| Event: | Men's volleyball |
| Games: | 1980 Summer |
| Venue: | Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and Druzhba Multipurpose Arena |
| Date: | 20 July – 1 August |
| Competitors: | 113 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | (3rd title) |
| Prev: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1984 |
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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]
| width=30% | Means of qualification! | width=27% | Date! | width=18% | Host! | width=6% | Vacancies! | width=19% | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 23 October 1974 |  Vienna | 1 | ||||||
| 1976 Olympic Games | 18–30 July 1976 |  Montreal | 1 | ||||||
| 1978 World Championship | 20 September – 1 October 1978 | 1 | |||||||
| 1979 African Championship | November 1979 | Tripoli | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 Asian Championsnip | 16–23 December 1979 |  Manama | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 European Championship | 5–13 October 1979 | 1 | |||||||
| 1979 NORCECA Championship | 21–28 April 1979 |  Havana | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 South American Championship | 21–26 April 1979 | 1 | |||||||
| World Qualifier | 20–27 January 1980 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 10 | ||||||||
* Tunisia and China withdrew because of the US-led boycott and were replaced by Libya and Czechoslovakia respectively.
| width=50% | Pool A | width=50% | Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Hosts) | |||
| Italy |
See main article: Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.
| width=50% | Main venue | width=50% | Sub venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena | ||
| Capacity: 8,700 | Capacity: 3,500 | ||
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Italy | ||
| 10 |