United States men's national volleyball team

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.
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.
However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the U.S. was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. The U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. at the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. The U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. won the World Cup on a points tie-breaker and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985).
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.
Tournament record
Olympics
1964 Tokyo — 9th place
Bright, Brown, Erickson, Murray, Hill, Griebenow, Hammer, Highland, Lantg, Nelson, O'Hara, Ernie Suwara, Taylor and Velasco. Head Coach: Wilson.
1968 Mexico — 7th place
Alstrom, Bright, Davenport, Duke, Haine, Henn, May, Patterson, Rundle, Stanley, Suwara and Velasco. Head Coach: Coleman.
1984 Los Angeles — Gold medal
Berzins, Buck, Duwelius, Dvorak, Kiraly, Marlowe, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Sunderland, Timmons and Waldie. Head Coach: Beal.
1988 Seoul — Gold medal
Buck, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Kiraly, Luyties, Partie, Root, Sato, Saunders, Stork, Tanner and Timmons. Head Coach: Dunphy.
1992 Barcelona — Bronze medal
Becker, Briceno, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Greenbaum, Hilliard, Ivie, Partie, Samuelson, Sato, Stork and Timmons. Head Coach: Sturm.
1996 Atlanta — 9th place
Ball, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Hyden, Ivie, Lambert, Landry, Nygaard, Sorensen, Stork, Watts and Winslow. Head Coach: Sturm.
2000 Sydney — 11th place
Ball, Barnett, Hoff, Hyden, Lambert, Landry, McCaw, Millar, Nygaard, Roumain, Sullivan and Witt. Head Coach: Beal.
2004 Athens — 4th place
Ball, Barnett, Billings, Eatherton, Gardner, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Sullivan and Suxho. Head Coach: Beal.
2008 Beijing — Gold medal
Ball, Gardner, Hansen, Hoff, Lambourne, Lee, Millar, Priddy, Rooney, Salmon, Stanley and Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon
2012 London — 5th place
Anderson, Holmes, Lambourne, Lee, Lotman, McKienzie, Priddy, Rooney, Smith, Stanley, Suxho and Thornton. Head Coach: Knipe
2016 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holt, Smith and E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw
2020 Tokyo — 10th place
Anderson, Sander, Ensing, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, Christenson, Holt, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw
2024 Paris — qualified
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
Dvorak, Saunders, Salmons, Ctvrtlik, Partie, Timmons, Buck, Stork, Sato, Powers, Kiraly. Head Coach: Dunphy.
1990 Brazil — 13th place
1994 Greece — Bronze medal
1998 Japan — 9th place
2002 Argentina — 9th place
Ball, Seiffert, McKienzie, Sullivan, Bunker, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Stanley, Polster, Naeve. Head coach: Beal
2006 Japan — 10th place
Polster, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Gardner, McKienzie, Taliaferro. Head coach: McCutcheon
2010 Italy — 6th place
Anderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Winder, Priddy, Stanley, Hansen, Holmes, Clark, Holt. Head coach: Knipe
2014 Poland — 7th place
Anderson, Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Ciarelli, Christenson, Clark, Holt, Reft, Smith, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2018 Italy/Bulgaria – Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, Mcdonnell, K. Shoji, Patch, Christenson, Langlois, Holt, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2022 Poland/Slovenia — 6th place
Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Christenson, Kyle_Russell_(volleyball), Tuaniga, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Briggs, Shoji, Kessel. Head coach: Speraw
2025 — Qualified
FIVB World Cup
1977 — 10th place
1985 — Gold medal
1989 — 4th place
1991 — Bronze medal
1995 — 4th place
1999 — 4th place
2003 — 4th place
Ball, Sullivan, Suxho, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, Gardner, Polster, Naeve. Head coach: Beal
2007 — 4th place
Ball, Rooney, Polster, Lee, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head coach: McCutcheon
2011 — 6th place
Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lotman, Priddy, Salmon, Holmes, Hansen, Thornton, Holt. Head coach: Knipe
2015 — Gold medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Troy, Christenson, Holmes, Jablonsky, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw
2019 — Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Stahl, Defalco, Saeta, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Maʻa, Tuaniga, Muagututia, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw
2023 — Gold medal
Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Dagostino, Christenson, Holt, Maʻa, Jaeschke, Muguatutia, Averill, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
1993 Japan — 5th place
2005 Japan — Silver medal
Eatherton, Polster, Lambourne, Hoff, McKienzie, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Suxho, Tamas, Olree. Head Coach: McCutcheon
2013 Japan — 5th place
Anderson, Rooney, Lee, K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Tavana, Menzel, Clark, Holt, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2017 Japan — 4th place
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, K. Shoji, Jaeschke, Christenson, Patch, Clark, Holt, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
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
Polster, Taliaferro, Lambourne, Lee, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head Coach: McCutcheon.
2008 Rio de Janeiro — Gold medal
Ball, Rooney, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Lee, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon.
2009 Belgrade — 6th place
Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Suxho, Hein, Smith, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Jablonsky, Touzinsky, Reft. Head Coach: Knipe.
2010 Córdoba — 8th place
Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lotman, Priddy, Hildebrand, Stanley, Hansen, Holmes, Holt, Reft. Head Coach: Knipe.
2011 Gdańsk — 7th place
Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Thornton, Holmes, Stanley, Hansen, Holt, Touzinsky. Head Coach: Knipe.
2012 Sofia — Silver medal
Anderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Suxho, Priddy, Thornton, Holmes, Stanley, Smith, McKienzie. Head Coach: Knipe.
2013 Mar del Plata — 12th place
Anderson, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, K. Shoji, Caldwell, Troy, Clark, Jablonsky, Holt, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.
2014 Florence — Gold medal
Anderson, Rooney, Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.
2015 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holmes, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.
2016 Kraków — 5th place
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, K. Shoji , Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holt, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.
2017 Curitiba — 4th place
Sander, Jendryk, K. Shoji, Jaeschke, Christenson, Mcdonnell, Patch, Clark, Defalco, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.
FIVB Volleyball Nations League
2018 — Bronze medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, Shaw, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, McDonnell, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Jaeschke, Langlois, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji, Seif, Ensing. Head coach: Speraw
2019 — Silver medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, Shaw, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, McDonnell, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Jaeschke, Langlois, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji, Muagututia, Ensing. Head coach: Speraw
2021 — 7th place
Anderson, Sander, Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, Hanes, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Tuaniga, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2022 — Silver medal
Smith, Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, A. Russell, Christenson, K. Russell, Dagostino, Kessel, Tuaniga, Mitchem, Muagututia, Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2023 — Silver medal
Anderson, A. Russell, Jendryk, Defalco, Hanes, Dagostino, Christenson, Holt, Ma'a, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, 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
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
Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley, Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe
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 — Did not participate
2017 — Gold medal
Anderson, Russell, Sander, Stahl, K. Shoji, Jaeschke, Christenson, McDonnell, Patch, Clark, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw
2019 — Silver medal
Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, J. Worsley, Carmody, Maʻa, B. Sander, Kessel, Wieczorek, Huhmann, G. Worsley, Dagostino, K. Russell. Head Coach: Hawks
2021 — 5th place
2023 — Gold medal
Pan American Cup
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
Olbright, Taylor, Owens, Sunder, Brinkley, McDonnell, Price, Ammerman, Sangrey, Ratajczak, Lavaja, Sander. Head coach: Patchell
2014 — Silver medal
Rowe, Crabb, Mcllvaine, Brinkley, Kevorken, Page, Averill, Dejno, La Cavera, Nally, Boldog, Olson. Head coach: Sullivan
2015 — 6th place
Kessel, Jendryk, Benesh, Brinkley, Langlois, Mcllvaine, Nally
2016 — 5th place
Langlois, Petty, Sander, Taylor, Tuaniga, Hutz, Johnson, Clark, Jendryk, Averill, DeFalco, Brinkley. Head coach: Larsen
2017 — 5th place
Jarman, Stahl, Jendryk, Greene, Sander, Langlois, Arnitz, Ensing, Seif, Wieczorek, Stadick, Saeta, Tuileta, Enriques. Head coach: Neilson
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
Volleyball America's Cup
1998 — 14th place
1999 — Silver medal
2000 — Bronze medal
2001 — 4th place
2005 — Gold medal
Lee, Robinson, Polster, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Seiffert, Salmon, Olree, Hoff, Toppel, McKienzie. Head coach: McCutcheon.
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 medal
Ctvrtlik, Dvorak, Kiraly, Luyties, Miller, Partie, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Tanner, Stork, Timmons.
1990 — 4th place
Team
2023 Nations League
The following is the American roster in the 2023 Nations League.
Head coach: John Speraw
2020 Tokyo Olympics
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.
See also
United States women's national volleyball team
United States national beach volleyball team
References
External links
Official website
FIVB profile
United States
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