Volleyball at the Friendship Games was contested in two events. Men's event took place at the Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba between 18 and 26 August 1984. Women's event took place in Varna, Bulgaria between 8 and 15 July 1984.
Men's event edit
Six teams competed in a round-robin tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | L | Sets won | Sets lost | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
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 Cuba |
5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 |
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 Poland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 6 |  Hungary |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Results edit
| Results | |
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| Soviet Union |
3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| Cuba |
1:3 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| Poland |
1:3 | 2:3 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| Czechoslovakia |
1:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| Bulgaria |
1:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 3:0 | |
| Hungary |
0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 |
Women's event edit
Ten teams were drawn into two groups.
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Sets won | Sets lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
 East Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
 France |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Results edit
| Results | |
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| North Korea |
3:0 | 2:3 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| East Germany |
0:3 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| Bulgaria |
3:2 | 1:3 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| France |
0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 3:0 | |
| Czechoslovakia |
0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Sets won | Sets lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Hungary |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Poland |
4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
 Netherlands |
4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Results edit
| Results | |
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| Cuba |
3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| Soviet Union |
2:3 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| Hungary |
1:3 | 0:3 | 3:1 | 3:2 | |
| Poland |
1:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 3:1 | |
| Netherlands |
0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 1:3 |
Final round edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | North Korea
| 1 | |||||||
| B2 | Soviet Union
| 3 | |||||||
| Soviet Union
| 1 | ||||||||
| Cuba
| 3 | ||||||||
| B1 | Cuba
| 3 | |||||||
| A2 | East Germany
| 0 | Third place | ||||||
| North Korea
| 0 | ||||||||
| East Germany
| 3 | ||||||||
Final edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul | Soviet Union
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1–3 | Cuba
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8–15 | 16–14 | 5–15 | 6–15 | 35–59 |
Classification 5th–10th edit
| 5th-8th place | 5th place match | ||||||||
| A3 | Bulgaria
| 3 | |||||||
| B4 | Poland
| 2 | |||||||
| Bulgaria
| 3 | ||||||||
| Hungary
| 1 | ||||||||
| B3 | Hungary
| 3 | |||||||
| A4 | France
| 1 | 7th place match | ||||||
| Poland
| 3 | ||||||||
| France
| 0 | ||||||||
| 9th place match | ||||
| A5 | Czechoslovakia
| 1 | ||
| B5 | Netherlands
| 3 | ||
Winning teams' squads edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Cuba Osvaldo Abreu Rodolfo Guillén Eugenio Ortiz Luis Oviedo Águedo Páez Antonio Pérez Roberto Pérez Carlos Ruíz Carlos Sánchez Abel Sarmientos Manuel Torres Raúl Vilches |
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| Women's | Cuba Josefina Capote Ana María Crespo Imilsis Téllez Norka Latamblet Daudinot Josefina O'Farrill Alejandrina Hernández Teresa Hernández Lazara González Mercedes Pomares Nancy González Lucila Savon Rubinelda Henry |
Soviet Union Viesma Aistere Yelena Kundaleva Vyera Bondar Yelena Chebukina Irina Kirillova Liubov Kozyreva Olga Krivosheyeva Valentina Ogiyenko Olga Pozdniakova Irina Rizen Tatiana Shapovalova Yelena Volkova |
East Germany Maike Arlt Monika Beu Andrea Heim Catrin Heydrich Grit Jensen Ramona Landgraf Heike Lehmann Karia Mügge Ute Oldenburg Ariane Radfan Martina Schwarz Dörte Stüdemann |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Host nation (Cuba). The second host nation, Bulgaria, won no medals.)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
See also edit
References edit
- Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987). Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 201–203, 227–228. ISBN 83-217-2610-0.
- Trzciński, Tomasz; et al. (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 91. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.