French national volleyball team facts for kids
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| Nickname(s) | Roosters Team Yavbout |
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| Association | Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CEV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Laurent Tillie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 13 (as of September 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2002) |
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| FIVB World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 5th (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 28 (First in 1948) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2015) |
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| Website | www.ffvb.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France team in World Championship 2014 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Argentina | |
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| Gold | 2015 Rio de Janeiro | |
| Gold | 2017 Curitiba | |
| Silver | 2006 Moscow | |
| Silver | 2018 Lille | |
| Bronze | 2016 Kraków | |
| European Championship | ||
| Gold | 2015 Bulgaria/Italy | |
| Silver | 1948 Italy | |
| Silver | 1987 Belgium | |
| Silver | 2003 Germany | |
| Silver | 2009 Turkey | |
| Bronze | 1951 France | |
| Bronze | 1985 Netherlands | |
The France national men's volleyball team is the official volleyball team that represents France in international volleyball games. They are also known as the Roosters or Team Yavbout. This team is managed by the French Volleyball Federation (FFVB). As of 2015, they were the champions of Europe! In August 2016, they were ranked 10th in the world after playing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Team Achievements
The French national men's volleyball team has achieved great success in various international competitions. They have won gold, silver, and bronze medals over the years.
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place The French team has participated in the Summer Olympics several times. Their best performance was finishing 8th in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. They also played in the 1992 and 2004 Olympics.
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place France has competed in the FIVB World Championship many times. Their biggest success was winning a bronze medal in 2002 in Argentina. They also reached 4th place in 2014.
European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place The team has a strong history in the European Championship. They won their first gold medal in 2015. They have also won silver medals four times (in 1948, 1987, 2003, and 2009) and bronze medals twice (in 1951 and 1985).
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place The French team has also done well in the FIVB Volleyball World League. They won gold medals in 2015 and 2017. They also secured a silver medal in 2006 and a bronze in 2016.
Team Members
The team is led by its coach, Laurent Tillie. Here are some of the players who have represented France.
- Head coach: Laurent Tillie
- Assistant coach: Arnaud Josserand
- Captain: Benjamin Toniutti
Some notable players include:
- Jonas Aguenier
- Jenia Grebennikov
- Antonin Rouzier
- Trevor Clevenot
- Kévin Tillie
- Yoann Jaumel
- Earvin N'Gapeth
- Kévin Le Roux
- Julien Lyneel
- Nicolas Le Goff
- Nicolas Maréchal
- Franck Lafitte
- Mory Sidibé
