Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first 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 Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan from 13 to 23 October 1964.[1]

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
and Komazawa Volleyball Courts
Date13–23 October
Competitors120 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
1968 →

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 26 May 1959   Munich 1   Japan
1962 World Championship 13–26 October 1962   Soviet Union 4   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
  Romania
  Bulgaria
African Qualifier December 1963   Alexandria 1   Morocco*
Asian Qualifier 22–30 December 1963   New Delhi 1   South Korea
1963 European Championship 21 October – 2 November 1963   Romania 1   Hungary
1963 Pan American Games for NORCECA 21 April – 3 May 1963   São Paulo 1   United States
for Volleysur 1   Brazil
European Qualifier January 1964   Brussels 1   Netherlands
Total 10
* Morocco withdrew and were replaced by Bulgaria.

Rosters

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Venues

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Main venue Sub venue
  Yokohama, Japan   Tokyo, Japan
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Komazawa Volleyball Courts
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 3,908
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Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Soviet Union 9 8 1 17 25 5 5.000 415 279 1.487
2   Czechoslovakia 9 8 1 17 26 10 2.600 486 399 1.218
3   Japan 9 7 2 16 22 12 1.833 475 372 1.277
4   Romania 9 6 3 15 19 15 1.267 432 394 1.096
5   Bulgaria 9 5 4 14 20 16 1.250 464 429 1.082
6   Hungary 9 4 5 13 18 18 1.000 449 466 0.964
7   Brazil 9 3 6 12 13 23 0.565 410 474 0.865
8   Netherlands 9 2 7 11 11 24 0.458 378 482 0.784
9   United States 9 2 7 11 10 23 0.435 360 450 0.800
10   South Korea 9 0 9 9 9 27 0.333 376 500 0.752
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct United States   3–0   Netherlands 15–10 15–13 15–6     45–29
13 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   Hungary 15–10 12–15 13–15 15–9 15–10 70–59
13 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Romania 15–8 15–10 15–9     45–27
13 Oct Japan   3–0   South Korea 17–15 15–8 15–3     47–26
13 Oct Bulgaria   3–0   Brazil 16–14 15–10 15–6     46–30
14 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Netherlands 15–8 15–3 15–11     45–22
14 Oct Romania   3–0   Brazil 15–6 15–5 15–5     45–16
14 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   Bulgaria 15–13 13–15 15–11 7–15 15–11 65–65
14 Oct United States   3–2   South Korea 16–14 4–15 4–15 15–10 15–11 54–65
14 Oct Hungary   3–0   Japan 15–12 15–8 15–12     45–32
15 Oct Romania   3–2   Bulgaria 15–6 11–15 5–15 15–13 15–8 61–57
15 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   South Korea 15–7 15–5 15–6     45–18
15 Oct Netherlands   3–2   Brazil 14–16 15–11 15–12 6–15 16–14 66–68
15 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–1   Japan 9–15 15–13 15–12 15–13   54–53
15 Oct Hungary   3–0   United States 15–12 15–13 15–8     45–33
17 Oct Japan   3–1   Bulgaria 15–10 12–15 15–6 15–10   57–41
17 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–0   United States 15–7 15–13 16–14     46–34
17 Oct Brazil   3–1   South Korea 15–12 15–8 14–16 16–14   60–50
17 Oct Romania   3–0   Netherlands 15–9 15–6 15–13     45–28
17 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Hungary 15–9 15–13 15–11     45–33
18 Oct Romania   3–2   South Korea 15–9 14–16 8–15 15–9 15–9 67–58
18 Oct Bulgaria   3–2   Netherlands 15–11 8–15 15–8 14–16 15–8 67–58
18 Oct Japan   3–1   United States 15–12 15–10 13–15 15–11   58–48
18 Oct Brazil   3–2   Hungary 15–4 13–15 11–15 16–14 15–11 70–59
18 Oct Soviet Union   3–2   Czechoslovakia 15–9 15–8 5–15 10–15 15–7 60–54
19 Oct Bulgaria   3–0   United States 15–9 15–13 15–7     45–29
19 Oct Netherlands   3–1   South Korea 13–15 15–7 16–14 15–8   59–44
19 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–0   Brazil 15–5 15–6 15–10     45–21
19 Oct Japan   3–1   Soviet Union 14–16 15–5 15–8 15–10   59–39
19 Oct Romania   3–1   Hungary 15–6 12–15 15–10 16–14   58–45
21 Oct Japan   3–2   Brazil 15–12 15–9 12–15 7–15 15–11 64–62
21 Oct Bulgaria   3–1   South Korea 15–4 12–15 15–11 15–9   57–39
21 Oct Hungary   3–1   Netherlands 15–4 8–15 15–11 15–12   53–42
21 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   United States 15–6 15–5 15–4     45–15
21 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–1   Romania 15–11 7–15 15–12 15–12   52–50
22 Oct Hungary   3–2   South Korea 17–15 6–15 13–15 15–8 15–6 66–59
22 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–1   Netherlands 10–15 15–10 15–9 15–6   55–40
22 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Bulgaria 15–2 16–14 15–13     46–29
22 Oct Brazil   3–2   United States 5–15 11–15 15–9 15–6 15–9 61–54
22 Oct Japan   3–0   Romania 15–6 15–9 15–8     45–23
23 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Brazil 15–7 15–6 15–9     45–22
23 Oct Japan   3–1   Netherlands 15–17 15–4 15–8 15–5   60–34
23 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–0   South Korea 15–1 15–7 15–9     45–17
23 Oct Romania   3–1   United States 11–15 15–9 15–11 15–13   56–48
23 Oct Bulgaria   3–1   Hungary 15–9 15–12 12–15 15–8   57–44

Final standing

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Soviet Union (URS)
Ivans Bugajenkovs
Nikolay Burobin
Yuri Chesnokov
Vazha Kacharava
Valeri Kalachikhin
Vitali Kovalenko
Staņislavs Lugailo
Georgy Mondzolevski
Yuriy Poyarkov
Eduard Sibiryakov
Yury Vengerovsky
Dmitri Voskoboynikov

Head coach:

Yuri Chesnokov

  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Milan Čuda
Bohumil Golián
Zdeněk Humhal
Petr Kop
Josef Labuda
Josef Musil
Karel Paulus
Boris Perušič
Pavel Schenk
Václav Šmídl
Josef Šorm
Ladislav Toman

Head coach:

Josef Brož

  Japan (JPN)
Yutaka Demachi
Tsutomu Koyama
Sadatoshi Sugawara
Naohiro Ikeda
Yasutaka Sato
Toshiaki Kosedo
Tokihiko Higuchi
Masayuki Minami
Takeshi Tokutomi
Teruhisa Moriyama
Yūzo Nakamura
Katsutoshi Nekoda

Head coach:

Yasutaka Matsudaira

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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