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The Venezuela men's national volleyball team represents Venezuela in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. This team has been playing together for many years and has achieved some notable successes.
In 1962, the team won its first international medal, a bronze, at the South American Championship. This was a proud moment for the country and showed their growing skill in the sport.
The biggest success for the Venezuela men's national volleyball team came in 2003. That year, they won the Pan American Games, which is one of the most important volleyball events in the Americas. This victory highlighted their talent and hard work on the international stage.
Competition record
Olympic Games
Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
World Championship
Main article: FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
- (/wiki/2002_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_World_Championship) — 17th place
- (/wiki/2006_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_World_Championship) — 17th place
- (/wiki/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_World_Championship) — 19th place
- (/wiki/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_World_Championship) — 17th place
World League
Main article: FIVB Volleyball World League
- (/wiki/1990_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) to (/wiki/2000_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2001_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 13th place
- (/wiki/2002_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 13th place
- (/wiki/2003_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 13th place
- (/wiki/2004_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2005_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 7th place
- (/wiki/2006_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2007_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2008_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 13th place
- (/wiki/2009_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 16th place
- (/wiki/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) to (/wiki/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 30th place
- (/wiki/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 30th place
- (/wiki/2017_FIVB_Volleyball_World_League) — 34th place
South American Championship
Main article: Men's South American Volleyball Championship
- (/wiki/1962_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1964_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1967_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1969_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1973_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1975_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1977_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1979_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1981_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — 4th place
- (/wiki/1983_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — 4th place
- (/wiki/1985_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1987_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1989_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1991_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1993_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — 4th place
- (/wiki/1995_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/1997_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/1999_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2001_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2003_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/2005_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2007_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2009_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2011_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
- (/wiki/2015_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — 4th place
- (/wiki/2017_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — !2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners up
- (/wiki/2019_Men's_South_American_Volleyball_Championship) — 4th place
Copa América
Main article: Copa América (men's volleyball)
- (/wiki/2025_Copa_América_(men's_volleyball)) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
America Cup
- (/wiki/1998_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — 5th place
- (/wiki/1999_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — 6th place
- (/wiki/2000_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — 6th place
- (/wiki/2001_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — 5th place
- (/wiki/2005_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — 6th place
- (/wiki/2007_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — did not compete
- (/wiki/2008_Volleyball_America's_Cup) — !3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Bolivarian Games
- (/wiki/1938_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- (/wiki/1965_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- (/wiki/1973_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- (/wiki/1977_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- (/wiki/1985_Bolivarian_Games) — 2nd place
- (/wiki/2001_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2005_Bolivarian_Games) — 1st place
- 2009 — 1st place
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2013_Bolivarian_Games) — 2nd place
Pan-American Games
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1971_Pan_American_Games) — 4th place
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games) — 4th place
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2003_Pan_American_Games) — !1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
- (/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games) — 4th place
Pan-American Cup
- (/wiki/2010_Men's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup) — 9th place
- (/wiki/2011_Men's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup) — 6th place
- (/wiki/2012_Men's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup) — 7th place
- (/wiki/2014_Men's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup) — 5th place
- (/wiki/2025_Men's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup) — !1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |
 1964 | Did not qualify | 1963 Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
 1968 | 1967 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||
 1972 | 1971 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
 1976 | Qualified but withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1980 | 1979 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
 1984 | 1983 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
 1988 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
 1992 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
 2004 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
 2008 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
 2012 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
 2016 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||
 2020 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 2/18 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | — | 47 | 18 | 29 | 70 | 96 | |
Current squad
This is the list of players on the Venezuela men's national volleyball team for the 2017 World League. The team's head coach was Ronald Sarti.
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016–17 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Régulo Briceño | 13 February 1989 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 327 cm (129 in) |  Aragua |
| 2 | Jhonlen Barreto | 14 May 1987 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | |
| 3 | Fernando González | 30 June 1989 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 328 cm (129 in) |  Chubut |
| 4 | Héctor Mata | 27 January 1991 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 5 | Emerson Rodríguez | 2 February 1993 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Distrito Capital |
| 6 | Carlos Julio Paez | 9 November 1991 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 337 cm (133 in) | Industriales de Valencia |
| 7 | Edson Valencia | 2 December 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Huracanes de Bolívar |
| 8 | Héctor Salerno | 18 June 1991 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 351 cm (138 in) | Aragua |
| 9 | José Carrasco (C) | 20 May 1989 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 347 cm (137 in) | Yaracuy |
| 11 | José Verdi | 6 February 1990 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 12 | Leonard Colina | 24 September 1982 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 13 | Iván Fernández | 6 February 1994 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 14 | Máximo Montoya | 26 June 1989 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 343 cm (135 in) | Apure |
| 15 | Luis Arias | 17 January 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Asquimo dos Hermanas |
| 16 | Roberth Abreu | 5 May 1996 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Yaracuy |
| 17 | Ronald Fayola | 20 June 1995 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Huracanes de Bolívar |
| 18 | Jonathan Quijada | 25 September 1995 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 341 cm (134 in) | Aragua |
| 19 | Willner Rivas | 2 April 1995 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Distrito Capital |
| 20 | Juan Manuel Vásquez | 27 January 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) |  Al-Shamal |
| 21 | Henry José Rojas | 5 November 1992 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 22 | Armando Velásquez | 18 September 1988 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) |
Former squads
The Venezuela men's national volleyball team has competed in many international events. In the 2002 FIVB World League, they finished in 13th place. The team included players like Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, and Gustavo Valderrama, with José David Suárez as the head coach.
In the 2002 World Championship, they placed 17th. The squad featured Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, and Gustavo Valderrama, again coached by José David Suárez.
The team's biggest achievement came in the 2003 Pan American Games, where they won the Gold Medal. The gold medal team included Juan Carlos Blanco, Luis Díaz, and Thomas Ereu among others.
Other notable performances include an 8th place finish in the 2003 FIVB World Cup and a 6th place finish in the 2005 America's Cup.
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