Volleyball at the 2016 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 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Pool A

Brazil

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Head coach: Bernardo Rezende

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.90NaN0	76kg (168lb)	323cm (127inches)	302cm (119inches)	DHL Modena
			2.050NaN0	107kg (236lb)	360cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Funvic Taubaté
			1.980NaN0	87kg (192lb)	344cm (135inches)	318cm (125inches)	Sada Cruzeiro
			1.850NaN0	78kg (172lb)	300cm (100inches)	295cm (116inches)	Sada Cruzeiro
10			1.840NaN0	78kg (172lb)	325cm (128inches)	310cm (120inches)	SESI São Paulo
12			1.960NaN0	89kg (196lb)	330cm (130inches)	320cm (130inches)	Funvic Taubaté
13			2.090NaN0	93kg (205lb)	344cm (135inches)	323cm (127inches)	Funvic Taubaté
14			1.990NaN0	75kg (165lb)	338cm (133inches)	317cm (125inches)	SESI São Paulo
16			2.090NaN0	101kg (223lb)	340cm (130inches)	321cm (126inches)	DHL Modena
17			2.070NaN0	103kg (227lb)	359cm (141inches)	332cm (131inches)	Suntory Sunbirds
18			1.950NaN0	79kg (174lb)	338cm (133inches)	308cm (121inches)	Funvic Taubaté
19			1.990NaN0	99kg (218lb)	335cm (132inches)	315cm (124inches)	Arkas İzmir

Canada

The following was the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team was announced officially on July 22, 2016.^[2]

Head coach: Glenn Hoag

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.910NaN0	81kg (179lb)	326cm (128inches)	308cm (121inches)	MKS Będzin
			2.010NaN0	95kg (209lb)	353cm (139inches)	329cm (130inches)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
			20NaN0	91kg (201lb)	342cm (135inches)	322cm (127inches)	Paris Volley
			1.980NaN0	88kg (194lb)	349cm (137inches)	317cm (125inches)	Powervolleys Düren
			20NaN0	102kg (225lb)	370cm (150inches)	335cm (132inches)	SL Benfica
11			2.070NaN0	98kg (216lb)	351cm (138inches)	328cm (129inches)	Pamvohaikos Vocha
12			2.080NaN0	106kg (234lb)	372cm (146inches)	340cm (130inches)	Funvic Taubaté
15			1.950NaN0	98kg (216lb)	359cm (141inches)	327cm (129inches)	Sada Cruzeiro
17			2.050NaN0	97kg (214lb)	354cm (139inches)	330cm (130inches)	Arkas İzmir
19			1.840NaN0	84kg (185lb)	314cm (124inches)	295cm (116inches)	Powervolleys Düren
21			1.940NaN0	94kg (207lb)	334cm (131inches)	307cm (121inches)	Abiant Lycurgus
22			1.930NaN0	87kg (192lb)	350cm (140inches)	322cm (127inches)	SVG Lüneburg

France

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.880NaN0	85kg (187lb)	345cm (136inches)	330cm (130inches)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
			20NaN0	102kg (225lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Arkas İzmir
			1.990NaN0	89kg (196lb)	335cm (132inches)	316cm (124inches)	Spacer's Toulouse
			1.830NaN0	73kg (161lb)	320cm (130inches)	300cm (100inches)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
			20NaN0	85kg (187lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
			1.940NaN0	101kg (223lb)	358cm (141inches)	327cm (129inches)	DHL Modena
10			2.090NaN0	98kg (216lb)	365cm (144inches)	345cm (136inches)	Halkbank Ankara
13			1.860NaN0	90kg (200lb)	335cm (132inches)	315cm (124inches)	AS Cannes
14			2.060NaN0	115kg (254lb)	365cm (144inches)	328cm (129inches)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
16			1.980NaN0	93kg (205lb)	338cm (133inches)	327cm (129inches)	PGE Skra Bełchatów
17			2.030NaN0	94kg (207lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Arago de Sète
18			1.930NaN0	85kg (187lb)	350cm (140inches)	320cm (130inches)	Arago de Sète

Italy

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Gianlorenzo Blengini

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.860NaN0	73kg (161lb)	332cm (131inches)	310cm (120inches)	Ninfa Latina
			20NaN0	95kg (209lb)	345cm (136inches)	323cm (127inches)	DHL Modena
			20NaN0	85kg (187lb)	370cm (150inches)	340cm (130inches)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
			1.980NaN0	92kg (203lb)	342cm (135inches)	265cm (104inches)	Diatec Trentino
			1.850NaN0	82kg (181lb)	312cm (123inches)	301cm (119inches)	DHL Modena
			2.020NaN0	92kg (203lb)	355cm (140inches)	348cm (137inches)	Dynamo Moscow
10			1.980NaN0	98kg (216lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Diatec Trentino
11			2.060NaN0	100kg (200lb)	346cm (136inches)	328cm (129inches)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
13			1.80NaN0	75kg (165lb)	324cm (128inches)	308cm (121inches)	Diatec Trentino
14			2.080NaN0	102kg (225lb)	352cm (139inches)	325cm (128inches)	DHL Modena
15			2.020NaN0	95kg (209lb)	340cm (130inches)	316cm (124inches)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
16			1.980NaN0	88kg (194lb)	340cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	Diatec Trentino

Mexico

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Jorge Azair

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.970NaN0	94kg (207lb)	340cm (130inches)	330cm (130inches)	Raision Loimu
			1.860NaN0	87kg (192lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	IMSS ATN
			1.90NaN0	82kg (181lb)	337cm (133inches)	330cm (130inches)	Tigres UANL
			1.970NaN0	88kg (194lb)	328cm (129inches)	304cm (120inches)	Tigres UANL
			1.860NaN0	80kg (180lb)	330cm (130inches)	325cm (128inches)	Virtus Guanajuato
			1.960NaN0	95kg (209lb)	348cm (137inches)	335cm (132inches)	Chênois Genève
10			1.920NaN0	85kg (187lb)	340cm (130inches)	324cm (128inches)	Tigres UANL
11			1.880NaN0	80kg (180lb)	320cm (130inches)	317cm (125inches)	Cocoteros de Colima
13			20NaN0	89kg (196lb)	353cm (139inches)	335cm (132inches)	Baja California
14			2.020NaN0	95kg (209lb)	350cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Chihuahua
17			1.920NaN0	84kg (185lb)	332cm (131inches)	327cm (129inches)	Tigres UANL
21			20NaN0	100kg (200lb)	345cm (136inches)	334cm (131inches)	Virtus Guanajuato

United States

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coach: John Speraw

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			2.020NaN0	100kg (200lb)	360cm (140inches)	332cm (131inches)	Zenit Kazan
			2.050NaN0	98kg (216lb)	360cm (140inches)	339cm (133inches)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
			1.960NaN0	80kg (180lb)	358cm (141inches)	335cm (132inches)	Calzedonia Verona
			2.030NaN0	105kg (231lb)	350cm (140inches)	325cm (128inches)	P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
			1.90NaN0	79kg (174lb)	331cm (130inches)	315cm (124inches)	Arkas İzmir
			1.940NaN0	89kg (196lb)	353cm (139inches)	330cm (130inches)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
			2.020NaN0	99kg (218lb)	360cm (140inches)	350cm (140inches)	Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
10			1.980NaN0	84kg (185lb)	348cm (137inches)	330cm (130inches)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
11			1.980NaN0	88kg (194lb)	349cm (137inches)	340cm (130inches)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
17			2.050NaN0	90kg (200lb)	351cm (138inches)	333cm (131inches)	Dynamo Moscow
20			2.010NaN0	86kg (190lb)	360cm (140inches)	345cm (136inches)	Tours VB
22			1.840NaN0	75kg (165lb)	317cm (125inches)	305cm (120inches)	Berlin Recycling Volleys

Pool B

Argentina

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Head coach: Julio Velasco

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.870NaN0	85kg (187lb)	338cm (133inches)	318cm (125inches)	Personal Bolívar
			1.970NaN0	94kg (207lb)	348cm (137inches)	328cm (129inches)	UPCN San Juan
			1.950NaN0	94kg (207lb)	342cm (135inches)	322cm (127inches)	Montes Claros Vôlei
			1.970NaN0	88kg (194lb)	354cm (139inches)	344cm (135inches)	PGE Skra Bełchatów
			1.920NaN0	82kg (181lb)	350cm (140inches)	333cm (131inches)	Brasil Kirin Campinas
10			2.060NaN0	97kg (214lb)	322cm (127inches)	302cm (119inches)	BBTS Bielsko-Biała
11			20NaN0	94kg (207lb)	362cm (143inches)	342cm (135inches)	Diatec Trentino
12			1.980NaN0	87kg (192lb)	345cm (136inches)	320cm (130inches)	Obras Vóley
13			1.980NaN0	95kg (209lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	Club La Unión
14			2.020NaN0	85kg (187lb)	357cm (141inches)	337cm (133inches)	Personal Bolívar
15			1.910NaN0	98kg (216lb)	332cm (131inches)	315cm (124inches)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
16			1.840NaN0	85kg (187lb)	327cm (129inches)	310cm (120inches)	Personal Bolívar

Cuba

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coach: Nicolás Vives

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.960NaN0	85kg (187lb)	345cm (136inches)	330cm (130inches)	La Habana
			1.950NaN0	83kg (183lb)	345cm (136inches)	320cm (130inches)	Sancti Spiritus
			1.980NaN0	89kg (196lb)	352cm (139inches)	345cm (136inches)	P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
			20NaN0	84kg (185lb)	356cm (140inches)	350cm (140inches)	La Habana
			2.020NaN0	90kg (200lb)	350cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Matanzas
			1.830NaN0	78kg (172lb)	325cm (128inches)	320cm (130inches)	Ciudad Habana
			2.010NaN0	96kg (212lb)	345cm (136inches)	325cm (128inches)	Santiago de Cuba
10			2.020NaN0	90kg (200lb)	350cm (140inches)	348cm (137inches)	Santiago de Cuba
13			1.80NaN0	92kg (203lb)	343cm (135inches)	323cm (127inches)	Pinar del Río
17			1.90NaN0	78kg (172lb)	335cm (132inches)	325cm (128inches)	La Habana
18			1.890NaN0	75kg (165lb)	345cm (136inches)	320cm (130inches)	Cienfuegos
21			1.910NaN0	80kg (180lb)	344cm (135inches)	340cm (130inches)	Sancti Spiritus

Egypt

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coach: Sherif El Shemerly

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			2.10NaN0	88kg (194lb)	285cm (112inches)	270cm (110inches)	Al Ahly
			1.970NaN0	87kg (192lb)	342cm (135inches)	316cm (124inches)	Army
			2.070NaN0	90kg (200lb)	338cm (133inches)	325cm (128inches)	Army
			1.860NaN0	86kg (190lb)	325cm (128inches)	318cm (125inches)	Zamalek
			1.840NaN0	71kg (157lb)	326cm (128inches)	315cm (124inches)	Army
10			2.110NaN0	105kg (231lb)	358cm (141inches)	342cm (135inches)	Smouha
11			1.940NaN0	92kg (203lb)	347cm (137inches)	342cm (135inches)	Zamalek
12			2.030NaN0	97kg (214lb)	343cm (135inches)	321cm (126inches)	Al Ahly
13			1.950NaN0	91kg (201lb)	326cm (128inches)	319cm (126inches)	Zamalek
14			1.910NaN0	104kg (229lb)	333cm (131inches)	324cm (128inches)	Army
15			1.970NaN0	80kg (180lb)	328cm (129inches)	318cm (125inches)	Al Ahly
22			1.880NaN0	89kg (196lb)	0cm (00inches)	0cm (00inches)	Army

Iran

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head coach: Raúl Lozano

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.980NaN0	95kg (209lb)	347cm (137inches)	332cm (131inches)	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
			1.960NaN0	78kg (172lb)	350cm (140inches)	310cm (120inches)	Shahrdari Urmia
			1.890NaN0	81kg (179lb)	331cm (130inches)	311cm (122inches)	Shahrdari Urmia
			1.970NaN0	73kg (161lb)	355cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	Paykan Tehran
			2.030NaN0	86kg (190lb)	362cm (143inches)	344cm (135inches)	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
			1.980NaN0	98kg (216lb)	351cm (138inches)	330cm (130inches)	Kalleh Mazandaran
			1.950NaN0	88kg (194lb)	341cm (134inches)	330cm (130inches)	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
10			2.020NaN0	90kg (200lb)	354cm (139inches)	334cm (131inches)	Paykan Tehran
12			2.050NaN0	88kg (194lb)	355cm (140inches)	348cm (137inches)	Paykan Tehran
13			1.910NaN0	96kg (212lb)	330cm (130inches)	310cm (120inches)	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
15			2.040NaN0	85kg (187lb)	332cm (131inches)	313cm (123inches)	Matin Varamin
19			1.720NaN0	69kg (152lb)	295cm (116inches)	280cm (110inches)	Paykan Tehran

Poland

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Head coach: Stéphane Antiga

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			2.050NaN0	90kg (200lb)	355cm (140inches)	340cm (130inches)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
			1.980NaN0	93kg (205lb)	353cm (139inches)	320cm (130inches)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
			2.050NaN0	87kg (192lb)	352cm (139inches)	326cm (128inches)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
			2.010NaN0	87kg (192lb)	357cm (141inches)	326cm (128inches)	PGE Skra Bełchatów
11			1.960NaN0	90kg (200lb)	325cm (128inches)	304cm (120inches)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
12			1.870NaN0	80kg (180lb)	335cm (132inches)	315cm (124inches)	Cuprum Lubin
13			1.910NaN0	80kg (180lb)	328cm (129inches)	312cm (123inches)	Halkbank Ankara
17			1.840NaN0	73kg (161lb)	328cm (129inches)	304cm (120inches)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
20			2.060NaN0	86kg (190lb)	352cm (139inches)	320cm (130inches)	Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
21			1.940NaN0	81kg (179lb)	345cm (136inches)	327cm (129inches)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
22			2.010NaN0	84kg (185lb)	350cm (140inches)	315cm (124inches)	Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
23			2.10NaN0	98kg (216lb)	351cm (138inches)	326cm (128inches)	Effector Kielce

Russia

The following is the roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[12]

Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
			1.980NaN0	86kg (190lb)	337cm (133inches)	315cm (124inches)	Zenit Kazan
			1.950NaN0	96kg (212lb)	351cm (138inches)	320cm (130inches)	Dynamo Moscow
			2.010NaN0	88kg (194lb)	340cm (130inches)	330cm (130inches)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
			1.970NaN0	89kg (196lb)	345cm (136inches)	338cm (133inches)	Belogorie Belgorod
11			2.020NaN0	105kg (231lb)	350cm (140inches)	338cm (133inches)	Zenit Kazan
12			2.040NaN0	96kg (212lb)	348cm (137inches)	325cm (128inches)	Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
14			2.080NaN0	96kg (212lb)	350cm (140inches)	330cm (130inches)	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
16			1.830NaN0	79kg (174lb)	315cm (124inches)	310cm (120inches)	Zenit Kazan
17			2.020NaN0	103kg (227lb)	345cm (136inches)	330cm (130inches)	Zenit Kazan
18			2.10NaN0	90kg (200lb)	360cm (140inches)	335cm (132inches)	Ural Ufa
19			2.080NaN0	93kg (205lb)	360cm (140inches)	350cm (140inches)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
20			1.880NaN0	80kg (180lb)	323cm (127inches)	313cm (123inches)	Dynamo Moscow

See also

• Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

External links

• Teams

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brazil men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
2. Web site: Canada men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
3. Web site: France men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
4. Web site: Italy men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
5. Web site: Mexico men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
6. Web site: United States men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
7. Web site: Argentina men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
8. Web site: Cuba men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
9. Web site: Egypt men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
10. Web site: Iran men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
11. Web site: Poland men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.
12. Web site: Russia men's volleyball team roster . . . 5 November 2017.

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