Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 2nd 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 Mexico City, Mexico from 13 to 26 October 1968.[1]

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueGimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera,
Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia
and Revolution Ice Rink
Date13–26 October
Competitors119 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union (2nd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Czechoslovakia
← 1964
1972 →

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 18 October 1963   Baden-Baden 1   Mexico
1964 Olympic Games 13–23 October 1964   Tokyo 1   Soviet Union
1966 World Championship 30 August – 11 September 1966   Czechoslovakia 3   Czechoslovakia
  Romania
  Belgium*
  East Germany
1967 African Championship July 1967   Tunis 1   Tunisia
  Bulgaria*
Asian Qualifier 1967 Unknown 1   Japan
1967 European Championship 26 October – 8 November 1967   Turkey 1   Poland
1967 Pan American Games for N. America 24 July – 3 August 1967   Winnipeg 1   United States
for S. America 1   Brazil
Total 10
* Romania and Tunisia withdrew and were replaced by Belgium and Bulgaria respectively.

Rosters

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Venues

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Main venue Sub venue Sub venue
  Mexico City, Mexico   Mexico City, Mexico   Mexico City, Mexico
Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera Revolution Ice Rink
Capacity: 22,370 Capacity: 5,292 Capacity: 1,500
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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 26 8 3.250 464 326 1.423
2   Japan 9 7 2 16 24 6 4.000 430 258 1.667
3   Czechoslovakia 9 7 2 16 22 15 1.467 454 417 1.089
4   East Germany 9 6 3 15 22 12 1.833 449 374 1.201
5   Poland 9 6 3 15 18 11 1.636 371 281 1.320
6   Bulgaria 9 4 5 13 16 17 0.941 379 385 0.984
7   United States 9 4 5 13 15 18 0.833 383 414 0.925
8   Belgium 9 2 7 11 6 24 0.250 239 417 0.573
9   Brazil 9 1 8 10 8 25 0.320 357 469 0.761
10   Mexico 9 0 9 9 6 27 0.222 289 474 0.610
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Japan   3–0   Poland 15–9 15–11 15–10     45–30
13 Oct Belgium   3–1   Brazil 15–7 16–14 9–15 15–6   55–42
13 Oct Bulgaria   3–0   Mexico 15–9 15–4 15–6     45–19
13 Oct United States   3–2   Soviet Union 11–15 15–10 10–15 15–10 15–6 66–56
13 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   East Germany 15–12 15–17 14–16 15–11 15–9 74–65
16 Oct Bulgaria   3–0   Belgium 15–10 15–1 15–5     45–16
16 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–1   United States 15–0 10–15 15–7 15–7   55–29
16 Oct Poland   3–1   Mexico 15–10 7–15 15–4 15–3   52–32
16 Oct Soviet Union   3–1   Brazil 11–15 15–2 15–9 15–9   56–35
16 Oct Japan   3–0   East Germany 15–6 15–8 15–13     45–27
17 Oct East Germany   3–0   Mexico 15–3 15–5 15–6     45–14
17 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Bulgaria 15–10 15–9 15–10     45–29
17 Oct Poland   3–0   Belgium 15–6 15–5 15–8     45–19
17 Oct United States   3–0   Brazil 15–12 15–7 15–10     45–29
17 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   Japan 2–15 3–15 15–12 15–12 15–11 50–65
19 Oct Japan   3–0   Mexico 15–1 15–3 15–11     45–15
19 Oct Bulgaria   3–2   United States 10–15 17–15 7–15 15–7 16–14 65–66
19 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Poland 15–9 15–10 15–10     45–29
19 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   Brazil 15–12 15–10 13–15 13–15 15–9 71–61
19 Oct East Germany   3–0   Belgium 15–1 15–7 15–7     45–15
20 Oct Japan   3–0   Belgium 15–5 15–5 15–4     45–14
20 Oct Bulgaria   3–0   Brazil 15–8 18–16 15–3     48–27
20 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–0   Mexico 15–10 15–8 15–8     45–26
20 Oct Poland   3–0   United States 15–5 15–5 15–8     45–18
20 Oct Soviet Union   3–2   East Germany 10–15 15–9 15–11 12–15 15–5 67–55
21 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–2   Bulgaria 15–7 10–15 15–9 4–15 15–7 59–53
21 Oct Belgium   3–2   Mexico 15–11 5–15 13–15 18–16 15–2 66–59
21 Oct East Germany   3–0   United States 15–8 15–12 15–10     45–30
21 Oct Poland   3–0   Brazil 15–12 15–4 15–7     45–23
21 Oct Soviet Union   3–1   Japan 4–15 15–13 15–9 15–13   49–50
23 Oct Poland   3–0   Bulgaria 15–3 15–5 15–10     45–18
23 Oct Soviet Union   3–1   Mexico 15–5 15–8 11–15 15–5   56–33
23 Oct Japan   3–0   United States 15–5 15–8 15–11     45–24
23 Oct East Germany   3–1   Brazil 15–13 15–7 14–16 15–12   59–48
23 Oct Czechoslovakia   3–0   Belgium 15–0 15–4 15–12     45–16
24 Oct Japan   3–0   Brazil 15–8 15–11 15–12     45–31
24 Oct East Germany   3–2   Bulgaria 15–11 8–15 15–10 10–15 15–7 63–58
24 Oct United States   3–1   Mexico 14–16 15–10 15–9 15–11   59–46
24 Oct Poland   3–1   Czechoslovakia 15–5 15–3 12–15 15–13   57–36
24 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Belgium 15–2 15–3 15–5     45–10
25 Oct Japan   3–0   Bulgaria 15–7 15–6 15–5     45–18
25 Oct United States   3–0   Belgium 15–4 16–14 15–10     46–28
25 Oct Brazil   3–1   Mexico 14–16 15–6 17–15 15–8   61–45
25 Oct East Germany   3–0   Poland 15–11 15–6 15–6     45–23
26 Oct Soviet Union   3–0   Czechoslovakia 15–7 15–4 15–8     45–19

Final standing

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Soviet Union (URS)
Eduard Sibiryakov
Yuriy Poyarkov
Georgy Mondzolevski
Valeri Kravchenko
Volodymyr Byelyayev
Yevhen Lapinsky
Ivans Bugajenkovs
Oļegs Antropovs
Vasilijus Matuševas
Viktor Mikhalchuk
Borys Tereshchuk
Volodymyr Ivanov

Head coach:

Yuri Chesnokov

  Japan (JPN)
Masayuki Minami
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Mamoru Shiragami
Isao Koizumi
Kenji Kimura
Yasuaki Mitsumori
Naohiro Ikeda
Jungo Morita
Tadayoshi Yokota
Seiji Oko
Tetsuo Satō
Kenji Shimaoka

Head coach:

Yasutaka Matsudaira

  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Bohumil Golián
Antonín Procházka
Petr Kop
Jiří Svoboda
Josef Musil
Lubomír Zajíček
Josef Smolka
Vladimír Petlák
František Sokol
Zdeněk Groessl
Pavel Schenk
Drahomír Koudelka

Head coach:

Vladimir Matiásek

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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