Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| 2nd Volleyball Olympic Tournament Mexico City 1968 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Tournament details | ||
| Olympics | 1968 Summer Olympics | |
| Host nation |  Mexico | |
| City | Mexico City | |
| Duration | October 13 – 26 | |
| Men's teams | 10 | |
| Men's medals: | ||
 |  Soviet Union | |
 |  Japan | |
 |  Czechoslovakia | |
| Women's teams | 8 | |
| Women's medals: | ||
| Soviet Union | |
| Japan | |
|  Poland | |
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
References
- ↑ Black Belt Vol. 2, No. 2. Active Interest Media, Inc. Mar 1964. p. 27.
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