Uruguay men's national volleyball team
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Uruguay | ||
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Federation | Federación Uruguaya de Voleibol | |
Website | www.uruvoley.com.uy (Spanish) | |
Confederation | CSV | |
FIVB ranking | 51 (as of 2008-01-05) |
Medal record | ||
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South American Championship | ||
Silver | 1951 | Rio de Janeiro |
Silver | 1956 | Montevideo |
Silver | 1971 | Montevideo |
Bronze | 1958 | Porto Alegre |
Bronze | 1964 | Buenos Aires |
Bronze | 1969 | Caracas |
The Uruguay men's national volleyball team represents Uruguay in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In the 1950s the squad twice won a silver medal (1951 and 1956) at the South American Championship. The dominant forces in men's volleyball on the South American continent are Brazil and Argentina.