Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Omni Coliseum and Stegeman Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 21 July – 4 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
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Tournament | men | women |
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 9th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, United States from 21 July to 4 August 1996.[1]
Qualification[]
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 18 September 1990 | Tokyo | 1 | United States |
1995 World Cup | 18 November – 2 December 1995 | Japan | 3 | Italy |
Netherlands | ||||
Brazil | ||||
African Qualifier | 29–31 March 1996 | Rabat | 1 | Tunisia |
Asian Qualifier | 12–21 April 1996 | Seoul & Tokyo | 1 | South Korea |
European Qualifier | 27–29 March 1996 | Copenhagen | 1 | Russia |
North American Qualifier | 14–16 April 1996 | Calgary | 1 | Cuba |
South American Qualifier | 12–14 April 1996 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Argentina |
1st World Qualifier | 3–5 May 1996 | Espinho | 1 | Bulgaria |
2nd World Qualifier | 3–5 May 1996 | Munich | 1 | FR Yugoslavia |
3rd World Qualifier | 3–5 May 1996 | Patras | 1 | Poland |
Total | 12 |
Pools composition[]
Pool A | Pool B |
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United States (Hosts) | Italy |
Brazil | Netherlands |
Cuba | Russia |
Argentina | South Korea |
Bulgaria | Tunisia |
Poland | FR Yugoslavia |
Rosters[]
Venues[]
Main venue | Sub venue |
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Atlanta, United States | Athens, United States |
Omni Coliseum | Stegeman Coliseum |
Capacity: 16,378 | Capacity: 10,523 |
Preliminary round[]
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.
Qualified for the Quarterfinals |
Pool A[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Cuba | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 233 | 191 | 1.220 |
2 | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 210 | 187 | 1.123 |
3 | Bulgaria | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 225 | 212 | 1.061 |
4 | Argentina | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 222 | 225 | 0.987 |
5 | United States | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 241 | 233 | 1.034 |
6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 151 | 234 | 0.645 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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21 Jul | Cuba | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 45–23 | ||
21 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Poland | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 45–27 | ||
21 Jul | Argentina | 3–1 | Brazil | 9–15 | 15–8 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 55–43 | |
23 Jul | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–8 | 45–32 | ||
23 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 45–26 | ||
23 Jul | Cuba | 3–0 | Poland | 15–13 | 15–2 | 15–13 | 45–28 | ||
25 Jul | Argentina | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 56–43 | |
25 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Poland | 15–7 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 45–26 | ||
25 Jul | Cuba | 3–2 | United States | 4–15 | 15–9 | 14–16 | 15–8 | 18–16 | 66–64 |
27 Jul | Cuba | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–10 | 15–12 | 15–9 | 45–31 | ||
27 Jul | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Poland | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–21 | ||
27 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 45–29 | ||
29 Jul | Argentina | 3–1 | Poland | 7–15 | 17–15 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 54–49 | |
29 Jul | Bulgaria | 3–2 | United States | 15–11 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–5 | 15–12 | 69–58 |
29 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Cuba | 15–11 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–32 |
Pool B[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Italy | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 138 | 1.630 |
2 | Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 209 | 131 | 1.595 |
3 | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 215 | 191 | 1.126 |
4 | Russia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 196 | 201 | 0.975 |
5 | South Korea | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 156 | 198 | 0.788 |
6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 98 | 240 | 0.408 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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21 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–4 | 15–4 | 15–2 | 45–10 | ||
21 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–12 | 15–8 | 45–33 | ||
21 Jul | FR Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Russia | 10–15 | 15–13 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 55–49 | |
23 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | Russia | 15–9 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–27 | ||
23 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–1 | 45–15 | ||
23 Jul | FR Yugoslavia | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–6 | 16–14 | 46–25 | ||
25 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 45–29 | ||
25 Jul | FR Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Tunisia | 15–4 | 15–17 | 15–3 | 15–3 | 60–27 | |
25 Jul | Russia | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–8 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–26 | ||
27 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | Russia | 15–11 | 15–6 | 15–12 | 45–29 | ||
27 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | FR Yugoslavia | 15–7 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 45–22 | ||
27 Jul | South Korea | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–16 | ||
29 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | FR Yugoslavia | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–12 | 45–32 | ||
29 Jul | Russia | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–9 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–30 | ||
29 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–4 | 15–11 | 15–12 | 45–27 |
Final round[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
31 July | ||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
2 August | ||||||||||
Russia | 3 | |||||||||
Russia | 0 | |||||||||
31 July | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
31 July | ||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
2 August | ||||||||||
FR Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||
FR Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||
31 July | ||||||||||
Italy | 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||||
Russia | 1 | |||||||||
FR Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||
5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
1 August | ||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
2 August | ||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
Cuba | 0 | |||||
1 August | ||||||
Brazil | 3 | |||||
Brazil | 3 | |||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
2 August | ||||||
Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
Argentina | 2 |
Quarterfinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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31 Jul | Cuba | 0–3 | Russia | 13–15 | 15–17 | 11–15 | 39–47 | ||
31 Jul | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Netherlands | 14–16 | 15–9 | 3–15 | 13–15 | 45–55 | |
31 Jul | Brazil | 2–3 | FR Yugoslavia | 6–15 | 5–15 | 15–8 | 16–14 | 10–15 | 52–67 |
31 Jul | Argentina | 1–3 | Italy | 15–12 | 9–15 | 7–15 | 4–15 | 35–57 |
5th–8th semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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1 Aug | Cuba | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–4 | 15–12 | 16–17 | 15–12 | 61–45 | |
1 Aug | Brazil | 3–1 | Argentina | 15–10 | 15–3 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 58–37 |
Semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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2 Aug | Russia | 0–3 | Netherlands | 6–15 | 6–15 | 10–15 | 22–45 | ||
2 Aug | FR Yugoslavia | 1–3 | Italy | 12–15 | 15–8 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 40–53 |
7th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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2 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Argentina | 15–10 | 15–10 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 20–18 | 64–68 |
5th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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2 Aug | Cuba | 0–3 | Brazil | 12–15 | 14–16 | 14–16 | 40–47 |
Bronze medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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4 Aug | Russia | 1–3 | FR Yugoslavia | 8–15 | 15–7 | 8–15 | 9–15 | 40–52 |
Gold medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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4 Aug | Netherlands | 3–2 | Italy | 15–12 | 9–15 | 16–14 | 9–15 | 17–15 | 66–71 |
Final standing[]
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Medalists[]
Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Spiker
- Best Server
- Best Blocker
References[]
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics