Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th 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 Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992.[1]

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePalau Sant Jordi,
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
and Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Date26 July – 9 August
Competitors142 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brazil (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States
← 1988
1996 →

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country17 October 1986 Lausanne1  Spain
1988 Olympic Games17 September – 2 October 1988 Seoul1  United States
1989 World Cup17–26 November 1989  Japan1  Cuba
1990 World Championship18–28 October 1990  Brazil1  Italy
1991 African ChampionshipJuly 1991 Cairo1  Algeria
1991 Asian Championsnip11–16 August 1991 Perth1  Japan
1991 European Championship7–15 September 1991  Germany1  Soviet Union
1991 NORCECA Championship25 August – 3 September 1991 Regina1  Canada
1991 South American Championship14–22 September 1991  Brazil1  Brazil
1991 World Cup22 November – 1 December 1991  Japan1  South Korea
1st World Qualifier10–15 May 1992 Montpellier1  France
2nd World Qualifier10–15 May 1992 Rotterdam1  Netherlands
Total12

Pools composition

Pool APool B
 Spain (Hosts)  Algeria
 Canada  Brazil
 France  Cuba
 Italy  Netherlands
 Japan  South Korea
 United States Unified Team

Rosters

Venues

Main venueSub venueSub venue
Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain
Palau Sant JordiPalau dels Esports de BarcelonaPavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Capacity: 17,000Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 2,500
No Image

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Italy54191352.6002531921.318Quarterfinals
2  United States54191381.6252872571.117
3  Spain532811120.9172832990.946
4  Japan523710120.8332772910.952
5  Canada514610120.8332862791.0259th place match
6  France51466140.4292002680.74611th place match
Source: [citation needed]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 JulJapan  3–1  United States8–1515–1115–1015–13 53–49
26 JulItaly  3–1  France9–1515–515–815–2 54–30
26 JulSpain  3–2  Canada13–1515–79–1515–1215–1367–62
28 JulUnited States  3–2  Canada15–1215–1210–1511–1516–1467–68
28 JulFrance  3–2  Japan15–89–1515–1110–1515–964–58
28 JulItaly  3–0  Spain16–1415–615–7  46–27
30 JulItaly  3–0  Japan15–1315–717–15  47–35
30 JulCanada  3–0  France15–715–815–6  45–21
30 JulUnited States  3–2  Spain15–614–1612–1515–1015–1171–58
1 AugSpain  3–2  Japan15–85–1515–1715–715–1365–60
1 AugItaly  3–1  Canada15–118–1515–1215–7 53–45
1 AugUnited States  3–0  France15–515–1215–8  45–25
3 AugJapan  3–2  Canada11–1515–1715–1115–1315–1071–66
3 AugSpain  3–2  France10–1511–1515–915–915–1266–60
3 AugUnited States  3–1  Italy9–1516–1415–1115–13 55–53

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Brazil550101527.5002481651.503Quarterfinals
2  Cuba54191352.6002311801.283
3 Unified Team53281171.5712292051.117
4  Netherlands5237890.8892181811.204
5  South Korea51463120.2501422120.6709th place match
6  Algeria50550150.0001002250.44411th place match
Source: [citation needed]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 JulCuba  3–1  Netherlands15–1217–156–1515–10 53–52
26 JulUnified Team 3–0  Algeria15–815–715–4  45–19
26 JulBrazil  3–0  South Korea15–1316–1415–7  46–34
28 JulCuba  3–0  Algeria15–415–215–3  45–9
28 JulBrazil  3–1 Unified Team15–615–79–1516–14 55–42
28 JulNetherlands  3–0  South Korea15–515–515–7  45–17
30 JulSouth Korea  3–0  Algeria15–815–1115–12  45–31
30 JulBrazil  3–0  Netherlands15–1115–915–4  45–24
30 JulCuba  3–1 Unified Team8–1515–1015–1215–5 53–42
1 AugUnified Team 3–0  South Korea15–915–615–11  45–26
1 AugNetherlands  3–0  Algeria15–215–515–4  45–11
1 AugBrazil  3–1  Cuba15–615–812–1515–6 57–35
3 AugUnified Team 3–1  Netherlands8–1515–917–1615–12 55–52
3 AugCuba  3–0  South Korea15–515–715–8  45–20
3 AugBrazil  3–0  Algeria15–815–1315–9  45–30

Final round

11th–12th places

11th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 AugFrance  3–0  Algeria15–415–915–9  45–22

9th–10th places

9th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 AugCanada  1–3  South Korea10–1515–1210–1510–15 45–57

Final eight

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
5 August
 
 
 Italy2
 
7 August
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands3
 
5 August
 
 Cuba0
 
 Spain0
 
9 August
 
 Cuba3
 
 Netherlands0
 
5 August
 
 Brazil3
 
 United States3
 
7 August
 
Unified Team1
 
 United States1
 
5 August
 
 Brazil3Bronze medal match
 
 Japan0
 
9 August
 
 Brazil3
 
 Cuba1
 
 
 United States3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Italy3
 
7 August
 
 Spain0
 
 Italy3
 
6 August
 
 Japan0
 
Unified Team2
 
 
 Japan3
 
7th place match
 
 
7 August
 
 
 Spain2
 
 
Unified Team3

Quarterfinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 AugItaly  2–3  Netherlands9–1515–1215–82–1516–1757–67
5 AugSpain  0–3  Cuba14–169–156–15  29–46
5 AugJapan  0–3  Brazil12–155–1512–15  29–45
5 AugUnited States  3–1 Unified Team12–1515–1015–415–11 57–40

5th–8th semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
6 AugItaly  3–0  Spain15–415–1215–4  45–20
6 AugUnified Team 2–3  Japan8–1515–913–1515–1216–1767–68

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
7 AugNetherlands  3–0  Cuba15–1115–1315–9  45–33
7 AugUnited States  1–3  Brazil15–128–159–1512–15 44–57

7th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
7 AugSpain  2–3 Unified Team14–1615–128–1515–512–1564–63

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
7 AugItaly  3–0  Japan15–215–715–13  45–22

Bronze medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 AugCuba  1–3  United States15–1213–157–1511–15 46–57

Gold medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
9 AugNetherlands  0–3  Brazil12–158–155–15  25–45

Final standing

 1992 Men's Olympic champions 

Brazil
1st title
12–man roster
Marcelo Negrão, Jorge Edson, Giovane, Paulão, Maurício, Janelson, Douglas, Carlão, Amauri, Pampa, Tande, Talmo
Head coach
Zé Roberto

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
 Brazil (BRA)
Marcelo Negrão
Jorge Brito
Giovane Gávio
Paulo Silva
Maurício Lima
Janelson Carvalho
Douglas Chiarotti
Antônio Gouveia
Amauri Ribeiro
André Ferreira
Alexandre Samuel
Talmo Oliveira

Head coach:

Zé Roberto

 Netherlands (NED)
Martin Teffer
Henk-Jan Held
Ron Boudrie
Marko Klok
Ron Zwerver
Avital Selinger
Edwin Benne
Olof van der Meulen
Peter Blangé
Jan Posthuma
Martin van der Horst
Ronald Zoodsma

Head coach:

Arie Selinger

 United States (USA)
Eric Sato
Jeff Stork
Steve Timmons
Bryan Ivie
Douglas Partie
Bob Samuelson
Scott Fortune
Dan Greenbaum
Brent Hilliard
Nick Becker
Carlos Briceno
Bob Ctvrtlik

Head coach:

Fred Strum

Awards

See also

References