FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament explained

Sport:	Volleyball
Founded:	1972
Folded:	2016
Ceo:	Ary Graça
Teams:	8
Continent:	International (FIVB)
Website:	FIVB

The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament was a volleyball qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the French: [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]] (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Qualification

First tournament (2016)

Confederation	Slots^[1]
AVC (Asia)	3
CSV (South America)	1
CEV (Europe)	2
NORCECA (North America)	1
Total	8 (7+H)

Second tournament (2016)

Confederation	Slots
CAVB (Africa)	2
CSV (South America)	1
NORCECA (North America)	1
Total	4 (4)

Results summary

First format (1972–1984)

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff		Qualified Teams			width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=#ffffff		Teams
width=14%	Champions	width=14%	Runners-up	width=14%	3rd Place
1972	France				12
1976	Italy				14
1980	Pernik/Sofia				10
1984	Barcelona				6

Second format (1988–2012)

Year	width=1% rowspan=16 bgcolor=ffffff		Qualified Teams			width=1% rowspan=16 bgcolor=#ffffff		Teams
width=14%	First tournament	width=14%	Second tournament	width=14%	Third tournament
1988	Brasília (6)	Amsterdam (6)	Florence (6)	18
1992	Montpellier (6)	Rotterdam (6)	12
1996	Espinho (4)	Munich (4)	Patras (4)	12
2000	Matosinhos (4)	Piraeus (4)	Castelnau-le-Lez (4)	12
2004	Matosinhos (4)	Tokyo (8)	Madrid (4)	16
2008	Düsseldorf (4)	Espinho (4)	Tokyo (8)	16
2012	Tokyo (8)	Sofia (4)	Berlin (4)	16

Third format (2016)

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Qualified Teams			width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=#ffffff		Teams
width=14%	Champions	width=14%	Runners-up	width=14%	3rd Place
2016	Tokyo				8
	Mexico City		4

See also

• FIVB Women's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament
• FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification Detail. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 11 February 2016.