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Encyclopedia > Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

Volleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1992 Games, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996.
For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...

Contents

History

Origins

The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of an American sports demonstration event. Consideration of its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held at the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... FIVB Logo Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport of volleyball. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... This article is about the capital of Bulgaria. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...


The volleyball Olympic tournament was originally a simple competition, whose format paralleled the one still employed in the World Cup: all teams played against each other team and then were ranked by wins, set average and point average. One disadvantage of this round-robin system is that medal winners could be determined before the end of the games, making the audience lose interest in the outcome of the remaining matches. World Cup Logo The World Cup is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ...


To cope with this situation, the competition was split into two phases: a "final round" was introduced, consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Since its creation in 1972, this new system has become the standard for the volleyball Olympic tournament, and is usually referred to as the "Olympic format". The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...


The number of teams involved in the games has grown steadily since 1964. Since 1996, both men's and women's indoor events count 12 participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has at least one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympic Games. The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...


Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and was introduced as an official Olympic event in 1996. A total of 24 teams participate in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament. Teams qualify on the basis of their performance in FIVB events over the course of approximately 18 months leading up to the Olympics. There is a limit of two teams per country, and one spot each is reserved for the host country and a randomly chosen wildcard country. In the event that any continent is not represented, the highest ranked team from that continent qualifies for the tournament. The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...


Men's indoor volleyball

The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union Third in 1964 and runner-up in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five-setter. Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics en:Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ...


In 1980, many of the strongest teams in men's volleyball belonged to the Eastern Bloc, so the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics did not have as great an effect on these events as it had on the women's. The USSR collected their third Olympic gold medal with a 3-1 victory over Bulgaria. Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... A map of the Eastern Bloc 1948-1989. ... The American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow was a part of a package of actions to protest against the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. ...


With a Soviet-led boycott in 1984, the United States confirmed their new volleyball leadership in the Western World by sweeping smoothly over Brazil at the finals. In that edition a minor nation, Italy, won its first medal, but wouldn't rise to prominence in volleyball for some years. USA won the mens title. ...


A long-awaited confrontation between the western and eastern volleyball leaders came in 1988: powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the USA to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans. Volleyball a the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... Karch in his trademark pink cap attacks the ball at the 2005 Boulder Open. ... Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958 in Newport Beach, California) is a former volleyball player form the United States, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. ...


In 1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for a first Olympic championship. Runner-up Netherlands, with Ron Zwerver and Olof van der Meulen, came back in the following edition for a five-set win, again over Italy. In spite in their success in other competitions, Italy did not fare well at the Olympics. After winning bronze in 1996, Serbia and Montenegro, led by Vladimir and Nikola Grbic, beat Russia at the finals in 2000 to secure the gold (in 1996 and 2000 they played under the name Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Ronald (Ron) Ferdinand Zwerver (born June 6, 1967 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Roelof (Olof) Antonius van der Meulen (born November 8, 1968 in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Vladimir Grbic is a (December 14, 1970, Zrenjanin) is Serb Volleyball player. ... Nikola Grbic (September 6, 1973, Zrenjanin, Vojvodina) is a Serbian volleyball player. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbian Government Republic President  - 1992 - 1993 Dobrica Ćosić  - 1993 - 1997 Zoran Lilić  - 1997 – 2000 Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević  - 2000 - 2003 Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Prime Minister  - 1992 - 1993 Milan Panić  - 1993 - 1998 Radoje Kontić  - 1998 - 2000 Momir Bulatović  - 2000 - 2001 Zoran Žižić  - 2001 - 2003 DragiÅ¡a Pe...


In 2004, Brazil beat Italy in the final, adding a second gold medal to its record and confirming its role as a superpower of 2000s. Indoor Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ...


Gold medals seem more evenly distributed in men's volleyball than in women's: former Soviet Union has three; United States and Brazil, two; the remaining four editions of the Volleyball Olympic Tournament were won each by a different country. The remaining main major force, Italy, is runner-up to the USSR in total number of medals, but still lacks a gold medal.


Women's indoor volleyball

The opening edition of the volleyball Olympic tournament, in 1964, was won by Japan, the host nation. There followed two victories in a row by the Soviet Union, in 1968 and 1972. Japan came back again in 1976 for one last Olympic gold before losing the status of volleyball superpower. Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics en:Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ...


The American-led boycott of the 1980 Games left many strong volleyball nations like Japan and South Korea out of the games. As a result, the USSR easily secured a third Olympic gold medal. The American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow was a part of a package of actions to protest against the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. ... Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ...


In 1984, the Eastern bloc was, in its turn, boycotting the games, and once more many strong volleyball nations like the USSR, East Germany and Cuba did not participate. In spite of this, and much to the distress of local fans, host nation USA lost the finals in straight sets to a communist nation, China. With eastern and western nations again involved in the Olympics, the USSR obtained a remarkable victory over Peru after trailing 0-2 in 1988's finals. This was the most dramatic female match according to the official FIVB's first century tape. USA won the mens title. ... A map of the Eastern Bloc 1948-1989. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... Volleyball a the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ...


1992 saw a new force go down in Olympic history: organized under the name Unified Team, the remnants of former Soviet Union went as far as the finals, but did not resist the power play of the young, rising Cuban squad. Led by superstars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, Cuba would eventually set the record for consecutive wins in the Olympic Games by also taking the gold in 1996 and 2000. Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... The Unified Team (EUN) was allowed by the IOC to use the Olympic Emblem in place of a national flag. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ...


In 2004, the winner was once again China. Second was Russia who beat Brazil in a very tough semifinal match. Indoor Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ...


The eleven editions of the Volleyball Olympic Tournament were won by only four different countries: Soviet Union, Cuba, China and Japan.


Men's beach volleyball

Women's beach volleyball

Competition formula

Indoor volleyball

The indoor volleyball Olympic tournament has a very stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

  • Twelve teams participate in each event.
  • Host nations are always pre-qualified.
  • Three teams qualify through the World Cup.
  • Five teams qualify as winners of contintental qualification tournaments.
  • The three remaining berths are decided in world qualification tournaments.
  • The competition has two phases.
  • For the first phase, called qualification round, teams are ranked by the FIVB World Rankings and then divided in two pools of six teams using the serpentine system. The host nation is always ranked 1.
  • At the qualification round, each team plays one match against all other teams in its pool. Top four teams in each pool advance, the remaining two leave the competition.
  • At the second phase, usually called final round, teams play quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
  • For the final round, matches are organized according to the results obtained in the qualification round. Let the top four teams in each pool be A1, A2, A3, A4; B1, B2, B3, B4. Quarterfinals would then be: A1xB4; A2xB3; A3xB2; A4xB1.
  • Winners of quarterfinals play semifinals as follows: (A1/B4) x (A3/B2); (A2/B3) x (A4xB1).
  • At the finals, winners of semifinals play for the gold, and losers for the bronze.
  • The tournament implements very tight line-up restrictions: only twelve players are allowed, and no replacement is permitted, even in case of injuries.

World Cup Logo The World Cup is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ... The FIVB World Rankings is a system designed to rank volleyball teams considering the results from international and continental competitions. ... The serpentine system is a method employed in the organization of a competition to define the seeded teams and arrange them in pools. ...

Beach volleyball

  • 24 teams participate in each event
  • Teams qualify by accumulating points in FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments
  • 1 host nation team is prequalified
  • At most 2 teams from any country may qualify (not counting the host nation's guaranteed berth)
  • In the event of an unrepresented continent, the top team from that continent will qualify
  • Each team consists of exactly 2 players--no substitutions
  • Teams are divided into 6 pools of 4 teams each
  • Top 16 teams after pool play participate in a single-elimination tournament, with a play-off for third place

Medal tables

Indoor volleyball

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Tokyo Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Japan
1968 Mexico City Soviet Union Japan Czechoslovakia
1972 Munich Japan East Germany Soviet Union
1976 Montreal Poland Soviet Union Cuba
1980 Moscow Soviet Union Bulgaria Romania
1984 Los Angeles United States Brazil Italy
1988 Seoul United States Soviet Union Argentina
1992 Barcelona Brazil Netherlands United States
1996 Atlanta Netherlands Italy Yugoslavia
2000 Sydney Yugoslavia Russia Italy
2004 Athens Brazil Italy Russia
2008 Beijing

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Women's

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Tokyo Japan Soviet Union Poland
1968 Mexico City Soviet Union Japan Poland
1972 Munich Soviet Union Japan North Korea
1976 Montreal Japan Soviet Union South Korea
1980 Moscow Soviet Union East Germany Bulgaria
1984 Los Angeles China United States Japan
1988 Seoul Soviet Union Peru China
1992 Barcelona Cuba Unified Team United States
1996 Atlanta Cuba China Brazil
2000 Sydney Cuba Russia Brazil
2004 Athens China Russia Cuba
2008 Beijing

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Beach volleyball

Men's

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Atlanta  Charles "Karch" Kiraly
and Kent Steffes (USA)		  Michael Dodd
and Mike Whitmarsh (USA)		  John Child
and Mark Heese (CAN)
2000 Sydney  Dain Blanton
and Eric Fonoimoana (USA)		  Zé Marco de Melo
and Ricardo Santos (BRA)		  Axel Hager
and Jörg Ahmann (GER)
2004 Athens  Ricardo Santos
and Emanuel Rego (BRA)		  Javier Bosma
and Pablo Herrera (ESP)		  Stefan Kobel
and Patrick Heuscher (SUI)
2008 Beijing

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Women's

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Atlanta  Jacqueline Silva
and Sandra Pires (BRA)		  Monica Rodrigues
and Adriana Samuel (BRA)		  Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)
2000 Sydney  Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)		  Adriana Behar
and Shelda Bede (BRA)		  Adriana Samuel
and Sandra Pires (BRA)
2004 Athens  Kerri Walsh
and Misty May (USA)		  Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar (BRA)		  Holly McPeak
and Elaine Youngs (USA)
2008 Beijing

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Countries ranked by total medals won (beach, indoor, men's, and women's)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 7 4 1 12!
2  United States (USA) 5 2 3 10
3  Brazil (BRA) 4 5 3 12
4  Japan (JPN) 3 3 2 8
5  Cuba (CUB) 3 0 2 5
6  China (CHN) 2 1 1 4
7  Netherlands (NED) 1 1 0 2
8  Poland (POL) 1 0 2 3
9  Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 2
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 0 1 2
11  Russia (RUS) 0 3 1 4
12  Italy (ITA) 0 2 2 4
13  East Germany (GDR) 0 2 0 2
14  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 1 1 2
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 1 2
16  Spain (ESP) 0 1 0 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 0 1
 Peru (PER) 0 1 0 1
19  Argentina (ARG) 0 0 1 1
 Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1
 Germany (GER) 0 0 1 1
 South Korea (KOR) 0 0 1 1
 North Korea (PRK) 0 0 1 1
 Romania (ROU) 0 0 1 1
 Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1

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Participating nations

The following tables shows the nations that have participated in Olympic indoor volleyball. For each Games, the final rank of each team is shown, or left blank if the team did not participate in those Games. An equals sign in front of the rank indicates that more than one team tied for that rank. Light grey regions in the table indicate that the nation did not exist with that designation at that time. The right-hand column lists the number of times each country has participated in the Olympic indoor volleyball tournament.


Men's indoor volleyball

Nation 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Total
 Algeria (ALG) 12 1
 Argentina (ARG) 6 3 8 4 =5 5
 Australia (AUS) 8 =11 2
 Belgium (BEL) 8 1
 Brazil (BRA) 7 9 8 7 5 2 4 1 5 6 1 Q 12
 Bulgaria (BUL) 5 6 4 2 6 7 Q 7
 Canada (CAN) 9 4 10 3
 China (CHN) 7 Q 2
 Cuba (CUB) 10 3 7 4 6 7 6
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 2 3 6 5 8 5
 Egypt (EGY) 10 10 =11 Q 4
 France (FRA) 8 11 =9 3
 East Germany (GDR) 4 2 2
 West Germany (FRG) 11 1
 Greece (GRE) =5 1
 Hungary (HUN) 6 1
 Italy (ITA) 8 9 3 9 5 2 3 2 8
 Japan (JPN) 3 2 1 4 8 10 6 7
 South Korea (KOR) 10 7 6 5 11 9 10 =9 8
 Libya (LBA) 10 1
 Mexico (MEX) 10 1
 Netherlands (NED) 8 5 2 1 5 =9 6
 Poland (POL) 5 9 1 4 11 =5 6
 Romania (ROU) 4 5 3 3
 Russia (RUS) 4 2 3 Q 4
 Serbia (SRB) Q 1
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) =5 1
 Soviet Union (URS) 1 1 3 2 1 2 6
 Spain (ESP) 8 =9 2
 Sweden (SWE) 7 1
 Tunisia (TUN) 12 9 12 12 =11 5
 Unified Team (EUN) 7 1
 United States (USA) 9 7 1 1 3 9 =11 4 Q 9
 Venezuela (VEN) Q 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 6 3 1 3
Total Teams 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12

Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics en:Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... USA won the mens title. ... Volleyball a the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Indoor Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ... Volleyball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... The German Democratic Republic, often called East Germany, started to send a separate team to Summer Olympic Games for five events between 1968 and 1988, boycotting in 1984. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... After almost a century (96 years) Serbia will return at the Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. ...

Women's indoor volleyball

Nation 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Total
 Algeria (ALG) Q 1
 Australia (AUS) =9 1
 Brazil (BRA) 7 7 6 4 3 3 4 Q 8
 Bulgaria (BUL) 3 1
 Canada (CAN) 8 8 =9 3
 China (CHN) 1 3 7 2 5 1 Q 7
 Croatia (CRO) 7 1
 Cuba (CUB) 6 5 5 1 1 1 3 Q 8
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6 7 2
 Dominican Republic (DOM) =11 1
 Germany (GER) 8 6 =9 3
 East Germany (GDR) 6 2 5 3
 West Germany (FRG) 8 6 2
 Greece (GRE) =9 1
 Hungary (HUN) 5 4 4 3
 Italy (ITA) =9 =5 Q 3
 Japan (JPN) 1 2 2 1 3 4 5 =9 =5 9
 Kenya (KEN) =11 =11 2
 North Korea (PRK) 3 1
 South Korea (KOR) 6 5 4 3 5 8 6 8 =5 9
 Mexico (MEX) 7 1
 Netherlands (NED) 6 5 2
 Peru (PER) 4 7 6 4 2 =11 =11 7
 Poland (POL) 3 3 2
 Romania (ROU) 4 8 2
 Russia (RUS) 4 2 2 Q 3
 Spain (ESP) 8 1
 Soviet Union (URS) 2 1 1 2 1 1 6
 Ukraine (UKR) =11 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 2 1
 United States (USA) 5 8 2 7 3 7 4 =5 Q 9
 Venezuela (VEN) Q 1
Total Teams 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12

Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics en:Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... USA won the mens title. ... Volleyball a the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Indoor Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ... Volleyball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... The German Democratic Republic, often called East Germany, started to send a separate team to Summer Olympic Games for five events between 1968 and 1988, boycotting in 1984. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru_(state). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ...

See also

Indoor Volleyball World Champions means World Mens (Womens) Volleyball Championship, World Cup or Olympic Games, which are the three most important indoor volleyball competitions held by FIVB. Categories: | ...

External links

  • Official website of the FIVB
  • Official website of the IOC
  • Official website of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games
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Sports at the Olympic Games
Summer sports

Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Field hockey • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Archery at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. ... Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Baseball at the Summer Olympics had its official debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ... Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics except 1912. ... Canoeing/kayaking has been featured as a sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin. ... Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. ... Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Field hockey (also referred to as simply hockey) was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a mens competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics, in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. ... The sport of Judo was first included in the Olympic Games in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. ... Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. ... Rowing has been contested since the 1900 Summer Olympics. ... Events Nations Category: ... Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1904 and 1928 editions. ... Softball was introduced as an Olympic sport for women (only) in the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. ... Synchronized swimming has been contested at the Summer Olympics since the 1984 Games. ... Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. ... Taekwondo has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since the 2000 Games, after being a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. ... Tennis, in the form of lawn tennis, was a summer Olympic sport contested in every Games between 1896 and 1924 before disappearing from the Olympic scene until its revival as an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... The Triathlon at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 2 Olympiads. ... Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. ... Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. ... Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. ...

Winter sports

Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch and Partenkirchen, Germany. ... Biathlon debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with the Mens 20km Individual event. ... Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. ... ... Curling has been an official Winter Olympic sport since the 1998 games in Nagano. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. ... Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Luge was introduced to the Winter Olympics program at the 1964 games, with both mens and womens events and a doubles event. ... The Nordic combined has been contested at the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... Short track speed skating has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. ... Skeleton was part of the Winter Olympics program when the games were held in St. ... Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games. ... Snowboarding has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. ... Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ...

Past sports

Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a pelota tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a cricket tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. ... Golf was featured at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, one Jeu de paume event wes contested. ... Lacrosse has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, 1904 and 1908. ... Polo at the Summer Olympics has been contested five times. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a roque individual tournament was contested. ... A postcard of the rugby event at the 1924 Olympics. ... The team competition tug of war was contested in the Summer Olympics every four years from 1900 to 1920, except for the 1916 Olympics, which were cancelled. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three water motorsports events were contested. ...

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FIVB | World Ranking | World League | World Grand Prix | Grand Champions Cup | World Championship | World Cup | Olympics | Men's U21 World Championship | Women's U20 World Championship | Men's U19 World Championship | Girls' U18 Youth World Championship | Asian Games | Pan American Games | Lusophony Games | America Cup | Women's Pan-American Cup | Men's Pan-American Cup Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics en:Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... USA won the mens title. ... Volleyball a the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: mens team and womens team. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Indoor Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ... Volleyball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in volleyball from 1964 to 2004. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... FIVB Logo Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport of volleyball. ... The FIVB World Rankings is a system designed to rank volleyball teams considering the results from international and continental competitions. ... The World League is a mens volleyball competition. ... FIVB World Grand Prix is a womens volleyball competition. ... World Champions Cup Logo The Grand Champions Cup is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ... 2006 Logo The Volleyball World Championship is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ... World Cup Logo The World Cup is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ... The Men´s U21 World Championship is a men´s under-21 only volleyball competition. ... The Women´s U20 World Championship or Womens Junior World Championship is a wonmen´s under-20 only volleyball competition. ... The Men´s U19 World Championship is a men´s under-19 only volleyball competition. ... The Girl´s Youth Volleyball World Championship is a women´s under-18 only volleyball competition. ... Categories: | ... Categories: | ... Volleyball at Lusophony Games was first held in the first edition Macau 2006. ... Continental Cup organized by CSV and NORECA. Classify for World Cup. ...

     Asia & Oceania: AVC – Asian Championship
     Africa: CAVB – African Championship
     North America: NORCECA – NORCECA Championship
     South America: CSV – Sudamerica Championship
     Europe: CEV – European Championship
// [edit] Profile The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6th, 1952, and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member federations increasing to 64 from only 12 at the time of its set-up. ... The Asian Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation. ... CAVB Logo Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Africa. ... The African Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball, the Africa volleyball federation. ... The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is an incorporated, non-profit organization responsible for all volleyball activities that take place in its zone. ... The NORCECA Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean volleyball federation. ... Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in South America. ... The South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederacion Sudamericana de Voleibol, the South America volleyball federation. ... CEV Logo Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Europe. ... The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. ... Image File history File links World_Map_FIBV.png‎ Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...


 

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