Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's Volleyball
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Date20 July–1 August
Medalists
 
 
 

The 1980 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980.

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Hosts23 Oct 1974Austria Vienna1 Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games18–30 Jul 1976Canada Montreal1 Poland
1978 World Championship20 Sep–1 Oct 1978Italy Italy1 Italy
1979 African ChampionshipNov 1979Libya Tripoli1 Tunisia*
1979 Asian Championsnip16–23 Dec 1979Bahrain Manama1 China*
1979 European Championship5–13 Oct 1979France France1 Yugoslavia
1979 NORCECA Championship21–28 Apr 1979Cuba Havana1 Cuba
1979 South American Championship21–26 Apr 1979Argentina Argentina1 Brazil
World Qualifier20–27 Jan 1980Bulgaria Bulgaria2 Bulgaria
 Romania
Total10
*  Libya and  Czechoslovakia replaced Tunisia and China, who withdrew from the tournament because of the US-led boycott.

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
 Soviet Union (Hosts)  Brazil
 Bulgaria  Libya
 Cuba  Poland
 Czechoslovakia  Romania
Italy  Yugoslavia

Venues

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals
Qualified for the 9th place match

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 8 4 0 12 1 12.000 193 122 1.582
2  Bulgaria 7 3 1 9 5 1.800 171 149 1.148
3  Cuba 5 1 3 6 9 0.667 181 178 1.017
4  Czechoslovakia 5 1 3 6 11 0.545 180 230 0.783
5 Italy 5 1 3 4 11 0.364 145 191 0.759
Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Jul DMA Cuba  3–0 Italy 15–7 15–8 15–6     45–21
20 Jul MAC Soviet Union  3–1  Czechoslovakia 15–13 15–10 13–15 15–7   58–45
22 Jul DMA Italy 3–2  Czechoslovakia 8–15 15–5 10–15 15–8 15–7 63–50
22 Jul MAC Bulgaria  3–1  Cuba 15–7 15–8 6–15 15–8   51–38
24 Jul DMA Bulgaria  3–0  Czechoslovakia 15–12 15–5 15–7     45–24
24 Jul MAC Soviet Union  3–0 Italy 15–2 15–7 15–10     45–19
26 Jul MAC Czechoslovakia  3–2  Cuba 15–11 13–15 2–15 16–14 15–9 61–64
26 Jul MAC Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–6 15–8 15–10     45–24
28 Jul MAC Bulgaria  3–1 Italy 15–9 15–9 6–15 15–9   51–42
28 Jul MAC Soviet Union  3–0  Cuba 15–10 15–13 15–11     45–34

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 7 3 1 11 5 2.200 221 172 1.285
2  Romania 7 3 1 10 5 2.000 215 138 1.558
3  Brazil 6 2 2 9 8 1.125 215 196 1.097
4  Yugoslavia 6 2 2 8 8 1.000 189 177 1.068
5  Libya 4 0 4 0 12 0.000 23 180 0.128
Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Jul DMA Romania  3–0  Libya 15–3 15–1 15–1     45–5
20 Jul MAC Poland  3–1  Yugoslavia 15–11 11–15 15–3 15–7   56–36
22 Jul DMA Yugoslavia  3–2  Brazil 8–15 15–12 10–15 15–4 15–12 63–58
22 Jul MAC Poland  3–1  Romania 9–15 15–12 15–13 15–13   54–53
24 Jul DMA Poland  3–0  Libya 15–1 15–3 15–1     45–5
24 Jul MAC Romania  3–1  Brazil 13–15 15–4 15–12 15–3   58–34
26 Jul DMA Brazil  3–0  Libya 15–1 15–2 15–6     45–9
26 Jul DMA Romania  3–1  Yugoslavia 15–9 14–16 15–8 15–12   59–45
28 Jul DMA Brazil  3–2  Poland 13–15 18–20 17–15 15–11 15–5 78–66
28 Jul DMA Yugoslavia  3–0  Libya 15–2 15–1 15–1     45–4

Final round

9th–10th places

9th place match

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Jul DMA Italy 3–0  Libya 15–2 15–1 15–4     45–7

5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals 5th place match
30 July
  Cuba  2  
  Yugoslavia  3  
 
1 August
      Yugoslavia  2
    Brazil  3
7th place match
30 July 1 August
  Czechoslovakia  0   Cuba  3
  Brazil  3     Czechoslovakia  1

5th–8th semifinals

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Jul DMA Czechoslovakia  0–3  Brazil 14–16 11–15 9–15     34–46
30 Jul DMA Cuba  2–3  Yugoslavia 15–12 15–5 12–15 14–16 2–15 58–63

7th place match

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Aug DMA Cuba  3–1  Czechoslovakia 14–16 15–7 15–10 15–6   59–39

5th place match

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Aug DMA Yugoslavia  2–3  Brazil 16–14 9–15 15–8 10–15 8–15 58–67

Final four

Semifinals Gold medal match
30 July
  Soviet Union  3  
  Romania  0  
 
1 August
      Soviet Union  3
    Bulgaria  1
Bronze medal match
30 July 1 August
  Bulgaria  3   Romania  3
  Poland  0     Poland  1

Semifinals

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Jul MAC Bulgaria  3–0  Poland 15–13 15–13 15–7     45–33
30 Jul MAC Soviet Union  3–0  Romania 15–6 15–10 15–5     45–21

Bronze medal match

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Aug MAC Romania  3–1  Poland 15–10 9–15 15–13 15–9   54–47

Gold medal match

Date Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Aug MAC Soviet Union  3–1  Bulgaria 15–7 15–13 14–16 15–11   59–47

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Soviet Union
2nd  Bulgaria
3rd  Romania
4  Poland
5  Brazil
6  Yugoslavia
7  Cuba
8  Czechoslovakia
9 Italy
10  Libya

 1980 Men's Olympic Champions 

Soviet Union
3rd title
12–man Roster
Panchenko, Zaytsev, Savin, Dorokhov, Ermilov, Seļivanovs, Moliboga, Kondra, Chernyshov, Lashchonov, Kryvov, Loor
Head Coach
Platonov

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Soviet Union (URS)
Yuriy Panchenko
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Aleksandr Savin
Vladimir Dorokhov
Aleksandr Ermilov
Pāvels Seļivanovs
Oleg Moliboga
Vladimir Kondra
Vladimir Chernyshov
Fedir Lashchonov
Valeriy Kryvov
Viljar Loor
 Bulgaria (BUL)
Stoyan Gunchev
Hristo Stoyanov
Dimitar Zlatanov
Dimitar Dimitrov
Tsano Tsanov
Stefan Dimitrov
Petko Petkov
Mitko Todorov
Kaspar Simeonov
Emil Valtchev
Hristo Iliev
Yordan Angelov
 Romania (ROU)
Corneliu Oros
Laurenţiu Dumănoiu
Dan Gîrleanu
Nicu Stoian
Sorin Macavei
Constantin Sterea
Nicolae Pop
Günther Enescu
Valter Chifu
Marius Căta-Chiţiga
Florin Mina
Viorel Manole

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