The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th 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 Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country18 May 1978 Athens11980 Summer Olympic Games20 July – 1 August 1980 Moscow1*1981 World Cup19–28 November 19811*1982 World Championship1–15 October 198211983 African ChampionshipDecember 1983 Port Said11983 Asian Championship23 November – 1 December 1983 Fukuoka11983 European Championship17–25 September 19831*1983 NORCECA Championship13–17 July 1983 Indianapolis11983 South American Championship27–31 July 1983 São Paulo1World Repechage 4–8 January 1984 Barcelona1*Total10
* Soviet Union, Cuba, Poland and Bulgaria withdrew because of the Soviet-led boycott and were replaced by China, Tunisia, Italy and South Korea respectively.
Pools composition Pool APool B (Hosts)
Rosters
Venue All matches Long Beach, United StatesLong Beach ArenaCapacity: 13,609
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
9th–10th places
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
RankTeam45678910
12–man rosterDusty Dvorak, Dave Saunders, Steven Salmons, Paul Sunderland, Rich Duwelius, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Marc Waldie, Chris Marlowe (c), Aldis Berzins, Patrick Powers, Karch KiralyHead coachDoug Beal
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDusty DvorakDave SaundersSteven SalmonsPaul SunderlandRich DuweliusSteve TimmonsCraig BuckMarc WaldieChris Marlowe (c)Aldis BerzinsPatrick PowersKarch Kiraly Head coach: Doug BealBernardo RezendeMário XandóAntônio Carlos Gueiros RibeiroJosé MontanaroRui NascimentoRenan Dal ZottoWilliam Silva (c)Amauri RibeiroMarcus Vinícius FreireDomingos MaracanãBernard RajzmanFernando ÁvilaHead coach: Bebeto de FreitasMarco NegriPier Paolo LucchettaGiancarlo DamettoFranco BertoliFrancesco Dall'OlioPiero RebaudengoGiovanni ErrichielloGuido De LuigiFabio VulloGiovanni LanfrancoPaolo VecchiAndrea LucchettaHead coach: Silvano Prandi
Awards
Most valuable player Steve Timmons Best scorer Kang Man-soo Best spiker José Montanaro Best blocker Hugo Conte Best server José Montanaro Best receiver Aldis Berzins
See also
Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
References
External links Final Standing (1964–2000) Results at Todor66.com Results at Sports123.com