Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Gymnasium,
Hanyang University Gymnasium
and Saemaul Sports Hall
Date17 September – 2 October
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (2nd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th 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 Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 30 September 1981 West Germany Baden-Baden 1  South Korea
1984 Olympic Games 29 July – 11 August 1984 United States Los Angeles 1  United States
1985 World Cup 22 November – 1 December 1985  Japan 1  Soviet Union
1986 World Championship 25 September – 5 October 1986  France 1  Bulgaria
1st World Qualifier 10–17 May 1987 Brazil Brasília 1  Argentina
1987 African Championship December 1987 Tunisia Tunis 1  Tunisia
1987 Asian Championsnip 15–25 October 1987 Kuwait Kuwait City 1  Japan
1987 European Championship 25 September – 3 October 1987  Belgium 1  France
1987 NORCECA Championship 12–19 June 1987 Cuba Havana 1  Cuba
 Italy*
1987 South American Championship 20–27 September 1987 Uruguay Montevideo 1  Brazil
2nd World Qualifier 31 January – 7 February 1988 Netherlands Amsterdam 1  Netherlands
3rd World Qualifier 20–25 May 1988 Italy Florence 1  Sweden
Total 12
* Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China.

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
 South Korea (Hosts)  Argentina
 Brazil  France
 Bulgaria  Japan
 Sweden  Netherlands
 Italy  Tunisia
 Soviet Union  United States

Rosters

Venues

Main venue Sub venue Sub venue
Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Jamsil Gymnasium Hanyang University Gymnasium Saemaul Sports Hall
Capacity: 13,409 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 4,500
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Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 4 1 9 14 4 3.500 248 190 1.305 Semifinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 9 14 7 2.000 296 225 1.316
3  Sweden 5 2 3 7 9 11 0.818 220 262 0.840 5th–8th semifinals
4  Bulgaria 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 190 194 0.979
5  Italy 5 2 3 7 7 11 0.636 203 222 0.914 9th–12th semifinals
6  South Korea 5 1 4 6 5 14 0.357 200 264 0.758
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Sep Sweden  3–2  South Korea 10–15 5–15 15–12 17–15 15–4 62–61
18 Sep Brazil  3–0  Italy 15–7 15–4 17–15     47–26
18 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–7 15–9 15–8     45–24
19 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Sweden 15–8 15–7 16–14     46–29
19 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Italy 15–7 15–8 15–6     45–21
19 Sep South Korea  3–2  Brazil 19–17 15–8 6–15 11–15 15–12 66–67
22 Sep Brazil  3–1  Bulgaria 13–15 15–6 15–12 15–12   58–45
22 Sep Italy  3–2  Sweden 9–15 15–6 12–15 15–12 15–3 66–51
22 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea 15–6 15–7 15–13     45–26
24 Sep Brazil  3–1  Sweden 15–6 13–15 15–0 15–12   58–33
24 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  South Korea 15–7 15–10 15–8     45–25
24 Sep Soviet Union  3–1  Italy 15–9 15–9 12–15 15–12   57–45
26 Sep Italy  3–0  South Korea 15–10 15–7 15–5     45–22
26 Sep Brazil  3–2  Soviet Union 12–15 9–15 15–8 15–11 15–6 66–55
26 Sep Sweden  3–0  Bulgaria 15–11 15–12 15–8     45–31

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 10 15 3 5.000 263 155 1.697 Semifinals
2  Argentina 5 3 2 8 11 7 1.571 219 211 1.038
3  France 5 3 2 8 10 7 1.429 222 190 1.168 5th–8th semifinals
4  Netherlands 5 3 2 8 10 7 1.429 202 183 1.104
5  Japan 5 1 4 6 5 12 0.417 182 225 0.809 9th–12th semifinals
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 101 225 0.449
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Sep Netherlands  3–1  France 15–8 7–15 15–11 15–7   52–41
18 Sep United States  3–0  Japan 15–13 15–2 15–2     45–17
18 Sep Argentina  3–0  Tunisia 15–5 15–11 15–6     45–22
19 Sep United States  3–1  Netherlands 15–7 12–15 15–1 15–11   57–34
19 Sep France  3–0  Tunisia 15–10 15–3 15–9     45–22
19 Sep Argentina  3–1  Japan 15–11 15–12 11–15 15–11   56–49
22 Sep United States  3–2  Argentina 11–15 11–15 15–4 17–15 15–7 69–56
22 Sep France  3–1  Japan 10–15 15–10 17–15 15–12   57–52
22 Sep Netherlands  3–0  Tunisia 15–6 15–10 15–5     45–21
24 Sep United States  3–0  France 17–15 15–6 15–13     47–34
24 Sep Japan  3–0  Tunisia 15–4 15–11 15–7     45–22
24 Sep Argentina  3–0  Netherlands 15–11 15–7 15–8     45–26
26 Sep France  3–0  Argentina 15–7 15–5 15–5     45–17
26 Sep United States  3–0  Tunisia 15–4 15–6 15–4     45–14
26 Sep Netherlands  3–0  Japan 15–7 15–4 15–8     45–19

Final round

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 Italy3
 
30 September
 
 Tunisia0
 
 Italy3
 
28 September
 
 Japan2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Japan3
 
11th place match
 
 
30 September
 
 
 Tunisia0
 
 
 South Korea3

9th–12th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Sep Italy  3–0  Tunisia 15–2 15–2 15–5     45–9
28 Sep South Korea  2–3  Japan 15–13 15–6 9–15 13–15 9–15 61–64

11th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Sep Tunisia  0–3  South Korea 11–15 9–15 7–15     27–45

9th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Sep Italy  3–2  Japan 15–11 15–11 12–15 13–15 15–7 70–59

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 Sweden2
 
1 October
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands3
 
28 September
 
 Bulgaria0
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 France0
 
7th place match
 
 
1 October
 
 
 Sweden3
 
 
 France2

5th–8th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  France 15–8 15–12 15–11     45–31
28 Sep Sweden  2–3  Netherlands 10–15 15–13 15–8 11–15 14–16 65–67

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Oct Sweden  3–2  France 12–15 15–5 8–15 15–12 15–12 65–59

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Oct Netherlands  3–0  Bulgaria 15–6 15–8 15–10     45–24

Final four

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 September
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
2 October
 
 Argentina0
 
 Soviet Union1
 
30 September
 
 United States3
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 United States3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
2 October
 
 
 Argentina3
 
 
 Brazil2

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Sep Brazil  0–3  United States 3–15 5–15 11–15     19–45
30 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Argentina 15–11 17–15 15–8     47–34

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Oct Argentina  3–2  Brazil 15–10 15–17 15–8 12–15 15–9 72–59

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Oct Soviet Union  1–3  United States 15–13 10–15 4–15 8–15   37–58

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 United States (USA)
Troy Tanner
Dave Saunders
Jon Root
Bob Ctvrtlik
Douglas Partie
Steve Timmons
Craig Buck
Scott Fortune
Ricci Luyties
Jeff Stork
Eric Sato
Karch Kiraly (c)
Head coach:

Marv Dunphy

 Soviet Union (URS)
Yuriy Panchenko
Andrei Kuznetsov
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Igor Runov
Vladimir Shkurikhin
Evgeni Krasilnikov
Raimonds Vilde
Valeri Losev
Yuri Sapega
Oleksandr Sorokalet
Yaroslav Antonov
Yuri Cherednik
Head coach:

Vladimir Kondra

 Argentina (ARG)
Claudio Zulianello
Daniel Castellani
Esteban Martínez
Alejandro Diz
Daniel Colla
Javier Weber
Hugo Conte
Waldo Kantor
Raúl Quiroga
Jon Uriarte
Esteban de Palma
Juan Cuminetti
Head coach:

Luis Muchaga

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links

  • Final Standing (1964–2000)
  • Results at Todor66.com
  • Results at Sports123.com[dead link]
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