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Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueMinor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium
and Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Date20 July – 1 August
Competitors113 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union (3rd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Romania
← 1976
1984 →

The men's tournament in Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 5th 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 Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980.[1]

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 23 October 1974 Austria Vienna 1  Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games 18–30 July 1976 Canada Montreal 1  Poland
1978 World Championship 20 September – 1 October 1978  Italy 1  Italy
1979 African Championship November 1979 Libya Tripoli 1  Tunisia
 Libya*
1979 Asian Championsnip 16–23 December 1979 Bahrain Manama 1  China
 Czechoslovakia*
1979 European Championship 5–13 October 1979  France 1  Yugoslavia
1979 NORCECA Championship 21–28 April 1979 Cuba Havana 1  Cuba
1979 South American Championship 21–26 April 1979  Argentina 1  Brazil
World Qualifier 20–27 January 1980  Bulgaria 2  Bulgaria
 Romania
Total 10
* Tunisia and China withdrew because of the US-led boycott and were replaced by Libya and Czechoslovakia respectively.

Pools composition

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

Rosters

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Venues

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Main venue Sub venue
Moscow, Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Capacity: 8,700 Capacity: 3,500

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  Soviet Union 4 4 0 8 12 1 12.000 193 122 1.582 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 4 3 1 7 9 5 1.800 171 149 1.148
3  Cuba 4 1 3 5 6 9 0.667 181 178 1.017 5th–8th semifinals
4  Czechoslovakia 4 1 3 5 6 11 0.545 180 230 0.783
5 Italy 4 1 3 5 4 11 0.364 145 191 0.759 9th place match
Source: [citation needed]
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

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 4 3 1 7 11 5 2.200 221 172 1.285 Semifinals
2  Romania 4 3 1 7 10 5 2.000 215 138 1.558
3  Brazil 4 2 2 6 9 8 1.125 215 196 1.097 5th–8th semifinals
4  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 6 8 8 1.000 189 177 1.068
5  Libya 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 23 180 0.128 9th place match
Source: [citation needed]
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

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9th–10th places

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9th place match

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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

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5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
 Cuba2
 
1 August
 
 Yugoslavia3
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
30 July
 
 Brazil3
 
 Czechoslovakia0
 
 
 Brazil3
 
7th place match
 
 
1 August
 
 
 Cuba3
 
 
 Czechoslovakia1

5th–8th semifinals

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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

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


5th place match

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


Final four

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
1 August
 
 Romania0
 
 Soviet Union3
 
30 July
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Poland0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
1 August
 
 
 Romania3
 
 
 Poland1

Semifinals

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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

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


Gold medal match

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


Final standing

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Medalists

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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

Head coach:

Viacheslav Platonov

 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

Head coach:

Todor Piterkov

 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

Head coach:

Nicolae Sotir

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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