Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters explained

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's indoor volleyball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

Pool A

The following is the Argentine roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Head coach: Javier Weber

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.940NaN0	95kg (209lb)	352cm (139inches)	327cm (129inches)	Club Ciudad de Bolívar
			1.960NaN0	82kg (181lb)	336cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	PSM Voley
			1.920NaN0	82kg (181lb)	346cm (136inches)	326cm (128inches)	Buenos Aires Unidos
			1.950NaN0	93kg (205lb)	346cm (136inches)	320cm (130inches)	Sarmiento Voley
			1.980NaN0	90kg (200lb)	350cm (140inches)	326cm (128inches)	Dynamo Krasnodar
	(C)		1.90NaN0	87kg (192lb)	345cm (136inches)	321cm (126inches)	Vivo-Minas
10			1.880NaN0	84kg (185lb)	338cm (133inches)	308cm (121inches)	Buenos Aires Unidos
11			2.020NaN0	88kg (194lb)	350cm (140inches)	328cm (129inches)	Club Ciudad de Bolívar
12			20NaN0	99kg (218lb)	335cm (132inches)	325cm (128inches)	Club La Unión
14			2.050NaN0	78kg (172lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Club Ciudad de Bolívar
15			1.930NaN0	89kg (196lb)	333cm (131inches)	315cm (124inches)	Copra Volley
16	(L)		1.840NaN0	83kg (183lb)	321cm (126inches)	300cm (100inches)	Club Ciudad de Bolívar

The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Head coach: Jon Uriarte

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.070NaN0	100kg (200lb)	361cm (142inches)	346cm (136inches)	Blu Volley Verona
			1.990NaN0	90kg (200lb)	342cm (135inches)	328cm (129inches)	CMC Ravenna
			2.050NaN0	99kg (218lb)	351cm (138inches)	340cm (130inches)	M. Roma Volley
	(C)		20NaN0	85kg (187lb)	362cm (143inches)	352cm (139inches)	Yaroslavich Yaroslavl
			1.920NaN0	87kg (192lb)	337cm (133inches)	353cm (139inches)	Linköpings VC
			2.060NaN0	93kg (205lb)	345cm (136inches)	328cm (129inches)	Australian Institute of Sport
			2.030NaN0	89kg (196lb)	351cm (138inches)	336cm (132inches)	Langhenkel Volley
12	(L)		1.820NaN0	81kg (179lb)	333cm (131inches)	315cm (124inches)	Langhenkel Volley
14			1.960NaN0	86kg (190lb)	337cm (133inches)	324cm (128inches)	VK Chemes Humenné
16			2.040NaN0	95kg (209lb)	360cm (140inches)	342cm (135inches)	Linköpings VC
18			20NaN0	104kg (229lb)	353cm (139inches)	330cm (130inches)	Australian Institute of Sport
19			2.120NaN0	106kg (234lb)	357cm (141inches)	341cm (134inches)	Caffe Aiello Corigliano

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Nayden Naydenov

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.020NaN0	88kg (194lb)	335cm (132inches)	318cm (125inches)	Levski Volley
			1.910NaN0	82kg (181lb)	340cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	Paris Volley
			1.960NaN0	81kg (179lb)	342cm (135inches)	322cm (127inches)	Pirin Balkanstroy
10			2.010NaN0	87kg (192lb)	335cm (132inches)	315cm (124inches)	Argos Volley
11	(C)		20NaN0	95kg (209lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	Copra Volley
12			2.040NaN0	95kg (209lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Pallavolo Modena
13	(L)		1.850NaN0	73kg (161lb)	320cm (130inches)	305cm (120inches)	VC CSKA Sofia
14			2.080NaN0	94kg (207lb)	365cm (144inches)	345cm (136inches)	Gazprom-Yugra Surgut
15			20NaN0	96kg (212lb)	347cm (137inches)	327cm (129inches)	Gazprom-Yugra Surgut
17			1.960NaN0	85kg (187lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	Copra Volley
18			2.060NaN0	97kg (214lb)	350cm (140inches)	332cm (131inches)	Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia
19			2.060NaN0	108kg (238lb)	362cm (143inches)	319cm (126inches)	Itas Diatec Trentino

The following is the British roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Harry Brokking

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.950NaN0	93kg (205lb)	359cm (141inches)	339cm (133inches)	Landstede Zwolle
	(C)		2.040NaN0	91kg (201lb)	337cm (133inches)	318cm (125inches)	Landstede Zwolle
			1.960NaN0	89kg (196lb)	363cm (143inches)	339cm (133inches)	VC Argex Duvel Puurs
	(L)		1.80NaN0	85kg (187lb)	320cm (130inches)	300cm (100inches)	Landstede Zwolle
			1.950NaN0	81kg (179lb)	344cm (135inches)	316cm (124inches)	St-Brieuc CAVB
			1.950NaN0	87kg (192lb)	352cm (139inches)	324cm (128inches)	Avignon Volley-Ball
			2.030NaN0	105kg (231lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	VC CSKA Sofia
			1.920NaN0	86kg (190lb)	349cm (137inches)	321cm (126inches)	Amicale Laïque Canteleu-Maromme
10			1.930NaN0	77kg (170lb)	333cm (131inches)	310cm (120inches)	Avignon Volley-Ball
11			1.910NaN0	83kg (183lb)	329cm (130inches)	311cm (122inches)	VBK Klagenfurt
12			1.990NaN0	76kg (168lb)	337cm (133inches)	314cm (124inches)	ASUL Lyon
17			1.880NaN0	78kg (172lb)	320cm (130inches)	305cm (120inches)	Abiant Lycurgus

The following is the Italian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coach: Mauro Berruto

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.020NaN0	90kg (200lb)	368cm (145inches)	336cm (132inches)	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
			1.960NaN0	82kg (181lb)	350cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
			1.90NaN0	84kg (185lb)	345cm (136inches)	310cm (120inches)	Copra Elior Piacenza
			2.020NaN0	104kg (229lb)	348cm (137inches)	337cm (133inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
			2.020NaN0	92kg (203lb)	355cm (140inches)	348cm (137inches)	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
10			1.880NaN0	85kg (187lb)	334cm (131inches)	315cm (124inches)	M. Roma Volley
11	(C)		1.950NaN0	95kg (209lb)	354cm (139inches)	335cm (132inches)	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
13			20NaN0	94kg (207lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
14			2.040NaN0	90kg (200lb)	358cm (141inches)	336cm (132inches)	Copra Elior Piacenza
15			2.010NaN0	98kg (216lb)	345cm (136inches)	316cm (124inches)	Trentino Diatec
16	(L)		1.840NaN0	80kg (180lb)	327cm (129inches)	310cm (120inches)	Trentino Diatec
17	(L)		1.830NaN0	80kg (180lb)	310cm (120inches)	290cm (110inches)	Sir Safety Perugia

The following is the Polish roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Head coach: Andrea Anastasi

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.050NaN0	90kg (200lb)	355cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Asseco Resovia
			20NaN0	82kg (181lb)	355cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	PGE Skra
			2.060NaN0	92kg (203lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	Asseco Resovia
			20NaN0	88kg (194lb)	336cm (132inches)	317cm (125inches)	ZAKSA
			2.050NaN0	87kg (192lb)	352cm (139inches)	326cm (128inches)	PGE Skra
			1.950NaN0	84kg (185lb)	353cm (139inches)	328cm (129inches)	Top Volley
			1.980NaN0	83kg (183lb)	352cm (139inches)	320cm (130inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
13			1.910NaN0	80kg (180lb)	328cm (129inches)	312cm (123inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
14			1.890NaN0	75kg (165lb)	336cm (132inches)	305cm (120inches)	ZAKSA
15			20NaN0	89kg (196lb)	337cm (133inches)	325cm (128inches)	Trentino Volley
16	(L)		1.880NaN0	86kg (190lb)	330cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	Asseco Resovia
18	(C)		2.110NaN0	93kg (205lb)	358cm (141inches)	338cm (133inches)	PGE Skra

Pool B

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coach: Bernardo Rezende

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	323cm (127inches)	302cm (119inches)	RJX
			1.980NaN0	103kg (227lb)	344cm (135inches)	318cm (125inches)	Sada Cruzeiro
			2.030NaN0	98kg (216lb)	344cm (135inches)	318cm (125inches)	SESI São Paulo
			2.120NaN0	97kg (214lb)	370cm (150inches)	345cm (136inches)	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
	(C)		1.920NaN0	85kg (187lb)	325cm (128inches)	312cm (123inches)	Cimed/Sky
			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	343cm (135inches)	319cm (126inches)	SESI São Paulo
10	(L)		1.840NaN0	78kg (172lb)	325cm (128inches)	310cm (120inches)	SESI São Paulo
11			1.940NaN0	88kg (194lb)	330cm (130inches)	308cm (121inches)	RJX
14			2.050NaN0	85kg (187lb)	350cm (140inches)	328cm (129inches)	SESI São Paulo
16			2.090NaN0	101kg (223lb)	340cm (130inches)	321cm (126inches)	RJX
17			1.910NaN0	89kg (196lb)	337cm (133inches)	320cm (130inches)	Vôlei Futuro
18			2.010NaN0	86kg (190lb)	345cm (136inches)	327cm (129inches)	RJX

The following is the German roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coach: Vital Heynen

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.920NaN0	90kg (200lb)	358cm (141inches)	338cm (133inches)	Tours VB
	(L)		1.820NaN0	85kg (187lb)	340cm (130inches)	318cm (125inches)	Paris Volley
			1.970NaN0	94kg (207lb)	340cm (130inches)	325cm (128inches)	Fidia Padova
			1.940NaN0	88kg (194lb)	346cm (136inches)	328cm (129inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
	(C)		20NaN0	92kg (203lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	VC Kuzbass Kemerovo
			1.930NaN0	95kg (209lb)	343cm (135inches)	314cm (124inches)	Vibo Valentia
			2.110NaN0	116kg (256lb)	360cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	VfB Friedrichshafen
			20NaN0	102kg (225lb)	374cm (147inches)	345cm (136inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
10			20NaN0	100kg (200lb)	360cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	ASSECO Resovia Rzeszów
11			1.960NaN0	90kg (200lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
13			2.070NaN0	105kg (231lb)	350cm (140inches)	331cm (130inches)	TSV Unterhaching
15			2.070NaN0	93kg (205lb)	350cm (140inches)	325cm (128inches)	TSV Unterhaching

The following is the Russian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.030NaN0	105kg (231lb)	353cm (139inches)	344cm (135inches)	ZENIT Kazan
	(C)		2.050NaN0	109kg (240lb)	351cm (138inches)	339cm (133inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
			1.950NaN0	96kg (212lb)	351cm (138inches)	320cm (130inches)	Dinamo Moscow
			1.970NaN0	89kg (196lb)	345cm (136inches)	338cm (133inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
			1.930NaN0	97kg (214lb)	315cm (124inches)	310cm (120inches)	Fakel
10			1.980NaN0	97kg (214lb)	346cm (136inches)	338cm (133inches)	ZENIT Kazan
12			1.980NaN0	97kg (214lb)	339cm (133inches)	327cm (129inches)	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
13			2.180NaN0	104kg (229lb)	375cm (148inches)	347cm (137inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
15			2.010NaN0	92kg (203lb)	338cm (133inches)	330cm (130inches)	Belogorie Belogorod
17			2.030NaN0	105kg (231lb)	345cm (136inches)	330cm (130inches)	ZENIT Kazan
18			2.10NaN0	90kg (200lb)	360cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	ZENIT Kazan
20	(L)		1.890NaN0	84kg (185lb)	325cm (128inches)	310cm (120inches)	ZENIT Kazan

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Head coach: Igor Kolaković

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.930NaN0	78kg (172lb)	350cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Gubernia Nizhniy Novgorod
			1.970NaN0	90kg (200lb)	340cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	ACH Volley
	(C)		1.980NaN0	83kg (183lb)	345cm (136inches)	322cm (127inches)	Fakel
			1.980NaN0	97kg (214lb)	325cm (128inches)	318cm (125inches)	Umbria Volley
			2.050NaN0	86kg (190lb)	343cm (135inches)	333cm (131inches)	Lube Banca Marche
10			1.940NaN0	79kg (174lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Pallavolo Gabeca
11			2.010NaN0	90kg (200lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	OK Crvena Zvezda
12			2.050NaN0	86kg (190lb)	340cm (130inches)	320cm (130inches)	ACH Volley
14			2.010NaN0	84kg (185lb)	345cm (136inches)	321cm (126inches)	Skra Bełchatów
15			2.070NaN0	89kg (196lb)	335cm (132inches)	321cm (126inches)	Andreoli Latina
18			2.040NaN0	92kg (203lb)	343cm (135inches)	326cm (128inches)	Lube Banca Marche
19	(L)		1.920NaN0	85kg (187lb)	328cm (129inches)	315cm (124inches)	VfB Friedrichshafen

The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[12]

Head coach: Fethi Mkaouer

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			1.980NaN0	97kg (214lb)	345cm (136inches)	318cm (125inches)	C.O. Kelibia
			1.860NaN0	81kg (179lb)	315cm (124inches)	296cm (117inches)	C.O. Kelibia
			1.950NaN0	97kg (214lb)	320cm (130inches)	303cm (119inches)	E.S. Tunis
			1.870NaN0	73kg (161lb)	312cm (123inches)	294cm (116inches)	E.S. Sahel
10			1.960NaN0	84kg (185lb)	326cm (128inches)	311cm (122inches)	C.O. Kelibia
11			1.950NaN0	67kg (148lb)	324cm (128inches)	308cm (121inches)	CS Sfaxien
12	(L)		1.780NaN0	77kg (170lb)	302cm (119inches)	292cm (115inches)	CS Sfaxien
13	(C)		1.970NaN0	86kg (190lb)	350cm (140inches)	315cm (124inches)	E.S. Sahel
14			1.950NaN0	88kg (194lb)	330cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	CS Sfaxien
15			1.830NaN0	74kg (163lb)	318cm (125inches)	302cm (119inches)	E.S. Tunis
16			1.940NaN0	82kg (181lb)	340cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	E.S. Tunis
18			1.970NaN0	95kg (209lb)	335cm (132inches)	320cm (130inches)	CS Sfaxien

The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[13]

Head coach: Alan Knipe

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
			2.040NaN0	86kg (190lb)	360cm (140inches)	332cm (131inches)	Pallavolo Modena
			2.060NaN0	100kg (200lb)	354cm (139inches)	336cm (132inches)	Pallavolo Gabeca
			2.030NaN0	105kg (231lb)	350cm (140inches)	325cm (128inches)	Dinamo Moscow
	(L)		1.90NaN0	90kg (200lb)	324cm (128inches)	312cm (123inches)	Unattached
			20NaN0	102kg (225lb)	336cm (132inches)	312cm (123inches)	ASSECO Resovia Rzeszów
			1.960NaN0	98kg (216lb)	337cm (133inches)	319cm (126inches)	Sisley Volley
			1.940NaN0	89kg (196lb)	353cm (139inches)	330cm (130inches)	ZENIT Kazan
11			1.90NaN0	88kg (194lb)	327cm (129inches)	314cm (124inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
12			2.050NaN0	95kg (209lb)	352cm (139inches)	335cm (132inches)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
13	(C)		2.050NaN0	104kg (229lb)	357cm (141inches)	332cm (131inches)	Ural Ufa
16			1.930NaN0	95kg (209lb)	358cm (141inches)	340cm (130inches)	Kuwait SC
20			2.010NaN0	86kg (190lb)	348cm (137inches)	314cm (124inches)	Tours VB

See also

• Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Volleyball at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Volleyball . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215941/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/VOL/mens-volleyball.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 13 February 2019.
2. Web site: Argentina men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
3. Web site: Australia men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
4. Web site: Bulgaria men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
5. Web site: Great Britain men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
6. Web site: Italy men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
7. Web site: Poland men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
8. Web site: Brazil men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
9. Web site: Germany men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
10. Web site: Russia men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
11. Web site: Serbia men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
12. Web site: Tunisia men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
13. Web site: United States men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.

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