--- title: "Colombia men's volleyball team wins bronze medal at CSV South American Cup, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Argentina gold, Brazil silver." sdDatePublished: "2026-08-13T07:07:00Z" source: "https://www.fivb.com/empowered-colombia-celebrate-south-american-cup-bronze/" topics: - name: "volleyball" identifier: "medtop:20001089" - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" locations: - "Cochabamba" - "Chile" - "Argentina" - "Bolivia" - "Paraguay" - "Venezuela" - "Peru" - "Brazil" - "Colombia" --- Colombia men's volleyball team wins bronze medal at CSV South American Cup, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Argentina gold, Brazil silver. Empowered Colombia celebrate South American Cup bronze – FIVB FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries Colombia celebrated the bronze medals at the CSV Men’s Volleyball South American Cup that ended on Sunday in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Argentina triumphed as champions of the continental competition, while Brazil settled for silver. The Federacion Colombiana de Voleibol has so far been allocated a total of USD 399,000 in FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support for their national volleyball teams, in addition to another USD 92,500 in volleyball equipment and USD 6,000 for a national team coach development knowledge transfer program. The Colombian men’s national team is coached by Italian expert Paolo Montagnani. In their Pool B in Cochabamba, Colombia beat Venezuela in four sets and Paraguay in straight sets, before losing the first-place decider to Brazil by 3-1 and advancing to the semifinals as pool runners-up. The Colombians recovered from their 3-1 (23-25, 28-26, 27-25, 25-15) defeat at the hands of Pool A winners Argentina with a 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-22) sweep of the bronze medal playoff against Chile (pictured in the main photo; credit: David Orellana voleysur.org) to celebrate a spot on the podium. In the other semifinal, Brazil squeezed out a nail-biting 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 23-25, 25-13, 19-17) win over Chile to face Argentina in the gold medal showdown. The South American classic was also pushed to five sets and went 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10) the way of Argentina, who triumphed as South American Cup laureates. Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru and Paraguay, in that order, lined up in the places from fourth to eighth in the final standings. Argentina’s 26-year-old playmaker Federico Arquez was honored as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. Setter Bieler Silva (Brazil), opposite Miguel MartinezPalacios (Colombia), outside hitters Maicon dos Santos (Brazil) and Pablo Choque Tovar (Bolivia), middle blockers Gustavo Maciel (Argentina) and Daniel Aponza Carabali (Colombia), and libero Santiago Arroyo (Argentina) were selected on the Dream Team. 2026 CSV Men’s Volleyball South American Cup: results, standings, statistics Volleyball Empowerment teams eye men’s title in CEV Beach Volleyball Championship Sofia Baldo plays beyond her years Empowered Colombia celebrate South American Cup bronze 26 Volleyball Empowerment women duos chase LA28 ticket at CEV Beach Volleyball Championship Esra Gümüş Kırıcı named Believe in Sport Ambassador for Dakar 2026 Ehlers & Wust and Brunner & Huberli conquer Hamburg Elite gold with Empowerment Empowerment beneficiaries from Colombia and Venezuela medal at South American Tour opener FIVB initiative builds a future with stronger pathways for women in coaching Inaugural AVC Gala Awards handed out at glamourous ceremony in Bangkok