The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in Oceania. OZVA consists of 20 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and 4 associate members. Among these, 17 national federations represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.
OZVA consists of the national volleyball federations of Oceania and run zonal championships including the Oceania Men's Volleyball Championship and Oceania Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.
The current president, Hugh Graham, president of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee, was elected as OZVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, in March 2024. His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.
National federations The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association has 20 full national federation members and 4 associate members.
Code Federation National teams Founded FIVBaffiliation AVCaffiliation IOCmember ASA AUS 1963 COK FIJ PYF GUM KIR MSH FSM NZL NIU NMI PAU PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
Associate members Code Federation National teams Founded IOCmember NRU NCL TKL WLF
Competitions OZVA active competitions National teams:
Oceania Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship Oceania Zonal Women's Volleyball Championship
Co-sanctioned competitions with the Pacific Games Council Pacific Games Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships) Pacific Mini Games Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships) Pacific Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships) Pacific Mini Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships)
Co-sanctioned competitions with the Micronesian Games Council Micronesian Games Volleyball Tournament (Western Sub-zonal Championships) Micronesian Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Western Sub-zonal Championships)
Current title holders Indoor volleyball CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.National teams (men) Oceania Zonal Championship (2026) Pacific Games (2023) Pacific Mini Games (2013) Micronesian Games (2024) (Pohnpei) National teams (women) Oceania Zonal Championship (2026) Pacific Games (2023) Pacific Mini Games (2013) Micronesian Games (2024) (Kosrae)
Beach volleyball CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.National teams (men) Pacific Games (2023) Ben HoodD'Artagnan Potts Ampex IsaacSaaga Malosa Andrew JohnsonLogan Mister Pacific Mini Games (2022) James ChiliaStivano Banga Andrew JohnsonLogan Mister Ampex IsaacSaaga Malosa Micronesian Games (2024) National teams (women) Pacific Games (2023) Jana MilutinovicStefanie Fejes Hannah U'unaKirstain Puia Majabelle LawacSherysyn Toko Pacific Mini Games (2022) Heikura TauraaKahaialanie Tauraa Majabelle LawacSherysyn Toko Gladys PressenseTekela Fiafialoto Micronesian Games (2024)
See also Central Asian Volleyball Association Eastern Asian Volleyball Association Southeast Asian Volleyball Association West Asian Volleyball Association
References
External links Oceania Volleyball official website