| Association | Argentine Volleyball Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | CSV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Javier Weber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 9 (as of 2010-07-30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.feva.org.ar (Spanish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympics | ||
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Team |
| World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 1982 Argentina | Team |
| Volleyball America's Cup | ||
| Silver | 1998 Volleyball America's Cup | Team |
| Bronze | 1999 Volleyball America's Cup | Team |
| Bronze | 2001 Volleyball America's Cup | Team |
The Argentina national volleyball team is the national volleyball representative of Argentina. The team is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FEVA").
Volleyball was introduced in Argentina by the YMCA (Youth Christian Association) in 1912. The Argentine Volleyball Federation was created in 1932, sharing the same management as basketball.
The men's national team's first participation in an official event was at the 1951 Men's South American Championship held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the squad finished in fourth place. The team first took part in the World Championship in 1960 in Rio de Janeiro, finishing 15th.
The team's best achievements are the 1982 World Championship bronze medal and the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first ten, and as of August 29, 2006, it was at the 7th position.[1]
As for the FIVB World League, Argentina first jointed it in 1996 in Mar del Plata. As host country in 1999, it took place in the final matches with the best six teams of the world. On the American level, Argentina took part in eight editions of the Pan American Games, obtaining three times the bronze medal and became champion in 1995, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
In recent years, though without achieveng any medal, the team finished 4th in the 2000 and 5th in the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not participate at the 2003 World Cup for internal problems with their association.
At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentina won the 1964 South America Volleyball Championship gold medal, twelve silver and seven bronze.
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Squad for the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship.[2]
| # | Player | Position | Age | Height | Club |
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| 1 | Mariano Giustiniano | Wing-spiker | 25 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Boca Juniors |
| 2 | Pablo Crer | Middle-blocker | 22 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Drean Bolívar |
| 3 | Martín Blanco Costa | Middle-blocker | 26 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Pamapol Siatkarz Wieluń |
| 4 | Lucas Ocampo | Wing-spiker | 25 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Drean Bolívar |
| 5 | Nicolás Uriarte | Setter | 21 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | M. Roma Volley |
| 6 | Gustavo Scholtis | Wing-spiker | 29 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | La Unión |
| 7 | Facundo Conte | Wing-spiker | 22 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Lube Banca M. Macerata |
| 8 | Demián González | Setter | 29 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | UPCN Voley |
| 9 | Rodrigo Quiroga | Wing-spiker | 24 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Iraklis |
| 11 | Sebastián Solé | Middle-blocker | 20 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Drean Bolívar |
| 12 | Federico Pereyra | Wing-spiker | 23 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Drean Bolívar |
| 15 | Luciano de Cecco | Setter | 23 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Drean Bolívar |
| 16 | Alexis González | Libero | 30 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Tours VB |
| 18 | Franco López | Libero | 23 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Villa María Voley |
Head coach: Javier Weber
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