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Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 Men's national volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) is the national volleyball team of the volleyball-playing nation of Australia.

VTAM has qualified for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball World Championship , to be held in Italy, qualifying through the Asian confederation. They are in group C, along with powerhouse Russia, Puerto Rico and Cameroon. The lost all games and finished at 19th place.

VTAM made a single appearance at in the FIVB World League in 1999, but the financial ramifications of the event has not seen them compete again in that competitionhttp://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2002/General/GenI_History.asp.

Olympic Games

• Sydney 2000
  Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
  
   — 8th place
• Athens 2004
  Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
  
   — 11th place

World Championships

• 1982
  1982 FIVB Men's World Championship
  The 1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 2 to October 15, 1982.-Teams:Group A – Buenos Aires...
  
   — 22nd place
• 1998
  1998 FIVB Men's World Championship
  The 1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
  
   — 17th place
• 2002
  2002 FIVB Men's World Championship
  The 2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan, Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002.-Pools composition:* Because ...
  
   — 19th place
• 2006 — 21st place
• 2010
  2010 FIVB Men's World Championship
  The 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship was held in Italy from September 25 to October 10, 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of...
  
   — 19th place

Asian Championships

• 1975 — 4th place
• 1979 — 4th place
• 1983 — 6th place
• 1987 — 11th place
• 1989 — 10th place
• 1991 — 4th place
• 1993 — 6th place
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1997 — rd
• 1999 — nd
• 2001 — nd
• 2003 — 4th place
• 2005 — 8th place
• 2007 — st
• 2009
  2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
  The 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 27 to October 5, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.-Pools composition:The teams are seeded by addition of ranking of 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and FIVB World Rankings divided by 2....
  
   — 7th place
• 2011
  2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
  The 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 21 to September 29, 2011 in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Venues:* Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran – Preliminary Round , Pool E, F and Final Round* Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran – Preliminary Round, Pool G, H and Classification...
  
  — 4th place

External links

Australian Volleyball Federation