Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 8 June 2008.
Means of qualification
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
Host country
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2008 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
2007 World Cup
- Venues:
Japan
- Dates: 18 November – 2 December 2007
- The top three teams qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Continental qualification tournaments
Africa
- Venue:
Tongaat Hall, Durban, South Africa
- Dates: 3–9 February 2008
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The runners-up qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
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Asia and Oceania
The 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament combined with 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2007 Asian Championship competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as the 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.
Europe
- Venue:
Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
- Dates: 7–13 January 2008
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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North America
- Venue:
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Dates: 6–11 January 2008
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The second and third ranked teams qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
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South America
- Venue:
Estadio Cincuentenario, Formosa, Argentina
- Dates: 3–7 January 2008
- All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The runners-up qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 233 | 1.382 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 309 | 244 | 1.266 | 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 301 | 334 | 0.901 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 278 | 320 | 0.869 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 244 | 323 | 0.755 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Jan | 17:30 | Chile ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 27–25 | 14–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 10–15 | 100–109 | P2 |
3 Jan | 20:15 | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–16 | 75–48 | P2 | ||
4 Jan | 17:30 | Chile ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–61 | P2 | ||
4 Jan | 20:15 | Venezuela ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–9 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 75–41 | P2 | ||
5 Jan | 17:31 | Venezuela ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
5 Jan | 20:17 | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–53 | P2 | ||
6 Jan | 17:30 | Venezuela ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
6 Jan | 20:20 | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–18 | 75–46 | P2 | ||
7 Jan | 17:00 | Paraguay ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 98–84 | P2 | |
7 Jan | 20:01 | Argentina ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 25–22 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 84–97 | P2 |
World qualification tournaments
- Qualified teams
- Hosts
- Qualified through the 2007 Asian Championship.
- Qualified through the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament or the FIVB World Ranking as of 3 December 2007.
Algeria (as African Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
Poland (as World Ranking for European Team 1st place)
Spain (as World Ranking for European Team 2nd place)
Italy (as World Ranking for European Team 3rd place)
Puerto Rico (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
Cuba (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 3rd place)
Argentina (as South American Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
* The top four teams from 2007 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 3rd tournament in Japan.
1st tournament
- Venue:
ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Dates: 23–25 May 2008
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 295 | 259 | 1.139 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 271 | 238 | 1.139 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 284 | 282 | 1.007 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 177 | 248 | 0.714 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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23 May | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 18–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 50–75 | P2 P3 | ||
23 May | 20:00 | Spain ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 18–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 80–93 | P2 P3 | |
24 May | 17:00 | Spain ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–19 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–79 | P2 P3 | |
24 May | 20:00 | Cuba ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 26–24 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 103–110 | P2 P3 |
25 May | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 14–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 48–75 | P2 P3 | ||
25 May | 15:00 | Germany ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 25–23 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 110–106 | P2 P3 |
2nd tournament
- Venue:
Nave Municipal de Espinho, Espinho, Portugal
- Dates: 30 May – 1 June 2008
- All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 179 | 1.263 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 206 | 1.146 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 199 | 236 | 0.843 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 185 | 225 | 0.822 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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30 May | 19:00 | Indonesia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 23–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 61–75 | P2 P3 | ||
30 May | 21:00 | Poland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 75–55 | P2 P3 | ||
31 May | 15:00 | Indonesia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 20–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | P2 P3 | ||
31 May | 17:00 | Portugal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–11 | 25–18 | 97–69 | P2 P3 | |
1 Jun | 15:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–64 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 21–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 64–76 | P2 P3 |
3rd tournament
- Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
- Dates: 31 May – 8 June 2008
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
- The winners and the best Asian team except the winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 5.250 | 615 | 483 | 1.273 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2.857 | 659 | 584 | 1.128 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1.077 | 622 | 584 | 1.065 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 598 | 589 | 1.015 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 522 | 526 | 0.992 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 597 | 630 | 0.948 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 501 | 578 | 0.867 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0.095 | 425 | 565 | 0.752 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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31 May | 11:05 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–41 | P2 P3 | ||
31 May | 13:05 | South Korea ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 25–16 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 27–29 | 98–95 | P2 P3 | |
31 May | 15:30 | Algeria ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 35–37 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 19–17 | 124–125 | P2 P3 |
31 May | 18:32 | Italy ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 25–20 | 28–30 | 28–30 | 35–33 | 15–7 | 131–120 | P2 P3 |
1 Jun | 11:05 | Thailand ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 23–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 59–75 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jun | 13:05 | Argentina ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 16–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jun | 15:05 | Italy ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–56 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jun | 18:00 | Japan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–19 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–83 | P2 P3 | |
3 Jun | 11:35 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 18–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 64–76 | P2 P3 | ||
3 Jun | 13:35 | Australia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 17–25 | 9–25 | 16–25 | 42–75 | P2 P3 | ||
3 Jun | 15:35 | Iran ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–14 | 94–77 | P2 P3 | |
3 Jun | 18:30 | South Korea ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 21–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 88–96 | P2 P3 | |
4 Jun | 11:35 | Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–27 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 25–9 | 102–80 | P2 P3 | |
4 Jun | 13:55 | South Korea ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 27–29 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–10 | 113–105 | P2 P3 |
4 Jun | 16:30 | Italy ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 75–56 | P2 P3 | ||
4 Jun | 18:30 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–23 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–53 | P2 P3 | ||
6 Jun | 11:35 | Thailand ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 15–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 51–75 | P2 P3 | ||
6 Jun | 13:35 | Iran ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 16–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 | P2 P3 | ||
6 Jun | 15:35 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 9–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 45–75 | P2 P3 | ||
6 Jun | 18:30 | Australia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 22–25 | 26–28 | 27–29 | 75–82 | P2 P3 | ||
7 Jun | 11:05 | South Korea ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–19 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 97–86 | P2 P3 | |
7 Jun | 13:15 | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 25–22 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 93–86 | P2 P3 | |
7 Jun | 15:25 | Italy ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–19 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 76–62 | P2 P3 | ||
7 Jun | 18:00 | Japan ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 26–28 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 20–18 | 113–103 | P2 P3 |
8 Jun | 11:05 | Thailand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 18–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 82–95 | P2 P3 | |
8 Jun | 13:15 | Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 75–57 | P2 P3 | ||
8 Jun | 15:05 | Argentina ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 5–15 | 93–108 | P2 P3 |
8 Jun | 18:00 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 20–25 | 13–25 | 18–25 | 51–75 | P2 P3 |
External links
- Results of the 2008 African Olympic Qualification Tournament at Todor66.com
- Official website of the 2008 European Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Results of the 2008 North American Olympic Qualification Tournament at Todor66.com
- Results of the 2008 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament at FEVA.org
- Official website of the 2008 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Official website of the 2008 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Official website of the 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
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