2015 Volleyball World League, Iran vs United States (19 June 2015)-42 (cropped)

Iran Beats US 3-0 in Home Volleyball Match June, 20, 2015 - 10:57 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran’s national volleyball team defeated US in straight sets in a Pool B match of the 2015 FIVB World League here in Tehran on Friday evening.

Iran

The following is the Iranian roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League.[5]

Head coach: Serbia Slobodan Kovač No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015 club 1 Shahram Mahmoudi 20 July 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 332 cm (131 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia 2 Milad Ebadipour 17 October 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 310 cm (120 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia 3 Saman Faezi 23 August 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 335 cm (132 in) Iran Paykan Tehran 4 Saeid Marouf (C) 20 October 1985 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 311 cm (122 in) Russia Zenit Kazan 5 Farhad Ghaemi 28 August 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) Iran Paykan Tehran 6 Mohammad Mousavi 22 August 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 362 cm (143 in) 344 cm (135 in) Iran Paykan Tehran 7 Hamzeh Zarini 18 October 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 330 cm (130 in) Iran Matin Varamin 8 Farhad Zarif 3 March 1983 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 271 cm (107 in) Iran Mizan Mashhad 9 Adel Gholami 9 February 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 341 cm (134 in) 330 cm (130 in) Iran Mizan Mashhad 10 Amir Ghafour 6 June 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 334 cm (131 in) Iran Matin Varamin 11 Farhad Piroutpour 21 February 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 350 cm (140 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia 12 Mojtaba Mirzajanpour 7 October 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 315 cm (124 in) Iran Paykan Tehran 13 Mehdi Mahdavi 13 February 1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Iran Mizan Mashhad 14 Arash Keshavarzi 16 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 325 cm (128 in) Iran Matin Varamin 15 Mostafa Sharifat 16 September 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 332 cm (131 in) 313 cm (123 in) Iran Matin Varamin 16 Abdolreza Alizadeh 19 February 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 272 cm (107 in) 252 cm (99 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia 17 Pourya Fayazi 12 January 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 326 cm (128 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia 18 Mohammad Taher Vadi 10 October 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 329 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Iran Matin Varamin 19 Mehdi Marandi 12 May 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 280 cm (110 in) Iran Shahrdari Tabriz 20 Mikaeil Tajer 1 May 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in) Iran Shahrdari Tabriz 21 Reza Abedini 19 May 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 348 cm (137 in) Iran Vezarat Defa 22 Mohammad Hassan Senobar 11 July 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 370 cm (150 in) 361 cm (142 in) Iran Shahrdari Tabriz 23 Ali Shafiei 21 September 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 345 cm (136 in) Iran Bank Keshavarzi 24 Mohammadjavad Manavinezhad 27 November 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Iran Paykan Tehran 25 Rasoul Najafi 23 July 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 317 cm (125 in) Iran Vezarat Defa

United States

The following is the United States roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League.[8]

Head coach: United States John Speraw No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015 club 1 Matthew Anderson 18 April 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 332 cm (131 in) Russia Zenit Kazan 2 Aaron Russell 4 June 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 356 cm (140 in) 337 cm (133 in) United States Pennsylvania State University 3 Taylor Sander 17 March 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in) Italy Blu Volley Verona 4 David Lee 8 March 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 5 Ryan Ammerman 30 December 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) 6 Paul Lotman 3 November 1985 2 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 312 cm (123 in) Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 7 Kawika Shoji 11 November 1987 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Germany SCC Berlin 8 William Priddy 1 October 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 353 cm (139 in) 330 cm (130 in) 9 Murphy Troy 31 May 1989 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 350 cm (140 in) Poland Lotos Trefl Gdańsk 10 Thomas Jaeschke 4 September 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 330 cm (130 in) United States Loyola University Chicago 11 Micah Christenson 8 June 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 349 cm (137 in) 340 cm (130 in) United States University of Southern California 12 Russell Holmes 1 July 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 335 cm (132 in) Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 13 Vaafuti Tavana 25 September 1987 2 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Indonesia Jakarta BNI 46 14 Torey Defalco 10 April 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 302 cm (119 in) United States Huntington Beach Club 15 Carson Clark 20 January 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 360 cm (140 in) Greece Olympiakos SFP Piraeus 16 Jayson Jablonsky 23 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 335 cm (132 in) China Fujian 17 Maxwell Holt 12 March 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 333 cm (131 in) Russia Dynamo Moscow 18 Garrett Muagututia 26 February 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 359 cm (141 in) 345 cm (136 in) China Fujian 19 Alfredo Reft 15 December 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 319 cm (126 in) 309 cm (122 in) France Tours VB 20 David Smith 15 May 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 314 cm (124 in) 21 Dustin Watten 27 October 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 306 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) France GFCO Ajaccio 22 Erik Shoji 24 August 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 321 cm (126 in) Germany SCC Berlin 23 William Price 7 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 370 cm (150 in) 360 cm (140 in) China Baic Motor 24 Daniel Mcdonnell 15 September 1988 2 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 345 cm (136 in) France Tours VB