Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.

For the outdoor event, see Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics.
Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeVVO
Governing bodyFIVB
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952

Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its introduction. The remaining six editions of the Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won each by a different country including Japan, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, France, and the defunct Yugoslavia.

Gold medals are less evenly distributed in women's volleyball than in men's; the fifteen editions of the Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won by only six countries: Brazil, Cuba, China, Japan, the United States and the former Soviet Union.

History

Origins

The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of an American sports demonstration event. Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held during the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria, to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The International Olympic Committee attempted to drop volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, but this was met with protest.[1][2]

The volleyball Olympic tournament was originally a simple competition, whose format paralleled the one still employed in the World Cup: all teams played against each other team and then were ranked by number of wins, set average and point average. One disadvantage of this round-robin system is that medal winners could be determined before the end of the games, making the audience lose interest in the outcome of the remaining matches.

To cope with this situation, the competition was split into two phases: a "final round" was introduced, consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Since its creation in 1972, this new system has become the standard for the volleyball Olympic tournament, and is usually referred to as the "Olympic format".

The number of teams involved in the games has grown steadily since 1964. Since 1996, both men's and women's indoor events count 12 participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has at least one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympic Games.

Events
Event64687276808488929600040812162024Years
Men's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Women's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Total2222222222222222

Men's winners

The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union team. Bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five-setter.

In 1980, many of the strongest teams in men's volleyball belonged to the Eastern Bloc, so the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics did not have as great an effect on these events as it had on the women's. The Soviet Union collected their third Olympic gold medal with a 3–1 victory over Bulgaria. With a Soviet-led boycott in 1984, the United States confirmed their new volleyball leadership in the Western World by sweeping smoothly over Brazil at the finals. In that edition a minor nation, Italy, won their first medal, but Italy would rise to prominence in volleyball in later decades. A long-awaited confrontation between the US and Soviet volleyball teams came in the 1988 final: powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the United States to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans.

In 1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for their first Olympic championship. Runners-up Netherlands, with Ron Zwerver and Olof van der Meulen, came back in the following edition for a five-set win over Italy. In spite of their success in other major volleyball competitions in the 1990s, Italy did not fare well at the Olympics. After winning bronze in Atlanta, Serbia and Montenegro, led by Vladimir and Nikola Grbić, beat Russia at the final in 2000 to secure the gold (in 1996 and 2000 they played under the name Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

In 2004, Brazil beat Italy in the final, adding a second gold medal to their record and confirming their role as the men's volleyball superpowers of the 2000s. In 2008, United States beat Brazil in the final, winning their third gold medal. Russia won the bronze for the second time by defeating Italy. In the 2012 final, Russia came back from a 0–2 set deficit, not letting the Brazilians take advantage of any of their 2 match points in the third set. Dmitriy Muserskiy scored 31 points, which is an Olympic Games record in a final. Italy defeated Bulgaria and took Bronze.[3]

After coming up short in the previous two editions of the Olympics as runners-up, the Brazilians captured their third gold medal in the history of the competition playing home in 2016 after their straight-set victory against Italy in the final.[4] The United States pulled off a comeback from a 0–2 deficit to claim the bronze medal with a victory over Russia.[5]

The 2020 tournament, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay, had the French team of Earvin N'Gapeth win it all over the Russians.[6] In a repeat of the 1988 bronze medal match, Brazil were upset by neighbor Argentina.[7]

Gold medals appear to be more evenly distributed in men's volleyball than in women's: former Soviet Union (three titles), United States (three) and Brazil (three) are the only teams to have won the tournament more than once. The remaining six editions were won each by a different country. Despite being a major force in men's volleyball since the 1990s, and never missing a tournament since 1976 Italy are still the only volleyball powerhouses that lack a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Women's winners
Women's volleyball semifinals match between USA and South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The opening edition of the volleyball Olympic tournament, in 1964, was won by the host nation Japan. There followed two victories in a row by the Soviet Union, in 1968 and 1972. South Korea were expected to get their first gold after beating Japan in the 1975 Pre-Olympic Games, but Japan came back again in 1976 for one last Olympic gold before losing their status of women's volleyball superpowers.

The American-led boycott of the 1980 Games left many strong volleyball nations like Japan and South Korea out of the games. As a result, the Soviet Union easily secured a third Olympic gold medal. In 1984, the Eastern bloc was, in its turn, boycotting the games, and the Soviet Union did not participate. As a result, host nation United States won its first medals in volleyball, losing the finals to China. With eastern and western nations again involved in the Olympics, the Soviet Union obtained a remarkable victory over Peru after trailing 0–2 in 1988's marking one of the most dramatic female matches of the 20th century. The 1988 games were, however, boycotted by Cuba, who would become the next dominating force.

1992 saw a new force go down in Olympic history: organized under the name Unified Team, the nations of the former Soviet Union that chose to form a combined team easily reached the gold medal game, but did not resist the power play of the young, rising Cuban squad. Led by superstars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, Cuba would eventually set the record for consecutive wins in the Olympic Games by also taking the gold in 1996 and 2000 against China and Russia, respectively.

In 2004, the winners were once again China. Second were Russia who beat Brazil in a very tough and dramatic semifinal match after being down 1–2, 19–24 in the fourth set.

In 2008, Brazil finally won the gold, beating the United States in the final and losing only one set in the competition. China were awarded the bronze by beating Cuba. After a troubled start, Brazil secured the double gold in 2012 after beating the United States once again in the final.[8] Japan won the bronze medal after defeating South Korea.

In 2016, home team Brazil were favorites to once again win the title, thus equalling Cuba's three consecutive gold medals between 1992 and 2000. After winning all of their preliminary round matches without dropping a set, the team was, however, stunned by a young Chinese squad in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. China went on to win the title, their third in Olympic history, by beating Serbia in four sets in the gold medal match.[9] In the process, Lang Ping became the first person to win a gold medal as a player in Los Angeles 1984 and repeat the feat now as a coach in Rio de Janeiro.[10] China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated Netherlands 3–1 to capture the bronze medal.[11]

In the fifteenth edition of the games in 2020, the United States faced Brazil for the third final in four editions, only this time they broke the long title drought. Thus the Americans became only the sixth country to win the women's tournament, after Brazil, China, Cuba, Japan, and the former Soviet Union.[12] Serbia got the bronze, beating South Korea.[13]

Competition formula

The volleyball Olympic tournament has a very stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

Qualification
  • Twelve teams participate in each event.
  • Host nations are always pre-qualified.
  • Two teams qualify through the Men's and Women's World Cup (this number was reduced from three prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics).
  • Five teams qualify as winners of continental qualification tournaments.
  • The four remaining berths are decided in world qualification tournaments.
Competition format
  • For the first phase, called qualification round, teams are ranked by the FIVB World Rankings and then divided in two pools of six teams using the serpentine system. The host nation is always ranked 1.
  • At the qualification round, each team plays one match against all other teams in its pool. Top four teams in each pool advance, the remaining two leave the competition.
  • At the second phase, usually called final round, teams play quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
  • For the final round, matches are organized according to the results obtained in the qualification round. Let the top four teams in each pool be A1, A2, A3, A4 (group A); and B1, B2, B3, B4 (group B). Quarterfinals would then be: A1xB4; A2xB3; A3xB2; A4xB1.
  • Winners of quarterfinals play semifinals as follows: (A1/B4) x (A3/B2) ; (A2/B3) x (A4xB1).
  • At the finals, winners of semifinals play for the gold, and losers for the bronze.
  • The tournament implements very tight line-up restrictions: only twelve players are allowed, and no replacement is permitted, even in case of injuries.

Men's tournaments

Results summary
Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1964
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
Soviet Union		 Round-robin
Czechoslovakia
Japan		 Round-robin
Romania		 10
1968
Details		 Mexico
Mexico City
Soviet Union		 Round-robin
Japan
Czechoslovakia		 Round-robin
East Germany		 10
1972
Details		 West Germany
Munich
Japan		 3–1
East Germany
Soviet Union		 3–0
Bulgaria		 12
1976
Details		 Canada
Montreal
Poland		 3–2
Soviet Union
Cuba		 3–0
Japan		 10
1980
Details		 Soviet Union
Moscow
Soviet Union		 3–1
Bulgaria
Romania		 3–1
Poland		 10
1984
Details		 United States
Los Angeles
United States		 3–0
Brazil
Italy		 3–0
Canada		 10
1988
Details		 South Korea
Seoul
United States		 3–1
Soviet Union
Argentina		 3–2
Brazil		 12
1992
Details		 Spain
Barcelona
Brazil		 3–0
Netherlands
United States		 3–1
Cuba		 12
1996
Details		 United States
Atlanta
Netherlands		 3–2
Italy
FR Yugoslavia		 3–1
Russia		 12
2000
Details		 Australia
Sydney
FR Yugoslavia		 3–0
Russia
Italy		 3–0
Argentina		 12
2004
Details		 Greece
Athens
Brazil		 3–1
Italy
Russia		 3–0
United States		 12
2008
Details		 China
Beijing
United States		 3–1
Brazil
Russia		 3–0
Italy		 12
2012
Details		 United Kingdom
London
Russia		 3–2
Brazil
Italy		 3–1
Bulgaria		 12
2016
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil		 3–0
Italy
United States		 3–2
Russia		 12
2020
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
France		 3–2
ROC
Argentina		 3–2
Brazil		 12
2024
Details		 France
Paris		 – – 12

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team Japan
1964
(10)		 Mexico
1968
(10)		 West Germany
1972
(12)		 Canada
1976
(10)		 Soviet Union
1980
(10)		 United States
1984
(10)		 South Korea
1988
(12)		 Spain
1992
(12)		 United States
1996
(12)		 Australia
2000
(12)		 Greece
2004
(12)		 China
2008
(12)		 United Kingdom
2012
(12)		 Brazil
2016
(12)		 Japan
2020
(12)		 France
2024
(12)		 Total
 Algeria•••••••12th•••••••1
 Argentina•••••6th3rd•8th4th=5th•=5th=5th3rd8
 Australia•••••••••8th=11th•=9th••3
 Belgium•8th•••••••••••••1
 Brazil7th9th8th7th5th2nd4th1st5th6th1st2nd2nd1st4thQ16
 Bulgaria5th6th4th•2nd•6th•7th••5th4th••8
 Canada•••9th•4th•10th•••••5th8thQ6
 China•••••8th•••••5th•••2
 Cuba••10th3rd7th••4th6th7th•••=11th•7
 Egypt•••WD•10th•••11th•11th•9th•5
 France••••••8th11th••9th••9th1stQ6
 GermanySee  East Germany and  West Germany••••=9th=5th••Q3
 Great Britain••••••••••••=11th••1
 Greece••••••••••=5th••••1
 Hungary6th••••••••••••••1
 Iran•••••••••••••=5th9th2
 Italy•••8th9th3rd9th5th2nd3rd2nd4th3rd2nd6th12
 Japan3rd2nd1st4th•7th10th6th•••=11th••7thQ10
 Libya••••10th••••••••••1
 Mexico•10th•••••••••••=11th•2
 Netherlands8th•••••5th2nd1st5th9th••••6
 Poland•5th9th1st4th•••11th•=5th=5th=5th=5th5thQ11
 Romania4th•5th•3rd••••••••••3
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union4th2nd3rd3rd1st4th2nd7[upper-alpha 1]
 SerbiaSee  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro5th9th••2
 South Korea10th•7th6th•5th11th9th=9th=9th•••••8
 Spain•••••••8th•9th•••••2
 Sweden••••••7th••••••••1
 Tunisia••12th••9th12th•11th•11th•11th•11th7
 United States9th7th•••1st1st3rd=9th=11th4th1st=5th3rd10thQ13
 Venezuela•••••••••••=9th••12th2
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia2nd3rd6th5th8th•••See  Czech Republic5
 East Germany•4th2nd••••See  Germany2
 Serbia and MontenegroSee  Yugoslavia•3rd1st=5thSee  Serbia3[upper-alpha 2]
 Soviet Union1st1st3rd2nd1st•2nd7thSee  Russia7[upper-alpha 3]
 West Germany••11th••••See  Germany1
 Yugoslavia••••6th••See  Serbia and MontenegroSee  Serbia1

Women's tournaments

Results summary
Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1964
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
Japan		 Round-robin
Soviet Union
Poland		 Round-robin
Romania		 6
1968
Details		 Mexico
Mexico City
Soviet Union		 Round-robin
Japan
Poland		 Round-robin
Peru		 8
1972
Details		 West Germany
Munich
Soviet Union		 3–2
Japan
North Korea		 3–0
South Korea		 8
1976
Details		 Canada
Montreal
Japan		 3–0
Soviet Union
South Korea		 3–1
Hungary		 8
1980
Details		 Soviet Union
Moscow
Soviet Union		 3–1
East Germany
Bulgaria		 3–2
Hungary		 8
1984
Details		 United States
Los Angeles
China		 3–0
United States
Japan		 3–1
Peru		 8
1988
Details		 South Korea
Seoul
Soviet Union		 3–2
Peru
China		 3–0
Japan		 8
1992
Details		 Spain
Barcelona
Cuba		 3–1
Unified Team
United States		 3–0
Brazil		 8
1996
Details		 United States
Atlanta
Cuba		 3–1
China
Brazil		 3–2
Russia		 12
2000
Details		 Australia
Sydney
Cuba		 3–2
Russia
Brazil		 3–0
United States		 12
2004
Details		 Greece
Athens
China		 3–2
Russia
Cuba		 3–1
Brazil		 12
2008
Details		 China
Beijing
Brazil		 3–1
United States
China		 3–1
Cuba		 12
2012
Details		 United Kingdom
London
Brazil		 3–1
United States
Japan		 3–0
South Korea		 12
2016
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
China		 3–1
Serbia
United States		 3–1
Netherlands		 12
2020
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
United States		 3–0
Brazil
Serbia		 3–0
South Korea		 12
2024
Details		 France
Paris		 – – 12

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team Japan
1964
(6)		 Mexico
1968
(8)		 West Germany
1972
(8)		 Canada
1976
(8)		 Soviet Union
1980
(8)		 United States
1984
(8)		 South Korea
1988
(8)		 Spain
1992
(8)		 United States
1996
(12)		 Australia
2000
(12)		 Greece
2004
(12)		 China
2008
(12)		 United Kingdom
2012
(12)		 Brazil
2016
(12)		 Japan
2020
(12)		 France
2024
(12)		 Total
 Algeria•••••••••••=11th=11th••2
 Argentina•••••••••••••=9th11th2
 Australia•••••••••=9th•••••1
 Brazil••••7th7th6th4th3rd3rd4th1st1st=5th2ndQ12
 Bulgaria••••3rd••••••••••1
 Cameroon•••••••••••••=11th•1
 Canada•••8th•8th••=9th••••••3
 China•••••1st3rd7th2nd5th1st3rd=5th1st9th10
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia••7th•••••1
 Cuba••6th5th5th••1st1st1st3rd4th•••8
 Dominican Republic••••••••••=11th•=5th•8thQ4
 France•••••••••••••••Q1
 GermanySee  East Germany and  West Germany•8th6th=9th••••3
 Great Britain••••••••••••=9th••1
 Greece••••••••••=9th••••1
 Hungary••5th4th4th••••••••••3
 Italy•••••••••=9th=5th=5th=5th=9th6th6
 Japan1st2nd2nd1st•3rd4th5th=9th•=5th=5th3rd=5th10th13
 KazakhstanPart of  Soviet Union•••=9th•••1
 Kenya•••••••••=11th=11th•••12th3
 Mexico•7th•••••••••••••1
 Netherlands•••••••6th5th••••4th•3
 North Korea••3rd••••••••••••1
 Peru•4th•7th6th4th2nd•=11th=11th•••••7
 Poland3rd3rd•••••••••=9th•••Q4
 Puerto Rico•••••••••••••=11th•1
 Romania4th•••8th••••••••••2
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union4th2nd2nd=5th=5th=5th7th7[upper-alpha 1]
 SerbiaSee  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro=5th=11th2nd3rdQ5
 South Korea6th5th4th3rd•5th8th•6th8th=5th•4th=5th4th12
 Spain•••••••8th•••••••1
 Turkey••••••••••••=9th•5thQ3
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union=11th••••••1
 United States5th8th•••2nd7th3rd7th4th=5th2nd2nd3rd1stQ13
 Venezuela•••••••••••=11th•••1
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia•6th7th•••••See  Czech Republic2
 East Germany•••6th2nd•5thSee  Germany3
 Soviet Union2nd1st1st2nd1st•1st2ndSee  Russia7[upper-alpha 3]
 West Germany••8th••6th•See  Germany2

Medal table
  • Defunct NOCs are shown in italic.

Sources:[14]

Total
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)74112
2 Brazil (BRA)54211
3 United States (USA)43411
4 Japan (JPN)3339
5 China (CHN)3126
6 Cuba (CUB)3025
7 Russia (RUS)1326
8 Netherlands (NED)1102
9 Poland (POL)1023
10 FR Yugoslavia /
 Serbia and Montenegro		1012
11 France (FRA)1001
12 Italy (ITA)0336
13 East Germany (GDR)0202
14 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
 Serbia (SRB)0112
17 Peru (PER)0101
 ROC0101
 Unified Team (EUN)0101
20 Argentina (ARG)0022
21 North Korea (PRK)0011
 Romania (ROU)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (23 entries)30303090

Medal table, men
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)3306
2 Soviet Union (URS)3216
3 United States (USA)3025
4 Russia (RUS)1124
5 Japan (JPN)1113
6 Netherlands (NED)1102
7 Yugoslavia (YUG)1012
8 France (FRA)1001
 Poland (POL)1001
10 Italy (ITA)0336
11 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
12 Bulgaria (BUL)0101
 East Germany (GDR)0101
 ROC0101
15 Argentina (ARG)0022
16 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Romania (ROU)0011
Totals (17 entries)15151545

Medal table, women
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)4206
2 China (CHN)3126
3 Cuba (CUB)3014
4 Japan (JPN)2226
5 Brazil (BRA)2125
6 United States (USA)1326
7 Russia (RUS)0202
8 Serbia (SRB)0112
9 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Peru (PER)0101
 Unified Team (EUN)0101
12 Poland (POL)0022
13 Bulgaria (BUL)0011
 North Korea (PRK)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (15 entries)15151545

MVP by edition

Win–loss records

Men's tournament
TeamMatches playedWinsLossesWinning percentage
 Algeria6060.0%
 Argentina55272849.1%
 Australia1841422.2%
 Belgium92722.2%
 Brazil113694461.1%
 Bulgaria60322853.3%
 Canada2891932.1%
 China123925.0%
 Cuba47222546.8%
 Czechoslovakia37241364.9%
 East Germany1611568.8%
 Egypt201195.0%
 France31141745.2%
 Germany113827.3%
 Great Britain5050.0%
 Greece63350.0%
 Hungary94544.4%
 Iran114736.4%
 Italy85553064.7%
 Japan62352756.5%
 Libya5050.0%
 Mexico140140.0%
 Netherlands45261957.8%
 Poland62352756.5%
 Romania2214863.6%
 Russia[upper-alpha 1]56381867.9%
 Serbia113827.3
 Serbia and Montenegro[upper-alpha 2]2215768.1%
 South Korea51163531.4%
 Soviet Union[upper-alpha 3]51411080.4%
 Spain134930.8%
 Sweden73442.9%
 Tunisia381372.7%
 United States84493558.3%
 Venezuela101910.0%
 West Germany61516.7%
 Yugoslavia63350.0%

Women's tournament
TeamMatches playedWinsLossesWinning percentage
 Algeria100100.0%
 Argentina101910.0%
 Australia51420.0%
 Brazil75522369.3%
 Bulgaria53260.0%
 Cameroon5050.0%
 Canada151146.7%
 China65412463.1%
 Croatia84450.0%
 Cuba52371571.2%
 Czechoslovakia124833.3%
 Dominican Republic1751229.4%
 East Germany157846.7%
 Germany2171433.3%
 Great Britain51420.0%
 Greece51420.0%
 Hungary157846.7%
 Italy34171750.0%
 Japan73423157.5%
 Kazakhstan51420.0%
 Kenya150150.0%
 Mexico71614.3%
 Netherlands21111052.4%
 North Korea53260.0%
 Peru37122546.2%
 Poland179853.0%
 Puerto Rico5050.0%
 Romania104640.0%
 Russia[upper-alpha 1]48321666.6%
 Serbia27131448.1%
 South Korea76314540.8%
 Soviet Union[upper-alpha 3]3732586.5%
 Spain4040.0%
 Turkey115645.5%
 Ukraine5050.0%
 United States82503261.0%
 Venezuela5050.0%
 West Germany102820.0%

See also

Notes
  1. Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.
  2. Serbia and Montenegro's total includes two appearances as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000.
  3. Soviet Union's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992.

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