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Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
in international
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 ...
competitions and friendly matches. In 1962 the squad claimed its first international medal (a bronze) at the South American Championship. The biggest success for Venezuela came in 2003, when the team won the
Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...
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Results


Olympic Games

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
— 9th place *
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
— 12th place


World Championship

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
— 17th place *
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
— 17th place *
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
— 19th place *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
— 17th place


World League

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
— did not compete *
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
— 13th place *
2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
— 13th place *
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
— 13th place *
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
— did not compete *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
— 7th place *
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
— did not compete *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
— did not compete *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
— 13th place *
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
— 16th place *
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
— did not compete *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
— 30th place *
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
— 30th place *
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
— 34th place


America Cup

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
— 5th place *
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
— 6th place *
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
— 6th place *
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
— 5th place *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
— 6th place *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
— did not compete *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
— Bronze


Bolivarian Games

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1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
— 1st place *
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
— 1st place *
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
— 1st place *
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
— 1st place *
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
— 2nd place *
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
— 1st place *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
— 1st place *
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
— 1st place *
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
— 2nd place


Pan-American Games

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
— 4th place *
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
— 4th place *
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
— Gold *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
— 4th place


Pan-American Cup

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
— 9th place *
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
— 6th place *
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
— 7th place *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
— 5th place


Current squad

The following is the Venezuelan roster in the 2017 World League. Head coach: Ronald Sarti


Former squads

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2002 FIVB World League The 2002 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 13th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 27 June to 18 August 2002. The Final Round was held in Belo Horizonte (Main) and Recife (Sub), Brazil. ...
— 13th place (tied) *: Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera,
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo,
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Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
( c),
José Torres José Torres may refer to: Music * José de Torres (1665–1738), Spanish composer * José Torres (percussionist) (born 1958), Cuban-Polish percussionist * Tomatito (José Fernández Torres, born 1958), Spanish flamenco guitarist Politics * Jo ...
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Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...
, Thomas Ereu,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suárez. * 2002 World Championship — 17th place (tied) *: Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera,
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo,
Héctor Guzmán Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...
,
Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...
,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
( c), Thomas Ereu, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suárez. *
2003 FIVB World League The 2003 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 14th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 16 May to 13 July 2003. The Final Round was held in Madrid, Spain. Pools composition Intercontinenta ...
— 13th place (tied) *: Héctor Ubina, Luis E. Orta, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera,
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo,
Héctor Guzmán Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...
,
Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...
,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
( c), Carlos Tejeda, Daniel Mata, Thomas Ereu,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suarez. *
2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...
— Gold Medal *: Juan Carlos Blanco, Luis Díaz, Thomas Ereu,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
( c),
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Andrés Manzanillo,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
,
Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...
, Andy Rojas, Carlos Tejeda, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera. * 2003 FIVB World Cup — 8th place *: Juan Carlos Blanco, Fredy Cedeño, Luis Díaz, Luis E. Orta,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
( c),
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Andrés Manzanillo,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
,
Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...
, Luis E. Orta, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera. Head coach: Miguel Cambero. * 2005 America's Cup — 6th place *: Deivi Yustiz, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera,
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
, Carlos Tejeda,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: Argimiro Méndez. * 2006 World Championship — 17th place (tied) *: Ismel Ramos, Joel Silva,
Carlos Luna Carlos Luna may refer to: * Carlos Luna (footballer) * Carlos Luna (volleyball) * Carlos Luna (artist) {{hndis, Luna, Carlos ...
, Luis Díaz, Renzo Sánchez,
Ernardo Gómez Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, Venezuela national team at th ...
, Carlos Tejeda,
Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango (born 16 June 1955), better known as Iván Márquez, is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), part of its secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern an ...
, Thomas Ereu, Francisco Soteldo, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: Eliseo Ramos.


References


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