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France men's national volleyball team

France men's national volleyball team

The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is the reigning European Champion since 2015 and is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB world ranking. France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Argentina. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th. France competed in the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Their best ever Olympic performance was an eighth place in Seoul 1988. France in 2015 year winner gold medalist European Championship and World League.

France
Nickname(s)Roosters
Team Yavbou
AssociationFédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachFranceLaurent Tillie
FIVB ranking9 (as of October 2018)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1988)
Best result8th (1988)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1949)
Best resultBronze medal with cup.svg(2002)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1965)
Best result5th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1948)
Best resultGold medal with cup.svg(2015)
www.ffvb.org [5](in French)
20140826 - press conference - FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship - France men's national volleyball team 01.jpg
France team in World Championship 2014
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2002 Argentina
World League
Gold medal – first place2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place2017 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kraków
Nations League
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place1948 Italy
Silver medal – second place1987 Belgium
Silver medal – second place2003 Germany
Silver medal – second place2009 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place1951 France
Bronze medal – third place1985 Netherlands

Results

Olympic Games

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Japan1964Did not qualify
Mexico1968
West Germany1972
Canada1976
Soviet Union1980
United States1984
South Korea19888th place8351213Squad
Spain199211th place624914Squad
United States1996Did not qualify
Australia2000Did not qualify
Greece20049th place523810Squad
China2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom2012Did not qualify
Brazil20169th place52389Squad
Japan2020Future Event
France2024Automatically qualified as hosts
Total0 Titles4/14249153746

World Championship

France in the FIVB World Championship
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Czechoslovakia19496th placeSquad
Soviet Union19526th placeSquad
France19567th placeSquad
Brazil19609th placeSquad
Soviet Union1962Did not enter
Czechoslovakia196618th placeSquad
Bulgaria197017th placeSquad
Mexico197416th placeSquad
Italy197815th placeSquad
Argentina198216th placeSquad
France19866th placeSquad
Brazil19908th placeSquad
Greece1994Did not qualify
Japan1998
Argentina2002Semifinals3rd PlaceSquad
Japan20066th placeSquad
Italy201011th placeSquad
Poland2014Semifinals4th placeSquad
ItalyBulgaria20187th placeSquad
Total0 Titles16/19

European Championship

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.volleyball.world"Team Roster - France - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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Citation Linkwww.internationaux-volleyball.comRecords att in France A team
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Citation Linkwww.ffvb.orgOfficial website
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Citation Linkwww.fivb.orgFIVB profile
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Citation Linkwww.ffvb.orgwww.ffvb.org
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Citation Linkwww.volleyball.world"Team Roster - France - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019"
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Citation Linkwww.internationaux-volleyball.comRecords att in France A team
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Citation Linkwww.ffvb.orgOfficial website
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Citation Linkwww.fivb.orgFIVB profile
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