Argentina national volleyball team
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The Argentina national volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Argentina, controlled by the Federación de Voleibol Argentino (FEVA), and represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
The team's best achievements were the 1982 bronze medal, and the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first 10, and as of August 29th, 2006, it was at the 7th position[1].
In recent years, though without achieveng any medal, the team finished 4th in the 2000 and 5th in the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not participate of the 2003 Volleyball World Cup for internal problems with their association.
At continental level, shadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentine won the 1964 South America Volleyball Championship gold medal, 12 silver and 7 bronze.
[edit] Notable players
- Marcos Milinkovic
- Waldo Kantor
- Javier Webber
- Daniel Castellani
- Hugo Conte
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