The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
1956 — 6th place1960 — 7th place1966 — 11th place1970 — 18th place1974 — 14th place1978 — 19th place1982 — 13th place1986 — Gold medalDvorak, Saunders, Salmons, Ctvrtlik, Partie, Timmons, Buck, Stork, Sato, Powers, Kiraly. Head Coach: Dunphy.1990 — 13th place1994 — Bronze medal1998 — 9th place2002 — 9th place2006 — 10th place2010 — 6th place2014 — 7th place1977 — 10th place1985 — Gold medal1989 — 4th place1991 — Bronze medal1995 — 4th place1999 — 4th place2003 — 4th place2007 — 4th place2011 — 6th place2015 — 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 place2005 — Silver medalEatherton, Polster, Lambourne, Hoff, McKienzie, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Suxho, Tamas, Olree. Head Coach: McCutcheon2013 — 5th place1990 — 7th place1991 — 6th place1992 — Bronze medal1993 — 9th place1994 — 12th place1995 — 10th place2000 — 6th place2001 — 9th place2006 — T-10th place2007 — 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 place2010 — 8th place2011 — 7th place2012 — Silver medalAnderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne,
Lotman,
Suxho, Priddy,
Thornton,
Holmes, Stanley,
Smith,
McKienzie. Head Coach:
Knipe.
2013 — 12th place2014 — 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 place1969 — Bronze medal1971 — Silver medal1973 — Gold medal1975 — Bronze medal1977 — 5th place1979 — 5th place1981 — Silver medal1983 — Gold medal1985 — Gold medal1987 — Silver medal1989 — Bronze medal1991 — Silver medal1993 — Silver medal1995 — Silver medal1997 — Silver medal1999 — Gold medal2001 — Silver medal2003 — Gold medal2005 — Gold medalOlree, Polster, Tamas, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, McKienzie. Head Coach: McCutcheon2007 — Gold medalBall, Polster, Lambourne, Lee, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon2009 — Silver medal2011 — Silver medalAnderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley, Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe2013 — Gold medalAnderson, Rooney, Caldwell, Lee, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Menzel, Clark, Holt, Tavana, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw2015 — Withdrew2006 — Gold medal2008 — Gold medalAnderson, Patak, Tarr, Proper, Meerstein, Jablonsky, Winder, Hildebrand, Hein, Scheftic, Lotman, Reft. Head coach: Knipe2009 — Gold medalVance, Bittner, McKinney, Kneubuhl, Hildebrand, Tarr, Meerstein, Nielsen, Thornton, Holt, Zahn, Watten. Head coach: McLaughlin2010 — Gold medalWatten, Tarr, McKinney, Thornton, Bittner, Lipsitz, Smith, Hildebrand, Clark, Brunner, Jablonsky, McGuire. Head coach: McLaughlin2011 — Silver medalMenzel, Muagututia, Troy, Winder, Hein, Meehan, Shoji, Smith, Tarr, Price, Jablonsky, Watten. Head coach: Mayforth2012 — Gold medalDavis, Rawson, Clark, Muagututia, Troy, DuFault, McDonnell, Ciarelli, Ammerman, Watten, Sander, Shoji. Head coach: Patchell2013 — 5th place2014 — Silver medalRowe, Crabb, Mcllvaine, Brinkley, Kevorken, Page, Averill, Dejno, La Cavera, Nally, Boldog, Olson. Head coach: Sullivan2015 — 6th place1998 — 14th place1999 — Silver medal2000 — Bronze medal2001 — 4th place2005 — Gold medal2007 — Gold medalBall, Billings, Eatherton, Hansen, Hoff, Lambourne, Millar, Polster, Priddy, Rooney, Salmon, Stanley. Head Coach: McCutcheon.2008 — 5th placeAnderson, Nielson, Eatherton, Lambourne, Jablonsky, Winder, Billings, Hein, Taliaferro, Thomas, Touzinsky. Head Coach: Larsen.1986 — Silver medalCtvrtlik, Dvorak, Kiraly, Luyties, Miller, Partie, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Tanner, Stork, Timmons.Updated: 22 June 2016
Represent United States at 2016 Olympic Games.
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the United States national volleyball team.
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.
