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1 History  



1.1  Origins  





1.2  Events  





1.3  Men's winners  





1.4  Women's winners  







2 Competition formula  





3 Men's tournaments  



3.1  Results summary  





3.2  Medal table  





3.3  Participating nations  







4 Women's tournaments  



4.1  Results summary  





4.2  Medal table  





4.3  Participating nations  







5 Total medal table  





6 Most valuable player by edition  



6.1  Men  





6.2  Women  







7 Winloss records  



7.1  Men's tournament  





7.2  Women's tournament  







8 See also  





9 Notes  





10 References  





11 External links  














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Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeVVO
Governing bodyFIVB
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
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  • Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.

    Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its introduction. The remaining six editions of the Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won each by a different country including Japan, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, France, and the defunct Yugoslavia.

    Gold medals are less evenly distributed in women's volleyball than in men's; the fifteen editions of the Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won by six countries: Brazil, Cuba, China, Japan, the United States and the former Soviet Union.

    History[edit]

    Origins[edit]

    The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer OlympicsinParis, where it was an unofficial demonstration event. Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held during the 53rd IOC sessioninSofia, Bulgaria, to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The International Olympic Committee attempted to drop volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, but this was met with protest.[1][2]

    The volleyball Olympic tournament was originally a simple competition, whose format paralleled the one still employed in the World Cup: all teams played against each other team and then were ranked by number of wins, set average and point average. One disadvantage of this round-robin system is that medal winners could be determined before the end of the games, making the audience lose interest in the outcome of the remaining matches.

    To cope with this situation, the competition was split into two phases: a "final round" was introduced, consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Since its creation in 1972, this new system has become the standard for the volleyball Olympic tournament, and is usually referred to as the "Olympic format".

    The number of teams involved in the games has grown steadily since 1964. Since 1996, both men's and women's indoor events count 12 participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has at least one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympic Games.

    Events[edit]

    Event 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
    Men's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
    Women's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
    Total 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

    Men's winners[edit]

    The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union team. Bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five-setter.

    In1980, many of the strongest teams in men's volleyball belonged to the Eastern Bloc, so the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics did not have as great an effect on these events as it had on the women's. The Soviet Union collected their third Olympic gold medal with a 3–1 victory over Bulgaria. With a Soviet-led boycott in 1984, the United States confirmed their new volleyball leadership in the Western World by sweeping smoothly over Brazil in the finals. In that edition a minor nation, Italy, won their first medal, but Italy would rise to prominence in volleyball in later decades. A long-awaited confrontation between the US and Soviet volleyball teams came in the 1988 final: powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the United States to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans.

    In1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for their first Olympic championship. Runners-up Netherlands, with Ron Zwerver and Olof van der Meulen, came back in the following edition for a five-set win over Italy. In spite of their success in other major volleyball competitions in the 1990s, Italy did not fare well at the Olympics. After winning bronze in Atlanta, Serbia and Montenegro, led by Vladimir and Nikola Grbić, beat Russia at the final in 2000 to secure the gold (in 1996 and 2000 they played under the name Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

    In2004, Brazil beat Italy in the final, adding a second gold medal to their record and confirming their role as the men's volleyball superpowers of the 2000s. In 2008, United States beat Brazil in the final, winning their third gold medal. Russia won the bronze for the second time by defeating Italy. In the 2012 final, Russia came back from a 0–2 set deficit, not letting the Brazilians take advantage of any of their 2 match points in the third set. Dmitriy Muserskiy scored 31 points, which is an Olympic Games record in a final. Italy defeated Bulgaria and took Bronze.[3]

    After coming up short in the previous two editions of the Olympics as runners-up, the Brazilians captured their third gold medal in the history of the competition playing home in 2016 after their straight-set victory against Italy in the final.[4] The United States pulled off a comeback from a 0–2 deficit to claim the bronze medal with a victory over Russia.[5]

    The 2020 tournament, held in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay, had the French team of Earvin N'Gapeth win its first gold by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee, who returned to the podium after missing out in 2016.[6] In a repeat of the 1988 bronze medal match, Brazil were upset by neighbor Argentina.[7]

    Gold medals appear to be more evenly distributed in men's volleyball than in women's: the former Soviet Union (three titles), United States (three) and Brazil (three) are the only teams to have won the tournament more than once. The remaining six editions were won each by a different country. Despite having been a major force in men's volleyball since the 1990s and never missing a tournament since 1976, Italy are the only volleyball powerhouse that lack a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

    Women's winners[edit]

    Women's volleyball semifinals match between the United States and South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    The opening edition of the volleyball Olympic tournament, in 1964, was won by the host nation Japan. There followed two victories in a row by the Soviet Union, in 1968 and 1972. South Korea were expected to get their first gold after beating Japan in the 1975 Pre-Olympic Games, but Japan came back again in 1976 for one last Olympic gold before losing their status of women's volleyball superpowers.

    The American-led boycott of the 1980 Games left many strong volleyball nations like Japan and South Korea out of the games. As a result, the Soviet Union easily secured a third Olympic gold medal. In 1984, the Eastern bloc was, in its turn, boycotting the games, and the Soviet Union did not participate. As a result, host nation United States won its first medals in volleyball, losing the finals to China. With eastern and western nations again involved in the Olympics, the Soviet Union obtained a remarkable victory over Peru after trailing 0–2 in 1988's marking one of the most dramatic female matches of the 20th century. The 1988 games were, however, boycotted by Cuba, who would become the next dominating force.

    1992 saw a new force go down in Olympic history: organized under the name Unified Team, the nations of the former Soviet Union that chose to form a combined team easily reached the gold medal game, but could not neutralize the power play of the young, rising Cuban squad. Led by superstars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, Cuba would eventually set the record for consecutive wins in the Olympic Games by also taking the gold in 1996 and 2000 against China and Russia, respectively.

    In2004, the winners were once again China. Second were Russia who beat Brazil in a very tough and dramatic semifinal match after being down 1–2, 19–24 in the fourth set.

    In2008, Brazil finally won the gold, beating the United States in the final and losing only one set in the competition. China were awarded the bronze by beating Cuba. After a troubled start, Brazil secured the double gold in 2012 after beating the United States once again in the final.[8] Japan won the bronze medal after defeating South Korea.

    In2016, home team Brazil were favorites to once again win the title, thus equalling Cuba's three consecutive gold medals between 1992 and 2000. After winning all of their preliminary round matches without dropping a set, the team was, however, stunned by a young Chinese squad in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. China went on to win the title, their third in Olympic history, by beating Serbia in four sets in the gold medal match.[9] In the process, Lang Ping became the first person to win a gold medal as a player in Los Angeles 1984 and repeat the feat now as a coach in Rio de Janeiro.[10] China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated the Netherlands 3–1 to capture the bronze medal.[11]

    In the fifteenth edition of the games in 2020, the United States faced Brazil for the third final in four editions, only this time they broke the long title drought. Thus the Americans became only the sixth country to win the women's tournament, after Brazil, China, Cuba, Japan, and the former Soviet Union.[12] Serbia got the bronze, beating South Korea.[13]

    Competition formula[edit]

    The volleyball Olympic tournament has a very stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

    Qualification
    Competition format

    Men's tournaments[edit]

    Results summary[edit]

    Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
    Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
    1964
    Details
    Japan
    Tokyo

    Soviet Union
    Round-robin
    Czechoslovakia

    Japan
    Round-robin
    Romania
    10
    1968
    Details
    Mexico
    Mexico City

    Soviet Union
    Round-robin
    Japan

    Czechoslovakia
    Round-robin
    East Germany
    10
    1972
    Details
    West Germany
    Munich

    Japan
    3–1
    East Germany

    Soviet Union
    3–0
    Bulgaria
    12
    1976
    Details
    Canada
    Montreal

    Poland
    3–2
    Soviet Union

    Cuba
    3–0
    Japan
    10
    1980
    Details
    Soviet Union
    Moscow

    Soviet Union
    3–1
    Bulgaria

    Romania
    3–1
    Poland
    10
    1984
    Details
    United States
    Los Angeles

    United States
    3–0
    Brazil

    Italy
    3–0
    Canada
    10
    1988
    Details
    South Korea
    Seoul

    United States
    3–1
    Soviet Union

    Argentina
    3–2
    Brazil
    12
    1992
    Details
    Spain
    Barcelona

    Brazil
    3–0
    Netherlands

    United States
    3–1
    Cuba
    12
    1996
    Details
    United States
    Atlanta

    Netherlands
    3–2
    Italy

    Yugoslavia
    3–1
    Russia
    12
    2000
    Details
    Australia
    Sydney

    Yugoslavia
    3–0
    Russia

    Italy
    3–0
    Argentina
    12
    2004
    Details
    Greece
    Athens

    Brazil
    3–1
    Italy

    Russia
    3–0
    United States
    12
    2008
    Details
    China
    Beijing

    United States
    3–1
    Brazil

    Russia
    3–0
    Italy
    12
    2012
    Details
    United Kingdom
    London

    Russia
    3–2
    Brazil

    Italy
    3–1
    Bulgaria
    12
    2016
    Details
    Brazil
    Rio de Janeiro

    Brazil
    3–0
    Italy

    United States
    3–2
    Russia
    12
    2020
    Details
    Japan
    Tokyo

    France
    3–2
    ROC

    Argentina
    3–2
    Brazil
    12
    2024
    Details
    France
    Paris
    12

    Medal table[edit]

    RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1 Brazil (BRA)3306
    2 Soviet Union (URS)3216
    3 United States (USA)3025
    4 Russia (RUS)1124
    5 Japan (JPN)1113
    6 Netherlands (NED)1102
    7 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)1012
    8 France (FRA)1001
     Poland (POL)1001
    10 Italy (ITA)0336
    11 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
    12 Bulgaria (BUL)0101
     East Germany (GDR)0101
     ROC0101
    15 Argentina (ARG)0022
    16 Cuba (CUB)0011
     Romania (ROU)0011
    Totals (17 entries)15151545

    Participating nations[edit]

    Legend
    Team Japan
    1964
    Mexico
    1968
    West Germany
    1972
    Canada
    1976
    Soviet Union
    1980
    United States
    1984
    South Korea
    1988
    Spain
    1992
    United States
    1996
    Australia
    2000
    Greece
    2004
    China
    2008
    United Kingdom
    2012
    Brazil
    2016
    Japan
    2020
    France
    2024
    Total
     Algeria 12th 1
     Argentina 6th 3rd 8th 4th =5th =5th =5th 3rd Q 9
     Australia 8th =11th =9th 3
     Belgium 8th 1
     Brazil 7th 9th 8th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 1st 5th 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th Q 16
     Bulgaria 5th 6th 4th 2nd 6th 7th =5th 4th 8
     Canada 9th 4th 10th =5th 8th Q 6
     China 8th =5th 2
     Cuba 10th 3rd 7th 4th 6th 7th =11th 7
     Egypt WD 10th =11th =11th =9th Q 6
     France 8th 11th =9th =9th 1st Q 6
     Germany See  East Germany and  West Germany =9th =5th Q 3
     Great Britain =11th 1
     Greece =5th 1
     Hungary 6th 1
     Iran =5th 9th 2
     Italy 8th 9th 3rd 9th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 6th Q 13
     Japan 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 7th 10th 6th =11th 7th Q 10
     Libya 10th 1
     Mexico 10th =11th 2
     Netherlands 8th 5th 2nd 1st 5th =9th 6
     Poland 5th 9th 1st 4th =11th =5th =5th =5th =5th 5th Q 11
     Romania 4th 5th 3rd 3
     Russia See  Soviet Union 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 2nd 7[A]
     Serbia See  Yugoslavia See  Serbia and Montenegro =5th =9th Q 3
     Slovenia Q 1
     South Korea 10th 7th 6th 5th 11th 9th =9th =9th 8
     Spain 8th =9th 2
     Sweden 7th 1
     Tunisia 12th 9th 12th =11th =11th =11th 11th 7
     United States 9th 7th 1st 1st 3rd =9th =11th 4th 1st =5th 3rd 10th Q 13
     Venezuela =9th 12th 2
    Discontinued nations
     Czechoslovakia 2nd 3rd 6th 5th 8th See  Czech Republic 5
     East Germany 4th 2nd See  Germany 2
     Serbia and Montenegro See  Yugoslavia 3rd 1st =5th See  Serbia 3[B]
     Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 7th See  Russia 7[C]
     West Germany 11th See  Germany 1
     Yugoslavia 6th See  Serbia and Montenegro See  Serbia 1
    Total 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

    Women's tournaments[edit]

    Results summary[edit]

    Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
    Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
    1964
    Details
    Japan
    Tokyo

    Japan
    Round-robin
    Soviet Union

    Poland
    Round-robin
    Romania
    6
    1968
    Details
    Mexico
    Mexico City

    Soviet Union
    Round-robin
    Japan

    Poland
    Round-robin
    Peru
    8
    1972
    Details
    West Germany
    Munich

    Soviet Union
    3–2
    Japan

    North Korea
    3–0
    South Korea
    8
    1976
    Details
    Canada
    Montreal

    Japan
    3–0
    Soviet Union

    South Korea
    3–1
    Hungary
    8
    1980
    Details
    Soviet Union
    Moscow

    Soviet Union
    3–1
    East Germany

    Bulgaria
    3–2
    Hungary
    8
    1984
    Details
    United States
    Los Angeles

    China
    3–0
    United States

    Japan
    3–1
    Peru
    8
    1988
    Details
    South Korea
    Seoul

    Soviet Union
    3–2
    Peru

    China
    3–0
    Japan
    8
    1992
    Details
    Spain
    Barcelona

    Cuba
    3–1
    Unified Team

    United States
    3–0
    Brazil
    8
    1996
    Details
    United States
    Atlanta

    Cuba
    3–1
    China

    Brazil
    3–2
    Russia
    12
    2000
    Details
    Australia
    Sydney

    Cuba
    3–2
    Russia

    Brazil
    3–0
    United States
    12
    2004
    Details
    Greece
    Athens

    China
    3–2
    Russia

    Cuba
    3–1
    Brazil
    12
    2008
    Details
    China
    Beijing

    Brazil
    3–1
    United States

    China
    3–1
    Cuba
    12
    2012
    Details
    United Kingdom
    London

    Brazil
    3–1
    United States

    Japan
    3–0
    South Korea
    12
    2016
    Details
    Brazil
    Rio de Janeiro

    China
    3–1
    Serbia

    United States
    3–1
    Netherlands
    12
    2020
    Details
    Japan
    Tokyo

    United States
    3–0
    Brazil

    Serbia
    3–0
    South Korea
    12
    2024
    Details
    France
    Paris
    12

    Medal table[edit]

    RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1 Soviet Union (URS)4206
    2 China (CHN)3126
    3 Cuba (CUB)3014
    4 Japan (JPN)2226
    5 Brazil (BRA)2125
    6 United States (USA)1326
    7 Russia (RUS)0202
    8 Serbia (SRB)0112
    9 East Germany (GDR)0101
     Peru (PER)0101
     Unified Team (EUN)0101
    12 Poland (POL)0022
    13 Bulgaria (BUL)0011
     North Korea (PRK)0011
     South Korea (KOR)0011
    Totals (15 entries)15151545

    Participating nations[edit]

    Legend
    Team Japan
    1964
    Mexico
    1968
    West Germany
    1972
    Canada
    1976
    Soviet Union
    1980
    United States
    1984
    South Korea
    1988
    Spain
    1992
    United States
    1996
    Australia
    2000
    Greece
    2004
    China
    2008
    United Kingdom
    2012
    Brazil
    2016
    Japan
    2020
    France
    2024
    Total
     Algeria =11th =11th 2
     Argentina =9th 11th 2
     Australia =9th 1
     Brazil 7th 7th 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st =5th 2nd Q 12
     Bulgaria 3rd 1
     Cameroon =11th 1
     Canada 8th 8th =9th 3
     China 1st 3rd 7th 2nd 5th 1st 3rd =5th 1st 9th Q 11
     Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia 7th 1
     Cuba 6th 5th 5th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 8
     Dominican Republic =11th =5th 8th Q 4
     France Q 1
     Germany See  East Germany and  West Germany 8th 6th =9th 3
     Great Britain =9th 1
     Greece =9th 1
     Hungary 5th 4th 4th 3
     Italy =9th =5th =5th =5th =9th 6th Q 7
     Japan 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 5th =9th =5th =5th 3rd =5th 10th Q 14
     Kazakhstan Part of  Soviet Union =9th 1
     Kenya =11th =11th 12th Q 4
     Mexico 7th 1
     Netherlands 6th 5th 4th Q 4
     North Korea 3rd 1
     Peru 4th 7th 6th 4th 2nd =11th =11th 7
     Poland 3rd 3rd =9th Q 4
     Puerto Rico =11th 1
     Romania 4th 8th 2
     Russia See  Soviet Union 4th 2nd 2nd =5th =5th =5th 7th 7[A]
     Serbia See  Yugoslavia See  Serbia and Montenegro =5th =11th 2nd 3rd Q 5
     South Korea 6th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 8th 6th 8th =5th 4th =5th 4th 12
     Spain 8th 1
     Turkey =9th 5th Q 3
     Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union =11th 1
     United States 5th 8th 2nd 7th 3rd 7th 4th =5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st Q 13
     Venezuela =11th 1
    Discontinued nations
     Czechoslovakia 6th 7th See  Czech Republic 2
     East Germany 6th 2nd 5th See  Germany 3
     Soviet Union 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd See  Russia 7[C]
     West Germany 8th 6th See  Germany 2
    Total 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

    Total medal table[edit]

    Sources:[14]

    RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1 Soviet Union (URS)74112
    2 Brazil (BRA)54211
    3 United States (USA)43411
    4 Japan (JPN)3339
    5 China (CHN)3126
    6 Cuba (CUB)3025
    7 Russia (RUS)1326
    8 Netherlands (NED)1102
    9 Poland (POL)1023
    10 FR Yugoslavia /
     Serbia and Montenegro
    1012
    11 France (FRA)1001
    12 Italy (ITA)0336
    13 East Germany (GDR)0202
    14 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
     Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
     Serbia (SRB)0112
    17 Peru (PER)0101
     ROC0101
     Unified Team (EUN)0101
    20 Argentina (ARG)0022
    21 North Korea (PRK)0011
     Romania (ROU)0011
     South Korea (KOR)0011
    Totals (23 entries)30303090

    Most valuable player by edition[edit]

    Win–loss records[edit]

    Men's tournament[edit]

    Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage
     Algeria 6 0 6 0.0%
     Argentina 55 27 28 49.1%
     Australia 18 4 14 22.2%
     Belgium 9 2 7 22.2%
     Brazil 113 69 44 61.1%
     Bulgaria 60 32 28 53.3%
     Canada 28 9 19 32.1%
     China 12 3 9 25.0%
     Cuba 47 22 25 46.8%
     Czechoslovakia 37 24 13 64.9%
     East Germany 16 11 5 68.8%
     Egypt 20 1 19 5.0%
     France 31 14 17 45.2%
     Germany 11 3 8 27.3%
     Great Britain 5 0 5 0.0%
     Greece 6 3 3 50.0%
     Hungary 9 4 5 44.4%
     Iran 11 4 7 36.4%
     Italy 85 55 30 64.7%
     Japan 62 35 27 56.5%
     Libya 5 0 5 0.0%
     Mexico 14 0 14 0.0%
     Netherlands 45 26 19 57.8%
     Poland 62 35 27 56.5%
     Romania 22 14 8 63.6%
     Russia[A] 56 38 18 67.9%
     Serbia 11 3 8 27.3
     Serbia and Montenegro[B] 22 15 7 68.1%
     South Korea 51 16 35 31.4%
     Soviet Union[C] 51 41 10 80.4%
     Spain 13 4 9 30.8%
     Sweden 7 3 4 42.9%
     Tunisia 38 1 37 2.7%
     United States 84 49 35 58.3%
     Venezuela 10 1 9 10.0%
     West Germany 6 1 5 16.7%
     Yugoslavia 6 3 3 50.0%

    Women's tournament[edit]

    Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage
     Algeria 10 0 10 0.0%
     Argentina 10 1 9 10.0%
     Australia 5 1 4 20.0%
     Brazil 75 52 23 69.3%
     Bulgaria 5 3 2 60.0%
     Cameroon 5 0 5 0.0%
     Canada 15 1 14 6.7%
     China 65 41 24 63.1%
     Croatia 8 4 4 50.0%
     Cuba 52 37 15 71.2%
     Czechoslovakia 12 4 8 33.3%
     Dominican Republic 17 5 12 29.4%
     East Germany 15 7 8 46.7%
     Germany 21 7 14 33.3%
     Great Britain 5 1 4 20.0%
     Greece 5 1 4 20.0%
     Hungary 15 7 8 46.7%
     Italy 34 17 17 50.0%
     Japan 73 42 31 57.5%
     Kazakhstan 5 1 4 20.0%
     Kenya 15 0 15 0.0%
     Mexico 7 1 6 14.3%
     Netherlands 21 11 10 52.4%
     North Korea 5 3 2 60.0%
     Peru 37 12 25 46.2%
     Poland 17 9 8 53.0%
     Puerto Rico 5 0 5 0.0%
     Romania 10 4 6 40.0%
     Russia[A] 48 32 16 66.6%
     Serbia 27 13 14 48.1%
     South Korea 76 31 45 40.8%
     Soviet Union[C] 37 32 5 86.5%
     Spain 4 0 4 0.0%
     Turkey 11 5 6 45.5%
     Ukraine 5 0 5 0.0%
     United States 82 50 32 61.0%
     Venezuela 5 0 5 0.0%
     West Germany 10 2 8 20.0%

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.
  • ^ a b Serbia and Montenegro's total includes two appearances as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000.
  • ^ a b c d Soviet Union's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992.
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Black Belt Vol. 2, No. 2. Active Interest Media, Inc. Mar 1964. p. 27. Sone Kaminaga black belt.
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  • ^ "FIVB – London 2012 Olympic Games". FIVB. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  • ^ "Brazil make triumphant return to the top of the podium". FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  • ^ "USA grab men's bronze with fantastic comeback". FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  • ^ Ngapeth guides France to Olympic glory
  • ^ Conte powers Argentina’s five-set win to claim bronze
  • ^ "Brazil wins women's volleyball gold". ESPN. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  • ^ "China crowned champions in Rio de Janeiro". FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  • ^ "Lang Ping became the first person in volleyball to win Olympic gold as player and coach". FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  • ^ "USA raise high wall to stop Netherlands for bronze medal". FIVB.org. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  • ^ Drews shines as USA strike gold in Tokyo
  • ^ Boskovic’s 33 bags bronze for Serbia
  • ^ "Medals by Countries". Olympic Analytics. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  • ^ "Ngapeth named MVP of men's Tokyo 2020 Dream Team". volleyballworld.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  • ^ "News detail – Olympic Countdown – Barcelona rocks to a Latin American rhythm – FIVB – Olympic Games – Rio 2016". rio2016.fivb.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  • ^ "FIVB:#Rio2016 women's #Volleyball Dream Team". fivb.com. 20 Aug 2016. Retrieved 20 Aug 2016.
  • ^ "Larson leads women's Tokyo 2020 Dream Team". volleyballworld.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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