Czech Republic men's national volleyball team
The Czech Republic national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Czech Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Czech Republic is ranked 22nd (as of January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking.
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| Association | Czech Volleyball Federation (CVF) | |||
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| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Michal Nekola | |||
| FIVB ranking | 20 (as of 15 September 2023) | |||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1964) | |||
| Best result |  (1964) | |||
| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1949) | |||
| Best result |  (1956, 1966) | |||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1965) | |||
| Best result |  (1965, 1985) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 27 (First in 1948) | |||
| Best result |  (1948, 1955, 1958) | |||
| www.cvf.cz (in Czech) | ||||
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FIVB considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). The Czech team’s first participations in international competitions saw them win a gold medal at the inaugural European Championship in 1948 which kick-started a golden age for the team. They won two more European in 1955 and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of 1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four years later in Mexico City.
Results
    
    Olympic Games
    
 1964 Tokyo — 1964 Tokyo — Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1968 Mexico City — 1968 Mexico City — Bronze medal (TCH) Bronze medal (TCH)
 1972 Munich — 6th place (TCH) 1972 Munich — 6th place (TCH)
.svg.png.webp) 1976 Montreal — 5th place (TCH) 1976 Montreal — 5th place (TCH)
 1980 Moscow — 8th place (TCH) 1980 Moscow — 8th place (TCH)
World Championship
    
 1949 Czechoslovakia – 1949 Czechoslovakia – Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1952 Soviet Union – 1952 Soviet Union – Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1956 France – 1956 France – Gold medal (TCH) Gold medal (TCH)
 1960 Brazil – 1960 Brazil – Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1962 Soviet Union – 1962 Soviet Union – Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1966 Czechoslovakia – 1966 Czechoslovakia – Gold medal (TCH) Gold medal (TCH)
 1970 Bulgaria – 4th place (TCH) 1970 Bulgaria – 4th place (TCH)
 1974 Mexico – 5th place (TCH) 1974 Mexico – 5th place (TCH)
 1978 Italy – 5th place (TCH) 1978 Italy – 5th place (TCH)
 1982 Argentina – 9th place (TCH) 1982 Argentina – 9th place (TCH)
 1986 France – 8th place (TCH) 1986 France – 8th place (TCH)
 1990 Brazil – 9th place (TCH) 1990 Brazil – 9th place (TCH)
 1998 Japan – 19th place 1998 Japan – 19th place
 2002 Argentina – 13th place 2002 Argentina – 13th place
 2006 Japan – 13th place 2006 Japan – 13th place
 2010 Italy – 10th place 2010 Italy – 10th place
World Cup
    
 1965 Poland — 1965 Poland — Bronze medal (TCH) Bronze medal (TCH)
 1969 East Germany — 5th place (TCH) 1969 East Germany — 5th place (TCH)
 1985 Japan — 1985 Japan — Bronze medal (TCH) Bronze medal (TCH)
World League
    
 2003 Madrid — 4th place 2003 Madrid — 4th place
 2014 Florence — 16th place 2014 Florence — 16th place
 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place
 2016 Kraków — 18th place 2016 Kraków — 18th place
 2017 Curitiba — 20th place 2017 Curitiba — 20th place
Challenger Cup
    
 2018 Matosinhos – 2018 Matosinhos – Silver medal Silver medal
 2022 Seoul – 4th place 2022 Seoul – 4th place
European Championship
    
 1948 Italy — 1948 Italy — Gold medal (TCH) Gold medal (TCH)
 1950 Bulgaria — 1950 Bulgaria — Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1955 Romania — 1955 Romania — Gold medal (TCH) Gold medal (TCH)
 1958 Czechoslovakia — 1958 Czechoslovakia — Gold medal (TCH) Gold medal (TCH)
 1963 Romania — 5th place (TCH) 1963 Romania — 5th place (TCH)
 1967 Turkey — 1967 Turkey — Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
 1971 Italy — 1971 Italy — Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
.svg.png.webp) 1975 Yugoslavia — 6th place (TCH) 1975 Yugoslavia — 6th place (TCH)
 1977 Finland — 6th place (TCH) 1977 Finland — 6th place (TCH)
 1979 France — 6th place (TCH) 1979 France — 6th place (TCH)
 1981 Bulgaria — 4th place (TCH) 1981 Bulgaria — 4th place (TCH)
 1983 East Germany — 5th place (TCH) 1983 East Germany — 5th place (TCH)
 1985 Netherlands — 1985 Netherlands — Silver medal (TCH) Silver medal (TCH)
.svg.png.webp) 1987 Belgium — 6th place (TCH) 1987 Belgium — 6th place (TCH)
 1991 Germany — 12th place (TCH) 1991 Germany — 12th place (TCH)
 1993 Finland — 8th place (TCH) 1993 Finland — 8th place (TCH)
 1995 Greece — 10th place 1995 Greece — 10th place
 1997 Netherlands — 6th place 1997 Netherlands — 6th place
 1999 Austria — 4th place 1999 Austria — 4th place
 2001 Czech Republic — 4th place 2001 Czech Republic — 4th place
 2003 Germany — 9th place 2003 Germany — 9th place
  .svg.png.webp) 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — 9th place 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — 9th place
 2009 Turkey — 16th place 2009 Turkey — 16th place
   2011 Austria/Czech Republic — 10th place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic — 10th place
   2013 Denmark/Poland — 16th place 2013 Denmark/Poland — 16th place
   2015 Bulgaria/Italy — 13th place 2015 Bulgaria/Italy — 13th place
 2017 Poland — 7th place 2017 Poland — 7th place
    .svg.png.webp)   2019 — 13th place 2019 — 13th place
       2021 — 8th place 2021 — 8th place
European League
    
 2004 Opava – 2004 Opava – Gold medal Gold medal
 2005 Kazan – 7th place 2005 Kazan – 7th place
 2007 Portimão – 9th place 2007 Portimão – 9th place
 2012 Ankara – 5th place 2012 Ankara – 5th place
 2013 Marmaris – 2013 Marmaris – Bronze medal Bronze medal
 2018 Karlovy Vary – 2018 Karlovy Vary – Silver medal Silver medal
 2019 Tallinn – 8th place 2019 Tallinn – 8th place
.svg.png.webp) 2021 Kortrijk – 7th place 2021 Kortrijk – 7th place
 2022 Varaždin – 2022 Varaždin – Gold medal Gold medal
Current squad
    
The following is the Czech roster in the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Jiří Novák | 
| Assistants: | Martin Kop, Stefano Mascia, Fulvio Bertini, Petr Benda | 
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2021/22 club | 
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| 1 | Milan Moník | 15 March 1988 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 305 cm (120 in) |  VK Lvi Praha | 
| 2 | Jan Hadrava | 3 June 1991 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 335 cm (132 in) |  Jastrzębski Węgiel | 
| 3 | Daniel Pfeffer | 27 April 1990 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 322 cm (127 in) |  VK Karlovarsko | 
| 5 | Adam Zajíček | 25 February 1993 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) |  VK Karlovarsko | 
| 6 | Michal Finger | 2 September 1993 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 342 cm (135 in) |  Al-Rayyan SC | 
| 9 | Vojtěch Patočka | 2 March 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) |  VK Karlovarsko | 
| 12 | Martin Licek | 5 January 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 320 cm (130 in) |  České Budějovice | 
| 13 | Jan Galabov | 12 June 1996 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) |  BKS Visła Bydgoszcz | 
| 14 | Adam Bartoš | 27 April 1992 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) |  Nantes Rezé Métropole | 
| 15 | Lukáš Vašina | 6 July 1999 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) |  VK Karlovarsko | 
| 18 | Jakub Janouch (C) | 13 June 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) |  VK Lvi Praha | 
| 19 | Luboš Bartůněk | 24 May 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 303 cm (119 in) |  VK Dukla Liberec | 
| 22 | Oliver Sedláček | 27 April 1998 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 342 cm (135 in) |  České Budějovice | 
| 25 | Josef Polák | 11 February 1999 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 333 cm (131 in) |  České Budějovice | 
Kit providers
    
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Czech national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider | 
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| 2002– | Adidas | 






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