TheArgentina national volleyball team representsArgentina ininternational men'svolleyball and is controlled by theArgentine Volleyball Federation (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FeVA").
The Argentina team made their international debut at theSouth American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their firstWorld Championship 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th.The team's best achievements are the bronze medal at the1982 World Championship, thebronze medal at the1988 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the1995 and2015Pan American Games. Throughout the 1990s it was usuallyranked among the first ten.[2]
In recent years, though without achieving any medal, the team finished 4th at the 2000 and 5th at the 2004, 2012 and 2016Summer Olympics. However, they achieved another milestone of achievement when they won another Bronze medal at theVolleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball powerBrazil, Argentina won two gold medals at theSouth American Men's Volleyball Championships (in 1964 and 2023), nineteen silvers and eight bronzes.Volleyball was introduced in Argentina by the YMCA - Youth Christian Association in 1912. The Argentine Volleyball Federation was created in 1932, sharing the same management as Basketball. The number of fans slowly started to grow as a result of its broadcasting.
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| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1968 | ||||||||
 1972 | ||||||||
 1976 | ||||||||
 1980 | ||||||||
 1984 | Group stage | 6th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | Squad |
 1988 | Semifinals | Bronze | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | Squad |
 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | Squad |
 2000 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Squad |
 2004 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | Squad |
 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2012 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
 2016 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
 2020 | Semifinals | Bronze | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | Squad |
 2024 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad |
| Total | 9/16 | 3rd Place | 58 | 27 | 31 | 105 | 116 | — |
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| World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1949 | Did not compete | |||||||
 1952 | ||||||||
| 1956 | ||||||||
 1960 | 11th–14th places | 11th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
| 1962 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1966 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1970 | ||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | 21st place match | 22nd place | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | Squad |
 1982 | Semifinals |  3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 13 | Squad |
 1986 | 7th place match | 7th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
 1990 | 5th place match | 6th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | Squad |
| 1994 | First round | 14th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 1998 | 11th place match | 11th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | Squad |
| 2002 | 5th place match | 6th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 13 | Squad |
| 2006 | Second round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | Squad |
| 2010 | 9th place match | 9th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | Squad |
 2014 | Second round | 11th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
| 2018 | Second round | 15th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Squad |
 2022 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | Squad |
 2025 | Round of 16 | 9th place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
| 2027 | Future event | |||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 14/21 | 3rd Place | 113 | 55 | 58 | 212 | 224 | — |
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| World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 1965 | Did not compete | |||||||
 1969 | ||||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 1985 | Round robin | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | Squad |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1995 | Round robin | 7th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | Squad |
| 1999 | Round robin | 9th place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | Squad |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | Round robin | 7th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | Squad |
| 2011 | Round robin | 7th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
| 2015 | Round robin | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 16 | Squad |
| 2019 | Round robin | 5th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | Squad |
| 2023 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 7/15 | 5th Place | 73 | 35 | 38 | 133 | 137 | — |
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| World League record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1990 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
 1996 | Intercontinental Round | 7th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | Squad |
 1997 | Intercontinental Round | 8th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | Squad |
| 1998 | Intercontinental Round | 9th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | Squad |
| 1999 | Final Round | 6th | 14 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 32 | Squad |
| 2000 | Intercontinental Round | 8th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | Squad |
| 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | Squad |
| 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 9th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | Squad |
| 2003 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
 2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | Squad |
| 2006 | Intercontinental Round | 7th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | Squad |
| 2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 36 | Squad |
| 2008 | Did not compete | |||||||
 2009 | Final Round | 5th | 14 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | Squad |
| 2010 | Final Round | 5th | 14 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 42 | Squad |
| 2011 | Semifinals | 4th | 17 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 25 | Squad |
| 2012 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | Squad |
| 2013 | Final Round | 6th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | Squad |
| 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | Squad |
| 2015 | Intercontinental Round | 11th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | Squad |
| 2016 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | Squad |
| 2017 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | Squad |
| Total | 19/28 | 4th Place | 233 | 83 | 150 | 397 | 517 | — |
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| Nations League record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 14th place | 15 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 34 | Squad | |
| 2019 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 15 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | Squad | |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 21 | Squad | |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | Squad | |
| 2025 | Preliminary round | 13th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | Squad | |
 2026 | qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 7/7 | 5th Place | 95 | 45 | 50 | 184 | 189 | — | |
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| World Grand Champions record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Squad |
| 2005 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 6th Place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | — |
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| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1955 | Did not participate | |||||||
 1959 | ||||||||
| 1963 | Final Round | Bronze | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |
| 1967 | Group 7-9 | 7th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
 1971 | Final Round | 6th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| 1975 | Did not participate | |||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1983 | Semifinals | Bronze | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
| 1987 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
 1991 | Semifinals | Bronze | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |
| 1995 | Final | Gold | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Semifinals | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |
 2003 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2007 | Consolation round | 6th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad |
| 2011 | Semifinals | Bronze | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Gold | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
 2019 | Final | Gold | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
 2023 | Final | Silver | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | Squad |
| Total | 13/18 | 3 Titles | 77 | 44 | 33 | 150 | 133 | — |
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| Pan-American Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2006 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Final | Runners-Up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad |
| 2011 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
| 2012 | Final | Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Squad |
| 2013 | Semifinals | Bronze | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Squad |
| 2014 | Semifinals | Bronze | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final | Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
| 2018 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
| 2021 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 10/18 | 2 Titles | 47 | 36 | 11 | 119 | 60 | — |
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| South American Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1951 | Round Robin | 4th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — |
 1956 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 1958 | Round Robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — |
| 1961 | Round Robin | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — |
| 1962 | Round Robin | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 1964 | Round Robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 1967 | Did not compete | |||||||
 1969 | Round Robin | 5th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | — |
| 1971 | Round Robin | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | — |
| 1973 | Round Robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — |
 1975 | Round Robin | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — |
| 1977 | Round Robin | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — |
| 1979 | Group 5-7 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — |
| 1981 | Round Robin | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 1983 | Final Round | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 1985 | Round Robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — |
| 1987 | Round Robin | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — |
| 1989 | Round Robin | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — |
| 1991 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — |
| 1993 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — |
| 1995 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — |
| 1997 | Final Round | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | Final Round | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 2003 | Round Robin | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | Round Robin | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | Round Robin | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — |
| 2011 | Round Robin | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — |
| 2013 | Round Robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — |
| 2017 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | Round Robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — |
| 2023 | Round Robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — |
| Total | 33/35 | 2 Titles | 162 | 109 | 53 | 363 | 181 | — |
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| Copa América record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2025 | Round robin | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad[a] |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — |
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| America's Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1998 | Final | Runners-Up | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | Squad |
| 1999 | Semifinals | Bronze | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Squad |
| 2000 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | Squad |
| 2001 | Semifinals | Bronze | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | Squad |
| 2005 | Semifinals | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Squad |
| 2007 | Semifinals | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Squad |
| Total | 7/7 | Runners-up | 40 | 16 | 24 | 64 | 88 | — |
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| South American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1978 | Round Robin | Champions | ||||||
| 1982 | Round Robin | Champions | ||||||
| 2010 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
| 2014 | Final | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Squad |
| 2018 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad |
| Total | 5/5 | 5 Titles | 13 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 3 | — |
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Group F Champion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 298 | 282 |
| 2023 | Group C Third Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 627 | 607 |
| Total | 1 Title | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 925 | 889 |
Roster for the2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 3 July 2024.[3]
Head coach:Marcelo Méndez[4]
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The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Argentina national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000–2006 | Topper |
| 2008– | Olympikus Sonder |
Main sponsors:
Other sponsors:
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