Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team
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The Czechoslovakia national men's volleyball team was the national volleyball team for Czechoslovakia that had represented the country in international competitions and friendly matches between 1948–1993
Association | Czechoslovakia Volleyball Federation (CVF) | |||
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Confederation | CEV | |||
FIVB ranking | ? (as of 2 December 2023) | |||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1964) | |||
Best result | Runners-Up : (1964) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1949) | |||
Best result | Champions : (1956, 1966) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 3 (First in 1965) | |||
Best result | Third place : (1965, 1985) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 16 (First in 1948) | |||
Best result | Champions : (1948, 1955, 1958) | |||
www.cvf.cz (in Czech) | ||||
Honours |
FIVB considers Czech Republic (national team) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). The Czech team’s first participations in international competitions saw them win a gold medal at the inaugural European Championship in 1948 which kick-started a golden age for the team. They won two more European in 1955 and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of 1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four years later in Mexico City.