Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th 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 Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984.[1]
| Men's volleyball at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Long Beach Arena | |||||||||
| Date | 29 July – 11 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 118 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 18 May 1978 | 1 | ||
| 1980 Summer Olympic Games | 20 July – 1 August 1980 | 1 | ||
| 1981 World Cup | 19–28 November 1981 | 1 | ||
| 1982 World Championship | 1–15 October 1982 | 1 | ||
| 1983 African Championship | December 1983 | 1 | ||
| 1983 Asian Championship | 23 November – 1 December 1983 | 1 | ||
| 1983 European Championship | 17–25 September 1983 | 1 | ||
| 1983 NORCECA Championship | 13–17 July 1983 | 1 | ||
| 1983 South American Championship | 27–31 July 1983 | 1 | ||
| World Repechage | 4–8 January 1984 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | |||
* Soviet Union, Cuba, Poland and Bulgaria withdrew because of the Soviet-led boycott and were replaced by China, Tunisia, Italy and South Korea respectively.
Pools composition
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
Rosters
Venue
| All matches |
|---|
| Long Beach Arena |
| Capacity: 13,609 |
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 191 | 144 | 1.326 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 168 | 117 | 1.436 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 203 | 162 | 1.253 | 5th–8th semifinals | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 184 | 207 | 0.889 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 64 | 180 | 0.356 | 9th place match |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | South Korea |
3–0 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 45–21 | |||
| 29 Jul | United States |
3–1 | 15–6 | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 55–36 | ||
| 31 Jul | Brazil |
3–1 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 16–18 | 15–13 | 61–47 | ||
| 31 Jul | United States |
3–0 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 45–8 | |||
| 2 Aug | Brazil |
3–0 | 15–5 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 45–16 | |||
| 2 Aug | United States |
3–0 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 15–6 | 45–28 | |||
| 4 Aug | Argentina |
3–0 | 15–9 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 45–19 | |||
| 4 Aug | South Korea |
3–1 | 15–4 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 58–40 | ||
| 6 Aug | South Korea |
3–2 | 15–6 | 14–16 | 13–15 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 72–56 | |
| 6 Aug | Brazil |
3–0 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–2 | 45–23 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 167 | 122 | 1.369 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 210 | 143 | 1.469 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 179 | 162 | 1.105 | 5th–8th semifinals | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 124 | 160 | 0.775 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 90 | 183 | 0.492 | 9th place match |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | Japan |
3–0 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 45–26 | |||
| 29 Jul | Italy |
3–1 | 10–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–7 | 55–32 | ||
| 31 Jul | Canada |
3–0 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–3 | 45–22 | |||
| 31 Jul | Italy |
3–0 | 15–5 | 16–14 | 15–13 | 46–32 | |||
| 2 Aug | China |
3–0 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 18–16 | 48–24 | |||
| 2 Aug | Japan |
3–2 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 16–14 | 62–64 | |
| 4 Aug | Japan |
3–0 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–27 | |||
| 4 Aug | Canada |
3–0 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 45–18 | |||
| 6 Aug | Canada |
3–0 | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 45–27 | |||
| 6 Aug | Italy |
3–0 | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–6 | 45–17 |
Final round
9th–10th places
9th place match
5th–8th places
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 10 August | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 10 August | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | South Korea |
3–1 | 15–4 | 15–11 | 6–15 | 19–17 | 55–47 | ||
| 8 Aug | Argentina |
3–1 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 54–46 |
7th place match
5th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | South Korea |
3–1 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–9 | 15–7 | 54–44 |
Final four
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 11 August | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 11 August | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Brazil |
3–1 | 12–15 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 57–25 | ||
| 8 Aug | United States |
3–0 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–23 |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | Brazil |
0–3 | 6–15 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 19–45 |
Final standing
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Medalists
Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best receiver