Venezuela men's national volleyball team

Venezuela

Association	Federación Venezolana de Voleibol
Confederation	CSV
FIVB ranking	15 (as of 2008-08-25)
Olympics
Appearances	1
Website	www.fvvb.com (Spanish)
Uniforms
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Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold	2003	Santo Domingo
South American Championship
Silver	1964	Buenos Aires
Silver	1967	Santos
Silver	1969	Caracas
Silver	1975	Asunción
Silver	1977	Lima
Silver	1979	Rosario
Silver	1985	Caracas
Silver	1997	Caracas
Bronze	1962	Santos
Bronze	1973	Bucaramanga
Bronze	1987	Montevideo
Bronze	1989	Curitiba
Bronze	1991	São Paulo
Bronze	1995	Porte Alegre
Bronze	1999	Córdoba
Bronze	2001	Cali
Bronze	2005	Lages
Bronze	2007	Santiago
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze	2006 Cartagena	Team

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 success 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 — 6th place
• 2002 — 4th place
• 2003 — 3rd place
• 2004 — did not compete
• 2005 — 7th place
• 2006 — did not compete
• 2007 — did not compete
• 2008 — 13th place
• 2009 — 16th place
• 2010 — did not compete

America Cup

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

Bolivarian Games

• 2005 — 1st place

Pan-American Cup

• 2010 — 9th place

Squads

• 2002 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)

  Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ernardo Gómez , José Torres, Ronald Méndez, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suárez.

• 2002 World Championship — 17th place (tied)

  Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez , Thomas Ereu, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suárez.

• 2003 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)

  Héctor Ubina, Luis E. Orta, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Tejeda, Daniel Mata, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suarez.

• 2003 Pan American Games — Gold Medal

  Juan Carlos Blanco, Luis Díaz, Thomas Ereu, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Luna, Andrés Manzanillo, Iván Márquez, Ronald Méndez, Andy Rojas, Carlos Tejeda, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera.

• 2003 FIVB World Cup — 8th place

  Juan Carlos Blanco, Fredy Cedeño, Luis Díaz, Luis E. Orta, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Luna, Andrés Manzanillo, Iván Márquez, Ronald Méndez, Luis E. Orta, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera. Head Coach: Miguel Cambero.

• 2005 America's Cup — 6th place

  Deivi Yustiz, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: Argimiro Méndez.

• 2006 World Championship — 17th place (tied)

  Ismel Ramos, Joel Silva, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Renzo Sánchez, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Thomas Ereu, Francisco Soteldo, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: Eliseo Ramos.

References

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