Latvia men's national volleyball team

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Latvia
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AssociationLatvian Volleyball Federation (Latvijas volejbola federācija)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachMichał Mieszko Gogol
FIVB ranking52 (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
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Summer Olympics
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1995)
Best result11th (1995)
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The Latvia men's national volleyball team (Latvian: Latvijas vīriešu volejbola izlase) represents Latvia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Latvian Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

The team was formed shortly after regaining full independence in 1991. The biggest achievement of the national team has been qualification for the group stage of the 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Greece.

In September 2020, the team qualified for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship after beating 3-0 and claiming the top spot in Qualifying Pool D, which came after a 26-year-long absence from the European championships.[1]

Results[]

European Championship[]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1948–1991 Did not enter due to Soviet occupation
Finland 1993 Did not qualify
Greece 1995 Group stage 11th place 5 0 5 1 15
1997–2019 Did not qualify
Poland Czech Republic Estonia Finland 2021 Round of 16 16th place 6 1 5 8 16
Total 2/32 0 Titles 11 1 10 9 31

World League / Nations League[]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year Round (Group) Position (Overall) Pld W L SW SL Squad
1990–2015 Did not enter
2016-2017 Did not qualify
Nations League record
France 2018 Did not qualify
United States 2019 Did not qualify
Italy 2020 Originally to be hosted by Italy, Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Italy 2021 Did not qualify
Total 0/3 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

European League[]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
2004-2006 Did not enter
Portugal 2007 League round 11th place 12 2 10 19 32
2008-2017 Did not enter
Czech Republic 2018 Silver League, Final Four 15th place (Bronze) 8 7 1 21 7
Estonia 2019 Golden League, League round 5th place 6 3 3 11 12
Belgium 2021
Total 4/17 0 Titles 26 12 14 51 49

Kit suppliers[]

Years Brand
before 2018 Italy Errea
2018–present Japan Mizuno[3]

Current squad[]

This is the roster of the Latvian team for the 2019 CEV Volleyball European Golden League.[4]

Head Coach: Estonia Avo Keel

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Current club
1 (C) 2 April 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) Finland
2 31 August 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 315 cm (124 in) Latvia
3 11 February 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 330 cm (130 in) Czech Republic Aero Odolena Voda
4 2 August 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) Estonia Pärnu VK
5 2 April 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 341 cm (134 in) 326 cm (128 in) France
7 6 June 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Germany Powervolleys Düren
8 20 September 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 325 cm (128 in) Finland Kokkolan Tiikerit
9 Hermans Egleskalns 8 December 1990 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 340 cm (130 in) France Tours VB
10 4 April 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Latvia
11 31 August 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 330 cm (130 in) Russia
13 13 November 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Latvia
14 23 July 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 339 cm (133 in) 221 cm (87 in) Latvia
15 1 September 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Latvia
17 17 December 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Estonia Pärnu VK
18 28 April 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) Latvia
19 28 September 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 325 cm (128 in) Latvia
7 May 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 298 cm (117 in) Latvia
27 December 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Latvia
18 October 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) Finland
17 May 2002 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) Latvia
26 October 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Latvia
27 May 1997 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) Latvia
31 March 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Latvia

Other squads[]

  • Men's
  • Men's Junior U-20

The men's junior team participated in the 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship.[5]

  • Men's U-18

References[]

  1. ^ "Latvia qualify for EuroVolley Men for first time since 1995! - CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". www.cev.eu. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. ^ FIVB drastically changes format for 2018 World League and Grand Prix - World of Volley, 19 June 2017
  3. ^ "Vīriešu volejbola izlase no preses konferences dodas uz pirmo treniņu | Latvijas volejbola federācija". volejbols.lv. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  4. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. ^ "CEV 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men - Latvia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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