| Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol | |
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CSV logo |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Location | South America |
| Membership | 12 nations |
| President | Ary Graça Filho |
| Website | http://www.voleysur.org/ |
Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) or Portuguese Confederação Sul-americana de Voleibol is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations.
Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as the South American Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and the Pan American Games, sometimes in conjunction with the FIVB and with other confederations, notably NORCECA with whom CSV co-organizes the Pan-American tournaments. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the World Championship, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.[1]
Lately, the only national South American federation with expressive results in international competitions is Brazil, which maintains intensive development programmes for men's and women's volleyball.
Argentina has some tradition in men's volleyball, but it has shown unmistakable signs of decline: in recent years, Venezuela has been constantly threatening to take its long held position as the second volleyball force of the continent. However, Argentina is still one of the dominant forces in Men's volleyball.
With a silver medal at the Seoul Olympic Games, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped to below average after the retirement of superstar players like Cecilia Tait, Natalia Málaga, Rosa García and Gabriela Pérez del Solar. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.
In recent years, the Junior and Youth categories in both boys and girls categories have started to shine in the CSV; as with their senior teams, Brazil in one of the world main forces in Junior and Youth categories but Argentina and Peru have started to shine in the Boys and Girls category respectively; after the I Youth Olympic Games where Argentinean boys got silver and Peruvian girls took bronze, Argentina claimed the top spot and Peru the third spot at the FIVB World Rankings.[2]
As of 2004, the following national federations were affiliated to the CSV[2]:
| Code | Country | Federation |
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| ARG | Argentina | Federación Argentina de Voleibol (FEVA) |
| BOL | Bolivia | Federación Boliviana de Voleibol |
| BRA | Brazil | Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol |
| CHI | Chile | Federación de Voleibol de Chile |
| COL | Colombia | Federación Colombiana de Voleibol |
| ECU | Ecuador | Federación Ecuatoriana de Voleibol |
| FGU | French Guyana | Ligue de Guyane de Volley-Ball |
| GUY | Guyana | Guyana Volleyball Federation |
| PAR | Paraguay | Federación Paraguaya de Voleibol |
| PER | Peru | Federación Peruana de Voleibol |
| URU | Uruguay | Federación Uruguaya de Voleibol |
| VEN | Venezuela | Federación Venezolana de Voleibol |
| 2011 Senior Championship |
2010 Junior Championship |
2010 Youth Championship |
2011 Child Championship |
2011 Club Championship |
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| Men | Brazil | Brazil | Argentina | Brazil | SESI-SP |
| Women | Brazil | Brazil | Brazil | Brazil | Sollys/Nestle |
| 2011 Senior Pan-American Cup |
2011 Junior Pan-American Cup |
2011 Youth Pan-American Cup |
2010 Final Four |
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| Men | Brazil | Venezuela | Brazil | |
| Women | Brazil | Peru | Argentina | Dominican Republic |
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