Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the 4th 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 Montreal, Canada from 18 to 30 July 1976.[1]
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Venue | Montreal Forum and Paul Sauvé Arena | |||||||||
Date | 18–30 July | |||||||||
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Qualification
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 12 May 1970 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1972 Olympic Games | 27 August – 9 September 1972 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1974 World Championship | 12–28 October 1974 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1976 African Championship | 1976 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1975 Asian Championsnip | 17–28 August 1975 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1975 European Championship | 18–25 October 1975 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1975 NORCECA Championship | 3–8 August 1975 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1975 South American Championship | 26 November – 3 December 1975 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
World Qualifier | 15–23 January 1976 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
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Total | 10 |
Pools composition
Pool A | Pool B |
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Rosters
Venues
Main venue | Sub venue |
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Montreal Forum | Paul Sauvé Arena |
Capacity: 18,575 | Capacity: 4,000 |
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Preliminary round
Qualified for the Semifinals | |
Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals |
Pool A
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 235 | 172 | 1.366 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 208 | 142 | 1.465 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 182 | 177 | 1.028 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 146 | 187 | 0.781 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 88 | 181 | 0.486 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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18 Jul | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–4 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 46–29 | ||
18 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
12–15 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 63–47 |
19 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–4 | 15–7 | 15–6 | 45–17 | ||
19 Jul | Cuba ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–6 | 10–15 | 15–5 | 15–6 | 55–32 | |
21 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
13–15 | 10–15 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 20–18 | 73–63 |
21 Jul | South Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–5 | 15–8 | 45–20 | ||
23 Jul | Cuba ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–4 | 15–5 | 15–6 | 45–15 | ||
23 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
8–15 | 15–11 | 15–5 | 16–14 | 54–45 | |
25 Jul | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–9 | 14–16 | 15–5 | 59–39 | |
25 Jul | Cuba ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–10 | 15–9 | 15–3 | 45–22 |
Pool B
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 63 | 2.143 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 118 | 89 | 1.326 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 118 | 142 | 0.831 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 81 | 158 | 0.513 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
* Egypt withdrew from the tournament because of the Congolese-led boycott after they lost to Brazil 1–3 (5–15, 5–15, 15–13, 9–15) on 18 July. The result of that game was annulled.
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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18 Jul | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–6 | 15–3 | 15–6 | 45–15 | ||
20 Jul | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–11 | 15–2 | 45–20 | ||
20 Jul | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–6 | 15–2 | 15–6 | 45–14 | ||
22 Jul | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–13 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 45–30 | ||
24 Jul | Brazil ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–8 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 68–52 |
25 Jul | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 45–28 |
Final round
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
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27 July | ||||||
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7th place match | ||||||
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5th–8th semifinals
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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26 Jul | South Korea ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–12 | 12–15 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 64–53 |
26 Jul | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–22 |
7th place match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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27 Jul | Italy ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
8–15 | 6–15 | 8–15 | 22–45 |
5th place match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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27 Jul | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–9 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–9 | 55–35 |
Final four
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
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30 July | ||||||
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29 July | ||||||
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Bronze medal match | ||||||
30 July | ||||||
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Semifinals
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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29 Jul | Cuba ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
12–15 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 27–45 | ||
29 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–17 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 10–15 | 15–10 | 70–54 |
Bronze medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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30 Jul | Japan ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
8–15 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 25–45 |
Gold medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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30 Jul | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
11–15 | 15–13 | 12–15 | 19–17 | 15–7 | 72–67 |
Final standing
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Medalists
References
- "Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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