The men's tournament in Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 5th 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 Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country23 October 1974 Vienna11976 Olympic Games18–30 July 1976 Montreal11978 World Championship20 September – 1 October 197811979 African ChampionshipNovember 1979 Tripoli1*1979 Asian Championship16–23 December 1979 Manama1*1979 European Championship5–13 October 197911979 NORCECA Championship21–28 April 1979 Havana11979 South American Championship21–26 April 19791World Qualifier20–27 January 19802Total10
* Tunisia and China withdrew because of the US-led boycott and were replaced by Libya and Czechoslovakia respectively.
Pools composition Pool APool B (Hosts) Italy
Rosters
Venues Main venueSub venue Moscow, Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet UnionMinor Arena of the Central Lenin StadiumDruzhba Multipurpose ArenaCapacity: 8,700Capacity: 3,500
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
RankTeam456789 Italy10
12–man RosterYuriy Panchenko, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Aleksandr Borisovich Savin, Vladimir Dorokhov, Aleksandr Ermilov, Pāvels Seļivanovs, Oleg Moliboga, Vladimir Kondra, Vladimir Chernyshov, Fedir Lashchonov, Valeriy Kryvov, Viljar LoorHead coachViacheslav Platonov
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeYuriy PanchenkoVyacheslav ZaytsevAleksandr SavinVladimir DorokhovAleksandr ErmilovPāvels SeļivanovsOleg MolibogaVladimir KondraVladimir ChernyshovFedir LashchonovValeriy KryvovViljar LoorHead coach: Viacheslav PlatonovStoyan GunchevHristo StoyanovDimitar ZlatanovDimitar DimitrovTsano TsanovStefan DimitrovPetko PetkovMitko TodorovKaspar SimeonovEmil ValtchevHristo IlievYordan AngelovHead coach: Todor PiterkovCorneliu OrosLaurenţiu DumănoiuDan GîrleanuNicu StoianSorin MacaveiConstantin StereaNicolae PopGünther EnescuValter ChifuMarius Căta-ChiţigaFlorin MinaViorel ManoleHead coach: Nicolae Sotir
References
External links Final Standing (1964–2000) Results at Todor66.com