Cuba men's national volleyball team

The Cuban national volleyball team of men is a selection of the best Cuban players, the Federación Cubana de Voleibol represented in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World cup

In the first participation at the World Volleyball Championship Cuba did not beyond the ranks 19 and 17, but after that the Cubans were working gradually upwards. About the ranks thirteen and eight, they increased in 1978 to third place. After a weaker tournament 1982 ( Tenth ) and a fifth in 1986 they reached the 1990 final against Italy. In the next two World Championships, she finished fourth and third parties. In 2002, the crash was followed at No. 19 and also at the 2006 World Cup reached Cuba only the 15th Place. In the 2010 World Cup Cuba won a complete surprise silver medal.

Olympic games

1972 in Munich ended Cuba's first Olympic tournament in tenth place. For the Games in 1976 the Cubans celebrated their biggest success by winning the bronze medal. Four years later they were eighth. When they were back again in 1992, she narrowly missed a medal in fourth. In the tournaments in 1996 and 2000, there were the sixth and seventh places.

NORCECA Championship

In the first NORCECA Championship Cuba won in 1969 against hosts Mexico the title and defended that two years later at home to the United States. 1973 managed the U.S. team revenge, but after Cuba triumphed four times in a row. After a third place in 1983 and a playoff loss to the USA in 1985 reach the Cubans from 1987 to 1997 six further successes in series. In 1999, she lost again against the Americans before they get their 2001 so far last continental title. Then there were two third and a second place.

World Cup

After the ninth place from 1969 Cubans rose in 1977 as third in the World Cup in a medal before. Four years later, they reached the final against the Soviet Union. In 1985 she was missing, but in 1989 they won against Italy for the first time the title. The attempt to defend the title, ended in the final, where again triumphed the Soviets. After a weaker tournament 1995 ( sixth), 1999 saw the third final defeat by Russia.

World League

In its first four appearances in the World League, the Cubans lost between 1991 and 1994 three times the final against Italy; In 1993, she finished fourth. After finishing third in 1995 and fourth place in 1996, they failed again in 1997 in the final against Southern Europeans. As the latter one year later only finished fourth, Cuba won against Russia the title. However, in 1999 Italy was again off Cuba. After the results of the Cubans were worse. In 2000, they were eighth, fifth in 2001. In the following two years, she does not get beyond rank 13 before they came back to third place on seventh place. 2006 and 2007 they finished in seventh place again. In the 2008 competition, there was only enough for tenth place. 2009 and 2010 succeeded each with fourth place again a significant increase. In 2011 they finished in eighth place.