Association | Czech Volleyball Federation (CVF) | |||
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Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Michal Nekola | |||
FIVB ranking | 18 (as of 10 July 2024) | |||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1964) | |||
Best result | (1964) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 17 (First in 1949) | |||
Best result | (1956, 1966) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1965) | |||
Best result | (1965, 1985) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 27 (First in 1948) | |||
Best result | (1948, 1955, 1958) | |||
www.cvf.cz (in Czech) | ||||
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The Czech Republic national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Czech Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Czech Republic is ranked 22nd (as of January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking.
FIVB considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). The Czech team’s first participations in international competitions saw them win a gold medal at the inaugural European Championship in 1948 which kick-started a golden age for the team. They won two more European in 1955 and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of 1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four years later in Mexico City.