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.^[1]

United States

Association	USA Volleyball
Confederation	NORCECA
FIVB ranking	5 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	13 (First in 1964)
Best result	(2020)
World Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1956)
Best result	(2014)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1973)
Best result	(2011, 2019)
www.usavolleyball.org
Honours Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 1984 Los Angeles Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2024 Paris Team 1992 Barcelona Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIVB World Championship 2014 Italy 1967 Japan 2002 Germany 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 2021 Rimini FIVB World Grand Prix 1995 Shanghai 2001 Macau 2010 Ningbo 2011 Macau 2012 Ningbo 2015 Omaha 2016 Bangkok 2003 Andria 2004 Reggio Calabria NORCECA Championship 1981 Mexico City 1983 Indianapolis 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2005 Port of Spain 2011 Caguas 2013 Omaha 2015 Morelia 1975 Los Angeles 1977 Santo Domingo 1979 Havana 1985 Santiago de los Caballeros 1987 Havana 1991 Regina 1993 Colorado 1995 Santa Domingo 1997 Caguas 1999 Monterrey 2007 Winnipeg 2019 San Juan 2023 Quebec City 1969 Mexico City 1973 Tijuana 1989 San Juan 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 2017 Lima/Cañete 2018 Santo Domingo 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo 2004 Tijuana/Mexicali 2014 Mexico City 2002 Mexicali 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana 2011 Chihuahua/Mexicali 2016 Santo Domingo 2021 Santo Domingo 2022 Hermosillo 2023 Ponce NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six 2023 Santo Domingo 2022 Santo Domingo 2024 Santo Domingo Final Four Cup 2009 Lima Montreux Volley Masters 1991 Switzerland 2004 Switzerland 2010 Switzerland 2014 Switzerland 1995 Switzerland 1996 Switzerland Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg

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 World Women's Volleyball 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 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 19 14 Squad 2012 Final Silver 8 7 1 22 5 Squad 2016 Third place playoff Bronze 8 7 1 23 9 Squad 2020 Final Gold 8 7 1 21 7 Squad 2024 Final Silver 6 4 2 14 10 Squad 2028 Qualified (Hosts) 2032 TBD Total 1 Title 13/18 88 54 34 190 133 —

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 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 2022 Final Round 4th Place Squad 2025 Qualified Total 1 Title 18/20 —

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 2021 Final Round Champions 17 16 1 48 8 Squad 2022 Final Round 5th place 13 11 2 35 10 Squad 2023 Final Round 4th place 15 11 4 40 23 Squad 2024 Final Round 7th place 13 7 6 27 20 Squad Total 3 Titles 6/6 96 78 18 255 96 —

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 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 2009 Bronze medal game 4th Place Squad 2011 Final Round Champions Squad 2013 Final Round Champions Squad 2015 Final Round Champions Squad / / 2017 Did not qualify as Reigning World Champions 2019 Final Round Runners Up Squad 2021 Bronze medal game 4th Place Squad 2023 Final Round Runners Up Squad Total 8 Titles 26/28 —

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 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 Round robin 6th place Squad 2003 Final Champions Squad 2004 Final Runners-up Squad 2005 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad 2006 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad 2007 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad 2008 Quarter-finals 5th place Squad 2009 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad 2010 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2011 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2012 Final Champions Squad 2013 Final Champions Squad 2014 Final Runners-up Squad 2015 Final Champions Squad 2016 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2017 Final Champions Squad 2018 Final Champions Squad 2019 Final Champions Squad 2021 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2022 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2023 Semi-finals Third place Squad Total 7 Titles 21/21 —

NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six

Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2022 Final Runners Up 2023 Final Champions 2024 Final Runners Up Total 1 Title 3/3 —

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 2012 Competitions Cancelled 2013 Didn't Participate 2014 Runners Up Squad 2015 Didn't Participate 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total 0 Titles 17/26 —

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.

Opponent	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL
Argentina	2	2	0	6	0
Australia	1	1	0	3	0
Belgium	4	4	0	12	0
Brazil	20	12	7	43	32
Bulgaria	4	4	0	12	0
Canada	3	3	0	9	1
China	19	11	8	40	31
Croatia	2	2	0	6	1
Cuba	5	2	3	8	9
Czechoslovakia	1	0	1	1	3
Dominican Republic	8	6	2	22	6
East Germany	1	0	1	1	3
France	2	2	0	6	0
Germany	7	7	0	21	4
Italy	9	7	2	22	16
Japan	13	8	5	28	18
Kenya	1	1	0	3	0
Mexico	1	0	1	0	3
Netherlands	8	8	0	24	7
Peru	3	1	2	6	6
Poland	12	8	4	27	19
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	3	0
Romania	1	0	1	0	3
Russia	6	3	3	13	10
Serbia	12	9	3	32	15
South Korea	12	10	2	31	13
Soviet Union	3	1	2	4	8
Spain	1	1	0	3	0
Thailand	6	6	0	18	2
Turkey	12	8	4	29	23
Ukraine	1	1	0	3	0
Venezuela	1	1	0	3	1
West Germany	1	1	0	3	0
Total	184	131	51	442	234

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	Height	2023–24 club
1	Micha Hancock	November 10, 1992	Setter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	VBC Casalmaggiore
2	Jordyn Poulter	July 31, 1997	Setter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	AGIL Volley
3	Avery Skinner	April 25, 1999	Outside Hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)	Chieri '76 Volleyball
4	Justine Wong-Orantes	October 6, 1995	Libero	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	SC Potsdam
7	Lauren Carlini	February 28, 1995	Setter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	VBC Casalmaggiore
10	Jordan Larson	October 16, 1986	Outside Hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo Monza
11	Andrea Drews	December 25, 1993	Opposite Hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	JT Marvelous
12	Jordan Thompson	May 5, 1997	Opposite Hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	VakıfBank S.K.
15	Haleigh Washington	September 22, 1995	Middle Blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)	Pallavolo Scandicci
16	Dana Rettke	January 21, 1999	Middle blocker	6 ft 8 in (2.04 m)	Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo Monza
22	Kathryn Plummer	October 16, 1998	Outside Hitter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
23	Kelsey Robinson	June 25, 1992	Outside Hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Imoco Volley
24	Chiaka Ogbogu	April 15, 1995	Middle Blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	VakıfBank S.K.

Notable squads

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach
Assistant coach	Erin Virtue
	Tamari Miyashiro
	Alfee Reft
Performance analyst	Brian Hurler
Physiotherapist	Kara Kessans
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Brandon Siakel

Gallery

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  The U.S. women's volleyball team in 2007
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  U.S. 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

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile