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. The current head coach is three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball professional Karch Kiraly.[1]

United States

Association	USA Volleyball
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Karch Kiraly
FIVB ranking	2 (as of September, 2019)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	11 (First in 1964)
Best result	Runners-Up (1984, 2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1956)
Best result	Champions (2014)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (First in 1973)
Best result	Runners-Up (2011)
www.usavolleyball.org
Honours Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 1992 Barcelona Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIVB World Championship 2014 Italy 2002 Germany 1967 Japan 1982 Peru 1990 China FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan 2019 Japan 2003 Japan 2007 Japan 2015 Japan World Grand Champions 2005 Japan 2013 Japan 2017 Japan FIVB Nations League 2018 Nanjing 2019 Nanjing FIVB World Grand Prix 1995 Shanghai 2001 Macau 2010 Ningbo 2011 Macau 2012 Ningbo 2015 Omaha 2003 Andria 2004 Reggio Calabria Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Team 2015 Toronto Team 1955 Mexico City Team 1959 Chicago Team 1963 São Paulo Team 1983 Caracas Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1987 Indianapolis Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team Pan-American Cup 2003 Saltillo 2012 Mexico 2013 Peru 2015 Lima/Callao 2004 Tijuana/Mexicali 2002 Mexicali 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana 2011 Chihuahua/Mexicali Final Four Cup 2009 Lima

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-ever major title by defeating China in the World Women's Volleyball Championship final.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1964 Group stage 5th Place 5 1 4 3 12 Squad 1968 Group stage 8th Place 7 0 7 4 21 Squad 1972 did not participate 1976 1980 withdrew 1984 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 6 Squad 1988 Group Stage 7th Place 5 2 3 9 13 Squad 1992 Third place playoff Bronze 6 4 2 16 9 Squad 1996 Quarterfinals 7th Place 8 5 3 16 12 Squad 2000 Third place playoff 4th Place 8 5 3 18 12 Squad 2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 2 4 13 13 Squad 2008 Final Silver 8 6 2 11 14 Squad 2012 Final Silver 8 7 1 22 5 Squad 2016 Third place playoff Bronze 8 7 1 23 9 Squad 2020 Qualified 2024 TBD 2028 Qualified (Hosts) Total 0 Titles 11/14 74 43 31 147 126 —

World Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1952 Didn't Participate 1956 Round Robin 9th Place Squad 1960 Round Robin 6th Place Squad 1962 Didn't Participate 1967 Runners Up Squad 1970 11th Place Squad 1974 12th Place Squad 1978 5th Place Squad 1982 Third Place Squad 1986 10th Place Squad 1990 Third Place Squad

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1994 6th Place Squad 1998 13th Place Squad 2002 Runners Up Squad 2006 9th Place Squad 2010 Final Round 4th Place Squad 2014 Final Round Champions Squad 2018 Final Round 5th Place Squad Total 1 Title 15/18 —

World Cup

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place World Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1973 6th Place Squad 1977 7th Place Squad 1981 4th Place Squad 1985 Didn't Qualify 1989 1991 4th Place Squad 1995 7th Place Squad 1999 9th Place Squad 2003 3rd Place Squad 2007 3rd Place Squad 2011 2nd Place Squad 2015 3rd Place Squad 2019 2nd Place Squad Total 0 Titles 11/13 —

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place World Grand Champions record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 Round Robin 4th Place Squad 1997 Didn't Qualify 2001 Round Robin 5th Place Squad 2005 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2009 Didn't Qualify 2013 Round Robin Runners Up Squad 2017 Round Robin 3rd Place Squad Total 0 Titles 4/6 —

Nations League

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Nations League record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2018 Final Round Champions 19 17 2 54 13 Squad 2019 Final Round Champions 19 16 3 51 22 Squad Total 2 Titles 2/2 38 33 5 105 35 —

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 7th Place Squad 1994 6th Place Squad 1995 Champions Squad 1996 5th Place Squad 1997 8th Place Squad 1998 8th Place Squad 1999 Didn't Participate 2000 6th Place Squad 2001 Champions Squad 2002 6th Place Squad 2003 Third Place Squad 2004 Third Place Squad 2005 8th Place Squad 2006 7th Place Squad 2007 8th Place Squad 2008 4th Place Squad

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2009 9th Place Squad 2010 Champions Squad 2011 Champions Squad 2012 Champions Squad 2013 6th Place Squad 2014 6th Place Squad 2015 Champions Squad 2016 Runners-up Squad 2017 5th Place Squad Total 6 Titles 24/25 —

NORCECA Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1969 Third Place Squad 1971 Did Not Enter 1973 Third Place Squad 1975 Runners Up Squad 1977 Runners Up Squad 1979 Runners Up Squad 1981 Champions Squad 1983 Champions Squad 1985 Runners Up Squad 1987 Runners Up Squad 1989 Third Place Squad 1991 Runners Up Squad 1993 Runners Up Squad 1995 Runners Up Squad 1997 Runners Up Squad 1999 Runners Up Squad 2001 Final Round Champions Squad 2003 Final Round Champions Squad 2005 Final Round Champions Squad 2007 Final Round Runners Up Squad

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2009 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2011 Final Round Champions Squad 2013 Final Round Champions Squad 2015 Final Round Champions Squad Total 8 Titles 22/23 —

Pan American Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1955 Runners Up Squad 1959 Runners Up Squad 1963 Runners Up Squad 1967 Champions Squad 1971 6th Place Squad 1975 6th Place Squad 1979 4th Place Squad 1983 Runners Up Squad 1987 Third Place Squad 1991 5th Place Squad 1995 Runners Up Squad 1999 Third Place Squad

Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2003 Third Place Squad 2007 Third Place Squad 2011 Third Place Squad 2015 Final Round Champions Squad 2019 Final Round 7th place Squad Total 2 Titles 17/17 —

Pan American Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2002 Group Stages 6th Place Squad 2003 Final Round Champions Squad 2004 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2005 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2006 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2007 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2008 Group Stages 5th Place Squad 2009 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2010 Semi Finals Third Place Squad 2011 Semi Finals Third Place Squad 2012 Final Round Champions Squad 2013 Final Round Champions Squad

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2014 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2015 Final Round Champions Squad 2016 Semin Finals Third Place Squad 2017 Final Round Champions Squad 2018 Final Round Champions Squad Total 6 Titles 17/17 —

Final Four Cup

Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place Final Four Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2008 Didn't Compete 2009 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2010 Didn't Compete Total 0 Titles 1/3 —

Montreux Volley Masters

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Montreux Masters record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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 1997 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

Montreux Masters record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2012 Competitions Cancelled 2013 Didn't Participate 2014 Runners Up Squad 2015 Didn't Participate 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total 0 Titles 17/26 —

Current squad

Head coach: Karch Kiraly[2]

No.	Position	Name	Date of Birth	Caps	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2019–20 Club
	SET	Lauren Carlini	28 February 1995		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	THY
	SET	Micha Hancock	10 November 1992		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	297 cm (9 ft 9 in)	Novara
	SET	Jordyn Poulter	31 July 1997		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	313 cm (10 ft 3 in)	295 cm (9 ft 8 in)	Chieri
	SET	Samantha Seliger-Swenson	24 February 1997		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	308 cm (10 ft 1 in)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	Béziers
	LIB	Amanda Benson	9 March 1993		1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	265 cm (8 ft 8 in)	257 cm (8 ft 5 in)	Viteos NUC
	LIB	Megan Courtney	27 October 1993		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	315 cm (10 ft 4 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	Pallavolo Scandicci
	LIB	Mary Lake	16 September 1998		1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	263 cm (8 ft 8 in)	257 cm (8 ft 5 in)	Brigham Young University
	LIB	Justine Wong-Orantes	6 October 1995		1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	282 cm (9 ft 3 in)	277 cm (9 ft 1 in)	Schwerin
	MB	Rachael Adams	3 June 1990		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	318 cm (10 ft 5 in)	307 cm (10 ft 1 in)	Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor
	MB	Foluke Akinradewo	5 October 1987		1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	331 cm (10 ft 10 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	Hisamitsu Springs
	MB	Rhamat Alhassan	7 September 1996		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	343 cm (11 ft 3 in)	320 cm (10 ft 6 in)	Caserta
	MB	Tori Dixon	4 August 1992		1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	307 cm (10 ft 1 in)	295 cm (9 ft 8 in)	Beijing
	MB	Chiaka Ogbogu	15 April 1995		1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	340 cm (11 ft 2 in)	320 cm (10 ft 6 in)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
	MB	Dana Rettke	21 January 1999		2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (10 ft 4 in)	308 cm (10 ft 1 in)	University of Wisconsin
	MB	Jenna Rosenthal	2 June 1995		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	327 cm (10 ft 9 in)	318 cm (10 ft 5 in)	Stuttgart
	MB	Hannah Tapp	21 June 1995		1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	297 cm (9 ft 9 in)	290 cm (9 ft 6 in)	Hitachi Rivale
	MB	Haleigh Washington	22 September 1995		1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	320 cm (10 ft 6 in)	310 cm (10 ft 2 in)	Busto Arsizio
	OH	Michelle Bartsch-Hackley	12 February 1990		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	296 cm (9 ft 9 in)	Beijing / VakifBank
	OH	Mikaela Foecke	22 February 1997		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	308 cm (10 ft 1 in)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	Firenze
	OH	Kimberly Hill	30 November 1989		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	320 cm (10 ft 6 in)	310 cm (10 ft 2 in)	Conegliano
	OH	Roni Jones-Perry	20 January 1997		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	297 cm (9 ft 9 in)	Brescia / Radomka
	OH	Madi Kingdon-Rishel	20 April 1993		1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	307 cm (10 ft 1 in)	298 cm (9 ft 9 in)	Turkish Airlines
	OH	Jordan Larson (c)	16 October 1986		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	302 cm (9 ft 11 in)	295 cm (9 ft 8 in)	Shanghai
	OH	Simone Lee	7 October 1996		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	Kurobe / Stuttgart
	OH	Kathryn Plummer	16 October 1998		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	314 cm (10 ft 4 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	Monza
	OH	Kelsey Robinson	25 June 1992		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	306 cm (10 ft 0 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	Guangdong Evergrande
	OH	Sarah Wilhite-Parsons	30 July 1995		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)	Bauru
	OPP	Danielle Cuttino	22 June 1996		1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	325 cm (10 ft 8 in)	306 cm (10 ft 0 in)	Casalmaggiore
	OPP	Andrea Drews	25 December 1993		1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	316 cm (10 ft 4 in)	312 cm (10 ft 3 in)	JT Marvelous
	OPP	Karsta Lowe	2 February 1993		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (10 ft 4 in)	305 cm (10 ft 0 in)	Busto Arsizio
	OPP	Krystal Rivers	23 May 1994		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	315 cm (10 ft 4 in)	295 cm (9 ft 8 in)	Stuttgart
	OPP	Jordan Thompson	5 May 1997		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	320 cm (10 ft 6 in)	314 cm (10 ft 4 in)	Fenerbahçe

Notable squads

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach	Slabe Luka
Assistant Coach	Erin Virtue
Assistant Coach	Tamari Miyashiro
Doctor	Lee Christopher
Team Manager	Stitz James
Physiotherapist	Kessans Kara

Gallery

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  The US women's volleyball team in 2007
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  US women's volleyball Olympic team of 2008

See also

• United States men's national volleyball team
• United States national beach volleyball team

References

1. Karch Kiraly at TeamUSA.org
2. "U.S. Women's National Team". Team USA. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile