Volleyball Facts

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Boris Yeltsin, who was the President of the Russian Federation, was a volleyball player. Russia hosted the Boris Yeltsin Cup in 2008.

The Japanese men's team won the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in 1972. East Germany beat Japan 3-1 in the final. The team won the gold medal at the Asian Games 1970 in Bangkok (Thailand). The Olympic players were: Yoshihide Fukao, Kenji Kimura, Masayuki Minami, Jungo Morita, Yuzo Nakamura, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Tetsuo Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Noguchi, Seijo Oko, Tetsuo Sato, Kenji Shimaoka, Todayoshi Yokota.

The FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball) is one of the most successful sports organizations in the world. Dr. Ruben Acosta (President of the FIVB) said: "There is no secret for success. Just the organization and management, exchange of know-how and the skills and opportunities to take ..."

In 2006, the United States of Venezuela were defeated in the men> Volleyball World Championships in Tokyo (Japan) ...

In 1952, India was less than 8 countries in the First World Women's Championships held in Moscow (USSR).

The U.S. volleyball men's team finished 6th Place in the FIVB World League. The team members were: Marc Jones (played for SDSU), played Parker Blackman (for Stanford), Allen plays Allen (for Hawaii), Dan Green Tree (for USC), Uvaldo Acosta (George Mason played ), Craig Buck (El CharroPD, Italy), Bryan Ivie (USC), Jose Gandara (UCSB), Tom Sorenson (Pepperdine), Eric Sato (SMCC), Brent Hilliard (CSULB), Jon Root (Stanford), Scott Fortune (Stanford), Carlos Briceño ( Hawaii), Bob Samuelson (CSUN), Mark Arnold (Pepperdine), Mark Kerins (CSULB), Shirman Trevor (UCLA), Javier Gaspar (Penn St.), Dan Hanan (Stanford).

South Korea has contributed significantly to the development of volleyball in the world. In the past century, sent this Asian nation, a number of busesLatin America and other countries: Man Bok Park (Peru, 1975-1993), Young's son, Wang (Argentina, 1977-1983), Park Jik Kuk (Mexico, 1981-1984), Park Moo (Canada, 1974-1976) .. .

National Park of the Netherlands: Men's volleyball team was led by Arie Selinger, previously led the U.S. women's volleyball national team to Olympic silver medal in 1984, trained ...

Bulgaria hosted the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championships in 1970.
Final Standings:

1.East Germany (nowGermany)
2.Bulgaria
3.Japan
4.Czechoslovakia today (Slovakia)
5.Poland
6.USSR today (Russia)
7.Romania
8.Belgium
9.North Korea
10.Hungary
11.Brazil
12.Cuba
13.Holland
14. Italy
15.Mongolia
16.France
17.USA
18.Israel
19.Finland
20.Iran
21.Tunisia
22.Venezuela
23.Guinea

The U.S. men's volleyball team has participated in nine Olympic Games: Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Los Angeles 1984,Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 ... America has qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London ...

Julio Velasco was assistant coach for Argentina at the FIVB Men's World Cup in 1982. Seven years later, Julio, who was born and raised in Buenos Aires (Argentina), who was coach of the Italian men's national volleyball team, one of the world's five largest volleyball teams. Under his leadership Italy won the following titlesand medals:

1990: FIVB Men's World Championships-Platz 1
1990: FIVB World League place 1
1991: European Tournament 2nd place
1991: FIVB World League place 1
1992: FIVB World League place 1
1993: European Tournament-Platz 1
1993: FIVB World League-Platz 3
1993: WM-Platz 1
1994: WM-Platz 1
1994: FIVB World League place 1
1995:European tournament-Platz 1
1995: FIVB World League place 1
1995: WM-Platz 1
1996: Olympic Games-2nd place (silver medal)
1996: FIVB World League-Platz 2

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian descent. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, about the problems in the world, Olympic Sports,Countries, and tourism. His next work is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on Foreign Affairs. Alejandro is the first author who has published a World Book Encyclopedia in Latin America.

He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), José Gamarra (former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, from 1970 to 1982), Hillary Clinton (former First Lady of the United States), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the United States). Alejandro said: "The person I admire most is José Gamarra.He devoted his professional and personal life to sport. José played an important role in the promotion of Olympism in Bolivia, it is one of the Third World `s poorest countries-and Latin America. His biography is interesting ". The athletes he most admire is Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman." The Afro-American sportswoman is my idol ... "