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Cuba seeks a three-peat in Men’s Senior Pan American Cup
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, August 14, 2023 - Cuba will aim for its third
consecutive title in the XVI Men’s Senior Pan American Volleyball Cup to
be held at the Astros Arena in Guadalajara, Mexico from August 15th to
20th.
The Astros Arena, located at the Avila Camacho Sports Complex of CODE
Jalisco, is ready to host all the action of the finest volleyball in the
Americas, an event that is part of the qualification system for the XIX
Pan American Games Santiago 2023.
Ten teams will take part in the competition, with the main contender
Cuba, who in 2019 halted Argentina’s pursuit for a third consecutive
title, having won the editions of 2017 and 2018. The Cubans overcame
Canada in 2022, accumulating a total of four gold medals in the history
of the event.
United States has won the Pan American Cup five on five occasions, Cuba
on four, Brazil three times, Argentina twice, and Mexico once. Argentina
has the most silver medals with five.
Teams have been divided into three groups (two groups of 3 and one group
of 4 teams), the top two group winners with the highest ranking will
move directly into the semifinals, and the third-ranked group winner
along with the second-place teams from each group will compete in the
quarterfinals.
Group A consists of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Chile. Brazil,
Dominican Republic, and Canada are in Group B, while Group C is composed
of reigning champion Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
The preliminary round will take place from Tuesday, August 15th, to
Thursday, August 17th, with four daily matches starting at 2:00 PM
(local time).
The main competition venue (Astros Arena), training courts, dressing
rooms, dining area, and medical services area have all met and exceeded
the high expectations, passing the inspection held by Jorge Villalobos
and Berta Cuadra, members of the Pan American Volleyball Union (UPV)
Control Committee.
HISTORIC MEDALS MEN’S PAN AMERICAN CUP
|
YEAR |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|
2006 |
USA |
MEX |
CAN |
|
2007 |
MEX |
PUR |
CUB |
|
2008 |
USA |
CAN |
DOM |
|
2009 |
USA |
CAN |
DOM |
|
2010 |
USA |
ARG |
PUR |
|
2011 |
BRA |
USA |
CAN |
|
2012 |
USA |
ARG |
DOM |
|
2013 |
BRA |
MEX |
ARG |
|
2014 |
CUB |
USA |
ARG |
|
2015 |
BRA |
ARG |
VEN |
|
2016 |
CUB |
ARG |
CAN |
|
2017 |
ARG |
PUR |
CUB |
|
2018 |
ARG |
BRA |
CUB |
|
2019 |
CUB |
ARG |
MEX |
|
2022 |
CUB |
CAN |
USA |
*2020 – GLOBAL PANDEMIC COVID
*2021 – 1ST EDITION MEN’S PAN AMERICAN CUP FINAL SIX
MEDAL COMPOSITION
|
COUNTRY |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
TOTAL |
|
USA |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
CUB |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
BRA |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
ARG |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
|
MEX |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
CAN |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
PUR |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
DOM |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
VEN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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