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The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball , and it has won six Olympic medals, with three of them gold.
The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. Their last head coach was three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly .
A long-awaited confrontation between the US and Soviet volleyball teams came in the 1988 final: powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the United States to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans. In 1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for their first Olympic championship.
United States outside hitter Kathryn Plummer (22) celebrates after a point against Brazil in a women's volleyball semifinal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at South Paris Arena 1.
Team USA men's volleyball has had mixed results at the Olympics: Despite winning golds in 1984, 1988 and 2008 — and a pair of bronzes in 1992 and 2016 — the Americans don't consistently make ...
The U.S. women’s volleyball team had a bad enough start in its Olympic title defense. The Americans lost the first two sets to China on Monday in a pool play format where total points and sets ...
In women's beach volleyball, the United States team of Misty May (now May-Treanor) and Kerri Walsh (now Walsh Jennings) won the first of three consecutive gold medals, the only team to defend a beach volleyball gold medal. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the United States men's indoor team won all their matches on the way to their third gold ...
The United States Women's Volleyball Team powered through Serbia on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic games, clinching an epic five set win 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 14-25, 17-15. In the midst of that win ...