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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