Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venue Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Date7–21 August
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3rd title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
  2012
2020  

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 7 to 21 August 2016.

Brazil won the gold medal after a 3–0 win over Italy. [1] The United States defeated Russia 3–2 to win the bronze medal. [2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Shamil Tarpishchev, Russia; Habu Gumel, Nigeria; and Bernard Rajzman, Brazil; Members of the International Olympic Committee and Carlos Arthur Nuzman, Honorary member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the gifts were presented by Ary Graça, Dr. Rafael Lloreda Currea and Dr. Amr Elwani, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.

Competition schedule

PPreliminary round¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19Sat 20Sun 21
PPPPP¼½BF

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2015 World Cup 8–23 September 2015Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
South American Qualifier 9–11 October 2015 Flag of Venezuela.svg Maiquetía 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
European Qualifier 5–10 January 2016 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
African Qualifier 7–12 January 2016 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
North American Qualifier 8–10 January 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Asian Qualifier * 28 May – 5 June 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
1st World Qualifier 3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2nd World Qualifier 3–5 June 2016 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Total12
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The best Asian team qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners, while the best three ranked teams except the Asian Qualifier winners qualified as the top three teams of the 1st World Qualifier.

Format

The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams, who were divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the knockout stage (quarterfinals). The sixth placed teams in each pool were ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool were ranked ninth.

The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarterfinals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarterfinal winners played in the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals competed for gold medal and the losers played for bronze medal.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. [3] 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 who ranked 1st. The pools were confirmed on 6 June 2016. [4]

Pool APool B
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Hosts)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (2)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (4)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (3)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (6)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (10)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (8)
Flag of France.svg  France (10)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (15)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (24)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (17)

Rosters

Venue

All matches
Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Capacity: 11,800
Maracanazinho (4712854723).jpg

Pool standing procedure

In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented: [5]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. [6]

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541121352.6004323751.152 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53291071.4293783781.000
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53291081.2504194051.035
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)53291191.2224674421.057
5Flag of France.svg  France 5236890.8893863671.052
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50501150.0672833980.711
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
09:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,456
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
11:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,686
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
(23–25, 25–19, 25–14, 25–18)
Results Statistics

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
17:05
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,875
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(23–25, 17–25, 23–25)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
11:55
France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,625
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–12, 25–22)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
15:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,494
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(28–26, 20–25, 25–23, 25–23)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,749
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(24–26, 25–18, 25–22, 25–17)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
17:05
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,498
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 16–25, 19–25)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
20:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,472
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(25–17, 25–13, 25–17)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,779
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(20–25, 23–25, 25–20, 20–25)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:25
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,877
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–22, 25–22, 14–25, 25–22)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
20:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,624
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–20, 25–13, 25–22)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,892
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(25–23, 23–25, 22–25, 15–25)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
11:35
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,963
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(25–23, 25–11, 25–19)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
20:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,109
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(23–25, 17–25, 25–16, 21–25)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
22:45
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,800
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(25–22, 22–25, 25–20, 25–23)
Results Statistics

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 541121243.0003943351.176 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 541121452.8004473891.149
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541111362.1674323671.177
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5237890.8893893920.992
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 51433120.2502863620.790
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 50501150.0673004030.744
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,658
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–17)
Results Statistics

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
20:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,287
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–17, 25–19, 22–25, 25–18)
Results Statistics

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
22:35
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,460
Referees: Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–23, 26–24, 25–18)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
09:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,165
Referees: Arturo di Giacomo (BEL), Heike Kraft (GER)
(18–25, 25–18, 18–25, 21–25)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
17:35
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,227
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–17, 25–23, 23–25, 20–25, 18–16)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
20:30
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,016
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(22–25, 15–25, 22–25)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
09:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,625
Referees: Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA), Juray Mokrý (SVK)
(25–21, 31–29, 25–16)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:35
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,665
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–11, 25–17, 25–9)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,972
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–21, 25–19, 37–35)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
09:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,262
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(28–26, 25–22, 25–16)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
11:35
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,428
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(25–16, 25–14, 25–16)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,239
Referees: Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(18–25, 25–16, 18–25, 25–22, 13–15)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
09:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,175
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
(25–16, 25–19, 25–20)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
15:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,387
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–23, 25–16, 25–20)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
17:05
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,175
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–18, 25–15, 25–17)
Results Statistics

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
19 August
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
17 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
21 August
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
17 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
19 August
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
17 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
21 August
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 

Quarterfinals

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
10:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,291
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(15–25, 20–25, 18–25)
Results Statistics

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
14:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,278
Referees: Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(25–23, 25–22, 25–20)
Results Statistics

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
18:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,213
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(31–29, 25–19, 25–17)
Results Statistics

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
22:15
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,498
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(25–22, 17–25, 25–19, 25–23)
Results Statistics

Semifinals

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
13:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,153
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(30–28, 26–28, 9–25, 25–22, 15–9)
Results Statistics

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
22:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,784
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(21–25, 20–25, 17–25)
Results Statistics

Bronze medal match

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
09:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,976
Referees: Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(23–25, 21–25, 25–19, 25–19, 15–13)
Results Statistics

Gold medal match

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
13:15
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,824
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(22–25, 26–28, 24–26)
Results Statistics

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Bruno Rezende (c)
Éder Carbonera
Wallace de Souza
William Arjona
Sérgio Santos (L)
Luiz Felipe Fonteles
Maurício Souza
Douglas Souza
Lucas Saatkamp
Evandro Guerra
Ricardo Lucarelli
Maurício Borges Silva

Head coach:

Bernardinho

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Daniele Sottile
Luca Vettori
Osmany Juantorena
Simone Giannelli
Salvatore Rossini
Ivan Zaytsev
Filippo Lanza
Simone Buti
Massimo Colaci (L)
Matteo Piano
Emanuele Birarelli (c)
Oleg Antonov

Head coach:

Gianlorenzo Blengini

Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Matthew Anderson
Aaron Russell
Taylor Sander
David Lee (c)
Kawika Shoji
Reid Priddy
Murphy Troy
Thomas Jaeschke
Micah Christenson
Maxwell Holt
David Smith
Erik Shoji (L)

Head coach:

John Speraw

Awards

Statistics leaders

Source: FIVB.com

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The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship</span> International volleyball competition

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The Netherlands and Poland were dual hosts for this event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament</span>

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics is the 16th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It is held in Paris, France from 27 July to 10 August 2024. This is the first time in the history of the Olympic volleyball competition, each team participating will be entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons. As such, team rosters will increase from 12 to 13 athletes.

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