Volleyball was invented on February 9, 1895, in Massachusetts. It was created by a physical education teacher, called William G. Morgan. Since volleyball was created it has suffered lots of changes, to improve the sport.
The Fédération Internationalite de Volleyball was founded in 1947, and the first World Championships were played in 1949, for men, and 1952, for women. Since 1964 it has been considered an Olympic Game. There is a volleyball's variation, the beach volleyball which was added to the Olympic Games in 1996.
One of the best volleyball's players is Leonel Marshall. He was born on September 25, 1979 in Cuba. He is one of the best strikers of the world. He can jump 1,16 meters from the floor. In 2000 he travelled to the Olympic Games of Sydney. At 2001 Marshall left Cuba's volleyball team and he started playing in an Italian team.
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