The 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...

 competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

were held from 14 to 19 July for the women and from 23 to 28 July for the men. The competitions were held at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho , is a modern indoor arena located in Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president...

, located near the Estádio do Maracanã

Estádio do Maracanã

The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...

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Competition format

In both the men's and the women's competition eight teams participated of the tournament. The teams were divided in two groups of four teams each. The teams played against each other once within their groups. The two best placed teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The teams which finished in the third and fourth place of their groups competed for the fifth and seventh places, playing the third-placed team of a group against the fourth-placed team of the other group. The winners competed for the fifth place and the losers competed for the seventh place. The semifinal winners competed for the gold medal while the losers competed for the bronze medal.

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

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Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
	6	3	3	0	9	0	+9
	5	3	2	1	6	3	+3
	4	3	1	2	3	7	-4
	3	3	0	3	1	9	-8

• 23 July

  	0-3		(20-25, 18-25, 20-25)
  	3-0		(25-19, 25-18, 25-17)

• 24 July

  	3-1		(17-25, 25-19, 29-27, 25-19)
  	0-3		(23-25, 20-25, 20-25)

• 25 July

  	0-3		(17-25, 23-25, 21-25)
  	0-3		(19-25, 17-25, 22-25)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
	6	3	3	0	9	0	+9
	5	3	2	1	6	4	+2
	4	3	1	2	4	7	-3
	3	3	0	3	1	9	-8

• 23 July

  	1-3		(25-22,24-26,21-25,22-25)
  	0-3		(19-25, 22-25, 20-25)

• 24 July

  	1-3		(31-29,16-25,18-25,19-25)
  	3-0		(25-17,25-22,25-21)

• 25 July

  	3-0		(25-17,25-21,25-21)
  	3-0		(25-22,25-17,25-23)

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Consolation round

Classification match (5th/8th place)

• 27 July

  	2-3		(25-16, 23-25, 28-30, 25-19, 23-25)
  	3-0		(25-19, 25-19, 25-18)

Classification match (7th/8th place)

• 28 July

  	3-0		(26-24, 25-22, 25-20)

Classification match (5th/6th place)

• 28 July

  	0-3		(22-25, 22-25, 28-30)

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Final round

Semifinals

• 27 July

  	3-0		(30-28, 25-18, 25-16)
  	3-1		(25-23, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23)

Bronze medal match

• 28 July

  	3-2		(25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 17-25, 18-16)

Gold medal match

• 28 July

  	0-3		(16-25, 20-25, 22-25)

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Final standings

Position	|Team	|Campaign (wins-losses)
	'	(5-0)
	'	(4-1)
	'	(3-2)
4		(2-3)
5		(3-2)
6		(2-3)
7		(1-4)
8		(0-5)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •   Gilberto Godoy
    Giba
    Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player.-Biography:...
    
    

• Best Attacker
  •   Sean Rooney
    Sean Rooney
    Sean Michael Rooney is an American volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter for the U.S. national team. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.-Early life:...
    
    

• Best Scorer
  •   Héctor Soto

• Best Defender
  •   Gregory Berrios
    Gregory Berrios
    Gregory Berrios is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. Playing as a libero he was named Best Receiver at the 2003 NORCECA Championship and Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best...
    
    

• Best Setter
  •   Marcelo Elgarten
    Marcelo Elgarten
    Marcelo Elgarten is a Brazilian volleyball player. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"* Men's World Cup 2007; Rated 3rd best setter....
    
    

• Best Server
  •   Delano Thomas
    Delano Thomas
    Delano Thomas is an American indoor volleyball player, who plays as a middle hitter for the U.S. National Team. He was named Best Server at the 2007 Pan American Games, where Team USA claimed the silver medal in the men's team tournament.-References:*...
    
    

• Best Receiver
  •   Sérgio Santos
    Sérgio Dutra Santos
    Sérgio Dutra Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays in the libero position...
    
    

• Best Libero
  •   Sérgio Santos
    Sérgio Dutra Santos
    Sérgio Dutra Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays in the libero position...
    
    

• Best Blocker
  •   Roberlandy Simon

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

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Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
	6	3	3	0	9	0	+9
	5	3	2	1	6	5	+1
	4	3	1	2	5	6	-1
	3	3	0	3	0	9	-9

• 14 July

  	0-3		(23-25, 16-25, 19-25)
  	0-3		(15-25, 19-25, 12-25)

• 15 July

  	0-3		(16-25, 23-25, 17-25)
  	0-3		(26-28, 16-25, 15-25)

• 16 July

  	3-0		(25-16, 25-15, 25-17)
  	2-3		(25-14, 13-25, 25-23, 27-29, 8-15)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
	6	3	3	0	9	1	+8
	5	3	2	1	6	4	+2
	4	3	1	2	5	6	-1
	3	3	0	3	0	9	-9

• 14 July

  	3-0		(25-9, 25-19, 25-12)
  	3-1		(25-18, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23)

• 15 July

  	1-3		(25-21, 18-25, 16-25, 22-25)
  	0-3		(17-25, 12-25, 25-27)

• 16 July

  	0-3		(14-25, 19-25, 14-25)
  	0-3		(16-25, 23-25, 15-25)

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Consolation round

Classification match (5th/8th place)

• 18 July

  	3-0		(25-17, 25-06, 25-15)
  	3-0		(25-19, 25-21, 25-18)

Classification match (7th/8th place)

• 19 July

  	2-3		(17-25, 25-22, 08-25, 25-16, 12-15)

Classification match (5th/6th place)

• 19 July

  	3-0		(25-18, 25-23, 25-18)

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Final round

Semifinals

• 18 July

  	3-0		(25-13, 25-20, 25-20)
  	3-0		(25-14, 25-23, 25-22)

Bronze medal match

• 19 July

  	3-0		(25-22, 25-22, 25-22)

Gold medal match

• 19 July

  	2-3		(27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 32-34, 15-17)

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Final standings

Position	|Team	|Campaign (wins-losses)
	'	(5-0)
	'	(4-1)
	'	(3-2)
4		(2-3)
5		(3-2)
6		(2-3)
7		(1-4)
8		(0-5)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •   Nancy Carrillo
    Nancy Carrillo
    Nancy Carillo de la Paz is a female volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women's team competition...
    
    

• Best Attacker
  •   Daimí Ramírez
    Daimí Ramírez
    Daimí D. Ramírez Echevarría is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she was a member of the Cuban team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament....
    
    

• Best Scorer
  •   Bethania de la Cruz
    Bethania de la Cruz
    Bethania De la Cruz De Peña is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.-2006:...
    
    

• Best Defender
  •   Deborah Seilhamer
    Deborah Seilhamer
    Debora Seilhamer is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew...
    
    

• Best Setter
  •   Hélia Souza
    Hélia Souza
    Hélia Rogério de Souza , nicknamed Fofão, is a Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for the her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000...
    
    

• Best Server
  •   Tayyiba Haneef

• Best Receiver
  •   Áurea Cruz
    Aurea Cruz
    Áurea Cruz is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew...
    
    

• Best Libero
  •   Carmen Rosa Caso
    Carmen Rosa Caso
    Carmen Rosa Caso Sierra is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the 2007 NORCECA Championship, she also became Best Libero of the event.-Career:At the volleyball tournament during the 2006 Central American and...
    
    

• Best Blocker
  •   Cindy Rondón
    Cindy Rondon
    Cindy Carolina Rondón Martínez is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.-Career:...
    
    

External links

• 2007 Pan American Games Official Site