Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Olympics rings (1913-1986).svg
Venue Long Beach Arena
Date29 July – 11 August
Competitors118 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1980
1988  
Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th 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 Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984. [1]

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 May 1978 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Athens 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1980 Summer Olympic Games 20 July – 1 August 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow 1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China *
1981 World Cup 19–28 November 1981Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia *
1982 World Championship 1–15 October 1982Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
1983 African Championship December 1983 Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Port Said 1Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
1983 Asian Championship 23 November – 1 December 1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fukuoka 1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1983 European Championship 17–25 September 1983Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy *
1983 NORCECA Championship 13–17 July 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1983 South American Championship 27–31 July 1983 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg São Paulo 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
World Repechage4–8 January 1984 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea *
Total10
* Soviet Union, Cuba, Poland and Bulgaria withdrew because of the Soviet-led boycott and were replaced by China, Tunisia, Italy and South Korea respectively.

Pools composition

Pool APool B
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Hosts)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Rosters

Venue

All matches
Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, United States
Long Beach Arena
Capacity: 13,609
LBarena.jpg

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 43171042.5001911441.326 Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4317942.2501681171.436
3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 4317961.5002031621.253 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4135790.7781842070.889
5Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 40440120.000641800.356 9th place match
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
29 Jul South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–715–715–7  45–21
29 Jul United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15–615–710–1515–8 55–36
31 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15–815–816–1815–13 61–47
31 Jul United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–315–215–3  45–8
2 Aug Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–515–915–2  45–16
2 Aug United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 15–1315–915–6  45–28
4 Aug Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–915–715–3  45–19
4 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–415–1313–1515–8 58–40
6 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15–614–1613–1515–715–1272–56
6 Aug Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–1015–1115–2  45–23

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43171033.3331671221.369 Semifinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43171142.7502101431.469
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4317951.8001791621.105 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4135390.3331241600.775
5Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 40440120.000901830.492 9th place match
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
29 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–915–915–8  45–26
29 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10–1515–415–615–7 55–32
31 Jul Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15–1015–915–3  45–22
31 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–516–1415–13  46–32
2 Aug China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15–315–518–16  48–24
2 Aug Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–1511–1515–1015–1016–1462–64
4 Aug Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15–615–1015–11  45–27
4 Aug Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–815–715–3  45–18
6 Aug Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15–1015–815–9  45–27
6 Aug Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15–415–715–6  45–17

Final round

9th–10th places

9th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Aug Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg3–2Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15–1315–95–1513–1515–563–57

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals 5th place match
 
      
 
8 August
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3
 
10 August
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3
 
8 August
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1
 
7th place match
 
 
10 August
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3

5th–8th semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–415–116–1519–17 55–47
8 Aug Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9–1515–1015–1015–11 54–46

7th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
10 Aug China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14–169–156–15  29–46

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
10 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15–139–1515–915–7 54–44

Final four

 
Semifinals Gold medal match
 
      
 
8 August
 
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3
 
11 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0
 
8 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
11 August
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
8 Aug Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12–1515–215–315–5 57–25
8 Aug United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15–615–1015–7  45–23

Bronze medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
11 Aug Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15–1115–1215–8  45–31

Gold medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
11 Aug Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6–156–157–15  19–45

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Dusty 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)
Bernardo Rezende
Mário Xandó
Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
José Montanaro
Rui Nascimento
Renan Dal Zotto
William Silva (c)
Amauri Ribeiro
Marcus Vinícius Freire
Domingos Maracanã
Bernard Rajzman
Fernando Ávila

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

Head coach: Silvano Prandi

Awards

References

  1. "Volleyball at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.