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Brazil (Scroll down for Spanish)
Brazil
has been the South American No. 1 power
since 1951 when they won the
continent's championship for the first
time. The winning streak continues and
South America is yet to produce a team
capable of challenging the
unprecedented dominance of the country
that has claimed the continental title
for 23 consecutive times.
The country's Volleyball excellence,
however, has a far greater reach. The
Brazilians competed at the World
Championship for the first time in
1956 in France and finished eleventh.
And while it took some time for them
to catch up with the leading
Volleyball nations, from the 1978
championship in Italy onwards, Brazil
has always been among the world's
best.
At the 1982 Worlds in Argentina,
they won the silver medal, then
finished fourth three times in a row in
France, 1986, Brazil, 1990, and 1998
in Japan before finally collecting
gold for the
first time in Argentina in 2002
when they beat Russia 3-2 in a
nail-biting and dramatic
final.
The team
put on an outstanding performance there
as a complete unit, but also had its
stars, among them Andre Nascimento who
was awarded the best spiker of the
tournament and Maurico Lima who became
the best setter. The World
Championship victory was yet another
prize for Brazil's impressive
collection of major international
titles.
In 1992, Brazil won the
Olympic tournament in Barcelona after
they had also won the silver medal
earlier in Los Angeles in 1984. They
also have an impressive record at the
World Cup having only missed one
tournament - the first in 1965 - and
recording a best finish of third in
1981 and 1995.
Brazil
is also one of the countries to have
participated in all editions of the
World League. Head coach Bernardo "Bernardinho"
Rezende, who took over the national
squad in 2001, led Brazil to
victory in the prestigious competition
in the same year and 2003 and although
his
team produced more of the same magic
in 2002
when the finals were held in Brazil,
they missed out on the prize in the
final to Russia.
But as world champions and world
league title holdersBrazil are
definitely one of the favourites to
add the World Cup title to their
collection and gain early
qualification to the 2004 Olympic
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Brasil - Spanish
Brasil ha sido el número uno de
Sudamérica desde 1951 cuando ganaron
el torneo continental por primera vez.
La racha victoriosa continúa y
Sudamérica es todavía capaz de
producir un equipo apto para los
grandes retos, que ha conquistado la
corona por 23 veces consecutivas. La
excelencia voleibolística de este país
tiene sin embargo un alcance mucho
mayor. Los brasileños compitieron por
primera vez en un Campeonato Mundial
en Francia en 1956 y terminaron
undécimos. Y mientras intentaban
incluirse dentro de las naciones
líderes en este deporte, desde el
torneo en Italia en 1978 Brasil
siempre estuvo dentro de los mejores
del mundo. En el Campeonato Mundial
1982 de Argentina ganaron la medalla
de plata, y luego terminaron tres
veces en el cuarto puesto en Francia
1986, Brasil 1990 y Japón 1998, para
finalmente obtener el máximo triunfo
por primera vez en Argentina el año
pasado, donde vencieron a Rusia 3-2 en
una dramática final que selló la
conquista del título mundial. El
equipo realizó una campaña
extraordinaria como un sólido conjunto,
pero también tuvo rutilantes estrellas
como Andre Nascimento que fue premiado
como el mejor atacante del torneo, y
Mauricio Lima, el mejor levantador. La
victoria brasileña en el Campeonato
Mundial fue uno de los tantos premios
de la nutrida colección auriverde. En
1992 los brasileños ganaron el torneo
olímpico en Barcelona tras lograr la
medalla de plata en Los Ángeles 1984.
Brasil es también uno de los países
que ha participado en todas las
ediciones de la Copa del Mundo. El
técnico principal Bernardo "Bernardino"
Rezende, quien tomó el control del
equipo nacional en el 2001, condujo a
los brasileños hacia el éxito en ese
mismo año, repitiendo la faena con sus
mágicas presentaciones el año pasado
en la final realizada en Brasil. Y
pese a que finalmente cayeron ante
Rusia en la lucha por el título, su
campaña estuvo lejos de ser
decepcionante. Brasil ya ha ganado la
Liga Mundial en 1993 y nuevamente es
uno de los favoritos para la edición
2003. |
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Recent records
South American Men's Continental Championship in
Brazil (September) finished first
Brazil beat Venezuela 3-0 (25-22, 26-24,
25-22)
Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 (25-20, 25-15,
25-19)
Brazil beat Paraguay 3-0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-13)
Brazil beat Chile 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-13)
Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic (August)
finished third
Play-off for third: Brazil beat USA 3-0 (25-23,
25-17, 25-20)
Semifinal: Brazil lost to Venezuela 3-2 (25-20, 19-25,
22-25, 25-19, 15-12)
Brazil beat Cuba 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 29-27)
Brazil beat Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-22)
Brazil beat Canada 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 27-25)
World League (May-July, 2003) finished first
Final: Brazil beat Serbia and Montenegro 3-2
(25-16, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 31-29)
Semifinal: Brazil beat the Czech Republic 3-0 (25-12,
25-20, 25-18)
Final Round: Brazil beat Italy 3-1 (31-29, 25-21,
17-25, 25-23)
Final Round: Brazil beat Russia 3-1 (25-19, 24-26,
25-17, 25-15)
Final Round: Brazil beat Bulgaria 3-1 (19-25, 25-21,
25-18, 25-11)
Intercontinental Round
Brazil beat Portugal 3-1 (25-16, 25-23, 21-25,
25-18)
Brazil beat Portugal 3-1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-19)
Brazil beat
Italy 3-1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Brazil lost to Italy 3-0 (29-27, 25-23, 25-19)
Brazil beat Germany 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-20)
Brazil beat Germany 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 22-25 21-25,
15-9)
Brazil beat Portugal 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-15)
Brazil beat Portugal 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-22)
Brazil lost to Italy 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22,
16-14)
Brazil beat
Italy 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23)
Brazil beat Germany 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-13, 25-14)
Brazil beat Germany 3-0 (25-15, 29-27, 25-19)
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World Cup record
1999 - Fifth
1995 - Third
1991 - Sixth
1989 - Fifth
1985 - Fourth
1981 - Third
1977 - Eighth
1969 - Sixth
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