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2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification
24 teams competed in the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Japan and the titleholder, Italy. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. Qualified teams :1.Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 4th appearance as Germany. :2.Competed as Yugoslavia from 1978 to 1990; 1st appearance as Serbia and Montenegro. :3.Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 4th appearance as Russia. Confederation qualification processes The distribution by confederation for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was: * Asia and Oceania ( AVC): 4 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 5 places) * Africa (CAVB The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan. The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match, defeating Italy in straight sets Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was elected the MVP. Qualification Source:FIVB Squads Venues Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification (AVC)
The AVC qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Japan. Draw 11 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Afghanistan later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) ;First round First round Pool A *Venue: Beilun Sports and Art Center, Ningbo, China *Dates: August 3–7, 2005 *All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Pool B *Venue: Ratchaburi Gymnasium, Ratchaburi, Thailand *Dates: August 1–5, 2005 *All times are Indochina Time UTC+07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +07:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . It is 7 hours ahead of UTC, meaning that when the time in UTC areas is midnight (00:00), the time in UTC+07:00 areas would ... ( UTC+07:00) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union Women's National Volleyball Team
The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1952 until 1991. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1952–1991) and Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. In 1952, they triumphed in the first ever FIVB Women’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won Four Summer Olympics, Five World Championships, one World Cup and 13 Women's European Volleyball Championship, European Championships. History The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and in 1952 they sent a team to compete in the first ever World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavia Women's National Volleyball Team
The Yugoslavia women's national volleyball team was the women's national volleyball team of Yugoslavia. Results Olympic Games World Championship European Championship World Cup *1973-1991 - did not qualify Mediterranean Games *1975 — 1st place *1979 — 2nd place *1983 — 3rd place *1987 — did not participate *1991 — did not participate Notable squads ;1951 European Championship * Štefanija Milošev, Nataša Luković, Gordana Tkačuk, Branka Popović, Desanka Končar, Danica Glumac, Liza Valentan, Anica Flis, Ančka Magušar, Tilka Završnik, coach: Branislav Marković Notable former players * Nataša Luković * Štefanija Milošev * Milica Stojadinović (1955–1971) * Cvijeta Stakić * Nada Gašević * Gabrijela Hrvat - Jurkić See also *Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team * Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national volleyball team * Croatia women's national volleyball team * Serbia women's national volleyball team * Slovenia women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany Women's National Volleyball Team
The Germany women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Germany. It is governed by the '' Deutscher Volleyball-Verband'' (DVV). Team record Olympic Games results Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place World Championship Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place World Grand Prix Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place FIVB Nations League Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place FIVB Volleyball World Cup ;:''East Germany'' * 1989 — 5th Place ;:Germany * 1991 — 9th Place * 2011 — 6th Place European Championship Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place Team Current squad The following is the German roster in the 2018 World Championship. Head coach: Felix Koslowski Managers Notes References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification (CSV)
The CSV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for two places at the finals in Japan. Draw 5 CSV national teams entered qualification. The teams were seeded according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004. (Rankings shown in brackets) ;First round First round Pool A *Venue: Ginásio Aracy Machado, Cabo Frio, Brazil *Dates: August 24–28, 2005 *All times are Brasília time Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−0 ... ( UTC−03:00) References External links 2006 World Championship Qualification {{2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship 2005 in volleyball FIVB Volleyball Women's World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederación Sudamericana De Voleibol
The Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) (Portuguese: ) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Profile 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification (NORCECA)
The NORCECA qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for six places at the finals in Japan. Draw 19 NORCECA national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round. ;First round ;Second round First round Pool A *Venue: National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica *Dates: April 15–17, 2005 *All times are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05:00) Pool B *Venue: Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Bridgetown, Barbados *Dates: June 17–19, 2005 *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00) Pool C *Venue: Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG, Guatemala City, Guatemala *Dates: May 11–15, 2005 *All times are Central Standard Time ( UTC−06: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North, Central America And Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that represents its 35 member associations at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) level. It also has six associate members: Bonaire, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The confederation is responsible for, among other things, the staging of Olympic and World Championship zone qualification tournaments, as well as continental championships for both men and women in indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. In 2022, NORCECA celebrated its fifty-fourth (54th) anniversary. Origins and expansion During the 1966 Caribbean and Central American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the idea of the NORCECA concept was born. At that time it was known as the Caribbean and Central American Zone. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification (CEV)
The CEV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Japan. Draw 27 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 7–12 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round. ;First round ;Second round ;Third round ;Playoff round First round Pool A *Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England *Dates: January 12–16, 2005 *All times are Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC±00:00) Pool B *Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal, Santo Tirso, Portugal *Dates: May 4–8, 2005 *All times are Western European Summer Time ( UTC+01: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's National Volleyball Team
The Japan women's national volleyball team (Hinotori Nippon, 火の鳥NIPPON), or ''All-Japan women's volleyball team'', is currently ranked 10th in the world by FIVB. The new head coach is Masayoshi Manabe. One of their greatest successes was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to the gold medal. Japan was qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by winning the Women's Olympic Qualifier that was held from 8 May to 16 May in Tokyo, Japan. In Athens, Greece the team took fifth place in the overall-rankings. Finally after almost three decades of medal drought in the Olympics, Japan took home the Bronze medal by defeating South Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics. History 2012 London Olympics Japan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the best Asian team in the 2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament. In the 2012 Olympics, Japan had been placed on Group A with Russian Federation, Italy, Dominic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification (CAVB)
The CAVB qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for three places at the finals in Japan. Draw 13 CAVB national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) ;First round First round Pool A *Venue: Abdullah Al-Faisal Hall, Cairo, Egypt *Dates: March 17–19, 2005 *All times are Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) Pool B *Venue: Kasarani Hall, Nairobi, Kenya *Dates: July 20–24, 2005 *All times are East Africa Time ( UTC+03:00) Pool C *Venue: Gymnase Pandit-Sahadeo, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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