2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads explained

This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.

Pool A

Argentina

The following is the Argentine roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Julio Velasco

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.950NaN088kg (194lb)336cm (132inches)315cm (124inches) Montes Claros
1.880NaN081kg (179lb)333cm (131inches)312cm (123inches) UPCN San Juan
1.950NaN094kg (207lb)342cm (135inches)322cm (127inches) Ravenna
1.970NaN088kg (194lb)354cm (139inches)334cm (131inches) Shanghai
1.930NaN077kg (170lb)335cm (132inches)310cm (120inches) Buenos Aires
2.060NaN097kg (214lb)350cm (140inches)333cm (131inches) Ajaccio
11 20NaN094kg (207lb)362cm (143inches)342cm (135inches) Taubaté
12 1.980NaN087kg (192lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) UPCN San Juan
14 2.020NaN085kg (187lb)357cm (141inches)337cm (133inches) Bolívar
15 1.910NaN098kg (216lb)332cm (131inches)315cm (124inches) Perugia
16 1.840NaN085kg (187lb)327cm (129inches)310cm (120inches) Bolívar
17 1.860NaN079kg (174lb)328cm (129inches)290cm (110inches) Libertad
18 1.970NaN094kg (207lb)348cm (137inches)328cm (129inches) UPCN San Juan
22 1.770NaN073kg (161lb)310cm (120inches)300cm (100inches) Buenos Aires

Belgium

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Andrea Anastasi

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.080NaN099kg (218lb)361cm (142inches)325cm (128inches) Spacer's Toulouse
1.950NaN086kg (190lb)355cm (140inches)321cm (126inches) Roeselare
2.030NaN0105kg (231lb)355cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Kędzierzyn-Koźle
1.870NaN075kg (165lb)321cm (126inches)305cm (120inches) Powervolleys Düren
1.940NaN085kg (187lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Unterhaching
1.940NaN080kg (180lb)331cm (130inches)310cm (120inches) Menen
20NaN096kg (212lb)347cm (137inches)320cm (130inches) Vibo Valentia
1.970NaN094kg (207lb)343cm (135inches)314cm (124inches) Milano
2.050NaN0112kg (247lb)365cm (144inches)350cm (140inches) Vibo Valentia
2.080NaN0100kg (200lb)338cm (133inches)318cm (125inches) Paykan
1.850NaN079kg (174lb)331cm (130inches)300cm (100inches) Spacer's Toulouse
1.940NaN092kg (203lb)339cm (133inches)310cm (120inches) Tourcoing
1.990NaN090kg (200lb)352cm (139inches)317cm (125inches) Olsztyn
20NaN090kg (200lb)351cm (138inches)321cm (126inches) Roeselare

Dominican Republic

The following is the Dominican roster in the 2018 World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Alexander Gutiérrez

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.980NaN088kg (194lb)345cm (136inches)335cm (132inches) Santiago Rodríguez
1.910NaN072kg (159lb)252cm (99inches)249cm (98inches) Bayaguana
1.880NaN078kg (172lb)365cm (144inches)355cm (140inches) Tamayo
1.710NaN065kg (143lb)224cm (88inches)214cm (84inches) Santo Domingo
1.850NaN071kg (157lb)245cm (96inches)235cm (93inches) Moca
1.860NaN080kg (180lb)333cm (131inches)323cm (127inches) Bayaguana
1.840NaN082kg (181lb)351cm (138inches)343cm (135inches) Distrito Nacional
112.10NaN0104kg (229lb)365cm (144inches)353cm (139inches) Bameso
131.870NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)318cm (125inches) San Francisco de Macorís
141.910NaN072kg (159lb)352cm (139inches)250cm (100inches) Bayaguana
152.060NaN087kg (192lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Santiago
161.850NaN063kg (139lb)248cm (98inches)245cm (96inches) Duvergé
171.920NaN072kg (159lb)252cm (99inches)250cm (100inches) Barahona
191.870NaN083kg (183lb)340cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Yamasá

Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Gianlorenzo Blengini

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
20NaN088kg (194lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Trentino
1.980NaN097kg (214lb)352cm (139inches)255cm (100inches) Padova
1.960NaN093kg (205lb)350cm (140inches)328cm (129inches) Civitanova
20NaN085kg (187lb)370cm (150inches)340cm (130inches) Civitanova
1.980NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Trentino
1.850NaN082kg (181lb)312cm (123inches)301cm (119inches) Modena
2.080NaN088kg (194lb)315cm (124inches)309cm (122inches) Modena
2.040NaN0100kg (200lb)370cm (150inches)355cm (140inches) Modena
1.980NaN098kg (216lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Perugia
2.020NaN093kg (205lb)336cm (132inches)321cm (126inches) Civitanova
131.80NaN075kg (165lb)314cm (124inches)306cm (120inches) Perugia
151.950NaN092kg (203lb)348cm (137inches)340cm (130inches) Siena
172.040NaN0100kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Modena
202.10NaN0100kg (200lb)355cm (140inches)320cm (130inches) Trentino

Japan

The following is the Japanese roster in the 2018 World Championship.[5]

Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.010NaN098kg (216lb)345cm (136inches)327cm (129inches) Panasonic Panthers
1.830NaN078kg (172lb)312cm (123inches)297cm (117inches) Toray Arrows
1.890NaN088kg (194lb)355cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Panasonic Panthers
2.040NaN080kg (180lb)353cm (139inches)335cm (132inches) Panasonic Panthers
1.860NaN079kg (174lb)328cm (129inches)301cm (119inches)Free agent
1.740NaN074kg (163lb)303cm (119inches)290cm (110inches) Toray Arrows
1.70NaN070kg (150lb)292cm (115inches)277cm (109inches) Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
1.860NaN080kg (180lb)346cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) JTEKT Stings
1.910NaN084kg (185lb)351cm (138inches)327cm (129inches)Free agent
1.930NaN082kg (181lb)344cm (135inches)330cm (130inches) Toray Arrows
2.010NaN0103kg (227lb)351cm (138inches)338cm (133inches) Toray Arrows
2.070NaN0113kg (249lb)340cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Toray Arrows
1.750NaN072kg (159lb)311cm (122inches)295cm (116inches) Panasonic Panthers
1.750NaN072kg (159lb)311cm (122inches)295cm (116inches) JTEKT Stings

Slovenia

The following is the Slovenian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[6]

Head coach: Slobodan Kovač

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.980NaN095kg (209lb)352cm (139inches)340cm (130inches) Verona
2.030NaN092kg (203lb)366cm (144inches)336cm (132inches) Czarni Radom
2.040NaN0103kg (227lb)360cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Milano
2.050NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)336cm (132inches) Halkbank Ankara
2.020NaN093kg (205lb)346cm (136inches)333cm (131inches) Incheon
20NaN093kg (205lb)337cm (133inches)315cm (124inches) Ljubljana
20NaN093kg (205lb)354cm (139inches)338cm (133inches) Czarni Radom
1.980NaN095kg (209lb)352cm (139inches)340cm (130inches) Kamnik
1.960NaN092kg (203lb)344cm (135inches)325cm (128inches) Będzin
1.860NaN083kg (183lb)320cm (130inches)305cm (120inches) Ljubljana
1.850NaN082kg (181lb)310cm (120inches)295cm (116inches) Kranj
1.920NaN089kg (196lb)343cm (135inches)325cm (128inches) Nantes
20NaN088kg (194lb)365cm (144inches)332cm (131inches) Modena
2.020NaN096kg (212lb)366cm (144inches)345cm (136inches) Shanghai

Pool B

Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[7]

Head coach: Renan Dal Zotto

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.90NaN076kg (168lb)323cm (127inches)302cm (119inches) Civitanova
2.080NaN099kg (218lb)339cm (133inches)306cm (120inches) Cruzeiro
2.050NaN0107kg (236lb)360cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) SESI São Paulo
1.950NaN083kg (183lb)336cm (132inches)320cm (130inches) SESI São Paulo
1.860NaN078kg (172lb)300cm (100inches)295cm (116inches) SESI São Paulo
1.980NaN087kg (192lb)344cm (135inches)318cm (125inches) SESC Rio de Janeiro
1.90NaN074kg (163lb)320cm (130inches)303cm (119inches) Taubaté
1.980NaN0100kg (200lb)351cm (138inches)340cm (130inches) SESI São Paulo
2.090NaN093kg (205lb)344cm (135inches)323cm (127inches) SESC Rio de Janeiro
1.990NaN075kg (165lb)338cm (133inches)317cm (125inches) Taubaté
20NaN090kg (200lb)348cm (137inches)340cm (130inches) Vibo Valentia
2.090NaN0101kg (223lb)340cm (130inches)321cm (126inches) Taubaté
2.070NaN0106kg (234lb)359cm (141inches)332cm (131inches) Cruzeiro
1.820NaN076kg (168lb)310cm (120inches)255cm (100inches) Minas

Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[8]

Head coach: Stéphane Antiga

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.910NaN081kg (179lb)326cm (128inches)308cm (121inches) Gdańsk
2.010NaN095kg (209lb)353cm (139inches)329cm (130inches) Beijing Volleyball
1.930NaN087kg (192lb)350cm (140inches)322cm (127inches) Berlin Recycling Volleys
20NaN091kg (201lb)342cm (135inches)322cm (127inches) Trentino
2.10NaN0108kg (238lb)350cm (140inches)326cm (128inches) Spoleto
2.010NaN0103kg (227lb)350cm (140inches)328cm (129inches) Verona
1.940NaN094kg (207lb)334cm (131inches)307cm (121inches) Maaseik
1.980NaN094kg (207lb)342cm (135inches)318cm (125inches) Jastrzębski Węgiel
2.020NaN094kg (207lb)374cm (147inches)347cm (137inches) Warszawa
2.070NaN098kg (216lb)351cm (138inches)328cm (129inches) Chaumont
20NaN092kg (203lb)347cm (137inches)320cm (130inches) Lüneburg
2.050NaN097kg (214lb)354cm (139inches)330cm (130inches) Berlin Recycling Volleys
1.840NaN084kg (185lb)314cm (124inches)295cm (116inches) Powervolleys Düren
2.070NaN097kg (214lb)356cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Arago de Sète

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the 2018 World Championship.[9]

Head coach: Raúl Lozano

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.050NaN091kg (201lb)365cm (144inches)345cm (136inches) Beijing
20NaN090kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Bayi
1.970NaN099kg (218lb)355cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Beijing
2.070NaN088kg (194lb)357cm (141inches)325cm (128inches) Zhejiang
1.950NaN078kg (172lb)347cm (137inches)338cm (133inches) Jiangsu
1.940NaN082kg (181lb)355cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Shandong
1.940NaN087kg (192lb)348cm (137inches)336cm (132inches) Sichuan
20NaN085kg (187lb)350cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Shanghai
2.020NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Bayi
1.80NaN076kg (168lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Shanghai
1.970NaN090kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)342cm (135inches) Beijing
2.050NaN099kg (218lb)360cm (140inches)350cm (140inches) Fujian
2.050NaN088kg (194lb)354cm (139inches)345cm (136inches) Hubei
1.80NaN085kg (187lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Bayi

Egypt

The following is the Egyptian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[10]

Head coach: Mohamed Moselhy Ibrahim

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.020NaN085kg (187lb)346cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Al Ahly
2.10NaN088kg (194lb)360cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Al Ahly
1.970NaN087kg (192lb)342cm (135inches)316cm (124inches) Al Ahly
2.070NaN0100kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)337cm (133inches) Al Ahly
1.850NaN077kg (170lb)333cm (131inches)317cm (125inches) Al Ahly
1.960NaN075kg (165lb)346cm (136inches)322cm (127inches) Smouha
2.010NaN091kg (201lb)348cm (137inches)342cm (135inches) Tala'ea El Gaish
102.110NaN0105kg (231lb)358cm (141inches)342cm (135inches) Al Ahly
111.930NaN083kg (183lb)335cm (132inches)330cm (130inches) Al Ahly
122.030NaN097kg (214lb)345cm (136inches)338cm (133inches) Al Ahly
141.910NaN0104kg (229lb)333cm (131inches)324cm (128inches) Tala'ea El Gaish
151.880NaN084kg (185lb)325cm (128inches)312cm (123inches) Tala'ea El Gaish
181.90NaN089kg (196lb)358cm (141inches)341cm (134inches) Al Ahly
191.970NaN094kg (207lb)353cm (139inches)337cm (133inches) Zamalek

France

The following is the French roster in the 2018 World Championship.[11]

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.880NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Trentino
2.070NaN094kg (207lb)357cm (141inches)334cm (131inches) Montpellier
1.830NaN073kg (161lb)320cm (130inches)300cm (100inches) Kędzierzyn-Koźle
20NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)325cm (128inches) Beijing
1.920NaN087kg (192lb)345cm (136inches)325cm (128inches) Jastrzębski Węgiel
1.940NaN0101kg (223lb)358cm (141inches)327cm (129inches) Zenit Kazan
2.090NaN095kg (209lb)365cm (144inches)345cm (136inches) Rennes
1.960NaN096kg (212lb)340cm (130inches)310cm (120inches) Warszawa
1.960NaN077kg (170lb)355cm (140inches)334cm (131inches) Calzedonia Verona
2.060NaN0105kg (231lb)375cm (148inches)345cm (136inches) Latina
1.760NaN052kg (115lb)290cm (110inches)260cm (100inches) Cannes
1.970NaN094kg (207lb)352cm (139inches)327cm (129inches) Arago de Sète
1.940NaN085kg (187lb)350cm (140inches)320cm (130inches) Rzeszów
2.010NaN081kg (179lb)357cm (141inches)332cm (131inches) Tours

Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2018 World Championship.[12]

Head coach: Gido Vermeulen

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.980NaN089kg (196lb)332cm (131inches)323cm (127inches) Levski Sofia
1.970NaN081kg (179lb)337cm (133inches)326cm (128inches) Aalst
20NaN089kg (196lb)359cm (141inches)338cm (133inches) Trentino
2.040NaN094kg (207lb)364cm (143inches)344cm (135inches) Daejeon Bluefangs
1.810NaN086kg (190lb)326cm (128inches)300cm (100inches) Nantes
1.950NaN090kg (200lb)345cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Tours
1.960NaN085kg (187lb)340cm (130inches)310cm (120inches) Spacer's Toulouse
20NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)320cm (130inches) Olympiacos
2.010NaN092kg (203lb)343cm (135inches)332cm (131inches) Tourcoing
2.010NaN086kg (190lb)365cm (144inches)350cm (140inches) Milano
2.060NaN0100kg (200lb)360cm (140inches)350cm (140inches) Stade Poitevin Poitiers
20NaN090kg (200lb)351cm (138inches)338cm (133inches) Fenerbahçe
2.030NaN098kg (216lb)365cm (144inches)350cm (140inches) Nantes
1.870NaN078kg (172lb)330cm (130inches)308cm (121inches) Maaseik

Pool C

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[13]

Head coach: Mark Lebedew

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.020NaN086kg (190lb)351cm (138inches)332cm (131inches) Saint-Quentin
2.050NaN085kg (187lb)347cm (137inches)335cm (132inches) Chênois Genève
1.950NaN094kg (207lb)348cm (137inches)335cm (132inches) Sahel
2.080NaN0100kg (200lb)355cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Příbram
1.920NaN087kg (192lb)353cm (139inches)339cm (133inches) Bielsko-Biała
2.010NaN098kg (216lb)354cm (139inches)344cm (135inches) Raision Loimu
1.940NaN083kg (183lb)358cm (141inches)345cm (136inches) Hurrikaani Loimaa
1.80NaN075kg (165lb)331cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) Berlin Recycling Volleys
2.040NaN091kg (201lb)362cm (143inches)354cm (139inches) Amriswil
2.080NaN090kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)337cm (133inches) Tartu
2.040NaN095kg (209lb)360cm (140inches)342cm (135inches) Sporting
2.070NaN0100kg (200lb)354cm (139inches)340cm (130inches) Berlin Recycling Volleys
20NaN0104kg (229lb)353cm (139inches)330cm (130inches) United Rhein-Main
1.970NaN095kg (209lb)350cm (140inches)338cm (133inches) Lagonegro

Cameroon

The following is the Cameroonian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[14]

Head coach: Blaise Mayam Re Niof

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018 club
1.910NaN090kg (200lb)0cm (00inches)0cm (00inches) FAP Yaoundé
2.080NaN0104kg (229lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches)Free agent
2.020NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)340cm (130inches) Bafia Evolution
20NaN095kg (209lb)350cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Avignon
1.940NaN085kg (187lb)355cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Vendée
1.960NaN092kg (203lb)345cm (136inches)303cm (119inches)Free agent
101.920NaN080kg (180lb)346cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Al-Shorta
111.770NaN068kg (150lb)305cm (120inches)285cm (112inches) Cameroun Sports
121.80NaN070kg (150lb)330cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) FAP Yaoundé
131.960NaN088kg (194lb)345cm (136inches)325cm (128inches) Hassi Bounif
14 1.980NaN083kg (183lb)360cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Tours
152.130NaN092kg (203lb)360cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Piacenza
161.830NaN081kg (179lb)333cm (131inches)302cm (119inches) Niort
172.060NaN095kg (209lb)355cm (140inches)332cm (131inches) Nancy

Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[15]

Head coach: Sergey Shlyapnikov

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.120NaN098kg (216lb)360cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Fakel Novy Urengoy
2.080NaN096kg (212lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Zenit Kazan
1.950NaN096kg (212lb)351cm (138inches)320cm (130inches) Belogorie
2.010NaN088kg (194lb)340cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Fakel Novy Urengoy
1.960NaN080kg (180lb)340cm (130inches)325cm (128inches) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
1.960NaN093kg (205lb)346cm (136inches)338cm (133inches) Dinamo Moscow
1.930NaN097kg (214lb)315cm (124inches)310cm (120inches) Yaroslavich Yaroslavl
1.980NaN097kg (214lb)339cm (133inches)327cm (129inches) Zenit Kazan
2.180NaN0104kg (229lb)375cm (148inches)347cm (137inches) Belogorie
1.970NaN086kg (190lb)360cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Kuzbass Kemerovo
1.830NaN079kg (174lb)315cm (124inches)310cm (120inches) Zenit Kazan
2.020NaN0103kg (227lb)345cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Zenit Kazan
182.080NaN093kg (205lb)360cm (140inches)350cm (140inches) Fakel Novy Urengoy
202.070NaN095kg (209lb)355cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

Serbia

The following is the Serbian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[16]

Head coach: Nikola Grbić

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.050NaN090kg (200lb)347cm (137inches)320cm (130inches) PAOK Thessaloniki
1.970NaN090kg (200lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Trentino
2.020NaN099kg (218lb)345cm (136inches)331cm (130inches) Skra Bełchatów
2.020NaN086kg (190lb)333cm (131inches)320cm (130inches) Belogorie
2.050NaN098kg (216lb)354cm (139inches)330cm (130inches) Surgut
1.940NaN089kg (196lb)365cm (144inches)330cm (130inches) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
1.970NaN075kg (165lb)335cm (132inches)315cm (124inches) Ziraat Ankara
20NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)329cm (130inches) Perugia
2.020NaN090kg (200lb)337cm (133inches)331cm (130inches) Halkbank Ankara
1.930NaN090kg (200lb)335cm (132inches)325cm (128inches) Craiova
2.030NaN0100kg (200lb)354cm (139inches)332cm (131inches) Perugia
1.920NaN085kg (187lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Craiova
2.050NaN090kg (200lb)355cm (140inches)342cm (135inches) Trentino
1.920NaN090kg (200lb)327cm (129inches)320cm (130inches) Vojvodina

Tunisia

The following is the Tunisian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[17]

Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.80NaN074kg (163lb)305cm (120inches)285cm (112inches) CO Kélibia
1.990NaN099kg (218lb)345cm (136inches)318cm (125inches) ES Sahel
1.860NaN082kg (181lb)315cm (124inches)296cm (117inches) CS Sfaxien
1.990NaN087kg (192lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Chaumont
1.880NaN073kg (161lb)315cm (124inches)289cm (114inches) ES Tunis
1.980NaN099kg (218lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) ES Tunis
1.960NaN073kg (161lb)355cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) ES Tunis
1.80NaN078kg (172lb)310cm (120inches)295cm (116inches) ES Sahel
101.910NaN084kg (185lb)335cm (132inches)311cm (122inches) ES Sahel
111.970NaN097kg (214lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) CS Sfaxien
121.780NaN074kg (163lb)302cm (119inches)292cm (115inches) CS Sfaxien
161.930NaN078kg (172lb)290cm (110inches)285cm (112inches) ES Tunis
181.80NaN075kg (165lb)225cm (89inches)325cm (128inches) CS Sfaxien
202.050NaN082kg (181lb)325cm (128inches)310cm (120inches) CS Sfaxien

United States

The following is the American roster in the 2018 World Championship.[18]

Head coach: John Speraw

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.020NaN0100kg (200lb)360cm (140inches)332cm (131inches) Zenit Kazan
2.050NaN098kg (216lb)356cm (140inches)337cm (133inches) Perugia
1.960NaN080kg (180lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Civitanova
2.080NaN089kg (196lb)353cm (139inches)345cm (136inches) Loyola University Chicago
1.90NaN079kg (174lb)331cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) Monza
20NaN090kg (200lb)355cm (140inches)345cm (136inches) Gdańsk
1.980NaN088kg (194lb)349cm (137inches)340cm (130inches) Civitanova
2.050NaN090kg (200lb)351cm (138inches)333cm (131inches) Modena
2.030NaN090kg (200lb)368cm (145inches)348cm (137inches) Vibo Valentia
2.080NaN093kg (205lb)365cm (144inches)355cm (140inches) Monza
2.010NaN094kg (207lb)370cm (150inches)330cm (130inches) Milano
2.010NaN086kg (190lb)348cm (137inches)314cm (124inches) Zawiercie
1.820NaN080kg (180lb)306cm (120inches)295cm (116inches) Czarni Radom
1.840NaN083kg (183lb)330cm (130inches)321cm (126inches) Latina

Pool D

Bulgaria

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[19]

Head coach: Plamen Konstantinov

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.030NaN092kg (203lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) El Jaish
2.050NaN097kg (214lb)358cm (141inches)335cm (132inches) Tours
1.970NaN079kg (174lb)337cm (133inches)327cm (129inches) Bolívar
2.070NaN0110kg (240lb)355cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) PAOK
1.910NaN087kg (192lb)348cm (137inches)330cm (130inches) Loreto
1.980NaN083kg (183lb)355cm (140inches)325cm (128inches) Sora
2.030NaN092kg (203lb)347cm (137inches)337cm (133inches) Neftohimik
12 2.040NaN0100kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Piacenza
13 1.870NaN077kg (170lb)320cm (130inches)305cm (120inches) Neftohimik
14 2.080NaN0108kg (238lb)365cm (144inches)345cm (136inches) Galatasaray
15 1.90NaN086kg (190lb)335cm (132inches)325cm (128inches) Neftohimik
17 1.970NaN087kg (192lb)341cm (134inches)335cm (132inches) Skra Bełchatów
18 2.060NaN097kg (214lb)350cm (140inches)332cm (131inches) Neftohimik
21 1.840NaN077kg (170lb)326cm (128inches)308cm (121inches) Pirin Razlog

Cuba

The following is the Cuban roster in the 2018 World Championship.[20]

Head coach: Nicolas Vives

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.950NaN083kg (183lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Sancti Spíritus
2.020NaN075kg (165lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Villa Clara
20NaN084kg (185lb)356cm (140inches)350cm (140inches) La Habana
1.830NaN078kg (172lb)325cm (128inches)320cm (130inches) Ciudad Habana
2.010NaN095kg (209lb)345cm (136inches)325cm (128inches) Santiago de Cuba
101.970NaN082kg (181lb)340cm (130inches)355cm (140inches) Villa Clara
111.910NaN075kg (165lb)343cm (135inches)327cm (129inches) La Habana
121.940NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)336cm (132inches) Artemisa
1.910NaN080kg (180lb)344cm (135inches)340cm (130inches) Sancti Spíritus
1520NaN098kg (216lb)345cm (136inches)340cm (130inches) Camagüey
2.010NaN093kg (205lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Matanzas
181.890NaN075kg (165lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Cienfuegos

Finland

The following is the Finnish roster in the 2018 World Championship.[21]

Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.930NaN080kg (180lb)338cm (133inches)317cm (125inches) Olympiacos
1.980NaN089kg (196lb)331cm (130inches)319cm (126inches) Vammalan
1.850NaN080kg (180lb)332cm (131inches)290cm (110inches) Kuzbass Kemerovo
1.890NaN080kg (180lb)330cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) ETTA
1.90NaN086kg (190lb)342cm (135inches)320cm (130inches) Vammalan
1.920NaN085kg (187lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Arago de Sète
2.030NaN0102kg (225lb)350cm (140inches)325cm (128inches) Perugia
1.950NaN0100kg (200lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Vammalan
11 2.010NaN094kg (207lb)345cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Chaumont
14 1.960NaN085kg (187lb)345cm (136inches)320cm (130inches) Vammalan
15 2.020NaN082kg (181lb)360cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Hurrikaani Loimaa
16 2.030NaN094kg (207lb)350cm (140inches)325cm (128inches) LEKA
19 1.780NaN069kg (152lb)320cm (130inches)310cm (120inches) Kuortane
22 1.880NaN078kg (172lb)335cm (132inches)320cm (130inches) Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Iran

The following is the Iranian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[22]

Head coach: Igor Kolaković

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.960NaN078kg (172lb)350cm (140inches)310cm (120inches) Skra Bełchatów
2.040NaN087kg (192lb)343cm (135inches)335cm (132inches) Saipa
1.890NaN081kg (179lb)331cm (130inches)311cm (122inches) Paykan
1.970NaN073kg (161lb)355cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Paykan
2.030NaN086kg (190lb)362cm (143inches)344cm (135inches) Sarmayeh Tehran
2.020NaN090kg (200lb)354cm (139inches)334cm (131inches) Saipa
2.050NaN087kg (192lb)340cm (130inches)325cm (128inches) Shams Tehran
1.980NaN094kg (207lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Verona
1.90NaN080kg (180lb)348cm (137inches)345cm (136inches) Sarmayeh Tehran
1.940NaN072kg (159lb)329cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) Ardakan
1.720NaN069kg (152lb)295cm (116inches)280cm (110inches) Sarmayeh Tehran
1.930NaN083kg (183lb)340cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Shams Tehran
1.870NaN087kg (192lb)300cm (100inches)290cm (110inches) Shams Tehran
2.030NaN079kg (174lb)350cm (140inches)325cm (128inches) Shams Tehran

Poland

The following is the Polish roster in the 2018 World Championship.[23]

Head coach: Vital Heynen

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
2.050NaN090kg (200lb)355cm (140inches)340cm (130inches) Gdańsk
1.980NaN093kg (205lb)353cm (139inches)320cm (130inches) Jastrzębski Węgiel
2.050NaN087kg (192lb)352cm (139inches)326cm (128inches) Szczecin
2.010NaN093kg (205lb)350cm (140inches)335cm (132inches) Skra Bełchatów
2.080NaN095kg (209lb)355cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Rzeszów
1.80NaN076kg (168lb)330cm (130inches)301cm (119inches) Warszawa
1.960NaN090kg (200lb)325cm (128inches)304cm (120inches) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
1.870NaN080kg (180lb)335cm (132inches)315cm (124inches) Skra Bełchatów
1.910NaN080kg (180lb)328cm (129inches)312cm (123inches) Panasonic Panthers
1.960NaN088kg (194lb)340cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) Kędzierzyn-Koźle
1.990NaN089kg (196lb)353cm (139inches)323cm (127inches) Skra Bełchatów
1.840NaN073kg (161lb)328cm (129inches)304cm (120inches) Kędzierzyn-Koźle
1.920NaN091kg (201lb)343cm (135inches)310cm (120inches) Warszawa
2.10NaN098kg (216lb)351cm (138inches)326cm (128inches) Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Puerto Rico

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.[24]

Head coach: Oswald Antonetti

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
1.970NaN095kg (209lb)345cm (136inches)330cm (130inches) Capitanes de Arecibo
1.880NaN067kg (148lb)292cm (115inches)288cm (113inches) Mets de Guaynabo
1.750NaN058kg (128lb)300cm (100inches)290cm (110inches) Mets de Guaynabo
1.980NaN092kg (203lb)312cm (123inches)305cm (120inches)Free agent
1.90NaN086kg (190lb)325cm (128inches)318cm (125inches) Mets de Guaynabo
1.810NaN069kg (152lb)248cm (98inches)242cm (95inches) Mets de Guaynabo
1.910NaN085kg (187lb)333cm (131inches)326cm (128inches) Capitanes de Arecibo
112.010NaN0100kg (200lb)305cm (120inches)299cm (118inches) Capitanes de Arecibo
131.910NaN089kg (196lb)325cm (128inches)305cm (120inches) Changos de Naranjito
141.880NaN082kg (181lb)298cm (117inches)292cm (115inches) Indios de Mayagüez
151.930NaN082kg (181lb)243cm (96inches)238cm (94inches)Free agent
171.920NaN074kg (163lb)247cm (97inches)242cm (95inches) Patriotas de Lares
221.960NaN089kg (196lb)305cm (120inches)298cm (117inches) Cariduros de Fajardo
241.890NaN079kg (174lb)245cm (96inches)239cm (94inches) Mets de Guaynabo

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Roster – Argentina. FIVB. 6 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Team Roster – Belgium. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Team Roster – Dominican Republic. FIVB. 13 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Team Roster – Italy. FIVB. 8 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Team Roster – Japan. FIVB. 8 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Team Roster – Slovenia. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Team Roster – Brazil. FIVB. 11 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Team Roster – Canada. FIVB. 10 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Team Roster – China. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Team Roster – Egypt. FIVB. 14 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Team Roster – France. FIVB. 6 September 2018.
  12. Web site: Team Roster – Netherlands. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Team Roster – Australia. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Team Roster – Cameroon. FIVB. 14 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Team Roster – Russia. FIVB. 10 September 2018.
  16. Web site: Team Roster – Serbia. FIVB. 10 September 2018.
  17. Web site: Team Roster – Tunisia. FIVB. 14 September 2018.
  18. Web site: Team Roster – USA. FIVB. 6 September 2018.
  19. Web site: Team Roster – Bulgaria. FIVB. 8 September 2018.
  20. Web site: Team Roster – Cuba. FIVB. 8 September 2018.
  21. Web site: Team Roster – Finland. FIVB. 11 September 2018.
  22. Web site: Team Roster – Iran. FIVB. 12 September 2018.
  23. Web site: Team Roster – Poland. FIVB. 10 September 2018.
  24. Web site: Team Roster – Puerto Rico. FIVB. 13 September 2018.

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