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. The current head coach is three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball professional Karch Kiraly.^[1]

United States

Association	USA Volleyball
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Karch Kiraly
FIVB ranking	2 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	12 (First in 1964)
Best result	Gold (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1956)
Best result	Champions (2014)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1973)
Best result	Runners-up (2011, 2019)
www.usavolleyball.org
Honours Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 1984 Los Angeles Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 1992 Barcelona Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIVB World Championship 2014 Italy 2002 Germany 1967 Japan 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 Final Four Cup 2009 Lima Montreux Volley Masters 1991 Switzerland 2004 Switzerland 2010 Switzerland 2014 Switzerland 1995 Switzerland 1996 Switzerland

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-ever major title by defeating China in the World Women's Volleyball Championship final. The team captured its first-ever Olympic gold medal during 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 Qualified   2028 Qualified (Hosts)   2032 TBD Total 0 Titles 11/14 74 43 31 147 126 —

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 Total 3 Titles 5/5 83 71 12 228 76 —

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

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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 25/27 —

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

Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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 —

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

Montreux Masters record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 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 —

Current squad

Head coach:   Karch Kiraly^[2]

No.	Position	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023–24 Club
1	SET	Micha Hancock	November 10, 1992	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	10 ft 0 in (305 cm)	9 ft 9 in (297 cm)	Casalmaggiore
3	LIB	Kendall White	July 7, 1997	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)				Athletes Unlimited
4	LIB	Justine Wong-Orantes	October 6, 1995	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	9 ft 3 in (282 cm)	9 ft 1 in (277 cm)	SC Potsdam
5	OH	Ali Frantti	March 3, 1996	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	10 ft 5 in (317 cm)		VakıfBank
6	LIB	Morgan Hentz	July 27, 1998	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	141 lb (64 kg)	9 ft 2 in (279 cm)	9 ft 0 in (274 cm)	Atlanta Vibe
7	SET	Lauren Carlini	February 28, 1995	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	10 ft 0 in (305 cm)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor
8	MB	Brionne Butler	January 29, 1999	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	9 ft 11 in (302 cm)	9 ft 8 in (295 cm)	Osasco Voleibol Clube
10	OH	Jordan Larson (c)	October 16, 1986	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	9 ft 11 in (302 cm)	9 ft 8 in (295 cm)	Nebraska Huskers (coach assistant)
11	OPP	Andrea Drews	December 25, 1993	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	10 ft 4 in (316 cm)	10 ft 3 in (312 cm)	JT Marvelous
12	OPP	Jordan Thompson	May 5, 1997	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	10 ft 6 in (320 cm)	10 ft 4 in (314 cm)	VakıfBank
14	MB	Anna Hall	July 8, 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	10 ft 0 in (305 cm)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	Cuneo Granda Volley
15	MB	Haleigh Washington	September 22, 1995	6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	10 ft 6 in (320 cm)	10 ft 2 in (310 cm)	Pallavolo Scandicci
16	MB	Dana Rettke	January 21, 1999	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (80 kg)	10 ft 10 in (331 cm)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	Vero Volley Milano
18	OH	Kara Bajema	March 24, 1998	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)				Vero Volley Milano
19	SET	Jenna Gray	February 2, 1999	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	10 ft 0 in (306 cm)	9 ft 2 in (280 cm)	Gerdau/Minas
20	OPP	Danielle Cuttino	June 22, 1996	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	10 ft 8 in (325 cm)	10 ft 0 in (306 cm)	Galatasary Daikin
21	OH	Simone Lee	October 7, 1996	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	150 lb (70 kg)	10 ft 1 in (307 cm)	10 ft 1 in (307 cm)	Sarıyer Belediyesi
22	OH	Kathryn Plummer	October 16, 1998	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	10 ft 4 in (314 cm)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
23	OH	Kelsey Robinson-Cook	February 28, 1998	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	9 ft 9 in (298 cm)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
24	MB	Chiaka Ogbogu	April 15, 1995	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	11 ft 2 in (340 cm)	10 ft 6 in (320 cm)	VakıfBank
25	OH	Brooke Nuneviller	January 25, 2000	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	141 lb (64 kg)			Omaha Supernovas
26	MB	Asjia O'Neal	October 23, 1999	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	9 ft 9 in (297 cm)	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
27	OH	Avery Skinner	April 25, 1999	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	10 ft 1 in (307 cm)	9 ft 9 in (298 cm)	Chieri
28	SET	Ashley Evans	December 23, 1994	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	9 ft 10 in (300 cm)	9 ft 7 in (291 cm)	Grand Rapids Rise
29	OH	Khalia Lanier	April 25, 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	10 ft 5 in (317 cm)	10 ft 0 in (306 cm)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
30	MB	Danielle Hart	June 28, 1999	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	10 ft 6 in (319 cm)	10 ft 1 in (308 cm)	Omaha Supernovas
31	OH	Roni Jones-Perry	January 20, 1997	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	10 ft 10 in (330 cm)	9 ft 6 in (289 cm)	Sesc-RJ/Flamengo
34	OPP	Stephanie Samedy	September 27, 1998	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (80 kg)	10 ft 9 in (327 cm)	9 ft 11 in (301 cm)	Sigorta Shop Muratpaşa
35	SET	Tori Dilfer-Stringer	February 26, 1999	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	9 ft 9 in (298 cm)	8 ft 7 in (262 cm)	Atlanta Vibe
36	MB	Madeleine Gates	October 30, 1998	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	10 ft 10 in (329 cm)	9 ft 11 in (303 cm)	Itas Trentino

Notable squads

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Karch Kiraly
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. at TeamUSA.org
2. . Team USA. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile