Canada men's national volleyball team

The Canadian national men's volleyball is a selection of the best Canadian players who represents the Association Volleyball Canada in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World cup

Canada took in 1974 in Mexico for the first time at a World Volleyball Championships in part, finishing in 20th place. The same result, there were four years later. In 1982, Canadians increased to eleventh place and after the missed tournament in 1986 they were 1990 twelfth. Four years later she came in ninth in the top ten for the first time and thus achieved its best ever World Cup result. Then it went through the twelfth back down to 17th position at the 2006 World Cup, Canada is placed in eleventh place between the NORCECA - rival United States and Puerto Rico.

Olympic games

At the games in 1976 before a home crowd, the Canadians were for the first time and finished ninth. 1984 in Los Angeles, she narrowly missed a medal in fourth. In their last appearances so far in 1992 they finished tenth. For Beijing 2008, Canada did not qualify.

NORCECA Championship

In the NORCECA Championship 1973 Canada first came in the top three. After the fourth rank in 1975 the Canadians were third again in 1977. In 1979 they lost to the host Cuba until the endgame. After a third place 1981, she once again reached the final against hosts and subject to the United States. Two more third places and in 1989 the third final appearance, this time again against Cuba. From 1991 to 2001 Canada ranked behind the two dominant teams in each third place, where they could not benefit from home advantage in 1991 and 1995. 2003 there was a final against the United States. The 2005 tournament ended Canada in their own country back in third place. The Championships 2007, also Puerto Rico pushed ahead of Canada, so that only the fourth place remained.

World Cup

Canada was able to increase continuously at his four appearances at the World Cup. The first appearance they finished in twelfth; from 1995, we went on space ten and eight up to seventh place in 2003.

World League

In the World League Canada in 1991, was represented for the first time, finishing in tenth place. A year later reached the Canadians seventh their best result. 1999 and 2000 there were two more entries, the eight and eleven ended with the ranks. The tournament ended in 2007 Canada ranked 13th