Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games

The volleyball competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games 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, located near the Estádio do Maracanã.

Volleyball at the XV Pan American Games
Venue	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (indoor) Copacabana Stadium (beach)
Dates	14 July – 28 July
«2003 2011»

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.

Men's tournament

Participating teams

Pool A  Mexico  Canada  Brazil  Cuba

Pool B  Argentina  Puerto Rico  Venezuela  United States

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Squads

Group A

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

• 23 July

Mexico	0-3	Cuba	(20-25, 18-25, 20-25)
Brazil	3-0	Canada	(25-19, 25-18, 25-17)

• 24 July

Canada	3-1	Mexico	(17-25, 25-19, 29-27, 25-19)
Cuba	0-3	Brazil	(23-25, 20-25, 20-25)

• 25 July

Mexico	0-3	Brazil	(17-25, 23-25, 21-25)
Canada	0-3	Cuba	(19-25, 17-25, 22-25)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
United States	6	3	3	0	9	0	+9
Venezuela	5	3	2	1	6	4	+2
Puerto Rico	4	3	1	2	4	7	-3
Argentina	3	3	0	3	1	9	-8

• 23 July

Argentina	1-3	Puerto Rico	(25-22,24-26,21-25,22-25)
Venezuela	0-3	United States	(19-25, 22-25, 20-25)

• 24 July

Puerto Rico	1-3	Venezuela	(31-29,16-25,18-25,19-25)
United States	3-0	Argentina	(25-17,25-22,25-21)

• 25 July

Venezuela	3-0	Argentina	(25-17,25-21,25-21)
United States	3-0	Puerto Rico	(25-22,25-17,25-23)

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Consolation round

	Classification match (5th/8th place)				5th place
	27 July 2007 – 13:00
	Canada	2
					28 July 2007 – 22:00
	Argentina	3
					Argentina	0
	27 July 2007 – 19:00
					Puerto Rico	3
	Puerto Rico	3
	Mexico	0
					7th place
					28 July 2007 – 19:00
					Canada	3
					Mexico	0

Classification match (5th/8th place)

• 27 July

Canada	2-3	Argentina	(25-16, 23-25, 28-30, 25-19, 23-25)
Puerto Rico	3-0	Mexico	(25-19, 25-19, 25-18)

Classification match (7th/8th place)

• 28 July

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

Classification match (5th/6th place)

• 28 July

Argentina	0-3	Puerto Rico	(22-25, 22-25, 28-30)

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Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	27 July 2007 – 22:00
	Brazil	3
					28 July 2007 – 22:00
	Venezuela	0
					Brazil	3
	27 July 2007 – 15:00
					United States	0
	United States	3
	Cuba	1
					Bronze medal match
					28 July 2007 – 17:00
					Venezuela	2
					Cuba	3

Semifinals

• 27 July

Brazil	3-0	Venezuela	(30-28, 25-18, 25-16)
United States	3-1	Cuba	(25-23, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23)

Bronze medal match

• 28 July

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

Gold medal match

• 28 July

United States	0-3	Brazil	(16-25, 20-25, 22-25)

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Final standings

Position	Team	Campaign (wins-losses)
	Brazil (BRA)	(5-0)
	United States (USA)	(4-1)
	Cuba (CUB)	(3-2)
4	Venezuela (VEN)	(2-3)
5	Puerto Rico (PUR)	(3-2)
6	Argentina (ARG)	(2-3)
7	Canada (CAN)	(1-4)
8	Mexico (MEX)	(0-5)

2007 Pan American Games winners
Brazil third title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Gilberto Godoy Best Attacker Sean Rooney Best Scorer Héctor Soto Best Defender Gregory Berrios Best Setter Marcelo Elgarten

Best Server Delano Thomas Best Receiver Sérgio Santos Best Libero Sérgio Santos Best Blocker Roberlandy Simon

Women's tournament

Participating teams

Pool A  Brazil  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Peru

Pool B  Costa Rica  Cuba  Puerto Rico  United States

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Squads

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
Brazil	6	3	3	0	9	0	+9
Peru	5	3	2	1	6	5	+1
Dominican Republic	4	3	1	2	5	6	-1
Mexico	3	3	0	3	0	9	-9

• 14 July

Mexico	0-3	Dominican Republic	(23-25, 16-25, 19-25)
Peru	0-3	Brazil	(15-25, 19-25, 12-25)

• 15 July

Mexico	0-3	Peru	(16-25, 23-25, 17-25)
Dominican Republic	0-3	Brazil	(26-28, 16-25, 15-25)

• 16 July

Brazil	3-0	Mexico	(25-16, 25-15, 25-17)
Dominican Republic	2-3	Peru	(25-14, 13-25, 25-23, 27-29, 8-15)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff
Cuba	6	3	3	0	9	1	+8
United States	5	3	2	1	6	4	+2
Puerto Rico	4	3	1	2	5	6	-1
Costa Rica	3	3	0	3	0	9	-9

• 14 July

United States	3-0	Costa Rica	(25-9, 25-19, 25-12)
Cuba	3-1	Puerto Rico	(25-18, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23)

• 15 July

Puerto Rico	1-3	United States	(25-21, 18-25, 16-25, 22-25)
Costa Rica	0-3	Cuba	(17-25, 12-25, 25-27)

• 16 July

Costa Rica	0-3	Puerto Rico	(14-25, 19-25, 14-25)
United States	0-3	Cuba	(16-25, 23-25, 15-25)

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Consolation round

	Classification match (5th/8th place)				5th place
	July 18, 2007 – 13:00
	Dominican Republic	3
					July 19, 2007 – 22:00
	Costa Rica	0
					Dominican Republic	3
	July 18, 2007 – 19:00
					Puerto Rico	0
	Puerto Rico	3
	Mexico	0
					7th place
					July 19, 2007 – 19:00
					Costa Rica	2
					Mexico	3

Classification match (5th/8th place)

• 18 July

Dominican Republic	3-0	Costa Rica	(25-17, 25-06, 25-15)
Puerto Rico	3-0	Mexico	(25-19, 25-21, 25-18)

Classification match (7th/8th place)

• 19 July

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

Classification match (5th/6th place)

• 19 July

Dominican Republic	3-0	Puerto Rico	(25-18, 25-23, 25-18)

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Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	18 July 2007 – 15:00
	Brazil	3
					19 July 2007 – 15:00
	United States	0
					Brazil	2
	18 July 2007 – 22:00
					Cuba	3
	Cuba	3
	Peru	0
					Bronze medal match
					19 July 2007 – 13:00
					United States	3
					Peru	0

Semifinals

• 18 July

Brazil	3-0	United States	(25-13, 25-20, 25-20)
Cuba	3-0	Peru	(25-14, 25-23, 25-22)

Bronze medal match

• 19 July

United States	3-0	Peru	(25-22, 25-22, 25-22)

Gold medal match

• 19 July

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

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Final standings

Brazil won the silver medal

Position	Team	Campaign (wins-losses)
	Cuba (CUB)	(5-0)
	Brazil (BRA)	(4-1)
	United States (USA)	(3-2)
4	Peru (PER)	(2-3)
5	Dominican Republic (DOM)	(3-2)
6	Puerto Rico (PUR)	(2-3)
7	Mexico (MEX)	(1-4)
8	Costa Rica (CRC)	(0-5)

2007 Pan American Games winners
Cuba eighth title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Nancy Carrillo Best Attacker Daimí Ramírez Best Scorer Bethania de la Cruz Best Defender Deborah Seilhamer Best Setter Hélia Souza

Best Server Tayyiba Haneef Best Receiver Áurea Cruz Best Libero Carmen Rosa Caso Best Blocker Cindy Rondón

Notes

• The time of each game above, is listed in UTC-3, Brazilian official time.

Beach

Men's tournament

Rank	Final ranking
	Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA)
	Ty Loomis and Hans Stolfus (USA)
	Francisco Álvarez and Leonel Munder (CUB)
4.	Jason Kruger and Wes Montgomery (CAN)
5.	Lombardo Ontiveros and Ulises Ontiveros (MEX)
	Fabio Dalmas and Nicolas Zanotta (URU)
	Marcelo Araya and Jonathan Guevara (CRC)
	Joaquín Acosta and Joseph Gil (PUR)
9.	Jackson Henríquez and Igor Hernández (VEN)
	Juan Carlos Chamy and Mauricio Recabarren (CHI)
	Jeovanny Medrano and David Vargas (ESA)
	Fabio Perez and Pablo Suarez (ARG)
13.	Julio Bardales García and Daniel Maldonado (ECU)
	Rafael Cabrales and Diego Naranjo (COL)
	Winston Calderon and Francisco Castro (NCA)
	Jorge Bolaños and José Gonzales (GUA)

Women's tournament

Rank	Final ranking
	Juliana Felisberta and Larissa França (BRA)
	Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea (CUB)
	Bibiana Candelas and Mayra García (MEX)
4.	Marie-Andree Lessard and Sarah Maxwell (CAN)
5.	Karina Cardoza and Mariana Guerrero (URU)
	Karina Hernández and Mercedes Mena (ECU)
	Angie Akers and Brooke Hanson (USA)
	Andrea Galindo and Claudia Galindo (COL)
9.	Laura Molina and Yvonne Soler (ESA)
	Heissell Carcache and Heidy Rostrán (NCA)
	Nathalia Alfaro and Ingrid Morales (CRC)
	María Orellana and Anna Ramírez (GUA)
13.	Maria Elena Evangelista and Jana Ortíz (ARG)
	Wilmerys Muñoz and Orquidea Vera (VEN)
	Nancy Joseph and Elki Philip (TRI)
	Annia Ruiz and Yamileska Yantín (PUR)

External links

• NORCECA
• 2007 Pan American Games Official Site