The 2008
Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship
The Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national women's volleyball teams with players under 19 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV), the ...
was the 16th edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the
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 und ...
(CSV). Held in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
and
Pucallpa
Pucallpa (, ; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the C ...
in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. The top two teams qualified for the
2009 Youth World Championship.
Competing nations
The following national teams participated in the tournament, teams were seeded according to how they finished in the
previous edition of the tournament with host Peru being seeded first:
First round
Pool A
*''Venue: Coliseo Cerrado de Pucallpa,
Pucallpa
Pucallpa (, ; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the C ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
''
Pool B
*''Venue:
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos,
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
''
Final round
*''Venue:
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos,
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
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Championship bracket
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
Individual awards
*Most valuable player
**
*Best spiker
**
*Best blocker
**
*Best server
**
*Best digger
**
*Best setter
**
*Best receiver
**
*Best libero
**
References
{{reflist
External links
CSV official website
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Peru