Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMontreal Forum and
Paul Sauvé Arena
Date18–30 July
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cuba
← 1972
1980 →

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the 4th 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 Montreal, Canada from 18 to 30 July 1976.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 12 May 1970 Netherlands Amsterdam 1  Canada
1972 Olympic Games 27 August – 9 September 1972 West Germany Munich 1  Japan
1974 World Championship 12–28 October 1974  Mexico 1  Poland
1976 African Championship 1976 Tunisia Tunis 1  Egypt
1975 Asian Championsnip 17–28 August 1975 Australia Melbourne 1  South Korea
1975 European Championship 18–25 October 1975  Yugoslavia 1  Soviet Union
1975 NORCECA Championship 3–8 August 1975 United States Los Angeles 1  Cuba
1975 South American Championship 26 November – 3 December 1975 Paraguay Asunción 1  Brazil
World Qualifier 15–23 January 1976  Italy 2  Czechoslovakia
 Italy
Total 10

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
 Canada (Hosts)  Brazil
 Cuba  Egypt
 Czechoslovakia  Italy
 Poland  Japan
 South Korea  Soviet Union

Rosters

Venues

Main venue Sub venue
Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
Montreal Forum Paul Sauvé Arena
Capacity: 18,575 Capacity: 4,000
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Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 4 4 0 8 12 5 2.400 235 172 1.366 Semifinals
2  Cuba 4 3 1 7 11 4 2.750 208 142 1.465
3  Czechoslovakia 4 2 2 6 8 7 1.143 182 177 1.028 5th–8th semifinals
4  South Korea 4 1 3 5 6 9 0.667 146 187 0.781
5  Canada 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 88 181 0.486
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Jul Czechoslovakia  3–0  Canada 15–4 16–14 15–11     46–29
18 Jul Poland  3–2  South Korea 12–15 6–15 15–6 15–6 15–5 63–47
19 Jul Poland  3–0  Canada 15–4 15–7 15–6     45–17
19 Jul Cuba  3–1  Czechoslovakia 15–6 10–15 15–5 15–6   55–32
21 Jul Poland  3–2  Cuba 13–15 10–15 15–6 15–9 20–18 73–63
21 Jul South Korea  3–0  Canada 15–7 15–5 15–8     45–20
23 Jul Cuba  3–0  South Korea 15–4 15–5 15–6     45–15
23 Jul Poland  3–1  Czechoslovakia 8–15 15–11 15–5 16–14   54–45
25 Jul Czechoslovakia  3–1  South Korea 15–9 15–9 14–16 15–5   59–39
25 Jul Cuba  3–0  Canada 15–10 15–9 15–3     45–22

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 63 2.143 Semifinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 118 89 1.326
3  Brazil 3 1 2 4 3 8 0.375 118 142 0.831 5th–8th semifinals
4  Italy 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 81 158 0.513
WD  Egypt[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Egypt withdrew because of the Congolese-led boycott after they lost to Brazil 1–3 (5–15, 5–15, 15–13, 9–15) on 18 July. The result of that match was annulled.
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Jul Soviet Union  3–0  Italy 15–6 15–3 15–6     45–15
20 Jul Soviet Union  3–0  Brazil 15–7 15–11 15–2     45–20
20 Jul Japan  3–0  Italy 15–6 15–2 15–6     45–14
22 Jul Japan  3–0  Brazil 15–13 15–8 15–9     45–30
24 Jul Brazil  3–2  Italy 15–8 11–15 12–15 15–6 15–8 68–52
25 Jul Soviet Union  3–0  Japan 15–9 15–10 15–9     45–28

Final round

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Czechoslovakia3
 
27 July
 
 Italy0
 
 Czechoslovakia3
 
26 July
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Brazil2
 
7th place match
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Italy0
 
 
 Brazil3

5th–8th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Jul South Korea  3–2  Brazil 15–12 12–15 7–15 15–6 15–5 64–53
26 Jul Czechoslovakia  3–0  Italy 15–7 15–8 15–7     45–22

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Jul Italy  0–3  Brazil 8–15 6–15 8–15     22–45

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Jul Czechoslovakia  3–1  South Korea 15–9 10–15 15–2 15–9   55–35

Final four

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
29 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
30 July
 
 Japan2
 
 Poland3
 
29 July
 
 Soviet Union2
 
 Cuba0
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
30 July
 
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Cuba3

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Jul Cuba  0–3  Soviet Union 12–15 7–15 8–15     27–45
29 Jul Poland  3–2  Japan 15–17 15–6 15–6 10–15 15–10 70–54

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Jul Japan  0–3  Cuba 8–15 9–15 8–15     25–45

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Jul Poland  3–2  Soviet Union 11–15 15–13 12–15 19–17 15–7 72–67

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Poland (POL)
Włodzimierz Stefański
Bronisław Bebel
Lech Łasko
Edward Skorek
Tomasz Wójtowicz
Wiesław Gawłowski
Mirosław Rybaczewski
Zbigniew Lubiejewski
Ryszard Bosek
Włodzimierz Sadalski
Zbigniew Zarzycki
Marek Karbarz

Head coach:

Hubert Wagner

 
Aleksandr Savin


Head coach:

Yuri Chesnokov

 Cuba (CUB)
Leonel Marshall
Victoriano Sarmientos
Ernesto Martínez
Víctor García
Carlos Salas
Raúl Vilches
Jesús Savigne
Lorenzo Martínez
Diego Lapera
Antonio Rodríguez
Alfredo Figueredo
Jorge Pérez Vento

Head coach:

Idolo Gilberto Herrera

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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