Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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]

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
← 1984
1992 →

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 30 September 1981   Baden-Baden 1   South Korea
1984 Olympic Games 29 July – 11 August 1984   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   Brasília 1   Argentina
1987 African Championship December 1987   Tunis 1   Tunisia
1987 Asian Championsnip 15–25 October 1987   Kuwait City 1   Japan
1987 European Championship 25 September – 3 October 1987   Belgium 1   France
1987 NORCECA Championship 12–19 June 1987   Havana 1   Cuba
  Italy*
1987 South American Championship 20–27 September 1987   Montevideo 1   Brazil
2nd World Qualifier 31 January – 7 February 1988   Amsterdam 1   Netherlands
3rd World Qualifier 20–25 May 1988   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

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

Rosters

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Venues

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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

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Pool A

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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]


17 September 1988 Sweden   3–2   South Korea
(10–15, 5–15, 15–12, 17–15, 15–4)
 

18 September 1988 Brazil   3–0   Italy
(15–7, 15–4, 17–15)
 
18 September 1988 Soviet Union   3–0   Bulgaria
(15–7, 15–9, 15–8)
 

19 September 1988 Soviet Union   3–0   Sweden
(15–8, 15–7, 16–14)
 
19 September 1988 Bulgaria   3–0   Italy
(15–7, 15–8, 15–6)
 
19 September 1988 South Korea   3–2   Brazil
(19–17, 15–8 ,6–15, 11–15 ,15–12)
 

22 September 1988 Brazil   3–1   Bulgaria
(13–15, 15–6, 15–12, 15–12)
 
22 September 1988 Italy   3–2   Sweden
(9–15, 15–6, 12–15, 15–12, 15–3)
 
22 September 1988 Soviet Union   3–0   South Korea
(15–6, 15–7, 15–13)
 

24 September 1988 Brazil   3–1   Sweden
(15–6, 13–15, 15–0, 15–12)
 
24 September 1988 Bulgaria   3–0   South Korea
(15–7, 15–10, 15–8)
 
24 September 1988 Soviet Union   3–1   Italy
(15–9, 15–9, 12–15, 15–12)
 

26 September 1988 Italy   3–0   South Korea
(15–10, 15–7 ,15–5)
 
26 September 1988 Brazil   3–2   Soviet Union
(12–15, 9–15, 15–8, 15–11, 15–6)
 
26 September 1988 Sweden   3–0   Bulgaria
(15–11, 15–12 ,15–8)
 

Pool B

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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]


17 September 1988 Netherlands   3–1   France
(15–8, 7–15, 15–11, 15–7)
 

18 September 1988 United States   3–0   Japan
(15–13, 15–2, 15–2)
 
18 September 1988 Argentina   3–0   Tunisia
(15–5, 15–11, 15–6)
 

19 September 1988 United States   3–1   Netherlands
(15–7, 12–15, 15–1, 15–11)
 
19 September 1988 France   3–0   Tunisia
(15–10, 15–3 ,15–9)
 
19 September 1988 Argentina   3–1   Japan
(15–11, 15–12 ,11–15, 15–11)
 

22 September 1988 United States   3–2   Argentina
(11–15, 11–15 ,15–4, 17–15, 15–7)
 
22 September 1988 France   3–1   Japan
(10–15, 15–10 ,17–15, 15–12)
 
22 September 1988 Netherlands   3–0   Tunisia
(15–6, 15–10, 15–5)
 

24 September 1988 United States   3–0   France
(17–15, 15–6, 15–13)
 
24 September 1988 Japan   3–0   Tunisia
(15–4, 15–11 ,15–7)
 
24 September 1988 Argentina   3–0   Netherlands
(15–11, 15–7 ,15–8)
 

26 September 1988 France   3–0   Argentina
(15–7, 15–5, 15–5)
 
26 September 1988 United States   3–0   Tunisia
(15–4, 15–6 ,15–4)
 
26 September 1988 Netherlands   3–0   Japan
(15–7, 15–4 ,15–8)
 

Final round

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9th–12th places

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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

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28 September 1988 Italy   3–0   Tunisia
(15–2, 15–2, 15–5)
 
28 September 1988 South Korea   2–3   Japan
(15–13, 15–6, 9–15, 13–15, 9–15)
 

11th place match

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30 September 1988 Tunisia   0–3   South Korea
(11–15, 9–15, 7–15)
 

9th place match

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30 September 1988 Italy   3–2   Japan
(15–11, 15–11, 12–15, 13–15, 15–7)
 

5th–8th places

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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

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28 September 1988 Bulgaria   3–0   France
(15–8, 15–12, 15–11)
 
28 September 1988 Sweden   2–3   Netherlands
(10–15, 15–13, 15–8, 11–15 ,14–16)
 

7th place match

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1 October 1988 Sweden   3–2   France
(12–15, 15–5, 8–15, 15–12, 15–12)
 

5th place match

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1 October 1988 Netherlands   3–0   Bulgaria
(15–6, 15–8, 15–10)
 

Final four

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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

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30 September 1988 Brazil   0–3   United States
(3–15, 5–15, 11–15)
 
30 September 1988 Soviet Union   3–0   Argentina
(15–11, 17–15, 15–8)
 

Bronze medal match

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2 October 1988 Argentina   3–2   Brazil
(15–10, 15–17 ,15–8, 12–15 ,15–9)
 

Gold medal match

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2 October 1988 Soviet Union   1–3   United States
(15–13, 10–15, 4–15, 8–15)
 

Final standing

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Medalists

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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

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References

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