Bulgaria men's national volleyball team

men's national volleyball team representing Bulgaria

Bulgaria national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Bulgaria. They have participated in the FIVB world league ever since 1994.[1] Bulgaria played at the first world championship in 1949.[2]

Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coachItaly Silvano Prandi
FIVB ranking14 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best resultSilver (1980)
World Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1949)
Best resultSilver (1970)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1965)
Best resultBronze (2007)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1950)
Best resultSilver (1951)
www.volleyball.bg (in Bulgarian)
Honours
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1986 France
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Japan
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1951 Paris
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Bucharest
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Varna
Bronze medal – third place 1983 East Berlin
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Turkey
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team

Honors

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  • Olympics: Silver medal (1980)[1]
  • World Championship: Silver Medal (1970) - Bronze medal (1949, 1952, 1986, 2000)[2]
  • World Cup: Bronze medal (2007)
  • European Championship: Silver medal (1951)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "TEAM COMPOSITION, BUL/Bulgaria". FIVB. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Team Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

Other websites

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