Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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]

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 →

Qualification

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

Pools composition

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

Rosters

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Venues

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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

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Pool A

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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
Source: [citation needed]
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

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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

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5th–8th places

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Medalists

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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

  Soviet Union (URS)
Anatoliy Polishchuk
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Yefim Chulak
Vladimir Dorokhov
Aleksandr Ermilov
Pāvels Seļivanovs
Oleg Moliboga
Vladimir Kondra
Yuri Starunsky
Vladimir Chernyshov
Vladimir Ulanov
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

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  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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