The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th 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 Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country30 September 1981 Baden-Baden11984 Summer Olympic Games29 July – 11 August 1984 Los Angeles11985 World Cup22 November – 1 December 198511986 World Championship25 September – 5 October 198611st World Qualifier10–17 May 1987 Brasília11987 African ChampionshipDecember 1987 Tunis11987 Asian Championsnip15–25 October 1987 Kuwait City11987 European Championship25 September – 3 October 198711987 NORCECA Championship12–19 June 1987 Havana1*1987 South American Championship20–27 September 1987 Montevideo12nd World Qualifier31 January – 7 February 1988 Amsterdam13rd World Qualifier20–25 May 1988 Florence1Total12
* Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China.
Pools composition Pool APool B (Hosts)
Rosters
Venues Main venueSub venueSub venue Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South KoreaJamsil GymnasiumHanyang University GymnasiumSaemaul Sports HallCapacity: 13,409Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 4,500No ImageNo Image
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final four
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112
12–man rosterTroy Tanner, Dave Saunders, Jon Root, Bob Ctvrtlik, Douglas Partie, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Scott Fortune, Ricci Luyties, Jeff Stork, Eric Sato, Karch Kiraly (c)Head coachMarv Dunphy
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeTroy TannerDave SaundersJon RootBob CtvrtlikDouglas PartieSteve TimmonsCraig BuckScott FortuneRicci LuytiesJeff StorkEric SatoKarch Kiraly (c)Head coach: Marv DunphyYuriy PanchenkoAndrei KuznetsovVyacheslav Zaytsev (c)Igor RunovVladimir ShkurikhinEvgeni KrasilnikovRaimonds VildeValeri LosevYuri SapegaOleksandr SorokaletYaroslav AntonovYuri CherednikHead coach: Vladimir KondraClaudio ZulianelloDaniel Castellani (c)Esteban MartínezAlejandro DizDaniel CollaJavier WeberHugo ConteWaldo KantorRaúl QuirogaJon UriarteEsteban de PalmaJuan CuminettiHead coach: Luis Muchaga
Awards
Most valuable player Karch Kiraly Best spiker Andrea Gardini Best blocker Steve Timmons Best server Ron Zwerver Best digger Eizaburo Mitsuhashi Best setter Ferdinando De Giorgi Best receiver Bob Ctvrtlik
See also
Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
References
External links Final Standing (1964–2000) Results at Todor66.com Results at Sports123.com