Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament explained

Event:Men's volleyball
Games:1992 Summer
Venue:Palau Sant Jordi,
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
and Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Date:26 July – 9 August
Competitors:142
Nations:12
Gold: (1st title)
Prev:1988
Next:1996

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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th 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 Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992.[1]

Qualification

width=30%Means of qualification!width=27%Date!width=18%Host!width=6%Vacancies!width=19%Qualified
Host Country17 October 1986 Lausanne1
1988 Olympic Games17 September – 2 October 1988 Seoul1
1989 World Cup17–26 November 19891
1990 World Championship18–28 October 19901
1991 African ChampionshipJuly 1991 Cairo1
1991 Asian Championsnip11–16 August 1991 Perth1
1991 European Championship7–15 September 19911
1991 NORCECA Championship25 August – 3 September 1991 Regina1
1991 South American Championship14–22 September 19911
1991 World Cup22 November – 1 December 19911
1st World Qualifier10–15 May 1992 Montpellier1
2nd World Qualifier10–15 May 1992 Rotterdam1
Total12

Pools composition

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(Hosts)
Unified Team

Rosters

See main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

Venues

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Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain
Palau Sant JordiPalau dels Esports de BarcelonaPavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Capacity: 17,000Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 2,500
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Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Final round

11th–12th places

11th place match

9th–10th places

9th place match

Final eight

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Final standing

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6
7 Unified Team
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9
10
11
12
12–man roster
Marcelo Negrão, Jorge Edson, Giovane, Paulão, Maurício, Janelson, Douglas, Carlão, Amauri, Pampa, Tande, Talmo
Head coach
Zé Roberto

Awards

  • Most valuable player

Marcelo Negrão

  • Best spiker

Marcelo Negrão

  • Best blocker

Ruslan Olikhver

  • Best server

Ron Zwerver

  • Best digger

Scott Fortune

  • Best setter

Maurício Lima

  • Best receiver

Bob Ctvrtlik

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Volleyball. Olympedia. April 18, 2024.