Brazil men's national volleyball team

The Brazilian national volleyball team of men is a selection of the best Brazilian players that the CBV ( Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol ) represented in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World cup

Brazil was the first time in 1956 at a World Cup, finishing in eleventh place. Since then, the team never missed a tournament. Four years later, the Brazilians were hosted significantly more successful and reached the fifth rank. In the next two tournaments we went back down to 13th place in 1966. According to this far worst result at a World Cup, the South Americans were working slowly up and were subject in 1982 in the neighboring country Argentina, the Soviet Union only in the finale. In the following four world championships they were washed three times in fourth and fifth once. In 2002, Brazil was - again in Argentina - with a victory in the final against Russia for the first time world champion. This track could at the 2006 World Cup defend against Poland and at the 2010 World Cup against Cuba.

Olympic games

Brazil is the only nation that was represented at all Olympic volleyball tournaments. In the first four appearances she occupied seats between seven and nine. In Moscow in 1980, they increased for the fifth rank. Four years later, at the Games in 1984, they lost in the final against hosts USA. This was followed in 1988 in Seoul a fourth place before Brazil 1992 Barcelona triumphed for the first time. The second gold medal at the Olympics, there were 2004. 2008 in Beijing, the defending champion lost the final against the United States. In 2012 in London there was for Brazil to a 2:3 - final defeat by Russia the silver medal.

South American Championship

In the volleyball World Grand Prix Brazil is the clear dominant nation. Only in the tournament in 1964 in Buenos Aires, the team of CBV was missing. For the other 26 tournaments since the premiere in 1951 in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian always picked the title.

World Cup

In the first edition of the World Cup 1965, the Brazilians were not represented. Since then they played with in every tournament. In 1981, she first came in the top three. In 1995, she reached the third place. Eight years later, at the World Cup 2003, the winner was the first time Brazil. 2007 succeeded in defending the title.

World League

Brazil is an integral part in every tournament of the World League. DC for the first participation in 1990, the Brazilians took third place. Three years later, they celebrated their first title win. 2001, they were able to repeat the victory. Before a home crowd they lost in the finals a year later the Russians. But in 2003 they were first again and won the competition five times in a row. In 2008 it reached despite home advantage at the final round only to fourth place. 2009 and 2010 succeeded in Brazil again winning the title. In 2011 they lost to the Russians in the final.

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