Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Men's volleyball; at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Peace and Friendship Stadium
Date	15–29 August
Competitors	144 from 12 nations
Medalists
	← 2000 2008 →

Last updated January 27, 2025

Competition schedule

P	Preliminary round	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Gold medal match

Sun 15	Mon 16	Tue 17	Wed 18	Thu 19	Fri 20	Sat 21	Sun 22	Mon 23	Tue 24	Wed 25		Thu 26		Fri 27		Sat 28	Sun 29
P		P		P		P		P		¼				½			B	F

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	5 September 1997	Lausanne	1	Greece
2003 World Cup	16–30 November 2003	Japan	3	Brazil
				Italy
				Serbia and Montenegro
African Qualifier	5–10 January 2004	Tunis	1	Tunisia
European Qualifier	5–10 January 2004	Leipzig	1	Russia
North American Qualifier	4–10 January 2004	Caguas	1	United States
South American Qualifier	9–11 January 2004	Caracas	1	Argentina
1st World Qualifier	21–23 May 2004	Matosinhos	1	Poland
2nd World Qualifier	22–30 May 2004	Tokyo	1	France
Asian Qualifier *	22–30 May 2004	Tokyo	1	Australia
3rd World Qualifier	28–30 May 2004	Madrid	1	Netherlands
Total			12

* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 2nd World Qualifier. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the 2nd World Qualifier winners, while the best Asian team except the 2nd World Qualifier winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of January 2004. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts.

Pool A	Pool B
Greece (Hosts)	Brazil (1)
Serbia and Montenegro (3)	Italy (2)
France (4)	Russia (5)
Argentina (8)	United States (6)
Poland (9)	Netherlands (12)
Tunisia (22)	Australia (21)

Rosters

Venue

All matches
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 10,520

Preliminary round

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	1	9	12	6	2.000	427	398	1.073	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	5	3	2	8	12	9	1.333	475	454	1.046
3	Argentina	5	3	2	8	12	9	1.333	471	457	1.031
4	Poland	5	3	2	8	10	9	1.111	422	419	1.007
5	France	5	2	3	7	8	10	0.800	405	394	1.028
6	Tunisia	5	0	5	5	4	15	0.267	373	451	0.827

Source: FIVB

15 August 2004 09:00	Serbia and Montenegro	0–3	Poland	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Luciano Gaspari (ITA)
	(21–25, 17–25, 16–25) result

15 August 2004 14:00	Argentina	3–0	France	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,370 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Hiroyuki Ito (JPN)
	(25–15, 25–23, 25–22) result

15 August 2004 19:30	Tunisia	0–3	Greece	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Valdir Dellaqua (BRA), Fernando Nava (MEX)
	(20–25, 14–25, 17–25) result

17 August 2004 09:00	Tunisia	2–3	Argentina	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 888 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(20–25, 25–23, 16–25, 25–22, 10–15) result

17 August 2004 11:25	France	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Bela Hobor (HUN)
	(21–25, 28–30, 22–25) result

17 August 2004 19:30	Greece	3–1	Poland	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 8,600 Referees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Jarmo Salonen (FIN)
	(21–25, 25–18, 25–21, 25–20) result

19 August 2004 14:00	Poland	0–3	France	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,230 Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Luciano Gaspari (ITA)
	(15–25, 18–25, 17–25) result

19 August 2004 16:00	Serbia and Montenegro	3–0	Tunisia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Referees: Abdullah Al-Khelaifi (KSA), Valdir Dellaqua (BRA)
	(25–16, 25–18, 25–21) result

19 August 2004 19:30	Argentina	3–1	Greece	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,403 Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY), Patricia Salvatore (USA)
	(16–25, 25–21, 25–22, 25–22) result

21 August 2004 14:00	Tunisia	1–3	Poland	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
	(18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 23–25) result

21 August 2004 16:10	Argentina	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,826 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Ning Wang (CHN)
	(25–21, 17–25, 21–25, 23–25) result

21 August 2004 19:30	Greece	3–2	France	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,360 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Frank Leuthaeusser (GER)
	(25–22, 14–25, 26–24, 23–25, 15–10) result

23 August 2004 09:00	France	3–1	Tunisia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,860 Referees: Francisco Medina (CUB), Fernando Nava (MEX)
	(25–23, 18–25, 25–19, 25–19) result

23 August 2004 16:00	Poland	3–2	Argentina	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,295 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Hiroyuki Ito (JPN)
	(25–19, 25–22, 23–25, 22–25, 20–18) result

23 August 2004 19:30	Serbia and Montenegro	3–2	Greece	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,415 Referees: Luciano Gaspari (ITA), Jarmo Salomen (FIN)
	(21–25, 38–36, 25–13, 23–25, 15–12) result

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	4	1	9	13	7	1.857	483	431	1.121	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	3	2	8	13	7	1.857	465	434	1.071
3	United States	5	3	2	8	11	8	1.375	437	423	1.033
4	Russia	5	3	2	8	11	9	1.222	452	430	1.051
5	Netherlands	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	391	419	0.933
6	Australia	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	331	422	0.784

Source: FIVB

15 August 2004 11:00	Netherlands	3–2	Russia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,060 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG)
	(25–23, 19–25, 17–25, 27–25, 18–16) result

15 August 2004 16:00	Brazil	3–1	Australia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,853 Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(23–25, 25–19, 25–12, 25–21) result

15 August 2004 21:30	Italy	3–1	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,630 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
	(25–21, 21–25, 25–17, 25–23) result

17 August 2004 14:00	Australia	0–3	Russia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY)
	(17–25, 24–26, 23–25) result

17 August 2004 16:00	United States	3–0	Netherlands	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Juan Pereyra (ARG), Abdullah Al-Khelaifi (KSA)
	(26–24, 25–20, 25–18) result

17 August 2004 21:45	Brazil	3–2	Italy	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
	(25–21, 15–25, 25–16, 21–25, 33–31) result

19 August 2004 09:00	Italy	3–0	Australia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,950 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
	(25–20, 25–18, 25–21) result

19 August 2004 11:00	Netherlands	1–3	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Francisco Medina (CUB)
	(22–25, 26–24, 21–25, 19–25) result

19 August 2004 21:45	Russia	3–1	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,930 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ning Wang (CHN)
	(22–25, 25–20, 25–16, 25–23) result

21 August 2004 09:00	Australia	1–3	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,580 Referees: Fotios Lekkas (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(19–25, 25–23, 13–25, 19–25) result

21 August 2004 11:20	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Patrick Rachard (FRA), Bela Hobor (HUN)
	(25–19, 25–21, 25–20) result

21 August 2004 22:20	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
	(25–19, 25–13, 25–23) result

23 August 2004 11:15	Russia	3–2	Italy	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,134 Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Rachard (FRA)
	(25–16, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 15–13) result

23 August 2004 14:00	Netherlands	3–0	Australia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,120 Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
	(25–22, 25–17, 25–16) result

23 August 2004 22:20	United States	3–1	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,150 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG)
	(25–22, 25–23, 18–25, 25–22) result

Final round

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold medal match

25 August

Serbia and Montenegro	1
		27 August
Russia	3
		Russia	0
25 August
		Italy	3
Argentina	1
				29 August
Italy	3
				Italy	1
25 August
				Brazil	3
Greece	2
		27 August
United States	3
		United States	0
25 August
		Brazil	3	Bronze medal match
Poland	0
				29 August
Brazil	3
				Russia	3

				United States	0

Quarterfinals

25 August 2004 14:00	Serbia and Montenegro	1–3	Russia	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 8,850 Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Frank Leuthaeusser (GER)
	(27–29, 25–23, 25–27, 26–28) result

25 August 2004 16:30	Argentina	1–3	Italy	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
	(25–22, 22–25, 24–26, 26–28) result

25 August 2004 19:30	Greece	2–3	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,300 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
	(20–25, 25–22, 27–25, 23–25, 15–17) result

25 August 2004 22:25	Poland	0–3	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Fernando Nava (MEX)
	(22–25, 25–27, 18–25) result

Semifinals

27 August 2004 19:30	Russia	0–3	Italy	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,380 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Patrick Rachard (FRA)
	(16–25, 17–25, 16–25) result

27 August 2004 21:30	United States	0–3	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,380 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
	(16–25, 17–25, 23–25) result

Bronze medal match

29 August 2004 12:30	Russia	3–0	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 7,650 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Valdir Dellaqua (BRA)
	(25–22, 27–25, 25–16) result

Gold medal match

29 August 2004 14:30	Italy	1–3	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,350 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ning Wang (CHN)
	(15–25, 26–24, 20–25, 22–25) result

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Italy
	Russia
4	United States
5	Argentina
	Greece
	Poland
	Serbia and Montenegro
9	France
9	Netherlands
11	Australia
11	Tunisia

2004 Men's Olympic champions
Brazil 2nd title

12–man roster

Giovane, André Heller, Maurício, Giba, André, Sérgio (L), Anderson, Nalbert (c), Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardinho, Dante

Head coach

Bernardinho

Medalists

Awards

Most valuable player
Gilberto Godoy Filho
Best scorer
Andrea Sartoretti
Best spiker
Dante Amaral
Best blocker
Aleksey Kuleshov
Best server
Andrea Sartoretti
Best digger
Sérgio Santos
Best setter
Ricardo Garcia
Best receiver
Sérgio Santos
Best libero
Sérgio Santos

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Gold	Silver	Bronze
Brazil (BRA) Giovane Gávio André Heller Maurício Lima Gilberto Godoy Filho André Nascimento Sérgio Santos (L) Anderson Rodrigues Nalbert Bitencourt (c) Gustavo Endres Rodrigo Santana Ricardo Garcia Dante Amaral Head coach: Bernardinho	Italy (ITA) Luigi Mastrangelo Valerio Vermiglio Samuele Papi Andrea Sartoretti Alberto Cisolla Ventzislav Simeonov Damiano Pippi (L) Andrea Giani (c) Alessandro Fei Paolo Tofoli Paolo Cozzi Matej Černič Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali	Russia (RUS) Stanislav Dineykin Sergei Baranov Pavel Abramov Aleksey Kazakov Sergey Tetyukhin Vadim Khamuttskikh (c) Aleksandr Kosarev Konstantin Ushakov Taras Khtey Andrey Egorchev Aleksey Verbov (L) Aleksey Kuleshov Head coach: Gennady Shipulin

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