United States women's national volleyball team

The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. Their last head coach was three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly.Karch Kiraly at TeamUSA.org

Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top. In 2014, the team had a breakthrough to capture its first major title by defeating China in the Women's Volleyball World Championship final. The team captured its first Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position 1964 Group stage 5th Place 5 1 4 3 12 1968 Group stage 8th Place 7 0 7 4 21 1972 did not participate 1976 1980 withdrew 1984 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 6 1988 5th–8th places 7th Place 5 2 3 9 13 1992 Semifinals Bronze 6 4 2 16 9 1996 5th–8th places 7th Place 8 5 3 16 12 2000 Semifinals Fourth place 8 5 3 18 12 2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 2 4 13 13 2008 Final Silver 8 6 2 19 14 2012 Final Silver 8 7 1 22 5 2016 Semifinals Bronze 8 7 1 23 9 2020 Final Gold 8 7 1 21 7 2024 Final Silver 6 4 2 14 10 2028 Qualified (Hosts) 2032 TBDTotal1 Title13/18885434190133—

World Championship Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Championship record Year Round Position Squad 1952 Didn't Participate 1956 Final round 9th Place 11 4 7 17 23 Squad 1960 Final round 6th Place 6 1 5 4 15 Squad 1962 Didn't Participate 1967 Round Robin Runners Up 3 2 1 6 5 Squad 1970 9th–16th places 11th Place 9 5 4 20 17 Squad 1974 7th–12th places 12th Place 11 2 9 7 29 Squad 1978 5th–8th places 5th Place 9 7 2 23 6 Squad 1982 Semifinals Third Place 9 7 2 23 7 Squad 1986 9th–12th places 10th Place 8 3 5 13 18 Squad 1990 Semifinals Third Place 7 5 2 15 8 Squad 1994 5th–8th places 6th Place 7 4 3 14 11 Squad 1998 First round 13th Place 3 0 3 0 9 Squad 2002 Final Runners Up 11 10 1 32 9 Squad 2006 9th–12th places 9th Place 11 7 4 24 19 Squad 2010 Semifinals Fourth place 11 7 4 26 14 Squad 2014 Final Champions 13 11 2 33 11 Squad 2018 Third round 5th Place 12 8 4 29 18 Squad 2022 Semifinals Fourth place 12 8 4 25 17Squad 2025 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 4 1 13 5Squad 2027Qualified (Hosts) 2029To be determinedTotal1 Title19/221589563324241—

World Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place World Cup record Year Round Position Squad 1973 First round 6th Place 6 2 4 7 13 Squad 1977 First round 7th Place 6 2 4 10 15 Squad 1981 Round Robin Fourth place 7 5 2 17 9 Squad 1985 Didn't Qualify 1989 1991 Final round Fourth place 8 5 3 19 13 Squad 1995 Round Robin 7th Place 11 6 5 19 18 Squad 1999 Round Robin 9th Place 11 3 8 17 26 Squad 2003 Round Robin Third place 11 8 3 28 13 Squad 2007 Round Robin Third place 11 9 2 28 13 Squad 2011 Round Robin Runners up 11 9 2 27 10 Squad 2015 Round Robin Third place 11 9 2 29 7 Squad 2019 Round Robin Runners up 11 10 1 30 10 SquadTotal0 Titles11/131046836231147—

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Grand Champions record Year Round Position Squad 1993 Round Robin 5th place 5 1 4 8 14 Squad 1997 Did not qualify 2001 Round Robin 5th Place 5 1 4 8 13 Squad 2005 Round Robin Runners Up 5 4 1 12 4 Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2013 Round Robin Runners Up 5 4 1 12 9 Squad 2017 Round Robin Third place 5 3 2 10 10 SquadTotal0 Titles5/72513125050—

Nations League Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Nations League record Year Round Position Squad 2018 Final Champions 19 17 2 54 13 Squad 2019 Final Champions 19 16 3 51 22 Squad 2021 Final Champions 17 16 1 48 8 Squad 2022 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 11 2 35 10 Squad 2023 Semifinals Fourth place 15 11 4 40 23 Squad 2024 Quarterfinals 7th place 13 7 6 27 20 Squad 2025 Quarterfinals 8th place 13 7 6 26 26 Squad 2026 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 10 3 34 14 Squad Total3 Titles8/81229527315136—

World Grand Prix Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Squad 1993 Preliminary round 7th Place 9 3 6 15 21 Squad 1994 Preliminary round 6th Place 9 7 2 24 12 Squad 1995 Final round Robin Champions 15 14 1 44 21 Squad 1996 Preliminary round 5th Place 12 7 5 28 24 Squad 1997 Preliminary round 8th Place 9 0 9 5 27 Squad 1998 Preliminary round 8th Place 9 0 9 4 27 Squad 1999 Didn't Participate 2000 Preliminary round 6th Place 11 5 6 18 22 Squad 2001 Final Champions 14 10 4 33 22 Squad 2002 Preliminary round 6th Place 9 3 6 16 20 Squad 2003 Final round Robin Third Place 10 7 3 24 12 Squad 2004 Semifinals Third Place 13 8 5 33 20 Squad 2005 Preliminary round 8th Place 9 4 5 16 19 Squad 2006 Preliminary round 7th Place 9 4 5 19 18 Squad 2007 Preliminary round 7th Place 9 5 4 18 18 Squad 2008 Final round Robin Fourth place 14 9 5 31 24 Squad 2009 Preliminary round 9th Place 9 3 6 14 22 Squad 2010 Final round Robin Champions 14 12 2 38 14 Squad 2011 Final Champions 14 12 2 38 10 Squad 2012 Final round Robin Champions 14 14 0 42 6 Squad 2013 Final round Robin 6th Place 14 9 5 31 23 Squad 2014 Intercontinental round 6th Place 9 5 4 20 18 Squad 2015 Round Robin Champions 14 13 1 41 11 Squad 2016 Final Runners-up 13 11 2 36 8 Squad 2017 Final round 5th Place 11 6 5 26 20 SquadTotal6 Titles24/25273171102614439—

Pan American Games Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan American Games record Year Round Position 1955 Runners Up 1959 Runners Up 1963 Runners Up 1967 Champions 1971 6th Place 1975 6th Place 1979 4th Place 1983 Runners Up 1987 Third Place 1991 5th Place 1995 Runners Up 1999 Third Place 2003 Third Place 2007 Third Place 2011 Third Place 2015 Final Round Champions651175 2019 Final Round 7th place413511 2023WithdrewTotal2 Titles17/18—

Pan American Cup Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position 2002 Round robin 6th place 2003 Final Champions 2004 Final Runners-up 2005 Semi-finals Fourth place 2006 Semi-finals Fourth place 2007 Semi-finals Fourth place 2008 Quarter-finals 5th place 2009 Semi-finals Fourth place 2010 Semi-finals Third place 2011 Semi-finals Third place 2012 Final Champions 2013 Final Champions 2014 Final Runners-up 2015 Final Champions 2016 Semi-finals Third place 2017 Final Champions 2018 Final Champions 2019 Final Champions 2021 Semi-finals Third place 2022 Semi-finals Third place 2023 Semi-finals Third place 2024 Final Runners-up 2025Withdrew 2026 Final Champions 7 6 1 19 4 Total8 Titles23/24—

NORCECA Championship Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position 1969 Semifinals Third Place 5 3 2 9 7 1971 Did not enter 1973 Semifinals Third Place 4 2 2 9 8 1975 Round Robin Runners Up 4 3 1 9 5 1977 Final Runners Up 7 5 2 16 6 1979 Round Robin Runners Up 6 5 1 16 5 1981 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1 1983 Round Robin Champions 5 5 0 15 0 1985 Final Runners Up 6 5 1 15 4 1987 Round Robin Runners Up 6 5 1 15 3 1989 Semifinals Third Place 6 4 2 12 6 1991 Final Runners Up 8 6 2 18 6 1993 Final Runners Up 4 3 1 10 3 1995 Final Runners Up 6 5 1 16 5 1997 Final Runners Up 6 4 2 13 7 1999 Final Runners Up 6 4 2 12 6 2001 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 3 2003 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 2 2005 Final Champions 5 4 1 12 6 2007 Final Runners Up 5 4 1 14 3 2009 Semifinals Fourth place 6 3 3 13 10 2011 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0 2013 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 1 2015 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1 // 2017 Did not qualify as Reigning World Champions 2019 Final Runners Up 5 4 1 14 3 2021 Semifinals Fourth place 5 2 3 10 11 2023 Final Runners Up 5 4 1 14 3 2026 Final Runners Up 6 4 2 16 6 Total8 Titles27/2914311132359121—

NORCECA Final Six

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

NORCECA Final Six record Year Round Position 2022 Final Runners Up 2023 Final Champions 2024 Final Runners Up 2025 Final Champions 2026 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 4 Total3 Titles5/5—

Final Four Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Final Four Cup record Year Round Position Squad 2008 Didn't Compete 2009 Final Round Runners UpSquad 2010 Didn't CompeteTotal0 Titles1/3—

Montreux Volley Masters Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Montreux Masters record Year Round Position Squad 1990 Didn't Participate 1991 Runners Up Squad 1992 4th Place Squad 1993 6th Place Squad 1994 4th Place Squad 1995 Third Place Squad 1996 Third Place Squad Competitions Cancelled 1998 6th Place Squad 1999 7th Place Squad 2000 7th Place Squad 2001 5th Place Squad 2002 7th Place Squad 2003 4th Place Squad 2004 Runners Up Squad 2005 7th Place Squad 2006 Didn't Participate 2007 2008 2009 2010 Runners Up Squad 2011 4th Place Squad Competitions Cancelled 2013 Didn't Participate 2014 Runners Up Squad 2015 Didn't Participate 2016 2017 2018 2019Total0 Titles17/26—

Head-to-head record This page shows United States women's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.

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Current squad Roster for the 2026 NORCECA Continental Championship.

Head coach: Erik Sullivan

No.NameDate of birthPositionHeight2026 club Setter LOVB Salt LakeOutside Hitter Pallavolo ScandicciLibero Grand Rapids RiseMiddle Blocker LOVB AustinLibero LOVB OmahaOutside Hitter Sesc FlamengoSetter Grand Rapids RiseOpposite LOVB HoustonMiddle Blocker Eczacıbaşı DynavitMiddle Blocker Fenerbahçe S.K.Outside Hitter San Francisco SignalOutside Hitter LOVB AustinOutside Hitter LOVB AustinOpposite Hisamitsu Springs

Notable squads

Coaching staff PositionNameHead coach Erik SullivanAssistant coach Mike Wall Brandon Taliaferro Tayyiba Haneef-ParkPerformance analyst Virginia PhamPhysiotherapist Kara KessansMental Performance Coach Katy Stanfill

Gallery

See also United States men's national volleyball team United States national beach volleyball team

References

External links

FIVB profile