United States men's national volleyball team
The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold.
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History
As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947.[1] However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the US was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964.[2] The US returned to the elite in the 1980s, winning the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. Of the nine times that the US have competed at the World Cup, they have finished fourth five times, most recently in 2007. They won the event in 1985, and last time out in 2011 they finished in sixth place, eight points away from the medal positions. The team was a bronze medal at the World Championships in 1994. Four years prior, in Italy, they finished sixth. Of the 14 times the United States have qualified for this competition, they have finished in the top 10 on eight occasions. The US at the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. The US team won its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008. The team failed to defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. The US won the 2015 World Cup title, where they got the first Rio 2016 Olympic qualification ticket. In September 2015 U.S. national team took part in 2015 World Cup. American players won 10 of 11 matches (the same result as Poland and Italy) and lost only to Poland (1-3). On September 23, 2015 they played their last game at the World Cup and defeated Argentina (3–1). The US won the World Cup on a points tie-breaker and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4] It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985).[5] In the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, the inaugural edition replacing the World League, the U.S. national team defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.[6]
Tournament record
Olympics
- 1964 Tokyo — 9th place
- 1968 Mexico — 7th place
- 1984 Los Angeles —
Gold medal
- 1988 Seoul — Gold medal
- 1992 Barcelona —
Bronze medal
- 1996 Atlanta — 9th place
- 2000 Sydney — 11th place
- 2004 Athens — 4th place
- 2008 Beijing — Gold medal
- 2012 London — 5th place
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal
- 2020 Tokyo — 10th place
FIVB World Championship
- 1956 France — 6th place
- 1960 Brazil — 7th place
- 1966 Czechoslovakia — 11th place
- 1970 Bulgaria — 18th place
- 1974 Mexico — 14th place
- 1978 Italy — 19th place
- 1982 Argentina — 13th place
- 1986 France — Gold medal
- 1990 Brazil — 13th place
- 1994 Greece — Bronze medal
- 1998 Japan — 9th place
- 2002 Argentina — 9th place
- 2006 Japan — 10th place
- 2010 Italy — 6th place
- 2014 Poland — 7th place
- 2018 Italy/Bulgaria – Bronze medal
- 2022 Poland/Slovenia — 6th place
- Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Christenson, Kyle_Russell_(volleyball), Tuaniga, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Briggs, Shoji, Kessel. Head coach: Speraw
FIVB World Cup
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 1993 Japan — 5th place
- 2005 Japan —
Silver medal
- 2013 Japan — 5th place
- 2017 Japan — 4th place
FIVB Volleyball World League
- 1990 Osaka — 7th place
- 1991 Milan — 6th place
- 1992 Genoa — Bronze medal
- 1993 São Paulo — 9th place
- 1994 Milan — 12th place
- 1995 Rio de Janeiro — 10th place
- 2000 Rotterdam — 6th place
- 2001 Katowice — 9th place
- 2006 Moscow — T-10th place
- 2007 Katowice — Bronze medal
- 2008 Rio de Janeiro — Gold medal
- 2009 Belgrade — 6th place
- 2010 Córdoba — 8th place
- 2011 Gdańsk — 7th place
- 2012 Sofia — Silver medal
- 2013 Mar del Plata — 12th place
- 2014 Florence — Gold medal
- 2015 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal
- 2016 Kraków — 5th place
- 2017 Curitiba — 4th place
FIVB Volleyball Nations League
- 2021 — 7th place
- 2022 — Silver medal
- Smith (C), Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, A. Russell, Christenson, K. Russell, Dagostino, Kessel, Tuaniga, Mitchem, Muagututia, Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
NORCECA Championship
- 1969 — Bronze medal
- 1971 — Silver medal
- 1973 — Gold medal
- 1975 — Bronze medal
- 1977 — 5th place
- 1979 — 5th place
- 1981 — Silver medal
- 1983 — Gold medal
- 1985 — Gold medal
- 1987 — Silver medal
- 1989 — Bronze medal
- 1991 — Silver medal
- 1993 — Silver medal
- 1995 — Silver medal
- 1997 — Silver medal
- 1999 — Gold medal
- 2001 — Silver medal
- 2003 — Gold medal
- 2005 — Gold medal
- 2007 — Gold medal
- 2009 — Silver medal
- 2011 — Silver medal
- 2013 — Gold medal
- 2015 — Did not participate
- 2017 — Gold medal
- 2019 — Silver medal
- Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, J. Worsley, Carmody, Maʻa (C), B. Sander, Kessel, Wieczorek, Huhmann, G. Worsley, Dagostino, K. Russell. Head Coach: Hawks
Pan American Cup
- 2006 — Gold medal
- 2008 — Gold medal
- 2009 — Gold medal
- 2010 — Gold medal
- 2011 — Silver medal
- 2012 — Gold medal
- 2013 — 5th place
- 2014 — Silver medal
- 2015 — 6th place
- 2016 — 5th place
- 2017 — 5th place
- 2018 — 7th place
- 2019 — 5th place
- 2021 — Bronze medal
- Holdaway, Kauling, Gillis, Pasteur, Mitchem, Lietzke, Sani, McHenry, Champlin, Wetter, Sloane, McCauley, Palma, Dagostino. Head coach: Read
- 2022 — Bronze medal
- Jenness, Shaw, Pasteur, Hanes, Sani, Gasman, Isaacson, Omene, Ezeonu, Worsley, Briggs, McCauley, Wildman, McHenry. Head coach: Read
Team
2022 World Championship
The following is the American roster in the 2022 World Championship.[7][8]
Head coach: 
John Speraw
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Anderson | 18 April 1987 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 332 cm (131 in) |  Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2 | Aaron Russell | 4 June 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 356 cm (140 in) | 337 cm (133 in) |  JT Thunders |
| 4 | Jeffrey Jendryk | 15 September 1995 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 345 cm (136 in) |  LUK Lublin |
| 5 | Kyle Ensing | 6 March 1997 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 353 cm (139 in) |  Saint-Nazaire VBA |
| 8 | Torey DeFalco | 10 April 1997 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | Resovia |
| 11 | Micah Christenson | 8 May 1993 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Zenit Kazan |
| 15 | Kyle Russell | 25 August 1993 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 343 cm (135 in) | Arago de Sète |
| 16 | Joshua Tuaniga | 18 March 1997 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 307 cm (121 in) | AZS Olsztyn |
| 18 | Garrett Muagututia | 26 February 1988 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 345 cm (136 in) |  Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi |
| 19 | Taylor Averill | 5 March 1992 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 370 cm (150 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | AZS Olsztyn |
| 20 | David Smith | 15 May 1985 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | ZAKSA |
| 21 | Mason Briggs | 21 January 2001 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Long Beach State |
| 22 | Erik Shoji | 24 August 1989 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | ZAKSA |
| 23 | Cody Kessel | 3 December 1991 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 345 cm (136 in) |  Berlin Recycling Volleys |
2020 Tokyo Olympics
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | Height | 2021–22 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Anderson | 18 April 1987 | Opposite | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |  Sir Safety Umbria Volley |
| 3 | Taylor Sander | 17 March 1992 | Outside hitter | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| 5 | Kyle Ensing | 6 March 1997 | Opposite | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 6 | Mitchell Stahl | 31 August 1994 | Middle blocker | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Stal Nysa |
| 7 | Kawika Shoji (C) | 11 November 1987 | Setter | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |  Spor Toto |
| 8 | Torey DeFalco | 10 April 1997 | Outside hitter | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn |
| 11 | Micah Christenson | 8 May 1993 | Setter | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Zenit-Kazan |
| 12 | Maxwell Holt | 12 March 1987 | Middle blocker | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | Volley Piacenza |
| 17 | Thomas Jaeschke | 4 September 1993 | Outside hitter | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Power Volley Milano |
| 18 | Garrett Muagututia | 23 February 1988 | Outside hitter | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |  Al Ahly |
| 20 | David Smith | 15 May 1985 | Middle blocker | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 22 | Erik Shoji | 24 August 1989 | Libero | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the United States national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000–2017 | Nike Mizuno |
| 2017–2022 | Adidas |
| 2022– | Mizuno |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Liberty Mutual, Mizuno Corporation and Commerce Bancorp, other sponsors: Molten Corporation, Almond Breeze, Arirweave, National Car, CoSport, Oppiaperformance, Alamo and Muscleaidtape.
See also
References
- "History of Volleyball". ncva.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- USA wrap up historic World Cup as Italy join them on road to Rio - fivb.org - September 23, 2015
- USA’s Anderson heads Men’s World Cup Dream Team - fivb.org - September 23, 2015
- USA end 30 years of hurt with World Cup triumph - fivb.org - September 23, 2015
- Daily bulletin Poland
- "Team USA". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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