Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team
Puerto Rico in international volleyball
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The Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team represents Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 2007 the squad won the silver medal at the NORCECA Volleyball Championship after defeating Cuba in the semi-finals. With that performance Puerto Rico for the first time qualified for the Volleyball World Cup, later that year in Japan.
AssociationPuerto Rican Volleyball Federation
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachOssie Antonetti
Appearances6 (First in 1974)
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| Association | Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation | ||
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| Confederation | NORCECA | ||
| Head coach | Ossie Antonetti | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1974) | ||
| Best result | 12th (2006) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 6th (2007) | ||
| NORCECA Championship | |||
| Appearances | 24 (First in 1969) | ||
| Best result |  (2021) | ||
| www.yosoyvoli.com (in Spanish) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| NORCECA Championship | ||
 | 2021 Durango City | Team |
 | 2007 Anaheim | Team |
 | 2009 Bayamón | Team |
| 2015 Córdoba | Team |
| Pan-American Cup | ||
| 2007 Santo Domingo | Team |
| 2017 Gatineau | Team |
| 2010 San Juan | Team |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| 1938 Panama City | Team |
| 2002 San Salvador | Team |
| 2006 Cartagena | Team |
| 2010 Mayaguez | Team |
| 2018 Barranquilla | Team |
| 1935 San Salvador | Team |
| 1946 Barranquilla | Team |
| 1954 Mexico City | Team |
| 1993 Ponce | Team |
| 2014 Veracruz | Team |
| 1950 Guatemala City | Team |
| 1959 Caracas | Team |
| 1986 San Salvador | Team |
Results
World Championship
World Cup
- 2007 – 6th place
World League
NORCECA Championship
- 1969 – 6th place
- 1971 – 4th place
- 1973 – 4th place
- 1975 – Did not participate
- 1977 – 4th place
- 1979 – Did not participate
- 1981 – 5th place
- 1983 – 5th place
- 1985 – 6th place
- 1987 – 6th place
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 – 5th place
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 – 4th place
- 1997 – 5th place
- 1999 – 5th place
- 2001 – 5th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2007 –
Runners-up - 2009 –
3rd place - 2011 – 4th place
- 2013 – 4th place
- 2015 – 3rd place
- 2017 – Did not participate
- 2019 – 5th place
- 2021 –
Champions - 2023 – 6th place
Pan American Games
- 1955 – Did not participate
- 1959 – 8th place
- 1963 – Did not participate
- 1967 – 8th place
- 1971 – 11th place
- 1975 – Did not participate
- 1979 – 6th place
- 1983 – 7th place
- 1987 – Did not participate
- 1991 – 5th place
- 1995 – 6th place
- 1999 – Did not participate
- 2003 – 7th place
- 2007 – 5th place
- 2011 – 7th place
- 2015 – 4th place
- 2019 – 5th place
- 2023 – 8th place
Pan-American Cup
- 2006 – Did not participate
- 2007 – Silver medal
- 2008 – 7th place
- 2009 – 4th place
- 2010 – Bronze medal
- 2011 – 4th place
- 2012 – Did not participate
- 2013 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
- 2015 – 7th place
- 2016 – Did not participate
- 2017 – Silver medal
- 2018 – 4th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2021 – 5th place
- 2022 – 5th place
- 2023 – 9th place
Current squad
The following is the Puerto Rican roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1][2]
- Head coach:
Ossie Antonetti
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Klistan Lawrence | January 7, 2003 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 297 cm (117 in) | 275 cm (108 in) |  National Team |
| 3 | Omar Hoyos | December 20, 2001 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 297 cm (117 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | National Team |
| 4 | Dennis Del Valle | January 27, 1989 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Guaynabo |
| 5 | Pedro Nieves | June 29, 1993 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | National Team |
| 6 | Gregory Torres Cruzado | November 30, 2003 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | National Team |
| 7 | Arturo Iglesias | November 22, 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 246 cm (97 in) | 243 cm (96 in) | National Team |
| 8 | Kevin Lopez | April 24, 1995 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 245 cm (96 in) | 238 cm (94 in) | National Team |
| 9 | Pedro Molina | April 7, 1999 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 246 cm (97 in) | 239 cm (94 in) | National Team |
| 12 | Arnel Cabrera | October 11, 1994 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 245 cm (96 in) | 239 cm (94 in) | National Team |
| 13 | Roque Nido | December 8, 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 248 cm (98 in) | 242 cm (95 in) | National Team |
| 14 | Pelegrín Vargas | July 31, 1998 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 242 cm (95 in) | 236 cm (93 in) | National Team |
| 15 | Jonathan Rodríguez | September 16, 1997 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 238 cm (94 in) | 238 cm (94 in) | National Team |
| 17 | Ismael Alomar | June 28, 1996 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 267 cm (105 in) | 262 cm (103 in) | National Team |
| 18 | Antonio Elias | September 15, 2000 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 256 cm (101 in) | 252 cm (99 in) | National Team |