9, 15-13) Semifinals Marcio Araujo / Ricardo def. Plavins / Smedins J. 2-1 (21-17, 15-21,15-10) Semifinals Ceman / Whitmarsh def. Dain Blanton / Kent Steffes, USA (2) 2-0 (12-5, 12-8)
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Gold Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (1) def. Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, BRA (3) 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) Bronze Eva Celbova / Sona Dosoudilova, CZE (12) def. Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, USA (2) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) FIVB Women’s World Championship Semifinals Shelda / Adriana def. Celbova / Dosoudilova 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) Semifinals Minello / Sandra def. Fontana / Youngs 2-1 (21,19, 13-21, 15-13) Final Four MARSEILLE, France — July 19-24, 1999 – Qualifier, 32 teams, double-elimination bracket Hague, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam, The Netherlands — June 26-July 5, 2015 - 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket Gold Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (1) def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA (8) 15-11 Play for Teams Results Bronze Liz Masakayan / Youngs, USA (13) won by forfeit over Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel, BRA (3) Gold Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, BRA (6) def. Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, BRA (9) 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) Semifinals Davis / Johnson Jordan def. Masakayan / Youngs 11-15 Bronze Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, BRA (7) def. Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler GER (4) 2-1 (23-25, 21-18, 15-9) Semifinals Shelda / Adriana won by forfeit over Sandra / Adriana Samuel Semifinals Agatha / Barbara def. Maria / Juliana 2-0 (24-22, 21-19) Semifinals Fernanda / Taiana def. Holtwick / Semmler 2-0 (21-12, 21-15) LOS ANGELES, United States — September 10-13, 1997 – Qualifier, 32 teams, single-elimination bracket
MAZURY, Poland — July 1-7, 2013 - 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket Gold Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva, BRA (3) def. Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, USA (1) 2-1 (12-11, 1-12, 12-10) Bronze Not contested Gold Chen Xue / Xi Zhang , CHN (2) def. Karla Borger / Britta Büthe, GER (17) 2-1 (18-21, 21-17, 21-19) Semifinals Arce / McPeak def. Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno, USA (12) 2-0 (12-4, 12-9) Bronze Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, BRA (13) def. April Ross / Whitney Pavlik, USA (3) 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) Semifinals Sandra / Jackie Silva def. Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (2) 2-1 (12-11, 4-12, 12-3) Semifinals Borger / Büthe def. Ross / Pavlik 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) Semifinals Xue / Zhang def. Lili / Seixas 2-0 (21-11, 21-17)
ROME, Italy — June 13-19, 2011 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket FIVB Men’s U23 World Championship Gold Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva, BRA (1) def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA (5) 2-1 (21-17, 13-21, 16-14) Bronze Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, CHN (8) def. Hana Klapalova / Lenka Hajeckova, CZE (22) 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) Medal matches Semifinals Juliana / Larissa def. Klapalova / Hajeckova 2-0 (21-14, 21-13) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. Xue / Zhang 2-1 (21-17, 15-21, 15-10) MYSLOWICE, Poland — June 10-15, 2014 STAVANGER, Norway — June 25-July 4, 2009 – 48 teams, pool play - 32-team single-elimination bracket Gold Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, POL def. Lars Fredrik Tvinde / Hendrik Nikolai Mol NOR 2-1 (25-23, 18-21, 15-12) Gold Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, USA (1) def. Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva, BRA (3) 2-0 (30-28, 23-21) Bronze Allison Cittadin Francioni / Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes BRA def. Bennet / David Poniewaz 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) Bronze Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, BRA (2) def. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, BRA (5) 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) Semifinals Kessy / Ross def. Shelda / Ana Paula 2-1 (28-26, 15-21, 15-9) MYSLOWICE, Poland — June 5-9, 2013 Semifinals Larissa / Juliana def. Antonelli / Talita 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-13) Gold Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, POL def. Vitor Felipe / Marcio Gaudie, BRA 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) GSTAAD, Switzerland — July 24-29, 2007 – 48 teams, pool play - 32-team single-elimination bracket Bronze Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, AUT def. Rihards Finsters / Aleksandrs Solovejs, LAT 2-0 (21-17, 21-19)
Gold Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA (1) def. Jia Tian / Jie Wang, CHN (3) 2-0 (21-16, 21-10) Bronze Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva, BRA (2) def. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, CHN (4) 2-1 (19-21, 21-19, 18-16) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. Xue / Zhang 2-0 (21-14, 21-19) Semifinals Tian / Jie Wang def. Juliana / Larissa 2-1 (23-25, 21-19, 15-11) FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship BERLIN, Germany — June 21-25, 2005 – 48 teams, double-elimination bracket Medal matches Gold May-Treanor / Walsh, USA (19) def. Juliana / Larissa, BRA (1) 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) Bronze Jia Tian / Fei Wang, CHN (5) def. Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB (13) 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) MYSLOWICE, Poland — June 10-15, 2014 Semifinals Larissa / Juliana def. Fernandez Grasset / Larrea Peraza 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. Tian / Fei Wang 2-0 (retired 21-16, 19-21, 5-4) Gold Nicole Laird / Mariafe Artacho AUS def. Lara Dykstra / Jace Pardon USA 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-7) Bronze Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke CAN def. Taru Lahti / Anniina Parkkinen FIN 2-1 (21-18, 14-21, 15-10) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — October 7-12, 2003 – 48 teams, pool play, 32-team single-elimination bracket
Gold May-Treanor / Walsh, USA (1) def. Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (3) 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) MYSLOWICE, Poland — June 5-9, 2013 Bronze Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, AUS (5) def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA (7) 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. Cook / Sanderson 2-1 (19-21, 21-19, 18-16) Gold Victoria Bieneck / Isabell Schneider, GER def. Eduarda / Thais, BRA 2-1 (19-21, 21-12, 15-13) Semifinals Shelda / Adriana def. Davis / Johnson Jordan 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) Bronze Taylor Pischke / Melissa Humana-Paredes, CAN def. Eliska Galova / Adela Machova, CZE 2-1 (19-21, 21-15, 16-14)
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FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship BRIGHTON, England — September 3-7, 2008 Gold Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, ITA def. Alexander Brouwer / Christiaan Varenhorst, NED 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) Bronze Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, ITA def. Matthias Penk / Alexander Walkenhorst, GER 2-0 (21-12, 21-18)
MODENA, Italy — September 5-9, 2007
Gold Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, ITA def. Adrián Gavira / Alejandro Rojas, ESP 2-1 (13-21, 21-17, 15-13) Medal matches Bronze Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, GER def. Marco Daalmeijer / Tim Oude Elferink, NED 2-0 (21-14, 21-16)
LARNAKA, Cyprus — July 23-27, 2014 MYSLOWICE, Poland — August 24-27, 2006 Play for Teams Results Gold Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak POL def. lya Leshukov / Aleksandr Margiev RUS 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) Gold Bruno Oscar Schmidt / Pedro Salgado, BRA def. Tomasz Sinczak / Rafal Szternel, POL 2-0 (21-11, 21-13) Bronze Maxime Thiercy / Romain Di Giantommaso FRA def. Hendrik Mol / Christian Sorum NOR 2-0 (22-20, 21-18) Bronze Piotr Marciniak / Krzysztof Orman, POL def. Janis Smedins-Toms Smedins, LAT 2-1 (21-13, 17-21, 15-13)
UMAG, Croatia — June 19-23, 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — September 7-11, 2005
Gold Gustavo Carvalhaes / Allison Cittadin, BRA def. Grant O’Gorman / Aaron Nusbaum, CAN 2-0 (21-12, 23-21) Gold Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, LAT def. Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafañe, VEN 2-0 (21-15, 21-9) Bronze Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, POL def. Viacheslav Kirienko / Dmitry Uraikin, RUS 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) Bronze Serguei Prokopiev / Yaroslav Koshkarev, RUS def. Pedro Salgado / Tiago Santos, BRA 2-0 (21-16, 29-27)
HALIFAX, Canada — August 29-September 2, 2012 PORTO SANTO, Portugal — September 16-19, 2004
Gold Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, POL def. Mirco Gerson / Gabriel Kissling, SUI 2-0 (21-15, 21-14) Gold Miguel Angel Amo / Inocencio Lario, ESP def. Valters Ramma / Toms Smedins, LAT 2-0 (21-19, 21-12) Bronze Dominik Stork / Fabian Schmidt, GER def. Andrey Bolgov / Artem Kucherenko, RUS 2-1 (25-23, 22-24, 15-11) Bronze Mois Santos / Pedro Salgado, BRA def. Tom Gotz / Stefan Uhmann, GER 2-0 (21-17, 25-23)
HALIFAX, Canada — August 31-September 4, 2011 SAINT-QUAY-PORTRIEUX, France — August 7-10, 2003
Gold Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, UKR def. Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, POL 2-1 (22-20, 19-21, 15-12) Gold Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, BRA def. Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, GER 2-0 (21-12, 21-18) Bronze Marcus Carvalhaes / Vitor Felipe, BRA def. Dany Demyanenko / Garrett May, CAN 2-1 (21-23, 21-14, 15-13) Bronze Ravel Rotreki / Pavel Kolar, CZE def. Grégoire Capitaine / Damien Quoirin, FRA 2-0 (21-15, 21-16)
ALANYA, Turkey — September 15-19, 2010 CATANIA, Italy —July 10-14, 2002
Gold Garrett May / Sam Schachter, CAN def. Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, BRA 2-1 (21-23, 21-16, 15-13) Gold Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, ESP def. Pedro Cunha / Adriano Fonseca, BRA 2-0 (21-11, 21-19) Bronze Bronze Peter Eglseer / Felix Koraimann, AUT def. Andrey Bolgov / Ruslan Bykanov, RUS 2-0 (21-15, 23-21) Bronze Matthias Karger / Maarten Lammens, GER def. Andreas Gortsianouk / Georgios Knapek, GRE 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-11)
BLACKPOOL, England — September 16-20, 2009 LE LAVANDOU, France — August 24-26, 2001
Gold Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, POL def. Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, BRA 2-0 (23-21, 21-19) Gold Pedro Cunha / Anselmo Sigoli, BRA def. Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, ESP 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-13) Bronze Bronze Sergey Kostyukhin / Alexey Pastukhov, RUS def. Armin Dollinger / Malte Stiel, GER 2-1 (13-21, 21-18, 17-15) Bronze Bronze Anton Koulinovski / Alexei Verbov, RUS def. Alfredo Tabarini / Francesco Tabarini, SMR 2-0 (22-20, 21-17)
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FIVB Women’s U21 World Championship BRIGHTON, England — September 3-7, 2008 Gold Danielle Remmers / Marleen van Iersel, NED def. Michelle Stiekema / Sophie van Gestel, NED 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) Bronze Monika Brzostek / Karolina Sowala, POL def. Tanja Goricanec / Taryn Sciarini, SUI 2-1 (20-22, 21-17, 15-12)
MODENA, Italy — September 5-9, 2007
Gold Lili Maestrini / Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, BRA def. Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, AUS 2-1 (25-27, 21-17, 15-7) Medal matches Bronze Bronze Marleen van Iersel / Maloes Wesselink, NED def. Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Steiner, ESP 2-0 (21-16, 21-19)
LARNAKA, Cyprus — July 23-27, 2014 MYSLOWICE, Poland — August 24-27, 2006 Play for Teams Results Gold Sophie Bukovec / Tia Miric CAN def. Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Povilaityte LIT 2-1 (21-19, 18-21, 15-10) Gold Carolina Aragao / Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, BRA def. Julia Sude / Jana Kohler, GER 2-1 (21-13, 20-22, 15-6) Bronze Kelly Claes / Sara Hughes USA def. Nina Betschart / Nicole Eiholzer SUI 2-1 (21-16, 21-23, 15-7) Bronze Marleen van Iersel / Maloes Wesselink, NED def. Carolina Solberg Salgado / Julia Caldas, BRA 2-1 (19-21, 21-12, 18-16)
UMAG, Croatia — June 19-23, 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — September 7-11, 2005
Gold Katarzyna Kociolek / Jagoda Gruszczynska, POL def. Anita Krebs / Jelena Wlk, GER 2-0 (22-20, 23-21) Gold Carolina Solberg Salgado / Camillinha Saldanha, BRA def. Ruth Flemig / Ilka Semmler, GER 2-1 (11-21, 21-17, 17-15) Bronze Katharina Schützenhöfer / Lena Plesiutschnig, AUT def. Paula Soria Gutierrez / Raquel Brun Forcadell, ESP 2-0 (21-15, 21-13) Bronze Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger, AUT def. Nadine Zumkehr / Muriel Graessli, SUI 2-0 (21-18, 21-19)
HALIFAX, Canada — August 29-September 2, 2012 PORTO SANTO, Portugal — September 16-19, 2004
Gold Nina Betschart / Anouk Vergé-Depré, SUI def. Drussyla Andressa Felix Costa / Rebecca 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) Gold Taiana Lima / Carolina Solberg Salgado, BRA def. Marion Castelli / Eva Hamzaoui, FRA 2-0 (21-11, 21-12) Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva, BRA Bronze Bronze Sarka Nakladalova / Veronika Opravilova, CZE def. Arjanne Stevens / Marleen van Iersel, NED 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) Bronze Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, AUS def. Summer Ross / Sara Hughes, USA 2-1 (23-25, 21-14, 16-14)
HALIFAX, Canada — August 31-September 4, 2011 SAINT-QUAY-PORTRIEUX, France — August 7-10, 2003
Gold Nina Betschart / Joana Heidrich, SUI def. Victoria Altomare / Melissa Humana-Paredes, CAN 2-1 (21-16, 14-21, 15-11) Gold Anna Morozova / Alexandra Shiryaeva, RUS def. Katrin Holtwick / Maria Kleefisch, GER 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) Bronze Rimke Braakman / Sophie van Gestel, NED def. Renata Bekier / Daria Paszek, POL 2-0 (21-18, 25-23) Bronze Carolina Solberg Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, BRA def. Tanya Schmocker / Melanie 2-0 (21-12, 21-18) Schoneberger, SUI
ALANYA, Turkey — September 15-19, 2010 CATANIA, Italy —July 10-14, 2002
Gold Tara Roenicke / Summer Ross, USA def. Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, ITA 2-1 (19-21, 26-24, 15-13) Gold Juliana Felisberta da Silva / Taiana Lima, BRA def. Isabelle Forrer / Melanie Schoneberger, SUI 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) Bronze Fabiane Boogaerdt / Julia Schmidt, BRA def. Victoria Bieneck / Chantal Laboureur, GER 2-1 (11-21, 21-18, 16-14) Bronze Bronze Talita Rocha / Maria Clara Salgado, BRA def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia 2-0 (21-15, 21-9) Koutroumanidou, GRE
BLACKPOOL, England — September 16-20, 2009 LE LAVANDOU, France — August 24-26, 2001
Gold Monika Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinska, POL def. Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, NED 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-11) Gold Shaylyn Bede / Maria Clara Salgado, BRA def. Anna Bobrova / Anna Morozova, RUS 2-0 (21-16, 21-10) Bronze Irina Chaika / Anna Vozakova, RUS def. Martina Bonnerova / Barbora Hermannova, CZE 2-1 (21-12, 18-21, 20-18) Bronze Katerina Tychnova / Markiea Tychnova, CZE def. Jeaqueline Alvares / Norma Perez, MEX 2-0 (21-13, 21-15)
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ALANYA, Turkey — August 19-23, 2009
FIVB Men’s U19 Gold Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, UKR def. Andrey Bolgov / Ruslan Bykanov, RUS 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) World Championship Bronze Kevin Medina / Cesar Menendez, ESP def. Michel Bargmann / Felix Quecke, GER 2-1 (16-21, 23-21, 16-14)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — July 30-August 3, 2008
Gold Kristo Kollo / Oliver Venno, EST def. Jeffrey Carlson / Antonio Ciarelli, USA 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) Bronze Bronze Marek Leznicki / Damian Wojtasik, POL def. Víctor Bouza / Jesus Castizo, ESP 2-0 (21-17, 21-12)
MYSLOWICE, Poland — July 12-15, 2007 Medal matches Gold Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, POL def. Stefan Kohler / Malte Stiel, GER 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) Bronze Bronze Vitalii Didukh / Pavlo Ostapenko, UKR def. Marcin Kantor / Damian Wojtasik, POL 2-1 (16-21, 21-11, 15-10) PORTO, Portugal — July 29-August 3, 2014
Play for Teams Results HORSESHOE BAY, Bermuda — September 6-10, 2006 Gold Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci / George Souto Maior Wanderley BRA def. Illia Kovalov / Oleh Plotnytskyi UKR 2-1 (21-18, 21-23, 15-11) Bronze Tigrito Gomez / Peter Hernandez VEN def. Jasper Bouter / Tom van Steenis NED 2-1 (21-16, 21-23, 15-7) Gold Jonathan Erdmann / Marvin Klass, GER def. Paolo Nicolai / Francesco Giontella, ITA 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-12) Bronze Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, ITA def. Renaud Ventresque / Brice Thesee, FRA 2-0 (22-20, 21-15)
PORTO, Portugal — July 10-14, 2013 SAINT-QUAY-PORTRIEUX, France — August 3-7, 2005 Gold Moritz Reichert / Clemens Wickler, GER def. Bjarne Nikolai Huus / Christian Sandlie Sørum, NOR 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) Bronze Torey DeFalco / Lucas Yoder, USA def. Lukas Kazdailis / Arnas Rumsevicius, LTU 2-1 (24-22, 21-18, 15-8) Gold Tine Urnaut / Nejc Zemljak, SLO def. Joseph Dykstra / Mark van Zwieten, USA 2-1 (21-13, 21-23, 15-12) Bronze Grzegorz Fijalek / Michal Matyja, POL def. Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, GER 2-0 (12-21, 21-17, 15-10)
LARNAKA, Cyprus — July 11-14, 2012 TERMOLI, Italy — September 8-12, 2004
Gold Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, POL def.Lukasz Kaczmarek / Sebastian Kaczmarek, POL 2-1 (12-21, 21-19, 15-7) Gold Arunas Kirsnys / Arvydas Miseikis, LTU def. Zbigniew Bartman / Michal Kubiak, POL 2-1 (21-14, 22-24, 15-13) Bronze Dmitry Uraikin / Viacheslav Kirienko, RUS def. Martin Ermacova / Lukas Peter Stranger, AUT 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) Bronze Ingars Ivanovs / Janis Smedins, LAT def. Reid Hall / Adam Podstawka, CAN 2-0 (21-15, 21-14)
UMAG, Croatia — June 22-26, 2011 PATTAYA, Thailand — August 27-31, 2003
Gold Lukasz Kaczmarek / Macjej Kosiak, POL def. Runnar Sannarnes / Andreas Takvan, NOR 2-1 (17-21 , 21-19, 15-13) Gold Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, GER def. Ian Borges / Pedro Salgado, BRA 2-1 (21-19, 23-25, 18-16) Bronze Grant O’Gorman / Aaron Nusbaum, CAN def. Benjamin Lerch / Dennis Lerch, SUI 2-1 (21-15, 23-25, 15-13) Bronze Tomasz Sinczak / Rafat Szternal, POL def. Michel Mokomdoko / Juan Virgen, MEX 2-0 (21-17, 21-17)
PORTO, Portugal — July 29-August 1, 2010 XYLOKASTRO, Greece — August 28-September 1, 2002
Gold Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, POL def. Maxim Anufriev / Artem Kucherenko, RUS 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-11) Gold Ian Borges / Pedro Salgado, BRA def. Andreas Gortisanouk / Theodoris Papadimitriou, GRE 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) Bronze Lorenz Schumann / Dominik Stork, GER def. Garrett May / Nick Del Bianco, CAN 2-0 (21-10, 21-19) Bronze Bronze Rouslan Daynov / Yaroslav Koshkarev, RUS def. Kamil Lyczko / Sebastian Pecherz, POL 2-0 (21-19, 21-18)
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ALANYA, Turkey — August 19-23, 2009
FIVB Women’s U19 World Gold Christine Aulenbrock / Victoria Bieneck, GER def. Irina Chaika / Ekaterina Karapischenko, RUS 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) Championship Bronze Ksenia Sukhareva / Maria Ushkova, RUS def. Olga Samul / Izabela Soja, POL 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 15-10)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — July 30-August 3, 2008
Gold Chantal Laboureur / Levke Spinger, GER def. Rimke Braakman / Sophie van Gestel, NED 2-1 (10-21, 21-16, 15-11) Bronze Irina Chayka / Ekaterina Karapischenko, RUS def. Beata Galek / Daria Paszek, POL 2-0 (21-18, 21-19)
MYSLOWICE, Poland — July 12-15, 2007 Medal matches Gold Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, NED def. Gilda Lombardo / Marta Menegatti, ITA 2-1 (21-10, 19-21, 15-10) Bronze Iveta Halbichova / Barbora Jerabkova, CZE def. Monika Brzostek / Weonika Kurek, POL 2-1 (14-21, 21-15, 15-9) PORTO, Portugal — July 29-August 3, 2014
Play for Teams Results HORSESHOE BAY, Bermuda — September 6-10, 2006 Gold Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Andressa Cavalcanti Ramalho BRA def. Sarah 2-1 (21-14, 13-21, 19-17) Schneider / Lisa Arnholdt GER 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-11) Bronze Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara def. Kristyna Adamcikova / Katerina Valkova CZE 2-0 (21-16, 21-12) Gold Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, AUS def. Marleen van Iersel / Danielle Remmers, NED Bronze Britta Büthe / Svenja Engelhardt, GER def. Tanja Goricanec / Taryn Sciarini, SUI 2-0 (21-12, 21-17)
PORTO, Portugal — July 10-14, 2013 SAINT-QUAY-PORTRIEUX, France — August 3-7, 2005 Gold Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Taina Silva Bigi, BRA def. Gorbunova / Makroguzova, RUS 2-0 (21-12, 21-16) Bronze Sara Hughes / Kelly Claes, USA def. Sarah Schneider / Lara Schreiber, GER 2-1 (21-18, 21-19, 15-12) Gold Carolina Aragao / Figueiredo Seixas, BRA def. Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, POL 2-1 (21-14, 15-21, 15-10) Bronze Florentina Büttner / Julia Sude, GER def. Veronika Opravilova / Marketa Slukova, CZE 2-0 (21-18, 21-17)
LARNAKA, Cyprus — July 11-14, 2012 TERMOLI, Italy — September 8-12, 2004 Gold Ieva Dumbaskaite / Monika Povylaityte, LTU def. Katarzyna Kociolek / Karolina Baran, POL 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) Gold Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, POL def. Barbara Figueiredo / Carolina Salgado, BRA 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-13) Bronze Bronze Ksenia Dabizha / Anna Gorbunova, RUS def. Sandra Ittlinger / Yanina Weiland, GER 2-1 (19-21, 21-17, 15-9) Bronze Florentina Büttner / Julia Sude, GER def. Marleen van Iersel / Margo Wiltens, NED 2-0 (21-19, 21-10)
UMAG, Croatia — June 22-26, 2011 PATTAYA, Thailand — August 27-31, 2003
Gold Karan Baran / Katarzyna Kociolek, POL def. Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, AUT 2-0 (21-19, 21-14) Gold Jana Kohler / Laura Ludwig, GER def. Figueiredo Seixas / Carolina Salgado, BRA 2-1 (21-11, 30-32, 15-7) Bronze Bronze Lingling Lin / Changning Zhang, CHN def. Pauline Martin / Lisa Menet-Haure, FRA 2-1 (20-22, 21-17, 15-11) Bronze Frederike Fischer / Sandra Piasecki, GER def. Diana Estrada / Martha Revuelta, MEX 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-7)
PORTO, Portugal — July 29-August 1, 2010 XYLOKASTRO, Greece — August 28-September 1, 2002
Gold Jane Croson / Summer Ross, USA def. Ekaterina Karapischenko / Maria Ushkova, RUS 2-1 (21-10, 18-21, 15-7) Gold Sanne Keizer / Arjanne Stevens, NED def. Claudia Lehmann / Friederike Romberg, GER 2-0 (24-22, 21-14) Bronze Taliqua Clancy / Eliza Hynes, AUS def. Rebecca Cavalcanti / Juliana Simões, BRA 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) Bronze Ruth Flemig / Ilka Semmler, GER def. Isabel Grael / Carolina Salgado, BRA 2-0 (21-14, 21-16)
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Olympic Games
Champions
FIVB Men’s U17 Men Women World Championship Year Team Country Year Team Country
2012 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann GER 2012 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh USA
Medal matches 2008 Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser USA 2008 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh USA 2004 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos BRA 2004 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh USA
ACAPULCO, Mexico — July 15-20, 2014 2000 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana USA 2000 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst AUS
Play for Teams Results 1996 Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes USA 1996 Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva BRA Gold Florian Breer / Yves Haussener SUI def. Oscar Jimenez / Alejandro Huerta ESP 2-1 (22-20, 20-22, 15-11) Bronze Marc Darrieux / Timothee Platre FRA Sharone Vernon Evans / Parvir Jhajj CAN 2-0 (26-24, 21-19)
honours
Men
st nd rd FIVB Women’s U17 Year Organiser 1 2 3 World Championship 2012 London (GBR) Brink / Reckermann (GER) Emanuel / Alison (BRA) Martins / Smedins J. (LAT) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Rogers / Dalhausser (USA) Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz (BRA) Ricardo / Emanuel (BRA)
2004 Athens (GRE) Ricardo / Emanuel (BRA) Bosma / Herrera (ESP) Heuscher / Kobel (SUI) Medal matches 2000 Sydney (AUS) Blanton / Fonoimoana (USA) Zé Marco / Ricardo (BRA) Hager / Ahmann (GER)
1996 Atlanta (USA) Kiraly / Steffes (USA) Dodd / Whitmarsh (USA) Child / Heese (CAN) ACAPULCO, Mexico — July 15-20, 2014
Play for Teams Results Gold Morgan Martin / Kathryn Plummer USA def. / Joy Dennis USA 2-1 (20-22, 21-18, 15-13) Women Bronze Tina Graudina / Linda Gramberga LAT def. Duygu Nur Dogan / Pelin Ilgin TUR 2-0 (21-9, 21-9) Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd
2012 London (GBR) May-Treanor / Walsh (USA) Kessy / Ross (USA) Larissa / Juliana (BRA)
2008 Beijing (CHN) May-Treanor / Walsh (USA) Tian Jia / Wang (CHN) Zhang / Xue (CHN)
2004 Athens (GRE) May-Treanor / Walsh (USA) Adriana / Shelda (BRA) McPeak / Youngs (USA)
2000 Sydney (AUS) Cook / Pottharst (AUS) Adriana / Shelda (BRA) Sandra / Samuel (BRA)
1996 Atlanta (USA) Sandra / Jackie Silva (BRA) Rodrigues / Samuel (BRA) Rodrigues / Samuel (BRA)
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Final Four / MEN Final Four / WOMEN
LONDON, Great Britain — 2012 LONDON, Great Britain — 2012
Play for Teams Results Play for Teams Results Gold Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, GER (3) def. Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti, BRA (1) 2-1 (23-21, 16-21, 16-14) Gold Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA (3) def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, USA (4) 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) Bronze Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, LAT (17) def. Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, NED (5) 2-1 (19-21, 21-19, 15-11) Bronze Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva, BRA (1) def. Zhang / Xue, CHN (2) 2-1 (11-21, 21-19, 15-12) Semifinals Brink / Reckermann, GER (3) def. Nummerdor / Schuil, NED (5) 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh, USA (3) def. Zhang / Xue, CHN (2) 2-0 (22-20, 22-20) Semifinals Emanuel / Alison, BRA (1) def. Plavins / Smedins J., LAT (17) 2-0 (21-15, 22-20) Semifinals Kessy / Ross, USA (4) def. Larissa / Juliana, BRA (1) 2-1 (15-21, 21-19, 15-12)
BEIJING, China — 2008 BEIJING, China — 2008
Gold Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser, USA (2) def. Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhães, BRA (4) 2-1 (23-21, 17-21, 15-4) Gold Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA (2) def. Jia Tian / Jie Wang, CHN (1) 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) Bronze Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, BRA (3) def. Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, GEO (15) 2-0 (21-15, 21-10) Bronze Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, CHN (4) def. Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, BRA (6) 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) Semifinals Marcio Araujo / Fabio def. Emanuel / Ricardo 2-0 (22-20, 21-18) Semifinals Tian Jia / Wang def. Xue / Zhang 2-1 (22-24, 29-27, 15-8) Semifinals Rogers / Dalhausser def. Gomes / Terceiro 2-0 (21-11, 21-13) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. Talita / Renata 2-0 (21-12, 21-14)
ATHENS, Greece — 2004 ATHENS, Greece — 2004
Gold Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, BRA (1) def. Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, ESP (15) 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) Gold Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA (1) def. Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (2) 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) Bronze Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, SUI (5) def. Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, AUS (17) 2-1 (19-21, 21-17, 15-13) Bronze Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, USA (4) def. Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, AUS (5) 2-1 (21-18, 15-21, 15-9) Semifinals Bosma / Herrera def. Prosser / Williams 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) Semifinals May-Treanor / Walsh def. McPeak / Youngs 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) Semifinals Emanuel / Ricardo def. Heuscher / Kobel 2-1 (21-14, 19-21, 15-12) Semifinals Shelda / Adriana def. Cook / Sanderson 2-0 (21-17, 21-16)
SYDNEY, Australia — 2000 SYDNEY, Australia — 2000
Gold Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, USA (9) def. Zé Marco de Melo / Ricardo Santos, BRA (3) 2-0 (12-11, 12-9) Gold Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, AUS (1) def. Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, BRA (2) 2-0 (12-11, 12-10) Bronze Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, GER (15) def. Joao Brenha / Luis Maia, POR (12) 2-0 (12-9, 12-6) Bronze Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel, BRA (5) def. Yukiko Takahashi / Mika Teru Saiki, JPN (6) 2-0 (12-4, 12-6) Semifinals Zé Marco / Ricardo def. Ahmann / Hager 15-5 Semifinals Adriana / Shelda def. Takahashi / Teru Saiki 15-10 Semifinals Blanton / Fonoimoana def. Maia / Brenha 15-12 Semifinals Cook / Pottharst def. Pires / Samuel 15-6
ATLANTA, United States — 1996 ATLANTA, United States — 1996
Gold Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes, USA (3) def. Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh, USA (4) 2-0 (12-5, 12-8) Gold Jackie Silva / Sandra Pires, BRA (1) def. Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel, BRA (5) 2-0 (12-11, 12-6) Bronze John Child / Mark Heese, CAN (8) def. Joao Brenha / Luis Maia, POR (18) 2-0 (12-5, 12-8) Bronze Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, AUS (6) def. Barbara Fontana / Linda Hanley, USA (4) 2-0 (12-11, 12-7) Semifinals Kiraly / Steffes def. Child / Heese 15-11 Semifinals Silva / Pires def. Fontana / Hanley 15-8 Semifinals Dodd / Whitmarsh def. Maia / Brenha 15-13 Semifinals Rodrigues / Samuel def. Cook / Pottharst 15-3
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Men — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rank Code Country Points Matches Won Loss Continental Cup 1 RUS Russia 9 5 4 1 2 MEX Mexico 9 5 4 1 3 NED Netherlands 8 5 3 2 4 CHI Chile 7 5 2 3 World Continental Cup winners 5 AUS Australia 7 5 2 3 Continent Men’s winner Women’s winner NGR Nigeria 3 5 0 5
Africa South Africa Mauritius Women — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 South America Venezuela Argentina Rank Code Country Points Matches Won Loss NORCECA Canada Canada 1 ITA Italy 8 4 4 0 Asia Japan Australia 2 CHN China 7 4 3 1 Europe Norway Russia 3 SUI Switzerland 6 4 2 2 4 URU Uruguay 5 4 1 3 5 KEN Kenya 3 4 0 4
FIVB World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B rankings
Men — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 Rank Code Country Points Matches Won Loss FINAL RANKINGS 1 AUT Austria 10 5 5 0 Men — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 Women — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 2 POL Poland 9 5 4 1 Rank Code Country Rank Code Country 3 CHN China 8 5 3 3 4 CUB Cuba 7 5 3 3 1 RUS Russia Q 1 RUS Russia Q 5 ANG Angola 6 5 1 4 AUT Austria Q NED Netherlands Q 6 URU Uruguay 5 5 0 5 3 MEX Mexico 3 CHN China
POL Poland ITA Italy Women — Russia, Moscow, June 28-July 1 Rank Code Country Points Matches Won Loss
1 RUS Russia 10 5 5 0 2 NED Netherland 9 5 4 1 3 MEX Mexico 8 5 3 3 4 KAZ Kazakhstan 7 5 3 3 5 VEN Venezuela 6 5 1 4 6 MOZ Mozambique 5 5 0 5
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FIVB World Cup Olympic qualification FIVB Beach Volleyball tournament World Cup Final
Participating countries Final Four
Men Women Men’s competition — May 29 to June 2, 2013 – Campinas, Brazil Angola Africa World Continental Cup runners up Kenya Africa World Continental Cup runners up Nigeria Africa World Continental Cup third place Mozambique Africa World Continental Cup third place Play for Teams Results Gold Alison / Emanuel, BRA (1) def. Gibb / Patterson, USA (2) 2-1 (21-13, 19-21, 11-15) Chile South America World Continental Cup runners up Uruguay South America World Continental Cup runners up Bronze Plavins / Smedins, J., LAT (4) def. Erdmann / Matysik, GER (3) 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) Uruguay South America World Continental Cup third place Venezuela South America World Continental Cup third place Semifinals Alison-Emanuel BRA (1) def. Erdmann-Matysik GER (3) 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 9-15) Semifinals Gibb-Patterson USA (2) def. Plavins-Smedins, J. LAT (4) 2-0 (19-21, 20-22) Mexico NORCECA World Continental Cup runners up Mexico NORCECA World Continental Cup runners up Cuba NORCECA World Continental Cup third place Puerto Rico NORCECA World Continental Cup third place
Australia Asia World Continental Cup runners up China Asia World Continental Cup runners up Women’s competition — May 29 to June 2, 2013 – Campinas, Brazil China Asia World Continental Cup third place Kazakhstan Asia World Continental Cup third place The Netherlands Europe World Continental Cup runners up The Netherlands Europe World Continental Cup runners up Gold Antonelli / Talita, BRA (1) def. Ross / Kessy, USA (2) 2-0 (21-23, 12-21) Bronze Holtwick / Semmler, GER (4) def. Bawden-Clancy AUS (7) 2-1 (16-21, 21-19, 15-10) Poland Europe World Continental Cup third place Switzerland Europe World Continental Cup third place Semifinals Antonelli-Talita BRA (1) def. Bawden / Clancy AUS (7) 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) Austria Europe World Continental Cup fourth place* Italy Europe World Continental Cup fourth place* Semifinals Ross / Kessy USA (2) def. Holtwick / Semmler GER (4) 2-1 (21-23, 21-17, 16-14) Russia Host country Russia Host country
* The fourth place winner at the World Europe Continental Cup events qualified for the FIVB World Cup Olympic QualificationT ournament due to the need to have an extra team since hosts Russia were also competing. Europe was previously chosen as the continent to provide the extra team at a drawing of lots during the 2012 FIVB Board of Administration meeting in March 2012.
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final determined the champion country from the World Continental Cup, featuring 10 countries per gender represented by one team each. The 10 countries included the winners of each of the Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup Finals and the national federations who qualified a maximum of two teams at the 2012 Olympic Games via the Olympic rankings.
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The founding Members rising A decisive moment in the history of volleyball’s first 100 From the 14 founding members the FIVB grew to 45 in years was certainly the founding of the FIVB (International 1955, 89 in 1964 and 101 in 1968, distributed over the Volleyball Federation) when in April 1947 representatives five continents : 25 in Europe, 25 in Asia, 25 in Africa, 11 of 14 countries (Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, in South America, and 15 in NORCECA (North, Central France, Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, America and the Caribbean). Today the Federation Romania, Uruguay, USA and Yugoslavia) met in Paris counts 220 affiliated national federations including 53 under the leadership of France’s Paul Libaud to found in Africa, 65 in Asia, 56 in Europe, 34 in NORCECA and the FIVB. Libaud, president of the French Federation, was 12 in South America. elected first President of the FIVB.
The headquarters were established in Paris, where they Dr Ruben Acosta succeeds remained for the first 37 years until 1984 when the FIVB President Paul Libaud moved to Lausanne, Switzerland. One of the big turning points for the FIVB came in 1984 when President Paul Libaud, by then in his 80s and highly acclaimed for having founded the Federation and making it a significant reality on the world sporting stage, resigned after 37 years of leadership. Dr Ruben The Move Continued growth Acosta was elected President to succeed Libaud at the The FIVB moved its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzer- In 1993 the FIVB became the largest sports organisation World Congress in Long Beach, California, USA. land, the same year, bringing it closer to the International in the world with 210 affiliated member associations. Olympic Committee and providing a wonderful base to promote the sport in global competitions held in the five continents. Jizhong Wei becomes third FIVB President The FIVB entered the next phase of its life in 2008 when From game to great Jizhong Wei was elected the new President at the 31st TV spectacle World Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The third At the same time, volleyball went through a number of leader of the organisation came after 37 and 24 years modifications to change the face of the sport.T he need of continuous improvement under President Libaud to make it more telegenic in order to attract fans and and Dr Acosta respectively. At the same time, the FIVB sponsors led to major modifications in 1998, such as moved its headquarters within Lausanne from Avenue the introduction of the Rally Point System, the Libero de la Gare to the stunning “Château Les Tourelles ”. player, the “ let ball in play ” rule and many other new regulations that made the game much more attractive.
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Investing in FIVB-United Nations London 2012 Olympics. This is largely thanks to the Development collaboration impact of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup The FIVB invested more in development during 2009 The UN and the FIVB signed a Global Partnership and its integration within all five confederations. than any other year in its history by allocating increased for Development agreement in 2011 where both financial resources to the FIVB confederations to help organisations announced their intention to promote national federations. The key behind the new initiative shared values, to drive forward international development Evolution is increased support for grass roots development, with and to support the attainment of the UN Millennium of the Rules the beneficiary in the long term being volleyball right Development Goals throughout the world. The Challenge System was introduced in 2013 to the around the world. FIVB’s major volleyball events allowing the captain of the team to challenge and the second referee to consult Dr. Ary S. Graça F° elected a television replay courtside to verify a decision. There A brand new FIVB fourth FIVB President are a maximum of two challenges per team, per set. A In 2011 the FIVB launched a new rebranding and Jizhong Wei announced he was to step down as FIVB team keeps the number of available challenges if their marketing campaign in order to usher in a new era for President in 2012, paving the way for the organisation’s challenge is successful. volleyball and beach volleyball. As part of the rebranding next leader. Brazilian Dr. Ary S. Graça F° was elected his a new FIVB logo was unveiled. successor at the 33rd FIVB Congress in Anaheim, USA, The entry process for FIVB beach volleyball events was signalling a new era for volleyball as he promised to also modified providing greater recognition to the innovate the sport through technology. national federations. The National Federation ranking was introduced to determine which countries could participate in tournaments plus whether they would play in the Main Expanding tournaments Draw or Qualifying Round of those tournaments. Once for increasing audiences the national federation positions are determined, the The FIVB Volleyball World League provided further teams (registered to play) with the highest entry points opportunities for players and helped develop the sport from those respective countries fill those vacancies. globally following a gradual expansion from 18 in 2013 PAVING THE WAY FOR THE to 36 in 2016. The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix also FUTURE increased the number of teams competing, moving from TECHNOLOGICAL Following the completion of the World Championships, 18 in 2013 to 32 in 2015 and 2016. Teams in both ADVANCEMENT the volleyball family met in Cagliari, Italy for 34th tournaments compete across three groups, allowing for The year 2014 saw two ground breaking FIVB World FIVB World Congress. In a key decision, the Congress countries to be promoted should they win their respective Championships take place in Poland and Italy, with a limited FIVB Presidents to serving a maximum of two groups, encouraging investment and development from record 62,000 fans attending the opening ceremony terms (an initial term of eight years followed by a four national federations. and match of the Men’s World Championship at year term) after approving a proposal from the Legal the Warsaw Stadium. The World Championships Commission to bring the Constitution in line with In beach volleyball, almost 200 countries have been also marked a turning point for the FIVB in terms of the International Olympic Committee. The decision involved in qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic innovation and its focus on making the game more enhances the transparency in governance the FIVB Games, an increase from just 51 leading up to the modern through the use of technology. continues to strive towards.
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Key Dates FIVB World Congress History
N°delegates from NF Year Events Year Dates Location (incl. Proxies) 1954 Asian Confederation is created as a Zone Commission 1 April 18-20, 1947 Paris 14 1958 South American Confederation is created as a Zone Commission 2 September 12-18, 1949 Prague 11 3 September 18-22, 1951 Paris 23 1963 European Confederation is created as a Zone Commission 4 November 14-16, 1953 Bucharest 20 1967 African Confederation is created as a Zone Commission 5 November 25-27, 1955 Florence 23 1969 NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) Confederation is created as a Zone Commission 6 September 7-8, 1957 Moscow 30 1972 The five Continental Zone Sport Commissions are recognized as Continental Confederations 7 October 2-6, 1959 Budapest 32 1984 FIVB moves its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland 8 September 6-11, 1961 Marseille 34 9 October 16-20, 1964 Tokyo 46 1993 FIVB becomes the largest sports organisation in the world with 210 affiliated member associations 10 September 8-10, 1966 Prague 47 2008 Headquarters moves from Avenue de la Gare to Château Les Tourelles 11 October 18-22, 1968 Mexico 74 2012 FIVB membership increases to 221 federations 12 September 25-29, 1970 Sofia 70 13 September 4-6, 1972 Munich 81 14 October 9-10, 1974 Mexico 79 15 July 28-29, 1976 Montreal 77 16 September 29-30, 1978 Rome 70 17 July 31 - August 1, 1980 Moscow 84 FIVB Presidents 18 September 29-30, 1982 Buenos Aires 88 19 July 25-26, 1984 Los Angeles 90 Year Presidents 20 September 5-6, 1986 Prague 62 21 September 14-15, 1988 Seoul 91 1947-1984 Paul Libaud (FRA) 22 October 13-14, 1990 Rio de Janeiro 101 1984-2008 Ruben Acosta (MEX) 23 July 21-22, 1992 Barcelona 110 2008-2012 Jizhong Wei (CHN) 24 September 23-24, 1994 Athens 134 2012 Dr. Ary S. Graça F° (BRA) 25 July 14-16, 1996 Atlanta 134 26 October 26-28, 1998 Tokyo 139 27 August 2-4, 2000 Seville 156 28 September 21-23, 2002 Buenos Aires 177 29 May 12-13, 2004 Porto 168 30 October 23-25, 2006 Tokyo 196 31 June 16-17, 2008 Dubai 184 32 September 9-10, 2010 Rome 195 33 September 19-21, 2012 Anaheim 196 34 October 31 - November 1, 2014 Cagliari, Italy 210 35 October 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina -
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1895 1915 • Volleyball is born at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massa- • Beach volleyball, a descendant of volleyball, begins chusetts, by William G. Morgan, a New Yorker born life on the beaches of Waikiki beach in Hawaii, USA. in 1870. 1918 1896 • Introduction of six-a-side volleyball. • Another American, Alfred T. Halstead, proposes “ volleyball ” as a more appropriate name for the sport 1922 instead of the original “ Mintonette ”. • The three hits per side rule is adopted. • The first known volleyball and basketball association 1898 is created in Czechoslovakia. • Canada adopts volleyball for its recreational pro- grammes. 1928 • The American Volleyball Association is created. The 1908 first USA National Volleyball Championships are • Franklin H. Brown introduces volleyball in Japan. played at the Brooklyn Central YMCA. 1913 1929 1933 1949 • Volleyball is adopted at the first Far Eastern Games in • Men’s volleyball is adopted at the second Central • Women’s volleyball is played at the Central American • The International Olympic Committee adopts volley- Manila, Philippines. American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba. and Caribbean Games in San Salvador. ball as a non Olympic sport. • First Men’s World Championship in Prague. 1930 1934 • First Women’s European Championship in Prague. • The first two-man beach volleyball game is played in • The first volleyball international committee is created • Introduction of the three player attack and the Santa Monica, California. under the Field Handball Federation. penetration of the back court setter. 1946 1951 • Poland, France, Czechoslovakia, USA, USSR and • Hands can pass over the net under certain conditions Romania set up the firstA utonomous Volleyball Com- (block). mission. 1952 1947 • First Women’s World Championship held in Moscow. • The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is founded by 14 National Federations in Paris and 1955 elects Paul Libaud as its first President.T he founders • Volleyball enters the programme of the second Pan are Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, American Games in Mexico City. Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Uruguay, USA and Yugoslavia. 1956 • Men’s and Women’s World Championships are held 1948 together for the first time in Paris with 24 men’s and • First Men’s European Championship is held in Rome, 17 women’s teams. Italy.
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1957 1985 • IOC Session in Sofia recognises volleyball as an • The first major Volleyball World Plan is approved to Olympic sport and the FIVB as the sole worldwide bring volleyball into the professional sports arena. volleyball governing body in all its disciplines on • The first World Gala is held in Beijing and Shanghai September 24. with China Women’s Olympic champions facing the All Star World team. 1961 • IOC Sessions and Japan OCOG in Athens add 1989 volleyball to the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. • The first Club World Championship for men takes place in Parma, Italy while the Boys’ and Girls’ Youth World 1964 Championships makes their debut in the United Arab • First Olympic volleyball competitions for men and Emirates and Brazil respectively. women are held in Tokyo. • The Beach Volleyball FIVB World Series for men is • Adoption of the new blocking rule (hands over the launched. net, block multiple contacts allowed). 1990 1965 • First Men’s World League with eight countries and $1 • The first Men’s World Cup is held in Warsaw, Poland. million in prize money. 1973 1991 1998 • The first Women’s World Cup is held in Uruguay. • The first Women’s Club World Championship is held • The Rally Point System and libero are officially in São Paulo, Brazil. accepted and played at the World Championships in 1974 Tokyo, following the 26th FIVB World Congress. • Men’s and Women’s World Championships are 1992 broadcast on live TV from Mexico to Japan and many • Beach Volleyball FIVB World Series is recreated as a 2000 other countries for the first time. World Tour for both men and women to determine 1994 • The Rally Point System is extended to beach volleyball. the world champions (men and women). Events are • The ball can touch any part of the body including the The rule allowing play to continue when a serve hits 1975 held in Japan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy and Australia. feet. The service zone is extended to the full outline. the net and continues to the opposition court is • Africa Women’s Championships start in Dakar, Senegal. adopted. 1993 1995 • Karch Kiraly of the USA, Lorenzo Bernardi of Italy and 1976 • First World Grand Champions Cup for men and • Volleyball celebrates its 100th birthday. three-time Olympic champion Regla Torres of Cuba • Olympic Games are played in Montreal for the first women is held in Japan. are celebrated as best players of the century. time with the three-ball system and three hits after • The first women’s World Grand Prix with eight 1996 the block are permitted. countries and $1 million in prize money is held in • Beach volleyball makes its debut in the Atlanta 2001 • Width of the net is reduced to nine metres. eight Asian cities. Olympic Games. • The Beach Volleyball Junior World Championships • IOC Session in Monte Carlo includes beach volleyball in make their debut in Le Lavandou, France. 1977 the 1996 Olympic Games programme as a full medal 1997 • First Junior (U21) Men’s and Women’s World Champi- discipline for women (16 pairs) and men (24 pairs). • The first Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2002 onships are held in Brazil. its current (double gender) format are held in Los • The FIVB World Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina Angeles, USA with total prize money of $600,000 for introduces a height limit to competitions (185cm for 1980 both genders. men, 175cm for women). • First FIVB Rules of the Game are adopted in French • The eighth edition of the World League increases its • The Beach Volleyball Youth World Championships are and Spanish at Moscow Congress. prize money to $8 million. held for the first time in Xylokastro, Greece.
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2014 • The FIVB World League and World Grand Prix are expanded once again with both tournaments including 28 teams for the first time illustrating volleyball’s growing global appeal. • The 34th FIVB World Congress is held in Sardinia, Italy with a record 210 national federations represented. • The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Poland 2014 are a huge success, with 62,000 fans attending the first match in Warsaw Stadium. The hosts go on to win their first crown in 40 years. • The United States win the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Italy 2014 in Milan later the same year, with legendary volleyball and beach volleyball star Karch Kiraly leading them as coach. • The challenge system is rolled out and included in all FIVB volleyball tournaments. • The FIVB turns a corner in terms of innovation, promising to focus more on making the game more modern through the use of technology. 2009 • The FIVB Men’s Club World Championship returns 2015 to the international volleyball calendar after last • The FIVB Volleyball World League continues to grow and featuring in 1992. 2013 includes 32 teams for the first time in the tournament’s won 3-2 mean the winners come away with two • The FIVB includes a new championship to the age history. The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix includes 2010 points and the losers one. In the event of a tie in the group tournaments – the Under 23 Volleyball and 28 teams with the Finals taking place in USA for the • Volleyball is a huge success at the inaugural Youth group, the teams will be separated on set ratio as Beach Volleyball Championships – in order to reduce first time. Olympic Games in Singapore. opposed to points ratio as in the past. Additionally, the gap between age group and senior level volleyball. • The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships The • The FIVB Women’s Club World Championship also in the case of a tie in the number of points, sides are It is also the first year that the Video ChallengeS ystem Netherlands is a monumental success, setting a new makes its return to the calendar for the first time divided by number of wins, then set ratio (as opposed is used, in the World League and World Grand Prix benchmark for the tournament going forward. Four cities since 1994 following the successful reincarnation of to points ratio in the past), then points ratio. Finals. – The Hague, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn and Rotterdam – the men’s event a year earlier. • The Beach Volleyball World Cup Final brings to host the early stages before the competition reached • The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup 2012 a close the incredibly successful first FIVB Beach its climax in The Hague. Over 100,000 people attended makes its debut as a new qualifying event for beach • The FIVB amends uniform regulations for female Volleyball World Continental Cup cycle, featuring the matches across the Netherlands, with the tournament volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games with beach volleyball players, giving athletes three extra Continental champions and countries who qualified also introducing a number of innovations, including the record breaking levels of participation. choices. Players can wear shorts of a maximum length teams for the Olympic Games. challenge system for the first time. of 3cm above the knee with sleeved or sleeveless tops • In a new and enhanced World Tour, Grand Slams • A new partnership with Beach Major Series and Red 2011 or a full body suit. This is to respect the customs and/ are clearly established as the core events while the Bull leads to three Majors as well as the first ever • Following extensive trialling, a new point allocation or religious beliefs of countries. Previously there were number of Open events is expanded for the year, Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals in Fort Lauderdale, system was confirmed by the FIVB Board of two uniform choices for female players, a one-piece giving teams more opportunities to participate. illustrating the continued growth of beach volleyball in Administration for all competitions where matches bathing suit or a bikini with a maximum side width both a sporting and branding context. which are won 3-0 or 3-1 will see the winners come of 7cm. A full body suit could also be used under the • The FIVB Volleyball World Cup returns to Japan, beginning away with three points and the losers zero, and those bikini in cold weather. the Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification process.
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The FIVB is the governing body responsible The structure for all forms of volleyball on a global level. As the FIVB’s basic platform and comprising all affiliated Working closely with national federations national federations, the World Congress is the supreme and private enterprises the FIVB aims authority. Convened every two years, the Congress to develop volleyball as a major world elects the President and members of the Board. media and entertainment sport through world-class planning and organisation of The Board of Administration is responsible for the overall competitions, marketing and development management of the FIVB, overseeing the work of the activities. The FIVB is part of the Olympic national federations, confederations, commissions and Movement, contributing to the success of councils and appoints officials including members of the the Olympic Games. Executive Committee.
The Board of Administration is composed of Executive Committee members, who are charged with important and specific responsibilities, and Board members, with the Executive Committee meeting between gatherings of the Board to ensure the regular functioning of the decision making process.
The FIVB President is personally accountable before the Congress and the Board of Administration whose decisions he is responsible for executing and is supported by the Executive Committee members and FIVB Secretariat.
A Strong Foundation • World Congress – the ultimate authority • Board of Administration – overall management responsibility • President – provides leadership • Secretariat – professional staff implementing projects & programmes
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FIVB Executive Committee FIVB Board Members of Administration
Name Function Country Name Function Country
Dr. Ary Da Silva Graça Filho FIVB President BRA Mr Theofanis Tsiokris Honorary Executive Vice-President & FIVB Board of Administration Member GRE Mr Jizhong Wei FIVB Honorary Life President CHN M Vicente Henrique Araujo FIVB Executive Board Member in charge of Beach Volleyball POR Sr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President DOM Mr Stanislav Shevchenko FIVB Board of Administration Member RUS M André Meyer FIVB 2nd Executive Vice-President LUX Mr Miroslaw Przedpelski FIVB Board of Administration Member POL Dr. Amr M. Elwani FIVB Executive Vice-President & Treasurer EGY Mr Shanrit Wongprasert FIVB Board of Administration Member THA Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser FIVB Executive Vice-President KSA Mr Mushtaque Mohammed FIVB Board of Administration Member TTO Dr. Rafael Lloreda Currea FIVB Executive Vice-President COL Cdor. Julio Perez Alfaro FIVB Board of Administration Member URU Mrs Rita Subowo FIVB Executive Vice-President INA Mr Douglas P. Beal FIVB Board of Administration Member USA Mr Habu Ahmed Gumel FIVB Executive Vice-President NGR Mr Hugh Wong FIVB Board of Administration Member CAN M Aleksandar Boricic FIVB Executive Vice-President SRB M Majoré Louis Timba FIVB Board of Administration Member CMR Mr Saul Castro Verdugo FIVB Executive Vice-President MEX Mr Yi Cai FIVB Board of Administration Member CHN Mrs Marta Eugenia Centeno O. De Sajche FIVB Executive Vice-President GUA Mr Renato Arena FIVB Board of Administration Member ITA Mr Essa Hamza Ahmad Al Failakawi FIVB Executive Vice-President KUW M Issiaka Sawadogo FIVB Board of Administration Member BUR Sr Roberto Wilfrido Escobar Gonzalez FIVB Executive Vice-President PAR Mr Agustin Martin Santos FIVB Board of Administration Member ESP Mr Carlo Magri FIVB Executive Co-Opted Member ITA Mr Philip Berben FIVB Board of Administration Member BEL Mr Stav Jacobi FIVB Executive Co-Opted Member SUI Dr. Han Joo Eom FIVB Board of Administration Member KOR Mr Kenji Kimura FIVB Executive Co-Opted Member JPN Mr Craig Carracher FIVB Board of Administration Member AUS Mr Marco Tullio Teixeira FIVB Board of Administration Member BRA
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FIVB Commissions
Legal Commission FIVB Controller
Name Function Country Name Function Country
Sr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President in charge DOM Mr Olivier Zysset FIVB Controller SUI Mr Jaime A. Lamboy President PUR Mr Vasavan Samuel Secretary RSA Mr Mounir Ben Slimane Assistant Secretary TUN Mr Hannu Kananen Member FIN Press Commission Mr François Dikoume Member CMR Name Function Country
Mr Domenico D’Alessio Member ITA Sr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz 1st Executive Vice-President in charge DOM Ms Maria Luisa Perez Grasa Member ESP Mr Hiroshi Takeuchi President JPN Mr Rogerio Oliveira Member POR Mrs Agneta Kristina Elmegard Secretary SWE Mr Tomohiro Tohyama Member JPN M Mauro De Sanctis Member ITA Ms Sabinah Clement Member IVB Mr Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari Member QAT Mr Ezequiel Machicado Perez Member BOL Mr Lev Rossoshik Member RUS Mr Philip Berben Member BEL Mr Marco Trozzi Member ITA Mrs Renata Araujo Lopes Blauth Member BRA Mr Julio Arturo Couoh Amador Member MEX Mrs Joyce Jane Pereira Da Silva Correa Meyer Member BRA Mr Jingyu Wang Member CHN Finance Commission Mr Stefan Cholakov Member BUL Name Function Country Mr Abdelkader Ebrahim Member EGY
M André Meyer President LUX Dr. Amr M Elwani FIVB Executive Vice-President & Treasurer EGY Mr Essa Hamza Ahmad Al Failakawi Secretary KUW Sr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz Member DOM Mr Habu Ahmed Gumel Member NGR M Majoré Louis Timba Member CMR Mr Jan Zaremba Member POL Mr Alberto Arreola Sanchez Member MEX Mr Minoru Ihara Member JPN Mr Robert Urbanek Member CZE Mr Achilleas Mavromatis Member GRE
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Rules of the Game Commission Refereeing Commission
Name Function Country Name Function Country
M André Meyer 2nd Executive Vice-President in charge LUX M André Meyer 2nd Executive Vice-President in charge LUX Mr Alexander James Steel President SCO Mr Hassan Ahmed Mohamed President EGY Mr László Herpai Secretary HUN Mr Sergey Titov Secretary RUS Mr Tomoyuki Nishikawa Member JPN Mr José Ramón Perez Vento Member PUR Mr Pat Powers Member USA Mr Takashi Shimoyama Member JPN Mr Guillermo Enrique Paredes Member ARG Mr Jaafar Ali Naseeb Member BRN Mr Jacek Spisak Member POL Mr Songsak Chareonpong Member THA Mr Guy Bradbury Member CAN Mr Jian Hui Sun Member CHN Mr Joep Van Iersel Member NED Mr José Casanova Member POR Gen. Idriss Dokony Member CHA Mr André Trottier Member CAN Prof. Dr Bingshu Zhong Member CHN Mr Umit Sokullu Member TUR Lieutenant Colonel David Kabre Member BUR Prof. Juan Angel Pereyra Member ARG M Jean-Claude Baccus Member BEL Mr Wayne Douglas Wilson Member USA Mr Valentin Zayakov Member BUL Mr Abdelmajid Kilani Djerad Member TUN Mr Svetoslav Zlatarev Member BUL Technical Commission Mr Francesco D’alo Member ITA Name Function Country Dr. Jan Rek Member SUI
Mr Saul Castro Verdugo FIVB Executive Vice-President MEX Mr Grzegorz Jacyna Member POL Mr Jivko Pavlov Jetchev President BUL Mr Zdravko Hranic Member CRO Mr Gianfranco Formentin Secretary ITA Ms Maria-Amélia Villas-Boas Member BRA Mr Peter Murphy Member NED Mr Edward Skorek Member POL Mr Antonio Rizola Neto Member BRA Mr Toshiro Endo Member JPN Mrs Judith del Carmen Sandino Alguera Member NCA Mr Francis Druenne Member FRA Mr Julien Boucher Member CAN Mr Waithaka Kioni Member KEN M Louis Rwakiranya Member BDI
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Coaching Commission Development Commission
Name Function Country Name Function Country
Mr Stanislav Shevchenko Executive Board Member in charge RUS Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser President & Executive Vice-President in charge KSA Mr Philippe Blain President FRA Sr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz 1st Executive Vice-President Coordinator DOM Mr Hugh Donald McCutcheon Secretary NZL Dr. Amr M Elwani Executive Vice-President & Treasurer EGY Mr Jin Hu Member CHN Mr Mushtaque Mohammed Secretary TTO Mr Zbigniew Rusek Member POL Mr Mark Tennant Member CAN Mr Antonio Lerbach Member BRA Cdor. Julio Perez Alfaro Member URU Mr Takeshi Yasaka Member JPN Mr Vladimir Grbic Member SRB Dr. Vladimir Kondra Member RUS Mr Ramón Suzara Member PHI Mr Francisco Cruz Jimenez Member CUB Mr Julius Hafstein Member ISL Mr Giovanni Guidetti Member ITA Mr Nelson José Ramirez Member DOM Mr Sherif Hamdy Elshemerly Member EGY Mrs Touria Aarab Member MAR Sr Gabriel Fabian Salvia Member ARG Ms Audrey Cooper Member ENG M Charles Uyisenga Member RWA Mr Mohammed Al Thawadi Member BRN Mr Zdeslav Barac Member CRO Mr José Inácio Salles Neto Member BRA M Sanga Issouf Kone Member CIV Mr Hirotaka Miyaji Member JPN Mrs Howyda Mondy Member EGY Mr Almers Ludviks Member LAT Medical Commission
Name Function Country FIVB TV and New Media Commission
Dr. Amr M Elwani FIVB Executive Vice-President in charge EGY Name Function Country Dr. Bruno Borges Da Fonseca Secretary BRA Mr Peter C. Diamond President USA Dr. Annie Peytavin Assistant Secretary FRA Dr. Piotr Pykel Secretary POL Dr. Hossam Eldin Omar Bahgat Member EGY Mr Mizuta Takao Representative of TBS JPN Dr. Bernard Nau Member HAI Mr Taichiro Fujiyama Senior Director Sports Department JPN Dr. Fernando Avila España Member ESP Mr Yuichi Kawano Representative of FUJI TV JPN Prof. Dr. Jacek Kruczynski Member POL Mr Keita Nakano Manager, TV Production Division JPN Prof. Dr. Roald Bahr Member NOR Mr Vasily Kiknadze CEO RUS Prof. Mamadou Ndoye Member SEN Mr Francesco Bilotta Member ITA Dr. Victor Miguel Figueroa Gonzalez Member DOM Mr Heping Jiang Representative of CCTV CHN Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic Member TUR Mr Cecilia Gomez de la Torre Representative of FRECUENCIA LATINA PER Dr. Sergio Cameli Member ITA Mr Michel Abi Ramia Member LIB Prof. Dr. Manfred Holzgraefe Member GER Ms Leila Smati Representative of AL JAZEERA SPORT QAT
Back to table of contents 122 123 FIVB / MEDIA / VB EVENTS / BVB EVENTS / VB PropERTIES / BVB PropERTIES / RIO 2016 / dEVELOPMENT / MEDICAL / RECORDS / HISTORY / STRUCTURE / INFO federation CONTACTS CHN China, People‘s Republic of ~1953 IND India ~1951 China Volleyball Association Volleyball Federation Of India 2 Tiyuguan Road - 100763 BEIJING Room No. 72 - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - CHENNAI Pdt: Mr Weimin YUAN Pdt: Mr Chaudhary Avadesh KUMAR Phone +86 (10) 8718 35 17 / Fax +86 (10) 6711 39 40 Phone +91 135 2656155 (Office-Pdt) AVC Federation Contacts [email protected] Fax +91 (44) 2538 03 18 www.volleyball.org.cn [email protected] Asian Volleyball Confederation www.volleyballindia.com TPE Chinese Taipei ~1982 Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association INA Indonesia ~1959 — — 8 F N° 20 Chu Lun Street - Room 802 -TAIPEI 104 Persuatan Bola Volley Seluruh Indonesia Room No.1 – 2, 12th Floor, Main Building, Sports Authority of Thailand President: Saleh A. Bin Nasser (THA) Pdt: Mr Kuei-Shiang WANG Ruko Graha Permata Pancoran Blok A. 10-11 & D. 10 - 286 Ramkhamhaeng Road, Huamark, Press Officer: Preechachan Wiriyanupappong Phone +886 (2)277 86 222 / Fax +886 (2)277 86 209 JL Raya Pasar Minggu Kav. 32 Triloka Pancoran Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240, Thailand Phone +662-136 2861-3 / Fax +662-136 2864 [email protected] JAKARTA - SELATAN 12780 [email protected] www.ctvba.org.tw Pdt: Mr Imam SUDJARWO www.asianvolleyball.org Phone +62 21 79191976 / Fax +62 21 79191976 COK Cook Islands ~1973 [email protected] Cook Islands Volleyball Federation (CIVF) www.volleyindonesia.or.id C/ Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic - Committee (CISNOC) Office - RAROTONGA IRQ Iraq ~1959 Pdt: Mr Hugh R. GRAHAM Iraqi Volleyball Federation Affiliated National Federations Phone +682 24095 NOC / Fax +682 243 21 Karada Meriem - Salhya - P.O. Box 441 - BAGHDAD [email protected] Pdt: Mr Munaf Fadhil ABBAS Fax +964 1776 2690 AFG Afghanistan ~1980 BAN Bangladesh ~1976 TLS East Timor ~2004 [email protected] Afghanistan Volleyball Federation Bangladesh Volleyball Federation Federação Voleibol Timor Leste Ghazi Stadium - P.O. Box 20255 - KABUL Moulana Bhasani Stadium - Room no. 291-294 1st floor Rue Jacinto Candido 44 - P.O. Box 331 - DILI IRI Iran ~1959 Pdt: Dr Mohammad Yonus Imal POPALZAY Bangabndhu National Stadium Complex - DHAKA 1000 Pdt: Mr Inocencio ARAUJO DA SILVA Volleyball Federation Islamic Republic Of Iran Phone +93 707 102 020 / Fax +93 210 24 70 Pdt: Mr Md. Atiqul ISLAM Phone +670 (72) 739 009 Azzdi Sports Complex - TEHRAN [email protected] Phone +880 (2) 955 63 52 / Fax +880 2 883 45 84 [email protected] Pdt: Mr M. R. DAVARZANI [email protected] Phone +98 (21) 44 73 90 21 ASA American Samoa ~1988 FIJ Fiji ~1982 Fax +98 (21) 44 73 91 28 American Samoa Volleyball Association BHU Bhutan ~1984 FIJI Volleyball Federation [email protected] P.O. Box 753 - PAGO PAGO 96799 Bhutan Volleyball Federation C/ FASANOC - P.O. Box 1279 - SUVA www.volleyball.ir Pdt: Mr LEFAOSEU P.O. Box 939 - THIMPHU Pdt: Ms Elesi KETEDROMO Phone +1 684 699 8855 / Fax +1 684 699 88 66 Pdt: Mr Pema CHEWANG Phone +679 9388413 / Fax +679 3 30 1647 JPN Japan ~1951 [email protected] Phone +975 2 322 138 / Fax +975 2 323 937 [email protected] Japan Volleyball Association [email protected] www.oceaniasport.com 5th Floor - 1-30-8 Sendagaya, Shibuya-Ku AUS Australia ~1968 www.bhutansports.com.bt TOKYO 151-0051 Australian Volleyball Federation GUM Guam ~1976 Pdt: Mr Kenji KIMURA PO Box 176 - BELCONNEN ACT 2617 BRU Brunei Darussalam ~1982 Guam Volleyball Federation Phone +81 (3) 5786 2100 / Fax +81 (3) 5786 2109 Pdt: Mr Craig CARRACHER Brunei Darussalam Amateur P.O. Box GV - HAGATNA 96932 [email protected] Phone +61 2 6247 6633 / Fax +61 2 6247 6722 Volleyball Association Pdt: Mrs Sandra LOW www.jva.or.jp [email protected] Pembangunan Sukan [email protected] www.avf.org.au Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah - Berakas JOR Jordan ~1970 NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM HKG Hong Kong ~1959 Jordan Volleyball Federation BRN Bahrain ~1976 Pdt: Awang Haji Wan Ramli BIN HAJI IBRAHIM Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China limited P.O. Box 8284 Bahrain Volleyball Association Phone +673 889774 / Fax +673 (2) 22 08 12 Rm 1007, Sports House, 1 Stadium Path - Palace Al Hussein Youth City, Gate 3, Sport - P.O. Box 5176 - MANAMA [email protected] So Kon Po Causeway Bay - HONG KONG AMMAN 11152 Pdt: Sheik Ali Bin Mohamed AL KHALIFA Pdt: Mr Wilfred NG SAU KEI, SBS, JP Pdt: Mr Theyab ALSHATARAT Phone +973 17 122003 / Fax +973 17 122004 CAM Cambodia ~1968 Phone +852 2771 02 93 / Fax +852 2834 65 10 Phone +962 (6) 565 01 59 / Fax +962 (6) 56 501 59 [email protected] Cambodia Volleyball Federation [email protected] [email protected] National Olympic Stadium www.vbahk.org.hk P.O. Box 101 - PHNOM PENH Pdt: H.E. Neth SAVOEUN Phone +855 12 856 623 / Fax +855 22 35 62 [email protected]
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KAZ Kazakhstan ~1992 LIB Lebanon ~1949 MYA Myanmar, Union of ~1961 PAK Pakistan ~1955 Volleyball Federation Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan Lebanese Volleyball Federation Myanmar Volleyball Federation Pakistan Volleyball Federation 498, Seifullin Str., office 405 - Bauchrie, Centre St. Joseph, 4ème étage Aung San Stadium - Mingalar Taung Nyunt 11221 YANGON House N° 5, Palm Street “ Altyn Zaman ” business centre - 050000 ALMATY P.O. Box 90-440 - JDEIDEH Pdt: Mr U Tun MYINT NAING Green Acres, Raiwind Road – 111 - LAHORE Pdt: Mr Nurtay ABYKAYEV Pdt: Mr Jean Antoine HAMMAM Phone +951 24 04 50 / Fax +951 29 40 54 Pdt: Mr Chaudhry Muhammad YAQOOB Phone +7 (727) 225 16 05 / Fax +7 (727) 225 12 18 Phone +961 12 41 188 / Fax +961 12 41 188 [email protected] Phone +92 42 35322831 / Fax +92 51 920 40 29 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.volley.kz NRU Nauru, Republic of ~1951 MAC Macau ~1986 Nauru Volleyball Association PAU Palau ~1951 KIR Kiribati, Republic of ~2000 Volleyball Association Of Macau, China PO Box 273 Palau Volleyball Federation Kiribati National Volleyball Association P.O. Box 1846 - MACAU (VIA HONG KONG) BUADA DISTRICT, CENTRAL PACIFIC P.O. Box 155 - 96940 KOROR PW C/ Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports - Pdt: Mr Ma Chong PAU Nauru, République de Pdt : Ms Hila ASANUMA BIKENIBEU, TARAWA Phone +853 70 33 78 / Fax +853 70 33 78 Pdt: Ms Melaney BILL Phone +680 488 43 67 / Fax +680 488 65 63 Pdt: Mr Kourabi NENEM [email protected] Phone +674 556 3925 [email protected] Phone +686 98 983 (private) / Fax + 686 21 133 www.volleyball.org.mo [email protected] [email protected] PLE Palestine ~1980 MAS Malaysia ~1964 NEP Nepal ~1980 Palestine Volleyball Association KOR Korea ~1959 Malaysia Volleyball Association Nepal Volleyball Association P.O. 5021, EAST JERUSALEM Korea Volleyball Association Leisure Commerce Square National Sports Council, Tripureshwor Pdt: Mr Reneh ZAMBEEL 8th floor, 218 Dogok-ro, Gangnam-gu Jalan PJS 8/9 GPO 8975 - KATHMANDU Phone +972 598202144 / Fax +970 22522367 SEOUL 135-857, Corée 46150 PETALING JAYA,SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN Pdt: Mr Dan Bahadur TAMANG [email protected] Pdt: Mr Seungsoo PARK Pdt: Dr. Sui Cheng HII Phone +977 (1) 4259969 / Fax +977 (1) 4262079 www.pvf.ps Phone +82 2 578 9026 7 / Fax +82 2 568 6719 Phone +60 3 7493 5187 / Fax +60 3 7493 5100 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.nepalvolleyballassociation.org.np PNG Papua New Guinea ~1988 www.kva.or.kr www.mava.org.my Papua New Guinea Volleyball Federation NZL New Zealand ~1970 P.O. Box 1831 - PORT Moresby 121 - PRK Korea, People‘s Dem. Republic ~1955 MDV Maldive Islands ~1984 Volleyball New Zealand INC. NATIONAL CAPITAL DISTRICT The Volleyball Association Of The D.P.R. Of Korea Volleyball Association Of Maldives ASB Sports Centre - 72 Kemp Street - Pdt: Mr Bernard ALU Kumsongdong 2, Kwangbok Street - 2nd Floor, Malé Sports Complex Kilbirnie - WELLINGTON 6022 Phone +675 308 2679 / Fax +675 320 3260 Mangyongdae District, P.O. Box 56 - PYONGYANG Maafaiy Thakurufaanu Magu - 20002 Malé Pdt: Mr Jock MURLEY [email protected] Pdt: Mr Yong Jin PAK Pdt: Mr Mohamed RIYAZ Phone +64 4 387 36 26 / Fax +64 4 387 36 27 Phone +850 2 18 111 Ext 8164 / Fax +850 2 381 4403 Phone +960 330 70 03 / Fax +960 331 41 63 [email protected] Ms Carpinter PHI Philippines ~1951 [email protected] [email protected] www.volleyballnz.org.nz Philippine Volleyball Federation www.maldivesvolleyball.org Philsports Complex KUW Kuwait ~1964 NIU Niue Island ~1964 Meralco Avenue - PASIG CITY Kuwait Volleyball Association MSH Marshall Islands ~1992 Niue Island Volleyball Association Pdt: Mr José A. ROMASANTA P.O. Box 4136 - 13042 SAFAT Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 175 - ALOFI SOUTH [email protected] Pdt: Mr Waleed Abdullah AMAN c/o Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee Pdt: Ms Mona AINUU www.pvf.com.ph Phone +965 2263 54 34 / Fax +965 2265 23 46 P.O. Box 3002 - MAJURO, MH 96960 Phone +683 45 13 / Fax +683 40 10 [email protected] General Secretary: Mr Terry SASSER [email protected] QAT Qatar ~1974 www.kwvolley.com Phone +692 625 7869 / Fax +692 625 5353 www.oceaniasport.com/niue Qatar Volleyball Association [email protected] Indoor Hall 1st Floor - Al Mishaal St. Al Salata Al Jadeeda KGZ Kyrgyzstan ~1991 NM Northern Mariana Islands ~1986 P.O. Box 6558 - DOHA Kyrgyzstan Volleyball Federation FSM Micronesia ~1996 Northern Mariana Islands Pdt: Mr Khalid Ali AL-MAWLAWI Turusbekova str - 720004 BISHKEK Federated States Of Micronesia Volleyball Association Volleyball Association (NMIVA) Phone +974 44703777 / Fax +974 4455 46 58 Pdt : Mr Satybaldiev Elmurza RAKIYEVICH P.O.Box 1038 COLONIA - YAP FM 96943 P. O. Box 502476 - SAIPAN, MP 96950 [email protected] Phone +996 312 317 320 / Fax +996 312 317 320 Pdt: Mrs Lucinda KAMLOY Pdt: Ms Laurie PETERKA www.qatarvolleyball.com [email protected] Phone +691 370 3008 / Fax +691 370 2045 Phone +11 1 670 234 6547 / Fax +11 1 670 234 9537 www.volley.kg [email protected] [email protected] SAM Samoa ~1984 www.nmivolleyball.org Volleyball Samoa Federation LAO Laos, D.P.R. ~1968 MGL Mongolia ~1957 P.O. BOX 6276 - APIA Laos Volleyball Federation Mongolian Volleyball Association OMA Oman, Sultanate of ~1978 Pdt: Mr Petelo VAIFALE MULIAGA Chao Anouvong Stadium - ASSOCIATION Olympic House 4/F OMAN Volleyball Association Phone +685 42727 (home) / Fax +685 27 271 P.O. Box 3183 - VIENTIANE Khan Uul District 15 - Chinggis Avenue - P.O. Box 3516, PC - 112 - Ruwi - MUSCAT [email protected] Pdt: Mr Chansamone PHONGCHANTHA 14210 ULAANBAATAR Pdt : Mr Badar Ali Said AL RAWAS Phone +856 21 264934 / Fax +856 21 412434 Pdt: Mr Tsendsuren BAYARBAATAR Phone +968 22 05 85 23 / Fax +968 24 12 11 43 [email protected] Phone +976 11 344 340 / Fax +976 11 344 340 [email protected] [email protected]
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KSA Saudi Arabia ~1964 THA Thailand, Kingdom of ~1964 VIE Vietnam ~1961 Affiliated regional Federation Saudi Arabian Volleyball Federation Thailand Volleyball Association Volleyball Federation Of Vietnam P.O. Box 2400 - RIYADH 11451 No 286, Room No 2, 17th Floor 36, Tran-Phu Road - HANOI PLY French Polynesia ~1998 Pdt : Mr Fahad NASSER A ALHURAISHI Main Building of Sports Authority of Thailand - Pdt: Mr Minh Hong LE Federation Tahitienne De Volleyball Phone +966 (1) 482 1579 / Fax +966 (1) 482 1676 Huamark, Bangkapi - BANGKOK 10240 Phone +84 (4) 8234 555 / Fax +84 (4) 8433 915 Complexe Napoléon Spitz [email protected] Pdt: Mr Somporn CHAIBANGYANG [email protected] BP 53068 - PIRAE - TAHITI www.saudivb.net Phone +66 (2) 170 9491 / Fax +66 (2) 170 9490 Pdt: Mr Abel TEMARII [email protected] YEM Yemen ~1970 Phone +689 48 25 21 / Fax +689 50 27 95 SIN Singapore ~1965 www.volleyball.or.th Yemen Volleyball Association [email protected] Volleyball Association Of Singapore P.O. Box 20 TAHRIR - SANA‘A www.ftvb.pf 3 Stadium Drive TGA Tonga ~1987 Pdt: Mr Mohsen Ahmed SALEH SINGAPORE 397630 Tonga Volleyball Association Phone +967 (1) 480 782 / Fax +967 (1) 480 781 Pdt: Mr Wei Neng ANG c/o TASANOC - P.O. Box 1278, Haveluloto - TONGATAPU [email protected] Phone +65 6259 27 86 / Fax +65 6259 87 47 Pdt: Mr Hailame MINONETI www.alyemenvolleyball.org.ye [email protected] Phone +676 786 3067 / Fax +676 24127 www.vas.org.sg [email protected] www.tongavolleyballassociation.sportingpulse.net SRI Sri Lanka ~1955 Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation Ministry Office TKM Turkmenistan ~1992 Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, No 234 - Volleyball Federation Of Turkmenistan Denzel Kobbekaduwa Mawatha Koswaththa - Ulista Engels 44 - 744000 ASHKHABAD CAVB Federation Contacts BATTARAMULLA Pdt: Mr Haitov HUDAYNAZAR Pdt: Mr W.G.S. ERANDIKA Phone +7 3632 293143 / Fax +7 3632 256677 African Volleyball Confederation Phone +94 11 2669344 / Fax +94 11 28 64 137 [email protected] [email protected] — — ~1992 www.volleyballsrilanka.org TUV Tuvalu 26, Rue Ahmed Taiseer - Marwa Héliopolis - Cairo - Egypt President : Amr M. Elwani (EGY) Tuvalu Volleyball Federation Phone +202 2414 4852 / Fax +202 2417 3368 Press Officer : Tarek Al-Adwar (EGY) ~1990 SOL Solomon Islands c/o Office of theA ttorney General [email protected] Phone +2 012 3940 595 / Fax +202 4173 368 Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 63 - FUNAFUTI www.cavb.org [email protected] P.O. Box 1310 - HONIARA Pdt: Mr Melei MELEI Pdt: Mr Morris MAITAKI Phone +688 900823 / Fax +688 (20) 817 Phone +677 22208 / Fax +677 28423 [email protected] [email protected] Affiliated National Federations UAE United Arab Emirates ~1976 United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association SYR Syria ~1955 Salahuddin Street, Nasser Al Sayer Building - 2nd Floor, Deira - ALG Algeria ~1964 BOT Botswana ~1988 Syria Arab Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 6250 - DUBAI Algerian Volleyball Federation Botswana Volleyball Federation General Federation of Sport - Pdt: Mr Yousef ALMULLA Salle OMS Beau Cité Didouche P.O. Box 1917 P.O. Box 967-421 - BARAMKE - DAMASCUS Phone +971 (4) 254 53 53 / Fax +971 4 2547711 Mourad Oued Semar Beaulieu - 16059 ALGER Plot 61542, Goals Town - Pdt: Brigadier General Bassam HUMAIDAN [email protected] Pdt: Mr Houkba GOUGAM National Sports Council AffiliatesO ffices - Phone +963 11 44 62 732 / Fax +963 11 44 62 732 www.uaevba.ae Phone +213 21 52 60 20 / Fax +213 21 52 55 04 MARUAPULA, GABORONE [email protected] [email protected] Prdt: Mr Daniel MOLAODI UZB Uzbekistan ~1992 www.afvb.org Phone +267 3923090 / Fax +267 3901352 TJK Tadjikistan ~1992 Federation Of Volleyball Of Uzbekistan [email protected] Tadjikistan Volleyball Federation Akkurganskaya Str. 2 - C/ Institute of Physical Culture - ANG Angola ~1978 2 avenue Muhammad street 13 - 744024 DUSHANBE TASHKENT 700052 Federação Angolana De Voleibol BUR Burkina Faso ~1964 Pdt: Mr Said ZUVAIDOV Pdt: Mr Elyor M. GANIEV Complexo da Cidadela Despotiva 22 - Federation De Volleyball De Burkina Faso Phone +992 372 27 38 07 Phone +998 (712) 68 06 98 / Fax +998 (712) 68 06 98 Rua Senado da Camara, Rangel - 2099 LUANDA Stade du 4 Août - 01 B.P. 1753 - OUAGADOUGOU 01 [email protected] [email protected] Pdt: Mr Geraldo Domingos VALENTIM Pdt: Mr Casimir SAWADOGO Phone +244 912 20 24 37 / Fax +244 222 26 53 14 Phone +226 50 46 47 80 / Fax +226 50 31 77 66 VAN Vanuatu ~1986 [email protected] [email protected] Vanuatu Amateur Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 382 - 00678 PORT VILA BEN Benin ~1964 BDI Burundi ~1991 Pdt: Mrs Debbie WOOSTER-MASAUFAKALO Federation Beninoise De Volleyball Federation Burundaise De Volleyball Phone +678 7106816 / Fax +678 27 314 03 BP 2767 Cotonou - Gbegamey COTONOU B.P. 6662 - BUJUMBURA [email protected] Pdt : Mr Dider APLOGAN Pdt: Mr Louis RWAKIRANYA www.vanuatuvolleyball.org Fax +229 21 38 04 65 Phone +257 79139537 / Fax +257 22 24 25 90 [email protected] [email protected]
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CMR Cameroon ~1964 DJI Djibouti ~1984 GUI Guinea ~1961 MLI Mali ~1964 Federation Camerounaise De Volleyball (FCVB) Federation Djiboutienne De Volleyball Federation Guinéenne De Volleyball Federation Malienne de Volleyball 143, Rue 1075, Immeuble Wandji B.P. 1366 - DJIBOUTI B.P. 2739 - CONAKRY Direction Nationale des Sports - B.P. 1071 - BAMAKO B.P. 2124 MESSA YAOUNDE Pdt: Mr Elias ABDILLAHI Pdt: Mr Mory KEITA Pdt: M. Amadou BENGALY Pdt : Mr Julien Serge ABOUEM A BOUL Phone +253 35 20 62 / Fax +253 35 81 24 Phone +224 622 35 41 / Fax +224 45 55 70 Phone +223 76434502 Pdt Phone +237 22 22 49 23 / Fax +237 22 22 49 23 [email protected] [email protected] President [email protected] [email protected] EGY Egypt ~1947 GBS Guinea-Bissau ~1992 MTN Mauritania, Islamic Rep. of ~1964 CPV Cape Verde, Republic of ~1988 Egyptian Volleyball Federation Federação De Voleibol Da Guiné-Bissau Federation De Volleyball Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol Sport Federations Building - El Estad El Bahary St. - Nasr City 340 - CAIRO Sede provisional de FVGB - Edificio Club Sport, Bissau e Benfica De La République Islamique De Mauritanie Villa da Ribeira Grande - 60 SANTO ANTÃO Pdt: Mr Fouad Abdel Salam Ahmed SHOUKRI C.P. 881 - BISSAU Case postale 1734 - ZRC 441, Tevragh Zeina NOUAKCHOTT Pdt: Mr Antonio Carlos RODRIGUES Phone +202 (2) 262 16 96 / Fax +202 2291 4516 Pdt: Mr Anibal PEREIRA BATISTA Pdt: Mr Brahim Ould Bakar OULD SNEIBA Phone + 238 9 922 017 / Fax +238 2 211 449 [email protected] Phone +245 72 01 355 / Fax +245 20 57 44 Phone +222 524 06 51 / Fax +222 524 06 51 [email protected] www.fevb.org [email protected] [email protected]
CAF Central African Republic ~1964 GEQ Equatorial Guinea ~1992 KEN Kenya ~1964 MRI Mauritius ~1959 Federation Centrafricaine De Volleyball Federacion Ecuatoguineana De Voleibol Kenya Volleyball Federation Mauritius Volleyball Association B.P. 1521 - Rue de Lakouanga - BANGUI Palacio de los Deportes - Complejo Polideportivo del Estadio de Malabo Nyayo Stadium - KNSC Wing - P.O. Box 61106 - NAIROBI Pandit Sahadeo Gymnasium - St Vincent Street - VACOAS Pdt: Mr Jérôme LAVOU MALABO, BIOCO NORTE Pdt: Mr Waithaka KIONI Pdt: Mr Fayzal BUNDHUN Phone +236 75 05 08 92 / Fax +236 61 68 88 Pdt: Sr Rocky Marciano BUERIBERI Phone +254 (20) 60 48 45 / Fax +254 (20) 35 40 791 Phone +230 697 76 70 / Fax +230 697 76 91 [email protected] Phone +240 222 27 14 27 / Fax +240 092 932 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.amvb.com02.com CHA Chad ~1964 LES Lesotho ~1988 Federation Tchadienne De Volleyball ERT Eritrea ~1964 Lesotho Volleyball Association MAR Morocco ~1959 B.P. 335 - N‘DJAMENA Eritrean National Volleyball Federation National University of Lesotho - P.O. Roma 180 - MASERU Fédération Royale Marocaine de Volleyball Pdt: Gen. Idriss DOKONY Bidho street 171 - P.O. Box 10591 - ASMARA Pdt: Mr William NHLAPO Compl. Sportif Mohamed V - Stade - Porte no. 12 Phone +235 523 363 / Fax +235 515 625 Pdt: Col. Desale KALEI Phone +266 22 340601 / Fax +266 22213000 CASABLANCA - 20370 [email protected] Phone +291 (1) 11 94 76 / Fax +291 (1) 12 09 67 [email protected] Pdt: Mme Bouchra HAJIJ [email protected] www.nul.ls Phone +212 522 39 28 12 / Fax +212 522 3675 36 COM Comoros, Fed. & Islamic Rep. ~1982 [email protected] Federation Comorienne De Volleyball ETH Ethiopia ~1955 LBR Liberia ~1987 B.P. 990 - MORONI Ethiopian Volleyball Federation Liberia Volleyball Federation MOZ Mozambique ~1978 Pdt: Mr Madiane MOHAMED ISSA P.O. Box 3241 - ADDIS ABABA P.O. Box 913 - Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex - 1000 MONROVIA 10 Federação Moçambicana De Voleibol Phone +269 73 59 27 / Fax +269 73 59 27 Pdt: Mr Begziabher ALEBEL Pdt: Mr Moiffie KANNEH Av. da Malhangalene N° 692 - Caixa Postal - 771 MAPUTO [email protected] Phone +251 (11) 550 95 25 / Fax +251 (11) 55 09 525 Phone +231 6913397 Pdt: Mr Khalid CASSAM [email protected] [email protected] Phone +258 2146 0591 / Fax +258 2146 0591 CGO Congo ~1964 [email protected] Federation Congolaise De Volleyball GAB Gabon ~1965 LBA Libya ~1968 B.P. 2097 - BRAZZAVILLE Federation Gabonaise De Volleyball Libyan Volleyball Federation NAM Namibia ~1991 Pdt: Mr Jean Paul MOPITA P.O. Box 1039 - LIBREVILLE P.O. Box 910 - TRIPOLI Namibian Volleyball Federation Phone +242 055 103 53 Pdt: Mr Frédéric NDOUNDA Pdt: Mr Adnan Abdalla BEKBAK P.O. Box 3671 - 344 Independence Av. [email protected] Phone +24106191143 / Fax +241 70 26 94 Phone +218 21 725 1712 / Fax +218 21 4780484 WINDHOEK [email protected] (President) [email protected] Pdt. Pdt: Mr Joel MATHEUS COD Congo Democratic Republic ~1964 www.libyavbf.com Phone +264 061 255 253 / Fax +264 88 613 752 Federation De Volleyball Du Congo GAM Gambia ~1972 [email protected] P.O. Box 6219 - 10, rue Dima - KINSHASA 6 Gambia Volleyball Association MAD Madagascar ~1964 www.namibiavolleyball.org Pdt: Mrs Adèle MPIDI A SHAMP P.O. Box 1556 - BANJUL Federation Malagasy De Volleyball Phone +243 81 65 34905 Pdt Pdt: Mr Yunusa BARRY Bâtiment Ex-Travaux Public Anjahana (près examen permis) NIG Niger ~1964 [email protected] Phone +220 4 497441 / Fax +220 4 49 74 42 ANTANANARIVO 101 Fédération Nigerienne De Volleyball [email protected] Pdt : M. Michel Jocelyn ANDRIAMANDIMBISOA Stage Général Seyni KOUNTCHE, Porte 1059 CIV Côte d‘Ivoire ~1964 [email protected] B.P. 13865 - NIAMEY Federation Ivoirienne De Volleyball GHA Ghana ~1961 Pdt: Mr Badr ISSOUF ZOUDI Stade Champroux - Marcory Ghana Volleyball Association MAW Malawi ~1984 Phone +227 21 79 32 34 / Fax +227 20 72 59 24 18 BP 3458 - ABIDJAN 18 P.O. Box JT-23 - Jamestown - ACCRA Volleyball Association Of Malawi [email protected] Pdt : Mr Kone SANGA ISSOUF Pdt: Mr Paul ATCHOE P.O. Box 20644 - LILONGWE 2 Phone +225 21 26 86 88 / Fax +225 21 26 86 88 Phone +233 244 615 953 / Fax +233 (21) 662 281 Pdt: Mr Jappie MHANGO [email protected] [email protected] Phone +265 179 09 75 / Fax +265 177 52 56 [email protected]
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NGR Nigeria ~1972 SUD Sudan ~1972 CEV Federation Contacts Nigeria Volleyball Federation Sudan Volleyball Association Indoor Sports Hall (Package B) - National Stadium Complex - P.O. Box 8017 - Alamarat 12217 - KHARTOUM European Volleyball Confederation P.M.B. 287 GARKI, ABUJA Pdt: Mr Omer Elhag Mohamed ELHAG Pdt: Engr Habu Ahmed GUMEL Phone +249 155 151 167 / Fax +249 155 151 165 Phone +234 803 43 59 536 / Fax +234 9 524 02 96 [email protected] — — [email protected] 488, route de Longwy President: Aleksandar Boricic (SRB) SWZ Swaziland ~1984 L-1940 Luxembourg Administrative Director: Thorsten Endres (GER) RWA Rwanda ~1978 Swaziland National Volleyball Association Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Press Officer: Federico Ferraro (ITA) Federation Rwandaise De Volleyball (FRVB) P.O. Box 1818 - MBABANE Phone +352 25 46 46 1 / Fax +352 25 46 46 40 Phone +352 25 46 37 / Fax +352 25 46 46 38 B.P. 3991 - Stade National Amahoro de Remera KIGALI Pdt: Mr Eric SIBANDA [email protected] [email protected] Pdt: Mr Gustave NKURUNZIZA Phone +268 313 4370 / Fax +268 313 4409 www.cev.lu Phone +250 252 58 70 89 / Fax +250 252 58 70 89 [email protected] [email protected] Pdt TAN Tanzania ~1984 STP Sao Tome and Principe ~1984 Tanzania Volleyball Association Federação Santomense De Voleibol P.O. Box 10496 - DAR ES SALAAM Affiliated National Federations Parque de Jogos do ex-Snecia - Caixa Postal 545 - SAO TOME Pdt: Mr Agustino Israel AGAPA Pdt: Mr José Luis DE JESUS Phone +255 27 26 44 431 / Fax +255 27 26 44 432 Phone +239 2221604 / Fax +239 (2) 223 32 [email protected] ALB Albania ~1949 BEL Belgium ~1947 [email protected] Federata Shqiptare E Volejbollit Federation Royale Belge De Volleyball TOG Togo ~1968 Dritan Hoxha pall. 92 H.15 - Postal Code 1026 Nj. Bashkiake 11 - TIRANA Avenue Huart Hamoir 48 - 1030 BRUXELLES SEN Senegal ~1961 Federation Togolaise De Volleyball Pdt: Mr Erlind PELLUMBI Pdt: Mr Willy BRUNINX Federation Senegalaise De Volleyball Stade Omnisports de Lomé - B.P. 2033 - LOME Phone +355 445 00 637 / Fax +355 445 00 637 Phone +32 12 45 22 71 / Fax +32 (2) 788 21 01 Stadium Marius NDIAYE - Avenue Bourguiba Dakar - 2325 DAKAR Pdt: Mr Essossanneyou NDADIYA [email protected] [email protected] Pdt: Mr Hugues HOAREAU Phone +228 22 34 40 93 / Fax +228 222 57 90 www.fshv.org www.volleyvvb.be Phone +248 2528826 / Fax +22 (1) 33 825 80 93 [email protected] [email protected] www.ftvb.tg AND Andorra, Principality of ~1987 BLR Belarus ~1991 Federaciao Andorrana De Voleibol Volleyball Federation Of The Republic Of Belarus SEY Seychelles ~1982 TUN Tunisia ~1957 Casal de l‘Esport - Baixada del Moli 31 - ANDORRA LA VELLA - AD 500 Kalvariiskaya Str. 25, 427 - 220073 MINSK Seychelles Volleyball Federation Federation Tunisienne De Volleyball Pdt: Sr Eloi TORRES Pdt: Mr Boris BATOURA P.O. Box 580 - Victoria - MAHE Maison des Fédérations Sportives - 1er étage Phone +376 890 381 / Fax +376 89 03 59 Phone +375 17 252 50 59 / Fax +375 17 252 50 59 Pdt: Mr Jude FLORENTINE Av. MedAli Akid - B.P. 51 - CITE OLYMPIQUE 1003 - TUNIS [email protected] [email protected] Phone +248 32 13 20 / Fax +248 32 13 20 Pdt: Mr Mounir BEN SLIMANE www.fav.ad www.bvf.by [email protected] Phone +216 (71) 755 100 / Fax +216 (71) 236 999 [email protected] ARM Armenia ~1991 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina ~1992 SLE Sierra Leone ~1964 Volleyball Federation Of The Republic Of Armenia Volleyball Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Fédération De Volleyball De La Sierra Leone UGA Uganda ~1982 Abovyan 43 str., apt. 401 - P.O. Box 025 - 0009 YEREVAN Alipasina 14 L - 71000 SARAJEVO Private Mail Bag 208 - FREETOWN Uganda Volleyball Federation Pdt: Mr Arthur BAGHDASARYAN Pdt: Mr Milutin POPOVIC Pdt: Mr Christopher E. F. JOHN Lugogo Indoor Stadium - P.O. Box 11232 - KAMPALA Phone +374 91 429 129 / Fax +374 10 54 66 96 Phone +387 33 552891 / Fax +387 33 55 28 90 Phone +232 76 670 461 / Fax +232 (22) 22 40 52 Pdt: Mr Nasiwu Zaid SADIK [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fax +256 414 258350 www.avf.am www.osbih.ba [email protected] SOM Somalia ~1972 AUT Austria ~1953 BUL Bulgaria ~1949 Somali Volleyball Federation ZAM Zambia ~1970 Oesterreichischer Volleyballverband Bulgarian Volleyball Federation P. O. Box 248 - MOGADISHU 2521 Zambia Volleyball Association Prinz Eugenstrasse 12 - 1040 WIEN 25, Nezabravka str. - 1113 SOFIA Pdt: Mr Abdulkadir Omar ABUKAR P.O. Box 50917 - 17 Enock Kavu Road - LUSAKA Pdt: Dr Peter KLEINMANN Pdt: Mr Dancho LAZAROV Phone +2521 215663 / Fax +2525 942999 Pdt: Dr Gabriel MUYINDA Phone +43 (1) 7294190 / Fax +43 (1) 7294190601 Phone +359 2 902 64 40 / Fax +359 (2) 981 23 32 [email protected] Phone +260 1 253 464 / Fax +260 1 253 464 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.volleynet.at www.volleyball.bg RSA South Africa ~1992 Volleyball South Africa (VSA) ZIM Zimbabwe ~1982 AZE Azerbaijan ~1991 CRO Croatia ~1946 Office Number 4 North side, Johannesburg Stadium 124 Van Beek Street - Zimbabwe Volleyball Association Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation Croatia Volleyball Association 2001 NEW DOORNFONTEIN 2nd Floor Kuwirirana House Byul-Byul Av., 12 - 1000 BAKU Haulikova 6 - 10 000 ZAGREB Pdt: Mr Sundrasegren REDDY 7 George Silundika House - P.O. Box 5257 - HARARE Pdt: Mr Ziya Arzuman Oglu MAMEDOV Pdt: Mr Zdeslav BARAC Phone +27 (11) 402 1703 / Fax +27 (11) 402 4397 Pdt: Mr Fredreck NDLOVU Phone +994 (12) 498 0984 / Fax +994 (12) 498 0984 Phone +385 1 5634835 / Fax +385 1 4577 307 [email protected] Phone +263 4 250571 / Fax +263 4 77 82 42 [email protected] [email protected] www.volleyballsa.co.za [email protected] www.azvolley.org www.hou.hr
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CYP Cyprus ~1980 FIN Finland ~1957 HUN Hungary ~1947 LIE Liechtenstein ~1978 Cyprus Volleyball Federation Finnish Volleyball Association Hungarian Volleyball Federation Liechtensteiner Volleyball-Verband P.O. Box 25600 - Ionos 20, Engomi - 1310 NICOSIA Radiokatu 20 - 00093 SLU / HELSINKI Vaci ut 19. Il.emelet - 1136 BUDAPEST Postfach 365 - 9490 VADUZ Pdt: Dr. Michael KRASHIAS Pdt: Mr Pasi SYDÄNLAMMI Pdt: Dr. Ferenc KOVACS Pdt: Mr Philippe SCHÜRMANN Phone +357 22 44 98 10 / Fax +357 22 44 98 13 Phone +358 9 348 121 / Fax +358 9 147 746 Phone +36 (1) 300 7250 / Fax +36 (1) 300 7252 Phone +423 2 30 03 00 / Fax +423 2 30 03 01 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.volleyball.org.cy www.lentopalloliitto.fi www.hunvolley.hu www.lvbv.li
CZE Czech Republic ~1947 FRA France ~1947 ISL Iceland ~1974 LTU Lithuania ~1991 Czech Volleyball Federation Federation Française De Volleyball Icelandic Volleyball Association Lithuanian Volleyball Federation Zatopkova 100/2 - PS 40 - 160 17 PRAHA 6 - STRAHOV 17, Rue Georges Clémenceau Engjavegur 6 - 104 REYKJAVIK Zemaites Str. 6 - 03117 VILNIUS Pdt: Mr Zdenek HANIK 94607 CHOISY LE ROI CEDEX Pdt: Mr Jason IVARSSON Pdt: Mr Marius VASILIAUSKAS Phone +420 (2) 45 006 210 / Fax +420 (2) 45 006 209 Pdt: Mr Eric TANGUY Phone +354 514 41 11 / Fax +354 514 41 12 Phone +370 (5) 233 39 01 / Fax +370 (5) 233 39 01 [email protected] Phone +33 (1) 5842 22 22 / Fax +33 (1) 5842 22 32 [email protected] [email protected] www.cvf.cz [email protected] www.bli.is www.ltf.lt www.ffvb.org DEN Denmark ~1955 IRL Ireland (Eire) ~1982 LUX Luxembourg ~1951 Dansk Volleyball Forbund GEO Georgia ~1991 Volleyball Association Of Ireland Federation Luxembourgeoise De Volleyball Hojager 18 - 2670 GREVE Georgian Volleyball Federation First Floor, 141 Thomas Street - DUBLIN 8 3 Route d‘Arlon - L-8009 Strassen - LUXEMBOURG Pdt: Mr Erik JACOBSEN 8a, Kiev Str. - 0159 TBILISI Pdt: Ms Grainne CULLITON Pdt: Mr Guy ERPELDING Phone +45 43 90 34 06 / Fax +45 43 63 24 10 Pdt: Mr Irakli CHACHUA Phone +353 (1) 670 71 65 / Fax +353 (1) 670 71 67 Phone +352 48 41 86 / Fax +352 48 41 81 [email protected] Phone +995 (322) 95 03 55 / Fax +995 (322) 95 03 55 [email protected] [email protected] www.volleyball.dk [email protected] www.volleyballireland.com www.flvb.lu
ENG England ~1964 GER Germany ~1957 ISR Israel ~1953 MLT Malta ~1984 Volleyball England Sportpark German Volleyball Federation Israel Volleyball Association Malta Volleyball Association No. 3 Oakwood Drive – Loughborough - LEICESTERSHIRE LE11 3QF Otto-Fleck-Schneise 8 6, Shitrit Street - Hadar Yosef - TEL AVIV 69482 Cottonera Sports Complex - Vjal il-Kottoner Pdt: Mr Geoff ALLEN 60528 FRANKFURT AM MAIN Pdt: Mr Arie LOCKER CSP01 COSPICUA Phone +44 (1509) 227722 / Fax +44 (1509) 227733 Pdt: Mr Thomas KROHNE Phone +972 3 649 74 44 / Fax +972 3 649 59 99 Pdt: Mr Jesmond SALIBA [email protected] Phone +49 (69) 69 500 10 / Fax +49 (69) 69 50 0124 [email protected] Phone +356 2122 1590 / Fax +356 21 82 12 43 www.volleyballengland.org [email protected] www.iva.org.il [email protected] www.volleyball-verband.de www.maltavolleyball.org EST Estonia ~1948 NIR Ireland, Northern (Ulster) ~1982 Estonian Volleyball Federation (EESTI VORKPALLI LIIT) GIB Gibraltar ~1984 Volleyball Association MLD Moldova ~1992 Tondi 84 - 11316 TALLINN Gibraltar Volleyball Association President‘s Office NIVA Volleyball Federation Of The Republic Of Moldova Pdt: Mr Hanno PEVKUR P.O. Box 456 - GIBRALTAR 21 Broughton Park - Ravenhill - BELFAST BT6 0BD Str. I. Creanga 45 of 13 - 2064 CHISINAU Phone +372 603 1552 Gen. Sec. / Fax +372 603 1551 Pdt: Mrs Emma LABRADOR Pdt: Ms Irena MIHNEVA Pdt: Mr Artur ROMASCAN [email protected] Phone +350 44 965 / Fax +350 495 74 Phone +44 28 90 36 63 73 / Fax +44 87 04 32 25 59 Phone +373 22 59 32 27 / Fax +373 22 59 32 27 www.evf.ee [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.nivb.com/index.php MKD Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia ~1993 GRE Greece ~1951 MON Monaco, Principality of ~1988 Volleyball Federation Of The Former Y.R. Of Macedonia Federation Hellenique De Volleyball ITA Italy ~1947 Fédération Monégasque De Volleyball KK Rabotnicki BB - P.O. Box 118 Olympic Aquatic Center (OAKA) Federazione Italiana Pallavolo Stade Louis II - 7, Av. des Castelans 1000 SKOPJE Spiyrou Loui 151 23 MAROUSI ATHENS Via Vitorchiano, 107/109 - 00189 ROME MC-98000 MONACO Pdt: Mr Petar JOVANOVSKI Pdt: Mr Achilleas MAVROMATIS Pdt: Mr Carlo MAGRI Pdt: Mr Christian PALMARO Phone +389 (2) 31 61 605 / Fax +389 (2) 31 61 605 Phone +30 210 6801 950 / Fax +30 210 6801 960 Phone +39 06 3334 9417/19 Phone +377 97 98 10 98 / Fax +377 97 98 10 98 [email protected] [email protected] Fax +39 06 3334 9420 [email protected] www.volleyball.gr [email protected] www.federation-volleyball@mc FER Faroe Islands ~1978 www.federvolley.it Faroe Islands Volleyball Association GRL Greenland ~1955 MNE Montenegro ~2006 Flogbóltssamband Foroya Greenlandic Volleyball Federation LAT Latvia ~1942 Volleyball Federation Of Montenegro P.O. Box 1021 - 110 TORSHAVN Gertrud Raskvej 53 - P.O. Box 191 - 3900 NUUK Volleyball Federation Of Latvia 19 Decembar br. 5 - 81000 PODGORICA Pdt: Mr Jakup FJALLSBAK Pdt: Mr Ove THOMASSEN Grostonas 6B - 418 - RIGA 1013 Pdt: Mr Cvetko PAJKOVIC Phone +298 21 87 66 / Fax +298 31 24 21 Phone +299 32 89 13 GS / Fax +299 32 01 06 Pdt: Mr Atis SAUSNITIS Phone +382 20 665 115 / Fax +382 20 665 113 [email protected] [email protected] Phone +371 67 87 6317 / Fax +371 67 33 43 59 [email protected] - [email protected] www.fbf.fo www.volleyball.gl [email protected] www.oscg.me www.volejbols.lv www.volleybal.nl
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NED Netherlands ~1947 SCO Scotland ~1970 TUR Turkey ~1949 UKR Ukraine ~1991 Nederlandse Volleyball Bond (NeVoBo) Scottish Volleyball Association Turkish Volleyball Federation Ukrainian Volleyball Federation Huis van de Sport - Wattbaan 31-49 48 The Pleasance - EDINBURGH EH8 9TJ Emniyet Mahallesi Bogazici Sokak No: 5/A - Bestepe - ANKARA Str. Triokhsviatitelska, 13, of. 5 - P.O. Box B-17 - 01001 KIYIV 3439 ML NIEUWEGEIN Pdt: Ms Melissa COUTTS Pdt: Mr Ozkan MUTLUGIL Pdt: Mr Volodymyr TUROVSKYI Pdt: Mr Hans NIEUKERKE Phone +44 (131) 556 46 33 / Fax +44 (131) 557 4314 Phone +90 312 221 40 40 / Fax +90 312 221 40 10 Phone +380 (44) 279 90 26 / Fax +380 (44) 279 90 26 Phone +31 30 75 13 600 / Fax +31 30 75 13 601 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.scottishvolleyball.org www.voleybol.org.tr www.uvf.com.ua www.volleybal.nl SRB Serbia ~1947 WAL Wales ~1989 NOR Norway ~1949 Volleyball Federation Of Serbia Volleyball Wales Norges Volleyball Forbund Terazije 35/II - 11000 BEOGRAD 13, Beckgrove Close - CARDIFF CF24 2SE Serviceboks 1 - Ulleval stadion - 0840 OSLO Pdt: Mr Aleksandar BORICIC Pdt: Mrs Yvonne SAKER Pdt: Mr Stein-Gunnar BONDEVIK Phone +381 11 323 13 57 / Fax +381 11 32 32 985 Phone +44 29 20 41 65 37 / Fax +44 29 20 41 67 68 Phone +47 21 02 90 00 / Fax +47 22 02 62 00 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.ossrb.org www.volleyballwales.org www.volleyball.no SVK Slovakia ~1993 POL Poland ~1947 Slovak Volleyball Federation Polski Zwiazek Pilki Siatkowej Junacka, 6 - 832 80 - BRATISLAVA UL. PULAWSKA 383 - 02-801 WARSZAWA Pdt: Mr Lubor HALANDA Pdt: Mr Pawel PAPKE Phone +421 (2) 4924 92 84 / Fax +421 (2) 4924 95 66 Phone +48 (22) 462 82 20 / Fax +48 (22) 462 82 49 [email protected] [email protected] www.svf.sk www.pzps.pl CSV Federation Contacts SLO Slovenia ~1991 South American Volleyball Confederation POR Portugal ~1947 Volleyball Federation Of Slovenia Federação Portuguesa De Voleibol Celovska Cesta 25 - 1000 LJUBLJANA Avenida de França 549 - 4050-279 PORTO Pdt: Mr Metod ROPRET — — Pdt: Mr Vicente Henrique GONCALVES DE ARAUJO Phone +386 (1) 438 53 70 / Fax +386 (1) 438 53 75 Av. Visconde de Piraja 433 - Sala 904 President: Rafael Lloreda Currea (COL) Phone +351 (22) 834 95 70 / Fax +351 (22) 832 54 94 [email protected] 22410003 IPANEMA - Brazil Executive Director: Mauricio Levy (BRA) [email protected] www.odbojka.si Phone +55 (21) 2132 7857 / 7255 / Fax +55 (21) 2493 1179 Press Officer: Marcia Loureiro (BRA) www.fpvoleibol.pt [email protected] Phone/Fax: +55 (21) 2247 3442 ESP Spain ~1953 www.voleysur.org [email protected] ROU Romania ~1947 Real Federacion Española De Voleibol Federatia Romana De Volei c/ Augusto Figueroa, 3-2º - 28004 MADRID 16 Vasile Conta Street - Sector 2 Pdt: Mr Agustin Martin SANTOS BUCHAREST 020954 Phone +34 91 701 40 90 Federation / Fax +34 91 701 40 94 Federation Pdt: Mr Gheorghe VISAN [email protected] Affiliated National Federations Phone +40 (21) 317 17 48 / Fax +40 (21) 317 17 48 www.rfevb.com [email protected] ARG Argentina ~2004 BRA Brazil ~1947 www.frvolei.ro SWE Sweden ~1961 Federacion Del Voleibol Argentino (FEVA) Confederação Brazileira De Voleibol Swedish Volleyball Association Av. Monroe 2142 - 1° piso - CP C1428 - BLH Av. das Américas 700/ bl 7 RUS Russia ~1991 Tralgränd 2 - 116 68 STOCKHOLM CIUDAD AUTONOMA DE BUENOS AIRES Shopping Città America Barra da Tijuca Volleyball Federation Of Russia Pdt: Mr Saffet ERAYBAR Pdt: Prof Juan Antonio GUTIERREZ CEP: 22640-100 RIO DE JANEIRO 8, Luzhnetskaya nab. - Office 370 - MOSCOW 119270 Phone +46 86 27 40 85 / Fax +46 8 28 1452 Phone +54 (11) 4780 4202 / Fax + 54 11 4782 3340 Pdt : Mr Walter Pitombo LARANGEIRAS Pdt: Mr Stanislav SHEVCHENKO [email protected] [email protected] Phone +55 21 2114 7272 / Fax +55 21 2114 7291 Phone +7 (495) 637 00 00 President / Fax +7 (495) 637 09 71 GS www.volleyboll.se www.feva.org.ar [email protected] [email protected] www.volei.org.br www.volley.ru SUI Switzerland ~1957 BOL Bolivia ~1966 Swiss Volley Federacion Boliviana De Voleibol CHI Chile ~1959 SMR San Marino ~1987 Zieglerstrasse 29 - Postfach 318 Calle México N° 1638 - esq. Otero de la Vega 11572 LA PAZ Federacion Del Voleibol De Chile Federazione Sammarinese Pallavolo (FSPAV) 3000 BERN 14 Pdt: Sr Mario ARCE BARRON Ramon Cruz 1176 Ñuñoa Via Rancaglia 22 - 47899 SERRAVALLE Pdt: Mrs. Nora WILLI Phone +591 (22) 310 213 / Fax +591 (22) 316 419 SANTIAGO DE CHILE SAN MARINO Phone +41 31 387 37 53 / Fax +41 31 387 37 58 [email protected] Pdt: Sr José BELTRAN GUTIERREZ Pdt: Mr Gian Luigi LAZZARINI [email protected] www.boliviavolei.org Phone +56 2 272 8815 / Fax +56 2 272 1739 Phone + 378 0549 88 56 78 / Fax +378 0549 88 56 76 www.volleyball.ch [email protected] [email protected] - [email protected] www.fevochi.cl www.fspav.sm
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Affiliated National Federations GUY Guyana ~1966 NORCECA Federation Contacts Guyana Volleyball Federation ARG Argentina ~2004 C/- Olympic House - 306 Church and Peter Rose Streets North, Central America and Caribbean Federacion Del Voleibol Argentino (FEVA) GEORGETOWN Volleyball Confederation Av. Monroe 2142 - 1° piso - CP C1428 - BLH Pdt: Mr John FLORES CIUDAD AUTONOMA DE BUENOS AIRES Phone +592 223 63 76 / Fax +592 223 53 22 Pdt: Prof Juan Antonio GUTIERREZ [email protected] — — Phone +54 (11) 4780 4202 / Fax + 54 11 4782 3340 Ave. 27 de Febrero Esq. Máximo Gómez President: Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz (DOM) [email protected] PAR Paraguay ~1955 Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte Press Officer: Roosevelt Comarazamy (DOM) ra www.feva.org.ar Federacion Paraguaya De Voleibol Pabellón de Voleibol 3 planta Phone +1 809 566 7264 / Fax +1 809 227 3242 Eusebio Ayala Km 4,5 Apto. Postal 2706 Santo Domingo [email protected] BOL Bolivia ~1966 Secretaria nacional de deportes Dominican Republic Federacion Boliviana De Voleibol Gimnasio de la Federacion Paraguaya de Voleibol Phone +1 809 472 1222 / Fax +1 809 227 3242 Calle México N° 1638 - esq. Otero de la Vega 11572 LA PAZ 1209 ASUNCION [email protected] Pdt: Sr Mario ARCE BARRON Pdt: Mr Bruno ZUBIZARRETA www.norceca.org Phone +591 (22) 310 213 / Fax +591 (22) 316 419 Phone +595 21 426095 / Fax +595 21 426095 [email protected] [email protected] www.boliviavolei.org PER Peru ~1955 BRA Brazil ~1947 Federacion Peruna De Voleibol Affiliated National Federations IVB British Virgin Islands ~1980 Confederação Brazileira De Voleibol Av. Horacio Urteaga n° 2011 - Coliseo el Olivar - Virgin Islands Volleyball Association (VIVA) Av. das Américas 700/ bl 7 Distrito de Jesús Maria - LIMA 11 P.O. Box 4330 - Road Town - TORTOLA VG 1110 Shopping Città America Barra da Tijuca Pdt: Sr Luis Alberto LINARES PABLO AGU Anguilla ~1991 Pdt : Ms Sabinah CLEMENT CEP: 22640-100 RIO DE JANEIRO Phone +51 1 461 1342 / Fax +51 (1) 431 8727 Anguilla Amateur Volleyball Federation Phone +1 (284) 542 4545 Pdt : Mr Walter Pitombo LARANGEIRAS [email protected] P. O Box 60 - THE VALLEY, AI 2640 [email protected] Phone +55 21 2114 7272 / Fax +55 21 2114 7291 www.fpv.com.pe Pdt: Mr Winston DUNCAN [email protected] Phone +1 (264) 497 5403 / Fax +1 (264) 497 0092 BAR Barbados ~1988 www.volei.org.br URU Uruguay ~1947 [email protected] Barbados Volleyball Association Federacion Uruguaya De Volleyball Barbados Olympic Centre - Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Wildey CHI Chile ~1959 Calle Canelones 980 ANT Antigua ~1986 ST MICHAEL Federacion Del Voleibol De Chile Casilla de Correo Antigua-Barbuda Amateur Volleyball Association Pdt: Mr John F. GRIFFITH Ramon Cruz 1176 Ñuñoa 11100 MONTEVIDEO 41 Redcliffe Street - P.O. Box 2470 - ST. JOHN‘S Phone +1 (246) 431 57 52 / Fax +1 (246) 429 26 03 SANTIAGO DE CHILE Pdt: Cdor. Julio PEREZ ALFARO Pdt: Mr Wilbur A. HARRIGAN [email protected] Pdt: Sr José BELTRAN GUTIERREZ Phone +598 (2) 900 75 23 / Fax +598 (2) 900 75 23 Phone +1 268 462 08 27/28 / Fax +1 268 462 47 47 www.volleybarbados.com Phone +56 2 272 8815 / Fax +56 2 272 1739 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.uruvoley.org.uy BIZ Belize, C.A. ~1984 www.fevochi.cl AHO Curaçao ~1955 Belize Volleyball Association VEN Venezuela ~1951 Nederlands Antilliaanse Volleybal Bond Navobo 1 Hyde’s Lane - P.O. Box 1839 - BELIZE CITY COL Colombia ~1955 Federacion Venezolana De Voleibol P.O. Box 3195 - Curaçao Pdt: Mr Allan M. SHARP Federacion Colombiana De Voleibol Apartado Postal 316 Pdt: Mr Eric OGENIA Phone +501 223 1725 / Fax +501 223 0738 Coliseo El Campín - Puerta 17 Of. 8, Costado Norte Velodromo Teo Capriles Gimnasio Gaston Portillo Phone +5999 869 3600 Pdt. Home / Fax +5999 461 70 71 [email protected] BOGOTA 2, D.E. MONTALBAN - LA VEGA CARACAS [email protected] www.belizevolleyball.org Pdt : Lic. Carlos Alberto GRISALES Pdt: Sra. Judith RODRIGUEZ [email protected] Phone +57 (1) 211 82 53 / Fax +57 (1) 255 00 75 Phone +58 212 471 70 45 / Fax +58 212 44 37 041 BER Bermuda ~1984 [email protected] [email protected] ARU Aruba ~1986 Bermuda Volleyball Association www.fedevolei.com www.fvvb.com.ve Aruba Volleyball Association A.V.A. Suite 885 - 48 Par-la-Ville Road - HAMILTON HM 11 P.O. Box 736 - Caya Ernesto Petronia # 70 ORANJESTAD Pdt: Ms Stacey MADEIROS COOKE ECU Ecuador ~1951 Pdt: Mrs Filomena DANIEL CURIEL Phone +1 (441) 291 1898 / Fax +1 (441) 295 8355 Federacion Ecuatoriana De Voleibol Phone +297 567 89 55 / Fax +297 568 41 66 [email protected] Ladron de Guevara y Toledo Affiliated regional Federation [email protected] www.bermudavolleyball.bm Palacio de los Deportes (Coliseo Rumiñahui) - QUITO BAH Bahamas ~1968 CAN Canada ~1959 Pdt : Sr Lauro Hipolito CEDEÑO COBEÑA FGU French Guyana ~1997 Bahamas Volleyball Federation Volleyball Canada Phone +593 4 255 0545 / Fax +593 4 255 0545 Ligue De Guyane De Volleyball P.O. Box CB 11471 - NASSAU 1A-1084 Rue Kenaston Street - OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1B 3P5 [email protected] B.P. 1178 - 53 Rue René Jadfard, 97346 CAYENNE CEDEX Pdt: Mr Joseph SMITH Pdt: Mrs Debra ARMSTRONG www.voleibolecuador.org Pdt: Mr Cristophe DALPHRASE Phone +1 (242) 324 4637 Pdt / Fax +1 (242) 367 0129 Phone +1 613 748 56 81 / Fax +1 613 748 57 27 Phone +594 28 74 74 / Fax +594 28 74 72 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.volleyball.ca
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CAY Cayman Islands ~1976 GDP Guadeloupe ~1992 Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation Ligue De Guadeloupe De Volleyball NCA Nicaragua ~1980 SUR Surinam ~1976 P.O. Box 10242 APO - GRAND CAYMAN Boîte Postale 673 - 97169 POINTE A PITRE CEDEX Federacion Nicaraguense De Voleibol Surinaamse Volleyball Bond Suvobo Pdt: Sr Edgar ALVARADO ARDON Pdt: Mr Victor BORDELAIS Rotonda el Gueguense 500 mts al sur Verlengde Gemenlandsweg 43 - PARAMARIBO Phone +1 345 916 4382 / Fax +1 (345) 947 24 83 Phone +590 91 51 22 / Fax +590 91 51 22 Antigua Hacienda El-Retiro (INJUDE) Pdt: Mr Claudius STRAAL [email protected] [email protected] P-260 MANAGUA Phone +597 45 07 21 / Fax +597 35 63 41 www.civfweb.netfirms.com Pdt: Ing. Bertha A. CUADRA [email protected] GUA Guatemala ~1951 Phone +505 266 08 56 / Fax +505 265 07 33 CRC Costa Rica ~1970 Federacion Nacional De Voleibol De Guatemala [email protected] TRI Trinidad And Tobago ~1964 Federacion Costarricence De Voleibol Fecovol Gimnasio 7 de Diciembre - Ciudad de Los Deportes Zona 5 - GUATEMALA Trinidad And Tobago Volleyball Federation Centro Colon Apdo. 655 - 1007 - 92-1009 SAN JOSE Pdt : Sr Luis Enrique SANTIS BERRIOS PAN Panama ~1968 Building 8, Apartment 5, Olera Heights, Circular Road SAN FERNANDO Pdt : Sr José Luis JIMENEZ LAO Phone +502 2 334 16 29 / Fax +502 2 334 14 03 Federacion Panameña De Voleibol Pdt: Mr Daymian STEWART Phone +506 2 233 04 14 / Fax +506 2 233 04 14 [email protected] Apt. Postal 00595 - 0835 - Zona 10 - PANAMA Phone +1 (868) 225 8703 [email protected] Pdt: Sr Carlos QUINTANA [email protected] www.fecovol.org HAI Haiti ~1959 Phone +507 233 03 57 / Fax +507 233 06 48 www.ttvf.org Federation Haitienne De Volleyball [email protected] CUB Cuba ~1955 c/o Comité Olympique Haitien - 48, Rue Clerveaux Immeuble Bouchara - USA United States of America ~1947 Federacion Cubana De Voleibol PETIONVILLE HT6140 PUR Puerto Rico ~1959 USA Volleyball Ave. Independencia y Esq. 3ra - Boyeros Pdt: Mrs Margareth C. GRAHAM Federacion Puertorriqueña De Voleibol 4065 Sinton Road, Suite 200 - COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80907-5096 10800 CIUDAD HABANA Phone +509 2 244 01 18 P.O. Box 363711 - SAN JUAN 00936-3711 Pdt: Mr Doug BEAL Pdt: Sr Ariel SAINZ RODRIGUEZ [email protected] Pdt: Sr Nelson PÉREZ CRUZ Phone +1 (719) 228 68 00 / Fax +1 (719) 228 68 99 Phone +53 7 6 44 45 46 / Fax +53 7 6 44 45 46 www.haitivolleyball.org Phone +1 787 282 75 24 / Fax +1 787 282 75 26 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.usavolleyball.org HON Honduras ~1974 www.fpvoleibol.com DMA Dominica ~1991 Federacion Nacional De Voleibol De Honduras ISV Virgin Islands ~1966 Dominica Amateur Volleyball Association Complejo Deportivo Ing. José S. - Gimnasio N° 2 Jorge A. Galeano - SXM Saint Martin ~2013 Virgin Islands Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 475 - ROSEAU AZCONA, TEGUCIGALPA D.C. Dutch St. Marteen National Volleyball Federation P.O. Box 7764 - CHRISTIANSTED, V.I. 00823-7764 Pdt: Mr Albert LOBLACK Pdt: Sr Félix Ambrosio SABIO GONZALEZ PHILIPSBURG Pdt: Ms Lucille R. HOBSON Phone +1 767 255 4131 Pdt office / Fax +1 767 448 10 51 Phone +504 2239 1744 / Fax +504 2239 1744 Pdt: Mr Raymond JACOBS Phone +1340 719 09 76 / Fax +1340 719 09 76 [email protected] [email protected] Phone / Fax [email protected] www.fenavoleih.com [email protected] DOM Dominican Republic ~1955 Federacion Dominicana De Voleibol JAM Jamaica ~1961 SKN St. Kitts ~1988 Centro Olimpico Juan Pablo Duarte - Pabellon de Voleibol 3ra planta Jamaica Volleyball Association St Kitts Amateur Volleyball Association Affiliated regional Federations Av. Maximo Gomes, Esq. 27 de Febrero - SANTO DOMINGO The Annex, National Arena c/o Quinlan Walwyn & Associates Pdt: Mr Ramón A. GARCIA Independence Park Complex - KINGSTON 6 P.O.Box 208 - BASSETERRE Phone +1 (809) 472 40 09 / 1547/ 1222 / Fax +1 (809) 472 33 37 Pdt: Mr Rudolph SPEID St Kitts, Antilles Occidentales GDP Guadeloupe ~1992 [email protected] Phone +1 (876) 857 8112 / Fax +1 (876) 926 8243 Pdt: Mr Glenn QUINLAN Ligue De Guadeloupe De Volleyball www.fedovoli.org [email protected] Phone +1 (869) 465 26 81 / Fax +1 (869) 466 26 81 Boîte Postale 673 - 97169 POINTE A PITRE CEDEX www.jamaicaVolleyball.org [email protected] Pdt: Mr Victor BORDELAIS ESA El Salvador ~1964 www.sknoc.com Phone +590 91 51 22 / Fax +590 91 51 22 Federacion Salvadoreña De Voleibol MEX Mexico ~1955 [email protected] Calle 6-10, Costado Pte. Gimnasio Nacional “José Adolfo Pineda” Federacion Mexicana De Voleibol LCA St. Lucia ~1986 SAN SALVADOR Edificio De Capacitación 2do. Piso Oficina 22 St Lucia Amateur Volleyball Association MQE Martinique ~1992 Pdt: Mr Oscar A. VALDEZ I. Col. Lomas De Sotelo, Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo P.O. Box 1261 - CASTRIES W.I. Ligue De Volleyball De Martinique Phone +503 7784 1179 / Fax +503 2 298 87 01 11200 MEXICO, D.F Pdt: Mr Brian LOUISY Maison des Sports - Pointe de la Vierge [email protected] Pdt: Lic. Jesus PERALES NAVARRO Phone +1 758 452 31 65 / Fax +1 758 453 69 07 97256 FORT DE FRANCE Phone +52 55 5650 7792 / Fax +52 55 5803 7094 [email protected] Pdt: Mr Jean-Jacques PUJAR GRN Grenada ~1989 [email protected] Phone +596 61 36 12 / Fax +596 61 58 39 Grenada Volleyball Association www.fmvb.mx VIN St-Vincent, West Indies ~1987 [email protected] c/o Ministry of Sports - Botanical Gardens - ST. GEORGE‘S St Vincent And The Grenadines Volleyball Association Pdt : Mr Ralph C. S. LORD MTS Montserrat ~1986 P.O. Box 2389 - KINGSTOWN Phone +1 (473) 439 78 37 Montserrat Volleyball Association Pdt: Ms Alana McMASTER [email protected] Government Headquarters/Post Office Phone +1 784 528 6905 / Fax +1 784 457 0208 Brades PLYMOUTH [email protected] Pdt: Mr Denfield MORRIS Phone +1 664 493 53 34 / Fax +1 664 491 23 42 [email protected]
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