Latvia men's national volleyball team

The Latvia men's national volleyball team (Latvian: Latvijas vīriešu volejbola izlase) represents Latvia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Latvian Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

Latvia

Association	Latvian Volleyball Federation (Latvijas volejbola federācija)
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Rainer Vassiljev
FIVB ranking	38 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	0
World Championship
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1995)
Best result	11th (1995)
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The team was formed shortly after regaining full independence in 1991. The biggest achievement of the national team until 2020 was the qualification for the group stage of the 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Greece.

In September 2020, the team qualified for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship after beating Cyprus 3-0 and claiming the top spot in Qualifying Pool D, which came after a 26-year-long absence from the European championships.^[1]

Results

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1948–1991	Did not enter due to Soviet occupation
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	11th place	5	0	5	1	15
1997–2019	Did not qualify
2021	Round of 16	16th place	6	1	5	8	16
2023	Did not qualify
Total	2/32	0 Titles	11	1	10	9	31

World League / Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year	Round (Group)	Position (Overall)	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1990–2015	Did not enter
2016-2017	Did not qualify
Nations League record
2018	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2020	Originally to be hosted by Italy, Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0/3	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

• From 2018, the World League was replaced by the Nations League.^[2]

European League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2004-2006	Did not enter
2007	League round	11th place	12	2	10	19	32
2008-2017	Did not enter
2018	Silver League, Final Four	15th place (Bronze)	8	7	1	21	7
2019	Golden League, League round	5th place	6	3	3	11	12
2021	Golden League, League round	10th place	6	0	6	3	18
2022	Golden League, League round	10th place	6	0	6	3	18
Total	5/18	0 Titles	38	12	26	57	87

Kit suppliers

Years	Brand
before 2018	Errea
2018–present	Mizuno[3]

Current squad

This is the roster of the Latvian team for the 2019 CEV Volleyball European Golden League.^[4]

Head Coach: Avo Keel

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Current club
1	Ingars Ivanovs (C)	2 April 1987	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Karelian Hurmos
2	Jānis Jansons	31 August 2000	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	315 cm (124 in)	OC Limbaži/MSĢ
3	Toms Vanags	11 February 1988	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Aero Odolena Voda
4	Toms Švāns	2 August 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Pärnu VK
5	Reinis Pekmans	2 April 1987	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	341 cm (134 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Martigues Volley-Ball
7	Romāns Saušs	6 June 1993	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Powervolleys Düren
8	Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs	20 September 1988	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Kokkolan Tiikerit
9	Hermans Egleskalns	8 December 1990	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	357 cm (141 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Tours VB
10	Armands Āboliņš	4 April 1992	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	RTU/Robežsardze
11	Deniss Petrovs	31 August 1986	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Dynamo LO
13	Edvīns Skruders	13 November 1997	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Jēkabpils Lūši
14	Andrejs Zavorotnijs	23 July 1985	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	221 cm (87 in)	RTU/Robežsardze
15	Edgars Šimanskis	1 September 1997	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	OC Limbaži/MSĢ
17	Atvars Ozoliņš	17 December 1998	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Pärnu VK
18	Aleksandrs Avdejevs	28 April 1995	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	RTU/Robežsardze
19	Kristaps Platačs	28 September 1999	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	325 cm (128 in)	OC Limbaži/MSĢ
	Zigurds Adamovičs	7 May 1998	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Jēkabpils Lūši
	Vladislavs Blumbergs	27 December 1999	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jēkabpils Lūši
	Markuss Cielavs	18 October 1999	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Etta
	Renārs Pauls Jansons	17 May 2002	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	RTU/Robežsardze
	Jānis Eduards Medenis	26 October 2000	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Jēkabpils Lūši
	Dāvis Emīls Melnis	27 May 1997	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Jēkabpils Lūši
	Aleksandrs Nasonovs	31 March 1998	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	305 cm (120 in)	OC Limbaži/MSĢ

Other squads

• Men's
• Men's Junior U-20

The men's junior team participated in the 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship.^[5]

• Men's U-18

References

1. "Latvia qualify for EuroVolley Men for first time since 1995! - CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". www.cev.eu. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
2. FIVB drastically changes format for 2018 World League and Grand Prix - World of Volley, 19 June 2017
3. "Vīriešu volejbola izlase no preses konferences dodas uz pirmo treniņu | Latvijas volejbola federācija". volejbols.lv. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
4. "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
5. "CEV 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship - Men - Latvia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

External links

• Nacionālā izlase (Men's National Team) - Latvijas Volejbola Federācija (Latvian)