Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th 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 Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992.[1]

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePalau Sant Jordi,
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
and Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Date26 July – 9 August
Competitors142 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
← 1988
1996 →

Qualification edit

Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 17 October 1986   Lausanne 1   Spain
1988 Olympic Games 17 September – 2 October 1988   Seoul 1   United States
1989 World Cup 17–26 November 1989   Japan 1   Cuba
1990 World Championship 18–28 October 1990   Brazil 1   Italy
1991 African Championship July 1991   Cairo 1   Algeria
1991 Asian Championsnip 11–16 August 1991   Perth 1   Japan
1991 European Championship 7–15 September 1991   Germany 1   Soviet Union
1991 NORCECA Championship 25 August – 3 September 1991   Regina 1   Canada
1991 South American Championship 14–22 September 1991   Brazil 1   Brazil
1991 World Cup 22 November – 1 December 1991   Japan 1   South Korea
1st World Qualifier 10–15 May 1992   Montpellier 1   France
2nd World Qualifier 10–15 May 1992   Rotterdam 1   Netherlands
Total 12

Pools composition edit

Pool A Pool B
  Spain (Hosts)   Algeria
  Canada   Brazil
  France   Cuba
  Italy   Netherlands
  Japan   South Korea
  United States   Unified Team

Rosters edit

Venues edit

Main venue Sub venue Sub venue
  Barcelona, Spain   Barcelona, Spain   Barcelona, Spain
Palau Sant Jordi Palau dels Esports de Barcelona Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 2,500
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Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 5 4 1 9 13 5 2.600 253 192 1.318 Quarterfinals
2   United States 5 4 1 9 13 8 1.625 287 257 1.117
3   Spain 5 3 2 8 11 12 0.917 283 299 0.946
4   Japan 5 2 3 7 10 12 0.833 277 291 0.952
5   Canada 5 1 4 6 10 12 0.833 286 279 1.025 9th place match
6   France 5 1 4 6 6 14 0.429 200 268 0.746 11th place match
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Jul Japan   3–1   United States 8–15 15–11 15–10 15–13   53–49
26 Jul Italy   3–1   France 9–15 15–5 15–8 15–2   54–30
26 Jul Spain   3–2   Canada 13–15 15–7 9–15 15–12 15–13 67–62
28 Jul United States   3–2   Canada 15–12 15–12 10–15 11–15 16–14 67–68
28 Jul France   3–2   Japan 15–8 9–15 15–11 10–15 15–9 64–58
28 Jul Italy   3–0   Spain 16–14 15–6 15–7     46–27
30 Jul Italy   3–0   Japan 15–13 15–7 17–15     47–35
30 Jul Canada   3–0   France 15–7 15–8 15–6     45–21
30 Jul United States   3–2   Spain 15–6 14–16 12–15 15–10 15–11 71–58
1 Aug Spain   3–2   Japan 15–8 5–15 15–17 15–7 15–13 65–60
1 Aug Italy   3–1   Canada 15–11 8–15 15–12 15–7   53–45
1 Aug United States   3–0   France 15–5 15–12 15–8     45–25
3 Aug Japan   3–2   Canada 11–15 15–17 15–11 15–13 15–10 71–66
3 Aug Spain   3–2   France 10–15 11–15 15–9 15–9 15–12 66–60
3 Aug United States   3–1   Italy 9–15 16–14 15–11 15–13   55–53

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 2 7.500 248 165 1.503 Quarterfinals
2   Cuba 5 4 1 9 13 5 2.600 231 180 1.283
3   Unified Team 5 3 2 8 11 7 1.571 229 205 1.117
4   Netherlands 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 218 181 1.204
5   South Korea 5 1 4 6 3 12 0.250 142 212 0.670 9th place match
6   Algeria 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 100 225 0.444 11th place match
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Jul Cuba   3–1   Netherlands 15–12 17–15 6–15 15–10   53–52
26 Jul Unified Team   3–0   Algeria 15–8 15–7 15–4     45–19
26 Jul Brazil   3–0   South Korea 15–13 16–14 15–7     46–34
28 Jul Cuba   3–0   Algeria 15–4 15–2 15–3     45–9
28 Jul Brazil   3–1   Unified Team 15–6 15–7 9–15 16–14   55–42
28 Jul Netherlands   3–0   South Korea 15–5 15–5 15–7     45–17
30 Jul South Korea   3–0   Algeria 15–8 15–11 15–12     45–31
30 Jul Brazil   3–0   Netherlands 15–11 15–9 15–4     45–24
30 Jul Cuba   3–1   Unified Team 8–15 15–10 15–12 15–5   53–42
1 Aug Unified Team   3–0   South Korea 15–9 15–6 15–11     45–26
1 Aug Netherlands   3–0   Algeria 15–2 15–5 15–4     45–11
1 Aug Brazil   3–1   Cuba 15–6 15–8 12–15 15–6   57–35
3 Aug Unified Team   3–1   Netherlands 8–15 15–9 17–16 15–12   55–52
3 Aug Cuba   3–0   South Korea 15–5 15–7 15–8     45–20
3 Aug Brazil   3–0   Algeria 15–8 15–13 15–9     45–30

Final round edit

11th–12th places edit

11th place match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 Aug France   3–0   Algeria 15–4 15–9 15–9     45–22

9th–10th places edit

9th place match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 Aug Canada   1–3   South Korea 10–15 15–12 10–15 10–15   45–57

Final eight edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
5 August
 
 
  Italy2
 
7 August
 
  Netherlands3
 
  Netherlands3
 
5 August
 
  Cuba0
 
  Spain0
 
9 August
 
  Cuba3
 
  Netherlands0
 
5 August
 
  Brazil3
 
  United States3
 
7 August
 
  Unified Team1
 
  United States1
 
5 August
 
  Brazil3 Bronze medal match
 
  Japan0
 
9 August
 
  Brazil3
 
  Cuba1
 
 
  United States3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
  Italy3
 
7 August
 
  Spain0
 
  Italy3
 
6 August
 
  Japan0
 
  Unified Team2
 
 
  Japan3
 
7th place match
 
 
7 August
 
 
  Spain2
 
 
  Unified Team3

Quarterfinals edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 Aug Italy   2–3   Netherlands 9–15 15–12 15–8 2–15 16–17 57–67
5 Aug Spain   0–3   Cuba 14–16 9–15 6–15     29–46
5 Aug Japan   0–3   Brazil 12–15 5–15 12–15     29–45
5 Aug United States   3–1   Unified Team 12–15 15–10 15–4 15–11   57–40

5th–8th semifinals edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
6 Aug Italy   3–0   Spain 15–4 15–12 15–4     45–20
6 Aug Unified Team   2–3   Japan 8–15 15–9 13–15 15–12 16–17 67–68

Semifinals edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug Netherlands   3–0   Cuba 15–11 15–13 15–9     45–33
7 Aug United States   1–3   Brazil 15–12 8–15 9–15 12–15   44–57

7th place match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug Spain   2–3   Unified Team 14–16 15–12 8–15 15–5 12–15 64–63

5th place match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug Italy   3–0   Japan 15–2 15–7 15–13     45–22

Bronze medal match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Aug Cuba   1–3   United States 15–12 13–15 7–15 11–15   46–57

Gold medal match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Aug Netherlands   0–3   Brazil 12–15 8–15 5–15     25–45

Final standing edit

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Brazil (BRA)
Marcelo Negrão
Jorge Brito
Giovane Gávio
Paulo Silva
Maurício Lima
Janelson Carvalho
Douglas Chiarotti
Antônio Gouveia
Amauri Ribeiro
André Ferreira
Alexandre Samuel
Talmo Oliveira

Head coach:

Zé Roberto

  Netherlands (NED)
Martin Teffer
Henk-Jan Held
Ron Boudrie
Marko Klok
Ron Zwerver
Avital Selinger
Edwin Benne
Olof van der Meulen
Peter Blangé
Jan Posthuma
Martin van der Horst
Ronald Zoodsma

Head coach:

Arie Selinger

  United States (USA)
Eric Sato
Jeff Stork
Steve Timmons
Bryan Ivie
Douglas Partie
Bob Samuelson
Scott Fortune
Dan Greenbaum
Brent Hilliard
Nick Becker
Carlos Briceno
Bob Ctvrtlik

Head coach:

Fred Strum

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Olympedia. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

External links edit