Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 9th 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 Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, United States from 21 July to 4 August 1996.

Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country18 September 1990 Tokyo11995 World Cup18 November – 2 December 19953African Qualifier29–31 March 1996 Rabat1Asian Qualifier12–21 April 1996 Seoul & Tokyo1European Qualifier27–29 March 1996 Copenhagen1North American Qualifier14–16 April 1996 Calgary1South American Qualifier12–14 April 1996 Buenos Aires11st World Qualifier3–5 May 1996 Espinho12nd World Qualifier3–5 May 1996 Munich13rd World Qualifier3–5 May 1996 Patras1Total12

Pools composition Pool APool B (Hosts)

Rosters

Venues Main venueSub venue Atlanta, United States Athens, United StatesOmni ColiseumStegeman ColiseumCapacity: 16,378Capacity: 10,523

Preliminary round The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

RankAtlanta 1996 volleyball men Results, olympics.comTeam45678911

12–man rosterMisha Latuhihin, Henk-Jan Held, Brecht Rodenburg, Guido Görtzen, Richard Schuil, Ron Zwerver, B. van de Goor, Jan Posthuma, Olof van der Meulen, Peter Blangé, Rob Grabert, M. van de GoorHead coachJoop Alberda

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMisha LatuhihinHenk-Jan HeldBrecht RodenburgGuido GörtzenRichard SchuilRon ZwerverBas van de GoorJan PosthumaOlof van der MeulenPeter BlangéRob GrabertMike van de GoorHead coach: Joop AlberdaAndrea GardiniMarco MeoniPasquale GravinaPaolo TofoliSamuele PapiAndrea SartorettiMarco BracciLorenzo BernardiLuca CantagalliAndrea ZorziAndrea GianiVigor BovolentaHead coach: Julio VelascoĐorđe ĐurićŽarko PetrovićVladimir BatezŽeljko TanaskovićDejan BrđovićĐula MešterSlobodan KovačNikola GrbićVladimir GrbićRajko JokanovićGoran VujevićAndrija GerićHead coach: Zoran Gajić

Awards Most valuable player Bas van de Goor Best spiker Bas van de Goor Best server Marcos Milinkovic Best blocker Nikolay Jeliazkov Best setter Peter Blangé

See also Women's Olympic Tournament

References

External links Final Standing (1964–2000) Results at Todor66.com