Abbreviation | OZVA |
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Formation | December 1993; 29 years ago |
Type | Sports organisation |
Region served | Oceania |
Membership | 23 member associations |
Official language | English |
President | Hugh Graham |
Parent organization | AVC |
Website | Oceania Volleyball |
The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA), also known as Oceania Volleyball, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Oceania.
In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress in September 1994.
Code | Association | National teams | IOC member | OCA member | ONOC member |
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ASA | American Samoa | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
AUS | Australia | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
COK | Cook Islands | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
FIJ | Fiji | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
FSM | Federated States of Micronesia | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
GUM | Guam | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
KIR | Kiribati | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
MHL | Marshall Islands | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
NCL | New Caledonia | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
NMI | Northern Mariana | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
NIU | Niue | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
NRU | Nauru | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
NZL | New Zealand | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
PAU | Palau | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
PLY | French Polynesia | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
PNG | Papua New Guinea | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
SAM | Samoa | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
SLM | Solomon Islands | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
TGA | Tonga Islands | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
TKL | Tokelau | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
TUV | Tuvalu | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
VUT | Vanuatu | (M, W) | Yes | No | Yes |
WLG | Wallis and Futuna | (M, W) | No | No | Yes |
Men's national teamsSenior teamRankings are calculated by FIVB. [1]
| Women's national teamsSenior teamRankings are calculated by FIVB. [2]
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(As of October 21, 2020) [3]
Competition | Winners | Runner-up | Third place | Current event | Tournament Location |
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Men tournament | |||||
Oceania Indoor National Team Championships | Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020 | Hilo, Hawaii | ||
Fiji | New Zealand | Samoa | 2018 | L'Arène du Sud | |
Pacific Games | French Polynesia | Wallis and Futuna | New Caledonia | 2019 [4] | National University of Samoa |
Wallis and Futuna (Not AVC member) | New Caledonia (Not AVC member) | French Polynesia | 2015 | Papua New Guinea | |
Pacific Games (AVC member only) | French Polynesia | Papua New Guinea | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | |
Women tournament | |||||
Oceania Indoor National Team Championships | Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020 | Hilo, Hawaii | ||
New Zealand | Fiji | New Caledonia | 2018 | L'Arène du Sud | |
Pacific Games | New Caledonia | French Polynesia | Samoa | 2019 [4] | National University of Samoa |
American Samoa | French Polynesia | New Caledonia (Not AVC member) | 2015 | Papua New Guinea | |
Pacific Games (AVC member only) | American Samoa | French Polynesia | Fiji | Papua New Guinea |
Competition | Winners | Runner-up | Third place | Current event |
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Men tournament | ||||
Pacific Games | Australia | French Polynesia | Tonga Islands | 2019 (Double-Medal Event - Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships) |
Papua New Guinea | Fiji | American Samoa | 2015 | |
Women tournament | ||||
Pacific Games | Vanuatu | French Polynesia | American Samoa | 2019 (Double-Medal Event - Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships) |
American Samoa | Vanuatu | French Polynesia | 2015 |
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