Czechia

Volleyball in Czechia

In numbers

Year of affiliation: 1973
Active players: 80,000
Licensed men: 20,000
Licensed women: 35,000
Volleyball teams: -
Beach Volleyball teams: -

Top results at the Volleyball European Championship: Men’s European Championship (as Czechoslovakia): gold in 1948, 1955 and 1958, silver in 1950, 1967, 1971 and 1985; Women’s European Championship (as Czechoslovakia): gold in 1955, silver in 1949, 1958, 1971; bronze in 1950, 1967, 1987; as Czech Republic silver in 1993 and bronze in 1997.

Top results at the Beach Volleyball European Championship: Men's gold in 1996 with Marek Pakosta / Michal Palinek; Women’s gold in 1996 and 1998 with Eva Celbova / Sona Novakova.

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