Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

5th Volleyball Olympic Tournament Moscow 1980
Tournament details
Olympics	1980 Summer Olympics
Host nation	Soviet Union
City	Moscow
Duration	July 20 – August 1
Men's teams	10
Men's medals:
Gold medalists	Soviet Union
Silver medalists	Bulgaria
Bronze medalists	Romania
Women's teams	8
Women's medals:
Gold medalists	Soviet Union
Silver medalists	East Germany
Bronze medalists	Bulgaria

Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba (Friendship) Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow). Both men's match and women's match for the Olympic title were held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. The schedule started on July 20 and ended on August 1. 103,337 spectators watched 49 matches of volleyball events at stadiums.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	2	0	0	2
2	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
3	East Germany	0	1	0	1
4	Romania	0	0	1	1

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's volleyball	Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Chernyshov Vladimir Dorokhov Aleksandr Ermilov Vladimir Kondra Valeriy Kryvov Fedir Lashchonov Viljar Loor Oleg Moliboga Yuriy Panchenko Aleksandr Savin Pāvels Seļivanovs Vyacheslav Zaytsev	Bulgaria (BUL) Yordan Angelov Dimitar Dimitrov Stefan Dimitrov Stoyan Gunchev Hristo Iliev Petko Petkov Kaspar Simeonov Hristo Stoyanov Mitko Todorov Tsano Tsanov Emil Valtchev Dimitar Zlatanov	Romania (ROU) Marius Căta-Chiţiga Valter Chifu Laurenţiu Dumănoiu Günther Enescu Dan Gîrleanu Sorin Macavei Viorel Manole Florin Mina Corneliu Oros Nicolae Pop Constantin Sterea Nicu Stoian
Women's volleyball	Soviet Union (URS) Elena Akhaminova Elena Andreiuk Svetlana Badulina Liudmila Chernyshova Liubov Kozyreva Lidia Loginova Irina Makogonova Svetlana Nikishina Larisa Pavlova Nadezhda Radzevich Natalia Razumova Olga Solovova	East Germany (GDR) Katharina Bullin Barbara Czekalla Brigitte Fetzer Andrea Heim Ute Kostrzewa Heike Lehmann Christine Mummhardt Karin Püschel Karla Roffeis Martina Schmidt Annette Schultz Anke Westendorf	Bulgaria (BUL) Verka Borisova Tsvetana Bozhurina Rositsa Dimitrova Tanya Dimitrova Maya Georgieva Margarita Gerasimova Tanya Gogova Valentina Ilieva Rumyana Kaisheva Anka Khristolova Silviya Petrunova Galina Stancheva

Women's Team Event

Preliminary Round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.

Group A

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	9	2	153	99	6
East Germany	3	2	1	7	6	166	160	5
Cuba	3	1	2	4	6	117	117	4
Peru	3	0	3	3	9	108	168	3

• July 21
  • Druzhba GDR 3-1 (15:11, 15:13, 10:15, 15:4) Cuba
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-1 (15:2, 7:15, 15:4, 15:9) Peru
• July 23
  • Druzhba Peru 0-3 (6:15, 5:15, 6:15) Cuba
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-1 (15:5, 10:15, 16:14, 15:6) GDR
• July 25
  • Druzhba Peru 2-3 (10:15, 17:15, 15:11, 10:15, 9:15) GDR
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:6, 15:13, 15:10) Cuba

Group B

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	7	4	138	114	5
Hungary	3	2	1	8	6	161	170	5
Romania	3	2	1	7	7	157	153	5
Brazil	3	0	3	4	9	152	171	3

• July 21
  • Druzhba Bulgaria 3-1 (15:9, 7:15, 15:5, 15:4) Romania
  • Minor Arena Hungary 3-2 (17:15, 9:15, 15:12, 6:15, 15:12) Brazil
• July 23
  • Druzhba Hungary 2-3 (15:5, 3:15, 5:15, 15:10, 8:15) Romania
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 3-0 (15:7, 15:9, 15:12) Brazil
• July 25
  • Druzhba Brazil 2-3 (15:10, 15:9, 6:15, 13:15, 6:15) Romania
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 1-3 (15:8, 9:15, 7:15, 10:15) Hungary

Semi-finals

All matches were held on July 27.

Competition for 1st-4th places

• A2-B1 Minor Arena GDR 3-2 (15:10, 12:15, 15:9, 7:15, 15:6) Bulgaria
• A1-B2 Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:11, 15:13, 15:2) Hungary

Competition for 5th-8th places

• A4-B3 Druzhba Peru 3-0 (15:12, 15:9, 15:11) Romania
• A3-B4 Druzhba Cuba 3-0 (15:2, 15:5, 15:6) Brazil

Finals

All matches were played on July 29.

7th place match, Druzhba

• Romania 0-3 (8:15, 12:15, 12:15) Brazil

5th place match, Druzhba

• Cuba 3-1 (15:9, 15:7, 12:15, 15:5) Peru

3rd place match, Minor Arena

• Bulgaria 3-2 (15:5, 13:15, 6:15, 15:4, 15:8) Hungary

1st place match, Minor Arena

• USSR 3-1 (15:12, 11:15, 15:13, 15:7) GDR

Final standing

Final Rank	Country
1	Soviet Union
2	East Germany
3	Bulgaria
4	Hungary
5	Cuba
6	Peru
7	Brazil
8	Romania

References

• Official Olympic Report