Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Olympic rings with white rims.svg
Venue Volleyballhalle
Date27 August – 9 September
Competitors from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan (1st title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1968
1976  

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 3rd 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 Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 9 September 1972. [1]

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country26 April 1966 Flag of Italy.svg Rome 1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1968 Olympic Games 13–26 October 1968 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico City 1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1970 World Championship 20 September – 2 October 1970Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1971 African Championship 1971 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Cairo 1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Asian Qualifier29–31 July 1972 Flag of France.svg Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
1971 European Championship 23 September – 1 October 1971Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1971 NORCECA Championship 17–22 August 1971 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1971 South American Championship 16–25 April 1971 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo 1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
World Qualifier4–10 August 1972Flag of France.svg  France 2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Total12

Pools composition

Pool APool B
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (Hosts)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania

Rosters

Venue

All matches
Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany
Volleyballhalle
Capacity: 3,680
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Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 550101535.0002571961.311 Semifinals
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 54191381.6252942351.251
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 53281161.8332302051.122 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 52377100.7002091971.061
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51468120.6672372590.915 9th place match
6Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 50550150.000902250.400 11th place match
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Aug Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–1015–615–4  45–20
27 Aug Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 15–1316–1415–8  46–35
27 Aug Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 16–1815–615–915–13 61–46
29 Aug Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–615–1115–1  45–18
29 Aug Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 17–1515–1215–4  47–31
29 Aug Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–1115–1112–1514–1615–971–62
31 Aug Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–1115–415–10  45–25
31 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 15–713–1515–1115–6 58–39
31 Aug Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9–1515–1015–1115–10 54–46
2 Sep South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–115–315–1  45–5
2 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–1015–1015–12  45–32
2 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14–1612–1515–715–315–1071–51
5 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–1015–515–7  45–22
5 Sep Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15–1115–515–13  45–29
5 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11–1515–1215–1210–1515–1366–67

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 55010150MAX225952.368 Semifinals
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 54191243.0002001621.235
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5237890.8892012130.944 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 52379130.6922732800.975
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 52376130.4622122540.835 9th place match
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 50554150.2671632700.604 11th place match
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
28 Aug East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–715–1315–7  45–27
28 Aug Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–415–515–6  45–15
28 Aug Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–715–817–196–1515–968–58
30 Aug East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–57–1516–1415–10 53–44
30 Aug Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–1015–915–5  45–24
30 Aug Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–915–115–8  45–18
1 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 18–1611–1515–711–1515–1270–65
1 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 15–415–215–6  45–12
1 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–815–1110–1512–1515–867–57
3 Sep East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–715–615–4  45–17
3 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–715–1315–11  45–31
3 Sep Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–717–1515–13  47–35
6 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–315–615–4  45–13
6 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 16–146–1515–77–1515–959–60
6 Sep East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–1015–1215–7  45–29

Final round

11th–12th places

11th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Sep Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5–1516–144–159–15 34–59

9th–10th places

9th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 Sep Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–215–715–13  45–22

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals 5th place match
 
      
 
8 September
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
 
9 September
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
 
8 September
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
 
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3
 
7th place match
 
 
9 September
 
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 3

5th–8th semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Sep South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg0–3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 12–157–158–15  27–45
8 Sep Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–815–615–1  45–15

7th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 16–187–155–15  28–48

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 Sep Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–87–1510–1514–16 46–54

Final four

 
Semifinals Gold medal match
 
      
 
8 September
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
 
9 September
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1
 
8 September
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
9 September
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg2–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15–1315–99–159–1512–1560–67
8 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 6–158–1515–139–15 38–58

Bronze medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–1115–815–13  45–32

Gold medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 Sep East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg1–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15–112–1510–1510–15 37–56

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Masayuki Minami
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Kenji Kimura
Jungo Morita
Tadayoshi Yokota
Seiji Oko
Tetsuo Satō
Kenji Shimaoka
Yoshihide Fukao
Yūzo Nakamura
Yasuhiro Noguchi
Tetsuo Nishimoto

Head coach:

Sasutaka Matsudaira

Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Arnold Schulz
Wolfgang Webner
Siegfried Schneider
Wolfgang Weise
Rudi Schumann
Eckehard Pietzsch
Wolfgang Löwe
Wolfgang Maibohm
Rainer Tscharke
Jürgen Maune
Horst Peter
Horst Hagen

Head coach:

Herbert Jenter

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Valeri Kravchenko
Yuriy Poyarkov
Yevhen Lapinsky
Yefim Chulak
Vladimir Putyatov
Vladimir Patkin
Leonid Zayko
Yuri Starunsky
Vladimir Kondra
Vyacheslav Domani
Viktor Borshch
Aleksandr Saprykin

Head coach:

Yuri Chesnokov

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