Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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5th Volleyball Olympic Tournament
Moscow 1980
Olympic rings.svg
Tournament details
Olympics 1980 Summer Olympics
Host nationFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
City Moscow
DatesJuly 20 – August 1
Men's Medals(10 teams)
Gold medal icon.svg GoldFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg SilverFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Women's Medals(8 teams)
Gold medal icon.svg GoldFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg SilverFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba (Friendship) Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow). The schedule started on July 20 and ended on August 1. [1]

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Events

Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2002
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0112
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0101
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's indoor
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Vladimir Chernyshov
Vladimir Dorokhov
Aleksandr Ermilov
Vladimir Kondra
Valeriy Kryvov
Fedir Lashchonov
Viljar Loor
Oleg Moliboga
Yuriy Panchenko
Aleksandr Savin
Pāvels Seļivanovs
Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Head coach: Viacheslav Platonov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Yordan Angelov
Dimitar Dimitrov
Stefan Dimitrov
Stoyan Gunchev
Hristo Iliev
Petko Petkov
Kaspar Simeonov
Hristo Stoyanov
Mitko Todorov
Tsano Tsanov
Emil Valtchev
Dimitar Zlatanov

Head coach: Todor Piterkov
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)
Marius Căta-Chiţiga
Valter Chifu
Laurenţiu Dumănoiu
Günther Enescu
Dan Gîrleanu
Sorin Macavei
Viorel Manole
Florin Mina
Corneliu Oros
Nicolae Pop
Constantin Sterea
Nicu Stoian

Head coach: Nicolae Sotir
Women's indoor
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Elena Akhaminova
Elena Andreiuk
Svetlana Badulina
Liudmila Chernyshova
Liubov Kozyreva
Lidia Loginova
Irina Makogonova
Svetlana Nikishina
Larisa Pavlova
Nadezhda Radzevich
Natalia Razumova
Olga Solovova

Head coach: Nikolay Karpol
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Katharina Bullin
Barbara Czekalla
Brigitte Fetzer
Andrea Heim
Ute Kostrzewa
Heike Lehmann
Christine Mummhardt
Karin Püschel
Karla Roffeis
Martina Schmidt
Annette Schultz
Anke Westendorf

Head coach: Diet Grund
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Verka Borisova
Tsvetana Bozhurina
Rositsa Dimitrova
Tanya Dimitrova
Maya Georgieva
Margarita Gerasimova
Tanya Gogova
Valentina Ilieva
Rumyana Kaisheva
Anka Khristolova
Silviya Petrunova
Galina Stancheva

Head coach: Vasil Simov

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References

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