Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Men's volleyball; at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue	Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium; and Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Date	20 July – 1 August
Competitors	113 from 10 nations
Medalists
	← 1976 1984 →

The men's tournament in Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 5th 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 Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980.^[1]

VenueMinor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium
and Druzhba Multipurpose Arena

Date20 July – 1 August

Competitors113 from 10 nations

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Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	23 October 1974	Vienna	1	Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games	18–30 July 1976	Montreal	1	Poland
1978 World Championship	20 September – 1 October 1978	Italy	1	Italy
1979 African Championship	November 1979	Tripoli	1	~~Tunisia~~ Libya *
1979 Asian Championship	16–23 December 1979	Manama	1	~~China~~ Czechoslovakia *
1979 European Championship	5–13 October 1979	France	1	Yugoslavia
1979 NORCECA Championship	21–28 April 1979	Havana	1	Cuba
1979 South American Championship	21–26 April 1979	Argentina	1	Brazil
World Qualifier	20–27 January 1980	Bulgaria	2	Bulgaria
World Qualifier	20–27 January 1980	Bulgaria	2	Romania
Total			10

Pool A	Pool B
Soviet Union (Hosts)	Poland
Czechoslovakia	Brazil
Romania	Bulgaria
Cuba	Yugoslavia
Italy	Libya

Main venue	Sub venue
Moscow, Soviet Union	Moscow, Soviet Union
Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Capacity: 8,700	Capacity: 3,500

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	4	4	0	8	12	1	12.000	193	122	1.582	Semifinals
2	Bulgaria	4	3	1	7	9	5	1.800	171	149	1.148	Semifinals
3	Cuba	4	1	3	5	6	9	0.667	181	178	1.017	5th–8th semifinals
4	Czechoslovakia	4	1	3	5	6	11	0.545	180	230	0.783	5th–8th semifinals
5	Italy	4	1	3	5	4	11	0.364	145	191	0.759	9th place match

Date	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Jul	DMA	Cuba	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–8	15–6			45–21
20 Jul	MAC	Soviet Union	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–13	15–10	13–15	15–7		58–45
22 Jul	DMA	Italy	3–2	Czechoslovakia	8–15	15–5	10–15	15–8	15–7	63–50
22 Jul	MAC	Bulgaria	3–1	Cuba	15–7	15–8	6–15	15–8		51–38
24 Jul	DMA	Bulgaria	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–12	15–5	15–7			45–24
24 Jul	MAC	Soviet Union	3–0	Italy	15–2	15–7	15–10			45–19
26 Jul	MAC	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Cuba	15–11	13–15	2–15	16–14	15–9	61–64
26 Jul	MAC	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–6	15–8	15–10			45–24
28 Jul	MAC	Bulgaria	3–1	Italy	15–9	15–9	6–15	15–9		51–42
28 Jul	MAC	Soviet Union	3–0	Cuba	15–10	15–13	15–11			45–34

Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Qualification

Pools composition

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

9th–10th places

9th place match

5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Final four

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Medalists

References

External links

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	4	3	1	7	11	5	2.200	221	172	1.285	Semifinals
2	Romania	4	3	1	7	10	5	2.000	215	138	1.558	Semifinals
3	Brazil	4	2	2	6	9	8	1.125	215	196	1.097	5th–8th semifinals
4	Yugoslavia	4	2	2	6	8	8	1.000	189	177	1.068	5th–8th semifinals
5	Libya	4	0	4	4	0	12	0.000	23	180	0.128	9th place match

Date	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Jul	DMA	Romania	3–0	Libya	15–3	15–1	15–1			45–5
20 Jul	MAC	Poland	3–1	Yugoslavia	15–11	11–15	15–3	15–7		56–36
22 Jul	DMA	Yugoslavia	3–2	Brazil	8–15	15–12	10–15	15–4	15–12	63–58
22 Jul	MAC	Poland	3–1	Romania	9–15	15–12	15–13	15–13		54–53
24 Jul	DMA	Poland	3–0	Libya	15–1	15–3	15–1			45–5
24 Jul	MAC	Romania	3–1	Brazil	13–15	15–4	15–12	15–3		58–34
26 Jul	DMA	Brazil	3–0	Libya	15–1	15–2	15–6			45–9
26 Jul	DMA	Romania	3–1	Yugoslavia	15–9	14–16	15–8	15–12		59–45
28 Jul	DMA	Brazil	3–2	Poland	13–15	18–20	17–15	15–11	15–5	78–66
28 Jul	DMA	Yugoslavia	3–0	Libya	15–2	15–1	15–1			45–4

5th–8th semifinals		5th place match

30 July

Cuba	2
		1 August
Yugoslavia	3
		Yugoslavia	2
30 July
		Brazil	3
Czechoslovakia	0

Brazil	3
		7th place match

		1 August

		Cuba	3

		Czechoslovakia	1

Date	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Jul	DMA	Czechoslovakia	0–3	Brazil	14–16	11–15	9–15			34–46
30 Jul	DMA	Cuba	2–3	Yugoslavia	15–12	15–5	12–15	14–16	2–15	58–63