Swedish men's national volleyball team
| Sweden | |
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| Association | Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) |
| Homepage | Svenska Volleybollförbundet |
| World Championship | |
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| Participation in the finals | 1990, 1994 |
| best result | 10th place in 1990 |
| Olympic games | |
| Participation in the finals | 1988 |
| best result | 7th place in 1988 |
| European Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 1967, 1971, 1985-1993 |
| best result | 2nd place in 1989 |
| World cup | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| World league | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| European League | |
| Participation in the finals | no |
| best result | no |
| (As of July 2, 2008) | |
The Swedish national volleyball team is a selection of the best Swedish players who represent Svenska Volleybollförbundet in international tournaments and internationals.
history
World Championship
Sweden participated in a volleyball world championship for the first time in 1990 and finished tenth. Four years later, the Swedes took 13th place. After that, they could no longer qualify.
Olympic games
The only Olympic tournament with Swedish participation was in Seoul in 1988 . Sweden reached seventh place.
European Championship
In the first two participations in a European volleyball championship , the Swedes in 1967 and 1971 did not get past places 16 and 17. In 1985 they came back in ninth place and two years later in fourth place they were already close to medal ranks. In 1989 in their own country they finally reached the final against Italy. Then there were two ninth places.
World cup
The World Cup has so far taken place without Sweden.
World league
Sweden did not play in the world league either.
European League
Sweden has not been represented in the Europa League either.
Web links
- Information from the Swedish Volleyball Federation (Swedish)
- FIVB Competitions (English)
- CEV EM archive (English)