Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Volleyball
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Long Beach Arena
DatesJuly 29 – August 11, 1984
No. of events2
Competitors216 (120 men, 96 women) from 12 nations
  1980
1988  

This page presents the results of men's and women's volleyball tournaments during the Los Angeles Olympics in the summer of 1984. The competition was held in the Long Beach Arena, which had a capacity of 12,033. [1]

Schedule

PPreliminary round½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
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Events

Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1102
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1001
3Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0101
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's indoor
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Douglas Dvorak
Dave Saunders
Steven Salmons
Paul Sunderland
Rich Duwelius
Steve Timmons
Craig Buck
Marc Waldie
Chris Marlowe (c)
Aldis Berzins
Patrick Powers
Karch Kiraly

Head coach: Doug Beal
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Amauri Ribeiro
Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
Bernard Rajzman
Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
Domingos Lampariello Neto
Fernando Roscio de Ávila
Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire
José Montanaro Junior
Renan Dal Zotto
Rui Campos do Nascimento
William Carvalho da Silva
Xandó

Head coach: Bebeto de Freitas
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Franco Bertoli
Francesco Dall'Olio
Giancarlo Dametto
Guido De Luigi
Giovanni Errichiello
Giovanni Lanfranco
Andrea Lucchetta
Pier Paolo Lucchetta
Marco Negri
Piero Rebaudengo
Paolo Vecchi
Fabio Vullo

Head coach: Silvano Prandi
Women's indoor
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Lang Ping
Liang Yan
Zhu Ling
Hou Yuzhu
Yang Xilan
Jiang Ying
Li Yanjun
Yang Xiaojun
Zheng Meizhu
Zhang Rongfang (c)
Su Huijuan
Zhou Xiaolan

Head coach: Yuan Weimin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Paula Weishoff
Sue Woodstra (c)
Rita Crockett
Laurie Flachmeier
Carolyn Becker
Flo Hyman
Rose Magers
Julie Vollertsen
Debbie Green-Vargas
Kimberly Ruddins
Jeanne Beauprey
Linda Chisholm

Head coach: Arie Selinger
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Yumi Egami
Kimie Morita
Yuko Mitsuya
Miyoko Hirose
Kyoko Ishida
Yoko Kagabu
Norie Hiro
Kayoko Sugiyama
Sachiko Otani
Keiko Miyajima
Emiko Odaka
Kumi Nakada

Head coach: Shigeo Yamada

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