Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 3rd 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 Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 9 September 1972.[1]

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueVolleyballhalle
Date27 August – 9 September
Medalists
 Japan
 East Germany
 Soviet Union

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country26 April 1966 Rome1 West Germany
1968 Olympic Games13–26 October 1968 Mexico City1 Soviet Union
1970 World Championship20 September – 2 October 1970 Bulgaria3 East Germany
 Bulgaria
 Japan
1971 African Championship1971 Cairo1 Tunisia
Asian Qualifier29–31 July 1972 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 South Korea
1971 European Championship23 September – 1 October 1971 Italy1 Czechoslovakia
1971 NORCECA Championship17–22 August 1971 Havana1 Cuba
1971 South American Championship16–25 April 1971 Montevideo1 Brazil
World Qualifier4–10 August 1972 France2 Poland
 Romania
Total12

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
 Bulgaria  West Germany (Hosts)
 Czechoslovakia  Brazil
 Poland  Cuba
 South Korea  East Germany
 Soviet Union  Japan
 Tunisia  Romania

Rosters

Venue

All matches
Munich, West Germany
Volleyballhalle
Capacity: 3,680
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Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals
Qualified for the 9th place match
Qualified for the 11th place match

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 10 5 0 15 3 5.000 257 196 1.311
2  Bulgaria 9 4 1 13 8 1.625 294 235 1.251
3  Czechoslovakia 8 3 2 11 6 1.833 230 205 1.122
4  South Korea 7 2 3 7 10 0.700 209 197 1.061
5  Poland 6 1 4 8 12 0.667 237 259 0.915
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 0 15 0.000 90 225 0.400
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Aug Soviet Union  3–0  Tunisia 15–10 15–6 15–4     45–20
27 Aug Czechoslovakia  3–0  Poland 15–13 16–14 15–8     46–35
27 Aug Bulgaria  3–1  South Korea 16–18 15–6 15–9 15–13   61–46
29 Aug Poland  3–0  Tunisia 15–6 15–11 15–1     45–18
29 Aug Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea 17–15 15–12 15–4     47–31
29 Aug Bulgaria  3–2  Czechoslovakia 15–11 15–11 12–15 14–16 15–9 71–62
31 Aug Czechoslovakia  3–0  Tunisia 15–11 15–4 15–10     45–25
31 Aug South Korea  3–1  Poland 15–7 13–15 15–11 15–6   58–39
31 Aug Soviet Union  3–1  Bulgaria 9–15 15–10 15–11 15–10   54–46
2 Sep South Korea  3–0  Tunisia 15–1 15–3 15–1     45–5
2 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Czechoslovakia 15–10 15–10 15–12     45–32
2 Sep Bulgaria  3–2  Poland 14–16 12–15 15–7 15–3 15–10 71–51
5 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Tunisia 15–10 15–5 15–7     45–22
5 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–0  South Korea 15–11 15–5 15–13     45–29
5 Sep Soviet Union  3–2  Poland 11–15 15–12 15–12 10–15 15–13 66–67

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 10 5 0 15 0 MAX 225 95 2.368
2  East Germany 9 4 1 12 4 3.000 200 162 1.235
3  Romania 7 2 3 8 9 0.889 201 213 0.944
4  Brazil 7 2 3 9 13 0.692 273 280 0.975
5  Cuba 7 2 3 6 13 0.462 212 254 0.835
6  West Germany 5 0 5 4 15 0.267 163 270 0.604
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Aug East Germany  3–0  Cuba 15–7 15–13 15–7     45–27
28 Aug Japan  3–0  Romania 15–4 15–5 15–6     45–15
28 Aug Brazil  3–2  West Germany 15–7 15–8 17–19 6–15 15–9 68–58
30 Aug East Germany  3–1  Brazil 15–5 7–15 16–14 15–10   53–44
30 Aug Japan  3–0  Cuba 15–10 15–9 15–5     45–24
30 Aug Romania  3–0  West Germany 15–9 15–1 15–8     45–18
1 Sep Brazil  3–2  Romania 18–16 11–15 15–7 11–15 15–12 70–65
1 Sep Japan  3–0  East Germany 15–4 15–2 15–6     45–12
1 Sep Cuba  3–2  West Germany 15–8 15–11 10–15 12–15 15–8 67–57
3 Sep East Germany  3–0  West Germany 15–7 15–6 15–4     45–17
3 Sep Japan  3–0  Brazil 15–7 15–13 15–11     45–31
3 Sep Romania  3–0  Cuba 15–7 17–15 15–13     47–35
6 Sep Japan  3–0  West Germany 15–3 15–6 15–4     45–13
6 Sep Cuba  3–2  Brazil 16–14 6–15 15–7 7–15 15–9 59–60
6 Sep East Germany  3–0  Romania 15–10 15–12 15–7     45–29

Final round

11th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Sep Tunisia  1–3  West Germany 5–15 16–14 4–15 9–15   34–59

9th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Sep Poland  3–0  Cuba 15–2 15–7 15–13     45–22

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
8 September
 
 
 Czechoslovakia3
 
9 September
 
 Brazil0
 
 Czechoslovakia1
 
8 September
 
 Romania3
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Romania3
 
7th place match
 
 
9 September
 
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 South Korea3

5th–8th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Sep South Korea  0–3  Romania 12–15 7–15 8–15     27–45
8 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–0  Brazil 15–8 15–6 15–1     45–15

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Sep Brazil  0–3  South Korea 16–18 7–15 5–15     28–48

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Sep Czechoslovakia  1–3  Romania 15–8 7–15 10–15 14–16   46–54

Final four

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
8 September
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
9 September
 
 East Germany3
 
 East Germany1
 
8 September
 
 Japan3
 
 Bulgaria2
 
 
 Japan3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
9 September
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
 
 Bulgaria0

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Sep Bulgaria  2–3  Japan 15–13 15–9 9–15 9–15 12–15 60–67
8 Sep Soviet Union  1–3  East Germany 6–15 8–15 15–13 9–15   38–58

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–11 15–8 15–13     45–32

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
9 Sep East Germany  1–3  Japan 15–11 2–15 10–15 10–15   37–56

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Japan (JPN)
Masayuki Minami
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Kenji Kimura
Jungo Morita
Tadayoshi Yokota
Seiji Oko
Tetsuo Satō
Kenji Shimaoka
Yoshihide Fukao
Yūzo Nakamura
Yasuhiro Noguchi
Tetsuo Nishimoto
 East Germany (GDR)
Arnold Schulz
Wolfgang Webner
Siegfried Schneider
Wolfgang Weise
Rudi Schumann
Eckehard Pietzsch
Wolfgang Löwe
Wolfgang Maibohm
Rainer Tscharke
Jürgen Maune
Horst Peter
Horst Hagen
 Soviet Union (URS)
Valeri Kravchenko
Yuriy Poyarkov
Yevhen Lapinsky
Yefim Chulak
Vladimir Putyatov
Vladimir Patkin
Leonid Zayko
Yuri Starunsky
Vladimir Kondra
Vyacheslav Domani
Viktor Borshch
Aleksandr Saprykin

References

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