8th Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Barcelona 1992 | |
Tournament details | |
Olympics | 1992 Summer Olympics |
Host nation | Spain |
City | Barcelona |
Dates | July 26 – August 9 |
Men's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | Brazil |
Silver | Netherlands |
Bronze | United States |
Women's Medals(8 teams) | |
Gold | Cuba |
Silver | CIS |
Bronze | United States |
Volleyball has been an Olympic game since 1964. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, it was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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