Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol
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Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) or Portuguese is the continental governing body
for the sport of volleyball
in South America
. Its headquarters
are located in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
.
, Argentina
on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations.
Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima
, Peru
to Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
.
The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as the South American Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and the Pan American Games
, sometimes in conjunction with other confederations and with the FIVB. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the World Championship
, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.
Argentina has some tradition in men's volleyball, but it has shown unmistakable signs of decline: in recent years, Venezuela has been constantly threatening to take its long held position as the second volleyball force of the continent.
With a silver medal at the Seoul Olympic Games
, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped to below average after the retirement of superstar players like Cecilia Tait
, Natalia Málaga
, Rosa García
and Gabriela Pérez del Solar
. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for the sport of volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. Its headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
are located in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Profile
The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations.
Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as the South American Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, sometimes in conjunction with other confederations and with the FIVB. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the World Championship
Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.
Teams
Lately, the only national South American federation with expressive results in international competitions is Brazil, which maintains intensive development programmes for men's and women's volleyball.Argentina has some tradition in men's volleyball, but it has shown unmistakable signs of decline: in recent years, Venezuela has been constantly threatening to take its long held position as the second volleyball force of the continent.
With a silver medal at the Seoul Olympic Games
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped to below average after the retirement of superstar players like Cecilia Tait
Cecilia Tait
Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta is a former Afro-Peruvian volleyball player from Lima, and a Peruvian politician. Nicknamed La Zurda del Oro she participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peruvian national team, finishing 4th in 1984 and receiving a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in...
, Natalia Málaga
Natalia Málaga
Natalia Málaga is a volleyball player from Peru. She participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peruvian national team. She placed sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984, won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and placed 11th in 2000.-References:...
, Rosa García
Rosa García
Rosa Gisella García Rivas is a women's volleyball player from Peru. She participated in several Summer Olympics with the Peruvian national team, finishing 4th in 1984 and receiving a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
and Gabriela Pérez del Solar
Gabriela Pérez del Solar
Gabriela Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza is a Peruvian female volleyball player and politician . On July 27, 2006 she assumed a position in the Peruvian Congress, representing Lima.-Sports career:...
. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.
Affiliated Federations
As of 2004, the following national federations were affiliated to the CSV:| Code | Country | Federation |
|---|---|---|
| ARG | Federación Argentina de Voleibol (FEVA) | |
| BOL | Federación Boliviana de Voleibol | |
| BRA | Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol The Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Brazil. Formed in 1954, its headquarters are in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro... |
|
| CHI | Federación de Voleibol de Chile | |
| COL | Federación Colombiana de Voleibol | |
| ECU | Federación Ecuatoriana de Voleibol | |
| FGU | French Guyana | Ligue de Guyane de Volley-Ball |
| GUY | Guyana Volleyball Federation | |
| PAR | Federación Paraguaya de Voleibol | |
| PER | Federación Peruana de Voleibol | |
| URU | Federación Uruguaya de Voleibol | |
| VEN | Federación Venezolana de Voleibol |
Tournaments
- South American Volleyball Championship (male and female)
- South American Volleyball Club ChampionshipSouth American Volleyball Club ChampionshipThe South American Club Championship is a men's and women's indoor volleyball competition contested between the champion clubs from the South American confederation.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:...
(male and female) - South America Volleyball Championship U21South America Volleyball Championship U21The South American Volleyball Championship U21 is a sport competition for national teams with players under 21 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederacion Sudamericana de Voleibol, the South America volleyball federation....
(male) - South America Volleyball Championship U20South America Volleyball Championship U20The South American Volleyball Championship U20 is a sport competition for national teams with players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederacion Sudamericana de Voleibol, the South America volleyball federation....
(female) - Boys' Youth South American Volleyball ChampionshipBoys' Youth South American Volleyball ChampionshipThe Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 19 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederacion Sudamericana de Voleibol, the South America volleyball federation....
(male) - Girls' Youth South American Volleyball ChampionshipGirls' Youth South American Volleyball ChampionshipThe Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederacion Sudamericana de Voleibol, the South America volleyball federation....
(female) - Boys' U17 South American Volleyball ChampionshipBoys' U17 South American Volleyball ChampionshipThe Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship is a Continental Championship held biannualy, organized by CSV for U17 teams from South America.- History :...
(male) - Girls' U16 South American Volleyball ChampionshipGirls' U16 South American Volleyball ChampionshipThe Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship is a Continental Championship held biannualy, organized by CSV for U16 teams from South America. The first edition of the tournament was played in Canelones, Uruguay from November 21 to 26.- History :...
(female) - Final Four Women’s Volleyball CupFinal Four Women’s Volleyball CupThe Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by the Pan-American Volleyball Union with the top two ranked teams from the NORCECA and CSV confederations at the Pan-American Cup.- History :-References:* website...
(female)
External links
- BGVolley
- CSV Homepage
- National Volleyball Federation of Argentina
- National Volleyball Federation of Bolivia
- National Volleyball Federation of Brazil
- National Volleyball Federation of Chile
- National Volleyball Federation of Colombia
- National Volleyball Federation of Ecuador
- National Volleyball Federation of Peru
- National Volleyball Federation of Uruguay
- National Volleyball Federation of Venezuela