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 place
1960 — 7th place
1966 — 11th place
1970 — 18th place
1974 — 14th place
1978 — 19th place
1982 — 13th place
1986 — Gold medal
Dvorak, 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
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 medal
Anderson, 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 medal
Eatherton, Polster, Lambourne, Hoff, McKienzie, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Suxho, Tamas, Olree. Head Coach: McCutcheon
2013 — 5th place
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 medal
Polster, Taliaferro, Lambourne, Lee, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head Coach: McCutcheon.
2008 — Gold medal
Ball, 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 medal
Anderson, Rooney, Sander, Lee, Lotman, Shoji K., Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, Shoji E.. Head Coach: Speraw.
2015 — Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, Lotman, Shoji K., Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holmes, Holt, Smith, Watten, Shoji E.. Head Coach: Speraw.
2016 — 5th place
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
Olree, Polster, Tamas, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, McKienzie. Head Coach: McCutcheon
2007 — Gold medal
Ball, Polster, Lambourne, Lee, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon
2009 — Silver medal
2011 — Silver medal
Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley, Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe
2013 — Gold medal
Anderson, Rooney, Caldwell, Lee, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Menzel, Clark, Holt, Tavana, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2015 — Withdrew
2006 — Gold medal
2008 — Gold medal
Anderson, Patak, Tarr, Proper, Meerstein, Jablonsky, Winder, Hildebrand, Hein, Scheftic, Lotman, Reft. Head coach: Knipe
2009 — Gold medal
Vance, Bittner, McKinney, Kneubuhl, Hildebrand, Tarr, Meerstein, Nielsen, Thornton, Holt, Zahn, Watten. Head coach: McLaughlin
2010 — Gold medal
Watten, Tarr, McKinney, Thornton, Bittner, Lipsitz, Smith, Hildebrand, Clark, Brunner, Jablonsky, McGuire. Head coach: McLaughlin
2011 — Silver medal
Menzel, Muagututia, Troy, Winder, Hein, Meehan, Shoji, Smith, Tarr, Price, Jablonsky, Watten. Head coach: Mayforth
2012 — Gold medal
Davis, Rawson, Clark, Muagututia, Troy, DuFault, McDonnell, Ciarelli, Ammerman, Watten, Sander, Shoji. Head coach: Patchell
2013 — 5th place
2014 — Silver medal
Rowe, Crabb, Mcllvaine, Brinkley, Kevorken, Page, Averill, Dejno, La Cavera, Nally, Boldog, Olson. Head coach: Sullivan
2015 — 6th place
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.
1986 — Silver medal
Ctvrtlik, 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.
