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 | Michal Nekola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 is a group of top male volleyball players from the Czech Republic. They play for their country in big international games and friendly matches. 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 (the world volleyball organization) sees the Czech Republic as the team that continues the history and records of Czechoslovakia (which was a country from 1948 to 1993). The Czech team had a "golden age" when they first started playing in international competitions. They won a gold medal at the very first European Championship in 1948. They went on to win two more European titles in 1955 and 1958. They also won two gold medals at the World Championships in 1956 and 1966. On top of that, they earned eight more medals in other major tournaments. This included 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
Olympic Games
The Czech Republic (and previously Czechoslovakia) has competed in the Olympic Games several times.
1964 Tokyo — 
Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
1968 Mexico City — 
Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
1972 Munich — 6th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1976 Montreal — 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1980 Moscow — 8th place (as Czechoslovakia)
World Championship
The team has a strong history in the World Championship, winning gold medals.
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)
1970 Bulgaria – 4th place (as Czechoslovakia)- 1974 Mexico – 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1978 Italy – 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1982 Argentina – 9th place (as Czechoslovakia)- 1986 France – 8th place (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1990 Brazil – 9th place (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1998 Japan – 19th place
- 2002 Argentina – 13th place
- 2006 Japan – 13th place
- 2010 Italy – 10th place
2025 Philippines – Qualified
World Cup
The team has also achieved bronze medals in the World Cup.
1965 Poland — Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
1969 East Germany — 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)- 1985 Japan — Bronze medal (as Czechoslovakia)
World League
The Czech team has participated in the World League.
2003 Madrid — 4th place- 2014 Florence — 16th place
- 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place
- 2016 Kraków — 18th place
- 2017 Curitiba — 20th place
Challenger Cup
The team earned a silver medal in the Challenger Cup.
2018 Matosinhos – Silver medal
2022 Seoul – 4th place
European Championship
The Czech Republic has won multiple gold medals in 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)
- 1963 Romania — 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1967 Turkey — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)- 1971 Italy — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
1975 Yugoslavia — 6th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1977 Finland — 6th place (as Czechoslovakia)- 1979 France — 6th place (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1981 Bulgaria — 4th place (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1983 East Germany — 5th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1985 Netherlands — Silver medal (as Czechoslovakia)
1987 Belgium — 6th place (as Czechoslovakia)- 1991 Germany — 12th place (as Czechoslovakia)
- 1993 Finland — 8th place (as Czechoslovakia)
1995 Greece — 10th place- 1997 Netherlands — 6th place
1999 Austria — 4th place- 2001 Czech Republic — 4th place
- 2003 Germany — 9th place
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2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — 9th place - 2009 Turkey — 16th place
- 2011 Austria/Czech Republic — 10th place
2013 Denmark/Poland — 16th place- 2015 Bulgaria/Italy — 13th place
- 2017 Poland — 7th place
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2019 — 13th place -
2021 — 8th place -
2023 — 12th place
European League
The team has also had success in the European League.
- 2004 Opava – Gold medal
2005 Kazan – 7th place- 2007 Portimão – 9th place
- 2012 Ankara – 5th place
- 2013 Marmaris – Bronze medal
- 2018 Karlovy Vary – Silver medal
- 2019 Tallinn – 8th place
- 2021 Kortrijk – 7th place
2022 Varaždin – Gold medal- 2024 Osijek – Bronze medal
Team Members
The team has a head coach and assistant coaches who guide the players. The players come from various clubs, both in the Czech Republic and other countries.
- Head coach: Jiří Novák
- Assistants: Martin Kop, Stefano Mascia, Fulvio Bertini, Petr Benda
See also
In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de la República Checa para niños
- Czech Republic women's national volleyball team
