Czech Republic men's national volleyball team facts for kids
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| Association | Czech Volleyball Federation (CVF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jiří Novák | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 18 (as of September 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1964) |
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| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1956, 1966) |
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| FIVB World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1965, 1985) |
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| European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 27 (First in 1948) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1948, 1955, 1958) |
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| Website | www.cvf.cz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Czech Republic national men's volleyball team plays for the Czech Republic in international volleyball games. The team is managed by the Czech Volleyball Federation. As of January 2023, the Czech Republic is ranked 22nd in the world by FIVB.
The FIVB is the main group for volleyball worldwide. They see the Czech Republic team as continuing the history of the Czechoslovakia team, which played from 1948 to 1993. The Czech team had a "golden age" early on. They won their first gold medal at the European Championship in 1948. They won two more European golds in 1955 and 1958. They also won two gold medals at the World Championships in 1956 and 1966. The team earned eight more medals in other big tournaments. They won a silver medal at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and a bronze medal four years later in Mexico City.
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Team Achievements
The Czech Republic men's volleyball team has a long history of success. They have won many medals in major international competitions. These include the Olympic Games, World Championships, and European Championships.
Olympic Games Medals
The team has won two medals at the Olympic Games:
- 1964 Tokyo —
Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia) - 1968 Mexico City —
Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
World Championship Medals
The Czech team has achieved great success at the World Championships:
- 1949 Czechoslovakia – Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1952 Soviet Union – Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1956 France –
Gold medal (as Czechoslovakia) - 1960 Brazil – Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1962 Soviet Union – Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1966 Czechoslovakia – Gold medal (as Czechoslovakia)
World Cup Medals
The team has also won bronze medals at the World Cup:
- 1965 Poland — Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1985 Japan — Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
Challenger Cup Medals
- 2018 Matosinhos – Silver medal
European Championship Medals
The Czech team has won several medals at the European Championship:
- 1948 Italy — Gold medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1950 Bulgaria — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1955 Romania — Gold medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1958 Czechoslovakia — Gold medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1967 Turkey — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1971 Italy — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1985 Netherlands — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
European League Medals
The team has also performed well in the European League:
- 2004 Opava – Gold medal
- 2013 Marmaris – Bronze medal
- 2018 Karlovy Vary – Silver medal
- 2022 Varaždin – Gold medal
- 2024 Osijek – Bronze medal
- 2025 Brno – Silver medal
Team Roster
This section shows the players who were part of the Czech team for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Jiří Novák |
| Assistants: | Martin Kop, Stefano Mascia, Fulvio Bertini, Petr Benda |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2021/22 club |
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| 1 | Milan Moník | 15 March 1988 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 305 cm (120 in) |  VK Lvi Praha |
| 2 | Jan Hadrava | 3 June 1991 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 335 cm (132 in) |  Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 3 | Daniel Pfeffer | 27 April 1990 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
| 5 | Adam Zajíček | 25 February 1993 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
| 6 | Michal Finger | 2 September 1993 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 342 cm (135 in) |  Al-Rayyan SC |
| 9 | Vojtěch Patočka | 2 March 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
| 12 | Martin Licek | 5 January 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | České Budějovice |
| 13 | Jan Galabov | 12 June 1996 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | BKS Visła Bydgoszcz |
| 14 | Adam Bartoš | 27 April 1992 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) |  Nantes Rezé Métropole |
| 15 | Lukáš Vašina | 6 July 1999 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
| 18 | Jakub Janouch (C) | 13 June 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | VK Lvi Praha |
| 19 | Luboš Bartůněk | 24 May 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | VK Dukla Liberec |
| 22 | Oliver Sedláček | 27 April 1998 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 342 cm (135 in) | České Budějovice |
| 25 | Josef Polák | 11 February 1999 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | České Budějovice |
Team Sponsors
The Czech national volleyball team has different sponsors who help support them. The main sponsor is UNIQA Insurance Group. Other sponsors include Czech Tourism, Moser, iDNES, Cedok, and Rimowa.
See also
In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de la República Checa para niños
- Czech Republic women's national volleyball team
