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The U.S. team clinched its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008. The team failed to defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. The U.S. won the 2015 World Cup title, where they got the first Rio 2016 Olympic qualification ticket.
In a change of format compared to the previous nine editions of the Olympic Games, this tournament featured three groups with four teams each during the preliminary round (between 1972 Summer Olympics to 2020 Summer Olympics the teams were placed in two groups). At this round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ...
USA volleyball will look to secure a medal in the semifinal of the men's tournament against Poland. A three-time gold medalist (1984, 1988, 2008), USA is seeking its first medal of any color in ...
The two top ranked teams seeded second and third were placed at the top of Pools B and C respectively. The remaining nine teams were distributed across three bowls of three teams each based on their position in the World Ranking and drawn for their seed line by line applying the serpentine system. [2] The draw took place on 19 June 2024.
Team USA's full sports schedule at Paris Olympics A. ARCHERY (Aug. 28) PARA ARCHERY (Between Aug. 29 and Sept. 5) ARTISTIC SWIMMING (Between Aug. 5 and Aug. 10)
In a retread of the Tokyo gold medal match, the U.S. women’s volleyball team topped Brazil 3-2, staving off a South American power looking for revenge. The U.S. will seek to defend its gold ...
The volleyball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams participated in the tournament. Indoor volleyball competitions occurred at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles with the beach volleyball tournament staged at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Champ de ...
Team USA men's volleyball has had mixed results at the Olympics: Despite winning golds in 1984, 1988 and 2008 — and a pair of bronzes in 1992 and 2016 — the Americans don't consistently make ...