United States men's national volleyball team

History

Birthplace of volleyball, the United States had the first association to regulate the sport, United States Volleyball Association in 1927 , and was a founding member of FIVB in 1947. They were part of the first Olympic tournament in 1964.

Olympic

United states of the 1980 and 1990 when they won two Olympic gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988 and a bronze Atlanta 1992. They reclaimed Olympic glory when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008, but failed to defend their title in London 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. USA took the 2015 World Cup title, where they got the first Rio 2016 Olympic qualification ticket.

World Championship

United States go into the World Championship on a high. They will be hopeful of a re-run of their glorious 1986 campaign, when they won the gold medal in France. That success was the first of two podium finishes for the United States in the World Championships and was followed by a bronze medal in 1994. Four years ago, 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.

World Cup

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 with Poland (1-3). On September 23, 2015 they played their last game at World Cup and beat Argentina (1-3). Despite of the same amount of winning matches just like two other teams, USA won World Cup and qualified at 2016 Summer Olympic Games because of difference in points. American players received three individual awards. It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985).

World League

United States won tow gold medalist in World League. first gold medal in 2008 Rio first time ever in world league history, USA climbed onto the highest step of the podium. The americans are the sixth team in 19 years of world league to win the competition. Second gold medal in world league, united states win match brazil in final 2014 Florence.

World Championship

1956 — 6th place

1960 — 7th place

1966 — 11th place

1970 — 18th place

1974 — 14th place

1978 — 19th place

1982 — 13th place

1986 — Gold medalDvorak, Saunders, Salmons, Ctvrtlik, Partie, Timmons, Buck, Stork, Sato, Powers, Kiraly. Head Coach: Dunphy.

1990 — 13th place

1994 — Bronze medal

1998 — 9th place

2002 — 9th place

2006 — 10th place

2010 — 6th place

2014 — 7th place

World Cup

1977 — 10th place

1985 — Gold medal

1989 — 4th place

1991 — Bronze medal

1995 — 4th place

1999 — 4th place

2003 — 4th place

2007 — 4th place

2011 — 6th place

2015 — Gold medalAnderson, Russell, Sander, Lee (C), Lotman, Shoji K., Troy, Christenson, Holmes, Jablonsky, Holt, Smith, Watten, Shoji E.. Head Coach: Speraw.

World Grand Champions Cup

1993 — 5th place

2005 — Silver medalEatherton, Polster, Lambourne, Hoff, McKienzie, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Suxho, Tamas, Olree. Head Coach: McCutcheon

2013 — 5th place

World League

1990 — 7th place

1991 — 6th place

1992 — Bronze medal

1993 — 9th place

1994 — 12th place

1995 — 10th place

2000 — 6th place

2001 — 9th place

2006 — T-10th place

2007 — Bronze medalPolster, Taliaferro, Lambourne, Lee, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

2008 — Gold medalBall, Rooney, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Lee, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

2009 — 6th place

2010 — 8th place

2011 — 7th place

2012 — Silver medal

Anderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Suxho, Priddy, Thornton, Holmes, Stanley, Smith, McKienzie. Head Coach: Knipe.

2013 — 12th place

2014 — Gold medalAnderson, Rooney, Sander, Lee, Lotman, Shoji K., Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, Shoji E.. Head Coach: Speraw.

2015 — Bronze medalAnderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, Lotman, Shoji K., Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holmes, Holt, Smith, Watten, Shoji E.. Head Coach: Speraw.

2016 — 5th place

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 medalOlree, Polster, Tamas, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, McKienzie. Head Coach: McCutcheon

2007 — Gold medalBall, Polster, Lambourne, Lee, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon

2009 — Silver medal

2011 — Silver medalAnderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley, Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe

2013 — Gold medalAnderson, Rooney, Caldwell, Lee, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Menzel, Clark, Holt, Tavana, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

2015 — Withdrew

Pan American Cup

2006 — Gold medal

2008 — Gold medalAnderson, Patak, Tarr, Proper, Meerstein, Jablonsky, Winder, Hildebrand, Hein, Scheftic, Lotman, Reft. Head coach: Knipe

2009 — Gold medalVance, Bittner, McKinney, Kneubuhl, Hildebrand, Tarr, Meerstein, Nielsen, Thornton, Holt, Zahn, Watten. Head coach: McLaughlin

2010 — Gold medalWatten, Tarr, McKinney, Thornton, Bittner, Lipsitz, Smith, Hildebrand, Clark, Brunner, Jablonsky, McGuire. Head coach: McLaughlin

2011 — Silver medalMenzel, Muagututia, Troy, Winder, Hein, Meehan, Shoji, Smith, Tarr, Price, Jablonsky, Watten. Head coach: Mayforth

2012 — Gold medalDavis, Rawson, Clark, Muagututia, Troy, DuFault, McDonnell, Ciarelli, Ammerman, Watten, Sander, Shoji. Head coach: Patchell

2013 — 5th place

2014 — Silver medalRowe, Crabb, Mcllvaine, Brinkley, Kevorken, Page, Averill, Dejno, La Cavera, Nally, Boldog, Olson. Head coach: Sullivan

2015 — 6th place

America Cup

1998 — 14th place

1999 — Silver medal

2000 — Bronze medal

2001 — 4th place

2005 — Gold medal

2007 — Gold medal

Ball, Billings, Eatherton, Hansen, Hoff, Lambourne, Millar, Polster, Priddy, Rooney, Salmon, Stanley. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

2008 — 5th place

Anderson, Nielson, Eatherton, Lambourne, Jablonsky, Winder, Billings, Hein, Taliaferro, Thomas, Touzinsky. Head Coach: Larsen.

Goodwill Games

1986 — Silver medalCtvrtlik, Dvorak, Kiraly, Luyties, Miller, Partie, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Tanner, Stork, Timmons.

Team

Updated: 22 June 2016

Represent United States at 2016 Olympic Games.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the United States national volleyball team.

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.