Venezuela men's national volleyball team

Infobox national volleyball team
name=Venezuela

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federation=Federación Venezolana de Voleibol
website= [http://www.fvvb.com www.fvvb.com] es icon
confederation=CSV
manager=
coach=
FIVB rank=16
rank date=2008-08-25
Olympic apps=1

The Venezuela men's national volleyball team represents Venezuela in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 1962 the squad claimed its first international medal (a bronze) at the South American Championship.

The biggest succes for Venezuela came in 2003, when the team won the Pan American Games. The dominant forces in men's volleyball on the South American continent are Brazil and Argentina.

Results

=World League=

*1990 to 2000 — did not compete
*2001 — 13th place
*2002 — 13th place
*2003 — 13th place
*2004 — did not compete
*2005 — 7th place
*2006 — did not compete
*2007 — did not compete
*2008 — 13th place

America Cup

*1998 — 5th place
*1999 — 6th place
*2000 — 6th place
*2001 — 5th place
*2005 — 6th place
*2007 — did not compete
*2008 — brca Bronze

quads

*2002 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)
*: Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andres Manzanillo, Héctor Guzman, Ronald Mendez, Ernardo Gomez .
*2002 World Championship — 17th place (tied)
*: Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andres Manzanillo, Héctor Guzman, Ronald Mendez, Ernardo Gomez .
*2003 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)
*:Héctor Ubina, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andres Manzanillo, Héctor Guzman, Ronald Mendez, Ernardo Gomez .
*2003 Pan American Games — Gold Medal
*:Juan Carlos Blanco, Luis Díaz, Thomas Ereu, Ernardo Gomez .
*2003 FIVB World Cup — 8th place
*:Juan Carlos Blanco, Fredy Cedeno, Luis Díaz, Thomas Ereu, Ernardo Gomez .
*2005 America's Cup — 6th place
*:Deivi Yustiz, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andres Manzanillo, Ernardo Gomez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Marquez, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeno. Head Coach: Argimiro Méndez.
*2006 World Championship — 17th place (tied)
*:Ismel Ramos, Joel Silva, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Renzo Sánchez, Ernardo Gomez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Marquez, Thomas Ereu, Francisco Soteldo, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeno. Head Coach: Eliseo Ramos.

References

* [http://sports123.com/vol/msa.html Sports123]