Mexican national women's volleyball team
| Mexico | |
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| Association | North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) |
| World ranking | 28th place |
| Homepage | Federación Mexicana de Voleibol |
| World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Participation in the finals | 1970–1982, 2002, 2006 |
| best result | 10th place in 1974 |
| Olympic games | |
| Participation in the finals | 1968 |
| best result | 7th place in 1968 |
| NORCECA championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 1969-1983, 1987-2001, 2005, 2007 |
| best result | NORCECA champions 1969, 1971 |
| World cup | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| World Grand Prix | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| (As of July 4, 2008) | |
The Mexican national volleyball team for women is a selection of the best Mexican players represented by the Federación Mexicana de Voleibol in international tournaments and internationals.
history
World Championship
When they first participated in a volleyball world championship , the Mexicans took tenth place in 1970. Four years later they achieved their best World Cup result in their own country in tenth place. They finished the next two tournaments in 15th and 13th place. When they were back in 2002, it was only enough for 21st place. Four years later, Mexico finished last out of 24 participants.
Olympic games
As hosts, the Mexicans experienced their only Olympic tournament in 1968 and came in seventh.
NORCECA championship
At the first NORCECA championship in 1969, the Mexican women used their home advantage and won the title against Cuba , which they successfully defended in Cuba two years later. When the championship returned to Mexico in 1973, the hosts finished fourth. In the next four tournaments, the Mexicans took third place three times (1977 sixth). After finishing fourth in 1983, they were missing for the first time in 1985. They then came fourth four times and sixth three times, most recently in 1999 in front of their own audience. In 2001 there was still a fourth place and after missing the qualification for the tournament in 2003 it was only seventh and sixth in 2005 and 2007.
World cup
Mexico has never taken part in the World Cup .
World Grand Prix
The World Grand Prix has also taken place without Mexico so far.
Web links
- Mexican Volleyball Federation website (Spanish)
- FIVB Competitions (English)
- Volleyball results at Sports123 (English)
- Results of the NORCECA Championship (English)