Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
NOC is allowed to enter 1 men's and 1 women's qualified team in volleyball tournaments and 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments.
Indoor Volleyball
Men
Volleyball Men | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Host nation | - | - | 1 | China |
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup | Nov 18 - Dec 2, 2007 | Japan | 3 | Brazil Russia Bulgaria |
African Olympic Qualification Tournament | February 3–9, 2008 | Durban | 1 | Egypt |
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament* | May 31 - Jun 8, 2008 | Tokyo | 1 | Japan |
European Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 7–13, 2008 | Izmir | 1 | Serbia |
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 6–11, 2008 | Caguas | 1 | United States |
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 3–7, 2008 | Formosa | 1 | Venezuela |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | May 23–25, 2008 | Düsseldorf | 1 | Germany |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 | Espinho | 1 | Poland |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | May 31 - Jun 8, 2008 | Tokyo | 1 | Italy |
TOTAL | 12 |
* The Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament is combined with the World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3. The winner of the tournament will qualify as the champion of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 while the best Asian team except the winner will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.
World Cup
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 21 | 10 | 1 | 852 | 673 | 1.266 |
2 | Russia | 20 | 9 | 2 | 899 | 742 | 1.212 |
3 | Bulgaria | 20 | 9 | 2 | 988 | 881 | 1.121 |
4 | United States | 19 | 8 | 3 | 947 | 843 | 1.123 |
5 | Spain | 18 | 7 | 4 | 848 | 825 | 1.028 |
6 | Puerto Rico | 16 | 5 | 6 | 878 | 869 | 1.010 |
7 | Argentina | 16 | 5 | 6 | 825 | 876 | 0.942 |
8 | Australia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 839 | 940 | 0.893 |
9 | Japan | 14 | 3 | 8 | 865 | 923 | 0.937 |
10 | Egypt | 14 | 3 | 8 | 829 | 922 | 0.899 |
11 | South Korea | 13 | 2 | 9 | 818 | 947 | 0.864 |
12 | Tunisia | 12 | 1 | 10 | 909 | 1056 | 0.861 |
African Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Algeria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 253 | 1.273 |
2 | Cameroon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 265 | 1.174 |
3 | Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 346 | 0.893 |
4 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 340 | 359 | 0.947 |
5 | Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 353 | 0.836 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | 8 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 247 | 1.377 |
2 | Tunisia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 341 | 248 | 1.375 |
3 | Morocco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 236 | 1.114 |
4 | Gabon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 286 | 0.727 |
5 | Mozambique | 4 | 0 | 4 | 179 | 300 | 0.597 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Algeria | 3 | |||||
Tunisia | 2 | |||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Cameroon | 3 | |||||
Tunisia | 2 |
European Qualification Tournament
Elimination Round
Team 1 | Agg | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Montenegro | 6–3 | Latvia | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Georgia | 0–6 | Romania | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Austria | 3–5 | Sweden | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Azerbaijan | 0–6 | Denmark | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pre-Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
3 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
3 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Finland | 3 | |||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||
Finland | 0 | |||||
Poland | 3 | |||||
Poland | 3 | |||||
Hungary | 1 | |||||
Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 |
3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Germany | 3 | |||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||
Germany | 3 | |||||
Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
France | 0 | |||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 |
3 | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 |
3 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Italy | 3 | |||||
Greece | 0 | |||||
Italy | 3 | |||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||
Croatia | 0 | |||||
Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
3 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 |
2 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 |
3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Spain | 3 | |||||
Finland | 1 | |||||
Spain | 2 | |||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||
Netherlands | 0 | |||||
North American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 157 | 1.433 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 202 | 1.149 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 221 | 0.946 |
4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 225 | 0.618 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 194 | 1.268 |
2 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 193 | 1.254 |
3 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 195 | 1.031 |
4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 225 | 0.524 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
United States | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||
South American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Venezuela | 8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 233 | 1.382 |
2 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 244 | 1.266 |
3 | Paraguay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 334 | 0.901 |
4 | Chile | 5 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 320 | 0.869 |
5 | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 323 | 0.755 |
World Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 259 | 1.139 |
2 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 238 | 1.139 |
3 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 284 | 282 | 1.007 |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 248 | 0.714 |
Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 179 | 1.263 |
2 | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 206 | 1.146 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 236 | 0.843 |
4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 225 | 0.822 |
Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 14 | 7 | 0 | 615 | 483 | 1.273 |
2 | Japan | 13 | 6 | 1 | 659 | 584 | 1.128 |
3 | South Korea | 11 | 4 | 3 | 622 | 584 | 1.065 |
4 | Argentina | 11 | 4 | 3 | 598 | 589 | 1.015 |
5 | Australia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 522 | 526 | 0.992 |
6 | Iran | 9 | 2 | 5 | 597 | 630 | 0.948 |
7 | Algeria | 9 | 2 | 5 | 501 | 578 | 0.867 |
8 | Thailand | 7 | 0 | 7 | 425 | 565 | 0.752 |
* Japan is counted as The Asian Continental Qualification Tournament Champion since it is the best Asian team except the winner.
Women
Volleyball Women | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Host nation | - | - | 1 | China |
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup | November 2–16, 2007 | Japan | 3 | Italy Brazil United States |
African Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 22–26, 2008 | Blida | 1 | Algeria |
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament* | May 17–25, 2008 | Tokyo | 1 | Kazakhstan |
European Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 15–20, 2008 | Halle | 1 | Russia |
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | December 17–22, 2007 | Monterrey | 1 | Cuba |
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 3–7, 2008 | Lima | 1 | Venezuela |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament | May 17–25, 2008 | Tokyo | 3 | Poland Serbia Japan |
TOTAL | 12 |
* The Asian Olympic qualification tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament are combined into one event. The top 3 teams at the tournament will qualify as the medallists of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team outside the top 3 will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.
World Cup
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 22 | 11 | 0 | 858 | 604 | 1.421 |
2 | Brazil | 20 | 9 | 2 | 891 | 671 | 1.328 |
3 | United States | 20 | 9 | 2 | 940 | 821 | 1.145 |
4 | Cuba | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1020 | 951 | 1.073 |
5 | Serbia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 910 | 866 | 1.051 |
6 | Poland | 17 | 6 | 5 | 908 | 820 | 1.107 |
7 | Japan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 885 | 866 | 1.022 |
8 | South Korea | 15 | 4 | 7 | 825 | 848 | 0.973 |
9 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 3 | 8 | 797 | 911 | 0.875 |
10 | Thailand | 13 | 2 | 9 | 784 | 924 | 0.848 |
11 | Peru | 12 | 1 | 10 | 681 | 855 | 0.796 |
12 | Kenya | 11 | 0 | 11 | 498 | 860 | 0.579 |
African Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Algeria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 201 | 1.602 |
2 | Kenya | 7 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 216 | 1.269 |
3 | Cameroon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 280 | 0.996 |
4 | Senegal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 260 | 321 | 0.810 |
5 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 183 | 300 | 0.610 |
European Qualification Tournament
Pre-Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 |
2 | Ukraine | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
3 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 |
5 | Hungary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 |
Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 |
2 | Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 |
3 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 |
4 | Belarus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 |
5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 |
Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | MAX |
2 | Croatia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
3 | Spain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
4 | France | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.273 |
5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 |
Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
2 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
3 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 |
4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
2 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
3 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
4 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Russia | 3 | |||||
Germany | 0 | |||||
Russia | 3 | |||||
Poland | 2 | |||||
Poland | 3 | |||||
Serbia | 1 | |||||
North American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 151 | 1.159 |
2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 182 | 0.945 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 206 | 0.932 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 89 | 1.685 |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 116 | 1.103 |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 150 | 0.513 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Cuba | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||
South American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Venezuela | 8 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 267 | 1.341 |
2 | Peru | 7 | 3 | 1 | 334 | 214 | 1.561 |
3 | Uruguay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 287 | 1.010 |
4 | Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 253 | 319 | 0.793 |
5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 364 | 0.593 |
World Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Poland | 13 | 6 | 1 | 608 | 524 | 1.160 |
2 | Serbia | 13 | 6 | 1 | 624 | 538 | 1.160 |
3 | Japan | 13 | 6 | 1 | 684 | 619 | 1.105 |
4 | Dominican Republic | 11 | 4 | 3 | 577 | 554 | 1.042 |
5 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 2 | 5 | 523 | 572 | 0.914 |
6 | South Korea | 9 | 2 | 5 | 534 | 609 | 0.877 |
7 | Thailand | 8 | 1 | 6 | 573 | 617 | 0.929 |
8 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 1 | 6 | 503 | 593 | 0.848 |
* Kazakhstan is counted as The Asian Continental Qualification Tournament Champion since it is the best Asian team outside the top 3.
Beach Volleyball
Qualifying criteria
The main qualifying criteria were the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking lists as of July 21, 2008. It provided a total of 24 pairs in each event. Each NOC was allowed to enter 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments. Each continent and Host nation is guaranteed one entry in each event. If this is not satisfied by the entry selection method, the highest ranking player/pair will be qualified.
Qualifiers
Men
* Matteo Varnier is replaced by Eugenio Amore on the Italian team, because of an injury to Varnier.
H = Host Country Quota
C = Continental Quota
Women
* Austrian team Montagnolli - Swoboda is replaced by the Swiss team Kuhn - Schwer, because of medical reasons.
H = Host Country Quota
C = Continental Quota
References
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball
- Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men, Women