Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 12th 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 Beijing, China from 10 to 24 August 2008.[1]
Men's volleyball at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium | |||||||||
Date | 10–24 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
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The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining 2 points and the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers.
A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, 1 bronze medal match, and 1 gold medal match.
Qualification
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 13 July 2001 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2007 World Cup | 18 November – 2 December 2007 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
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African Qualifier | 3–9 February 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
European Qualifier | 7–13 January 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
North American Qualifier | 6–11 January 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
South American Qualifier | 3–7 January 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1st World Qualifier | 23–25 May 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2nd World Qualifier | 30 May – 1 June 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
3rd World Qualifier | 31 May – 8 June 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Asian Qualifier* | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 3 December 2007.[2] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 21st.
Pool A | Pool B |
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Rosters
Venues
Main venue | Sub venue |
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Capital Indoor Stadium | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium |
Capacity: 17,345 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Preliminary round
- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.
Qualified for the Quarterfinals |
Pool A
Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 |
2 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 3 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 |
10 August 2008 12:10 |
Italy ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Humberto Salas (MEX), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
(25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–17) result statistics | ||||
10 August 2008 12:35 |
United States ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (BUL), Umit Sokullu (TUR) |
(25–18, 25–18, 22–25, 21–25, 15–10) result statistics | ||||
10 August 2008 20:00 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Mitch Davidson (CAN) |
(25–20, 25–21, 26–28, 25–19) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 12:30 |
United States ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
(24–26, 25–22, 25–15, 25–21) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 20:00 |
Venezuela ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Massimo Menghini (ITA), Konstantin Tufekchiev (BUL) |
(21–25, 25–21, 25–16, 21–25, 14–16) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 22:45 |
Japan ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
(27–29, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 10:00 |
Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Mitch Davidson (CAN) |
(25–21, 25–20, 25–21) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frank Leuthauser (GER) |
(25–20, 25–23, 17–25, 16–25, 15–10) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 22:30 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
(29–27, 21–25, 14–25, 24–26) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 10:00 |
United States ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,650 Referees: Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Laert Souza (BRA) |
(25–22, 25–12, 25–18) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 14:50 |
Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) |
(25–20, 25–21, 25–16) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 22:00 |
Venezuela ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
(25–23, 25–21, 25–23) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 10:00 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Laert Souza (BRA) |
(23–25, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Humberto Salas (MEX) |
(17–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–20, 14–16) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 22:35 |
Japan ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
(18–25, 12–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
Pool B
Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 373 | 1.145 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 496 | 447 | 1.110 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 404 | 1.074 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 |
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7 | 2 | 3 | 440 | 439 | 1.002 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 418 | 440 | 0.950 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 379 | 0.704 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
10 August 2008 10:00 |
Serbia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) |
(25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 14–25) result statistics | ||||
10 August 2008 15:20 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) |
(25–19, 25–15, 25–18) result statistics | ||||
10 August 2008 22:20 |
Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Massimo Menghini (ITA) |
(25–17, 33–31, 25–20) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 10:00 |
Russia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Bela Hobor (HUN) |
(25–27, 25–21, 21–25, 25–23, 16–14) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 13:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Patricia Salvatore (USA) |
(21–25, 18–25, 10–25) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 15:00 |
Serbia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) |
(27–25, 20–25, 17–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 12:00 |
Germany ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Jiang Liu (CHN) |
(29–27, 25–21, 25–21) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 12:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ning Wang (CHN) |
(25–22, 24–26, 29–31, 19–25) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 15:05 |
Poland ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
(31–29, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 12:00 |
Russia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Jiang Liu (CHN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) |
(25–19, 25–14, 25–18) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 12:30 |
Serbia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) |
(25–21, 27–25, 24–26, 25–23) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 20:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) |
(30–28, 25–19, 25–19) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 12:20 |
Germany ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Jiang Liu (CHN), Umit Sokullu (TUR) |
(22–25, 21–25, 23–25) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 12:30 |
Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Frank Leuthauser (GER) |
(17–25, 26–24, 24–26, 25–23, 15–12) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 15:15 |
Egypt ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) |
(16–25, 13–25, 17–25) result statistics | ||||
Final round
- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
- The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
20 August | ||||||||||
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22 August | ||||||||||
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20 August | ||||||||||
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24 August | ||||||||||
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20 August | ||||||||||
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22 August | ||||||||||
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20 August | ||||||||||
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24 August | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
20 August 2008 10:00 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frans Loderus (NED) |
(25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
20 August 2008 12:15 |
Italy ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
(25–19, 25–22, 18–25, 26–28, 17–15) result statistics | ||||
20 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Massimo Menghini (ITA), Frank Leuthauser (GER) |
(17–25, 15–25, 16–25) result statistics | ||||
20 August 2008 22:01 |
United States ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) |
(20–25, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18, 15–12) result statistics | ||||
Semifinals
22 August 2008 12:35 |
United States ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Osamu Sakaide (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) |
(25–22, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 15–13) result statistics | ||||
22 August 2008 20:00 |
Italy ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Humberto Salas (MEX) |
(25–19, 18–25, 21–25, 22–25) result statistics | ||||
Bronze medal match
24 August 2008 10:00 |
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3–0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (GER), Dejan Jovanovic (SRB) |
(25–22, 25–19, 25–23) result statistics | ||||
Gold medal match
24 August 2008 12:00 |
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3–1 | ![]() ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) |
(20–25, 25–22, 25–21, 25–23) result statistics | ||||
Final standing
Medalists
Awards
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References
- "Volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 3 December 2007)". FIVB. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007.