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]
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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Qualification edit
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 18 September 1990 | Atlanta | 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 | Yugoslavia |
3rd World Qualifier | 3–5 May 1996 | Patras | 1 | Poland |
Total | 12 |
Pools composition edit
Pool A | Pool B |
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United States (Hosts) | Italy |
Brazil | Netherlands |
Cuba | Russia |
Argentina | South Korea |
Bulgaria | Tunisia |
Poland | Yugoslavia |
Rosters edit
Venues edit
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 edit
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.
Pool A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 233 | 191 | 1.220 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 210 | 187 | 1.123 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 225 | 212 | 1.061 | |
4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 222 | 225 | 0.987 | |
5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 241 | 233 | 1.034 | |
6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 151 | 234 | 0.645 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 138 | 1.630 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 209 | 131 | 1.595 | |
3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 215 | 191 | 1.126 | |
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 196 | 201 | 0.975 | |
5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 156 | 198 | 0.788 | |
6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 98 | 240 | 0.408 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 edit
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 | ||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||
Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||
31 July | ||||||||||
Italy | 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||||
Russia | 1 | |||||||||
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 edit
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 | 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 edit
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 edit
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 | Yugoslavia | 1–3 | Italy | 12–15 | 15–8 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 40–53 |
7th place match edit
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 edit
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 edit
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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4 Aug | Russia | 1–3 | Yugoslavia | 8–15 | 15–7 | 8–15 | 9–15 | 40–52 |
Gold medal match edit
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 edit
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Medalists edit
Awards edit
- Most valuable player
- Best spiker
- Best server
- Best blocker
References edit
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.