Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueSouth Paris Arena
Date27 July – 10 August
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France (2nd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 16th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 10 August 2024.[1] This was the first time in the history of the Olympic volleyball competition, each team participating was entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons.[2]

France won its second straight title by defeating Poland (3–0) in the gold medal match.[3] The United States defeated Italy (3–0) in the bronze medal match.[4]

Competition schedule

The match schedule was announced on 2 July 2024.[5]

P Preliminary round ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Final
Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10
P P P P P P ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

Qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified team
Host nation — 1  France
FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments Pool A 30 September – 8 October 2023 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2  Germany
 Brazil
Pool B Japan Tokyo 2  United States
 Japan
Pool C China Xi'an 2  Poland
 Canada
World Ranking qualification pathway 24 June 2024 — 5  Slovenia
 Italy
 Argentina
 Serbia
 Egypt
Total 12

Format

In a change of format compared to the previous nine editions of the Olympic Games, this tournament featured three groups with four teams each during the preliminary round (between 1972 Summer Olympics to 2020 Summer Olympics the teams were placed in two groups). At this round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ranked teams in each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage (quarterfinals).

The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The match-ups were determined by teams combined ranking system, #1 vs #8 (QF1), #2 vs #7 (QF2), #3 vs #6 (QF3), #4 vs #5 (QF4). The winners advanced to semifinals, QF1 vs QF4, QF3 vs QF2. The losers competed for bronze medals and the winners for gold medals.[6]

Draw

The twelve qualified teams were seeded according to their position in the FIVB World Ranking as of 24 June 2024. As the host team, France was seeded first and placed in the top position of Pool A. The two top ranked teams seeded second and third were placed at the top of Pools B and C respectively. The remaining nine teams were distributed across three bowls of three teams each based on their position in the World Ranking and drawn for their seed line by line applying the serpentine system.[2] The draw took place on 26 June 2024.[7][8] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked seventh.[9]

Seeding

Seeded teams Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 France
 Poland
 Japan 		 Slovenia
 Italy
 United States 		 Brazil
 Argentina
 Canada 		 Serbia
 Germany
 Egypt

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C
 France (Hosts)  Poland (1)  Japan (2)
 Slovenia (3)  Italy (4)  United States (5)
 Canada (9)  Brazil (6)  Argentina (8)
 Serbia (10)  Egypt (19)  Germany (11)

Pool standing procedure and teams combined ranking system

Pool standing procedure
In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria was implemented:[10]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Teams combined ranking system
In order to determine teams playing in quarterfinals and their match-ups:[2]

  1. Pool Position
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Match points
  4. Sets ratio
  5. Points ratio
  6. Head-to-head
  7. World ranking

Rosters

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[11]

  • Argentina Karina Rene
  • Brazil Angela Grass
  • Bulgaria Ivaylo Ivanov
  • Canada Scott Dziewirz
  • China Wang Ziling
  • Dominican Republic Denny Cespedes
  • Egypt Wael Kandil
  • France Fabrice Collados
  • Greece Epaminondas Gerothodoros
  • Italy Stefano Cesare
  • Japan Sumie Myoi
  • Poland Wojciech Maroszek
  • Slovakia Juraj Mokrý
  • Switzerland Vladimir Simonović
  • Turkey Nurper Özbar
  • United Arab Emirates Hamid Al-Rousi

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 282 252 1.119 Quarterfinals
2  France (H) 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 290 260 1.115
3  Serbia 3 1 2 3 5 8 0.625 256 293 0.874
4  Canada 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 254 277 0.917
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
17:00 		France  3–2  Serbia South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,372
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(23–25, 25–17, 25–17, 21–25, 15–6)
P2 Report
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
21:00 		Slovenia  3–1  Canada South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,381
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Wael Kandil (EGY)
(25–21, 25–20, 20–25, 25–21)
P2 Report
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
17:00 		Slovenia  3–0  Serbia South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,138
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Stefano Cesare (ITA)
(25–21, 25–19, 25–19)
P2 Report
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
21:00 		France  3–0  Canada South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,365
Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
(25–20, 25–21, 25–17)
P2 Report
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
17:00 		France  2–3  Slovenia South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,505
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SUI), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(20–25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–22, 11–15)
P2 Report
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
21:00 		Canada  2–3  Serbia South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,398
Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
(25–16, 25–22, 24–26, 19–25, 16–18)
P2 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 269 224 1.201 Quarterfinals
2  Poland 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 260 256 1.016
3  Brazil 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 273 241 1.133
4  Egypt 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 144 225 0.640
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
13:00 		Italy  3–1  Brazil South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,485
Referees: Vladimir Simonovic (SUI), Scott Dziewirz (CAN)
(25–23, 27–25, 18–25, 25–21)
P2 Report
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
17:00 		Poland  3–0  Egypt South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,408
Referees: Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL)
(25–21, 25–19, 25–13)
P2 Report
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
09:00 		Italy  3–0  Egypt South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,415
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(25–15, 25–16, 25–20)
P2 Report
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
09:00 		Poland  3–2  Brazil South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,464
Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(22–25, 25–19, 19–25, 25–23, 15–12)
P2 Report
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
13:00 		Brazil  3–0  Egypt South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,407
Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Wang Ziling (CHN)
(25–11, 25–13, 25–16)
P2 Report
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
17:00 		Poland  1–3  Italy South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,441
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(15–25, 18–25, 26–24, 20–25)
P2 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 270 232 1.164 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 287 264 1.087
3  Japan 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 278 292 0.952
4  Argentina 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 196 243 0.807
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
09:00 		Japan  2–3  Germany South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,897
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 28–30, 12–15)
P2 Report
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
21:00 		United States  3–0  Argentina South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,464
Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(25–20, 25–19, 25–16)
P2 Report
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
13:00 		United States  3–2  Germany South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,275
Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Vladimir Simonović (SUI)
(25–21, 25–17, 17–25, 20–25, 15–11)
P2 Report
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
13:00 		Japan  3–1  Argentina South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,474
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SUI)
(25–16, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23)
P2 Report
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
09:00 		Argentina  0–3  Germany South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,455
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(13–25, 21–25, 21–25)
P2 Report
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
21:00 		Japan  1–3  United States South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,369
Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(16–25, 18–25, 25–18, 19–25)
P2 Report

Combined ranking

Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Rank
1 B  Italy 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 269 224 1.201 First in each
of the pools
2 C  United States 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 270 232 1.164
3 A  Slovenia 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 282 252 1.119
4 A  France (H) 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 290 260 1.115 Second in each
of the pools
5 C  Germany 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 287 264 1.087
6 B  Poland 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 260 256 1.016
7 B  Brazil 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 273 241 1.133 Third in each
of the pools
8 C  Japan 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 278 292 0.952
9 A  Serbia 3 1 2 3 5 8 0.625 256 293 0.874 Third in the pool
10 A  Canada 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 254 277 0.917 Fourth in each
of the pools
11 C  Argentina 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 196 243 0.807
12 B  Egypt 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 144 225 0.640
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
5 August
 
 
 Italy3
 
7 August
 
 Japan2
 
 Italy0
 
5 August
 
 France3
 
 France3
 
10 August
 
 Germany2
 
 France3
 
5 August
 
 Poland0
 
 Slovenia1
 
7 August
 
 Poland3
 
 Poland3
 
5 August
 
 United States2 Bronze medal match
 
 United States3
 
9 August
 
 Brazil1
 
 Italy0
 
 
 United States3
 

Quarterfinals

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
09:00 		Slovenia  1–3  Poland South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,274
Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Stefano Cesare (ITA)
(20–25, 26–24, 19–25, 20–25)
P2 Report
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
13:00 		Italy  3–2  Japan South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,166
Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(20–25, 23–25, 27–25, 26–24, 17–15)
P2 Report
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
17:00 		France  3–2  Germany South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,405
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(18–25, 26–28, 25–20, 25–21, 15–13)
P2 Report
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
21:00 		United States  3–1  Brazil South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,346
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SUI), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(26–24, 28–30, 25–19, 25–19)
P2 Report

Semifinals

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07)
16:00 		Poland  3–2  United States South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,333
Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(25–23, 25–27, 14–25, 25–23, 15–13)
P2 Report
7 August 2024 (2024-08-07)
20:00 		Italy  0–3  France South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,547
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL)
(20–25, 21–25, 21–25)
P2 Report

Bronze medal match

9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
16:00 		Italy  0–3  United States South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,376
Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
(23–25, 28–30, 24–26)
P2 Report

Gold medal match

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
13:00 		France  3–0  Poland South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,233
Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)
P2 Report

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 France[13]
Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Jenia Grebennikov (L)
Jean Patry
Benjamin Toniutti (c)
Kévin Tillie
Earvin N'Gapeth
Antoine Brizard
Nicolas Le Goff
Trévor Clévenot
Yacine Louati
Théo Faure
Quentin Jouffroy
Head coach:
Andrea Giani 		 Poland[13]
Łukasz Kaczmarek
Bartosz Kurek (c)
Wilfredo León
Aleksander Śliwka
Grzegorz Łomacz
Jakub Kochanowski
Kamil Semeniuk
Paweł Zatorski (L)
Marcin Janusz
Mateusz Bieniek
Tomasz Fornal
Norbert Huber
Bartłomiej Bołądź
Head coach:
Nikola Grbić 		 United States[13]
Matt Anderson
Aaron Russell
Jeffrey Jendryk
Torey DeFalco
Micah Christenson (c)
Maxwell Holt
Micah Maʻa
Thomas Jaeschke
Garrett Muagututia
Taylor Averill
David Smith
Erik Shoji (L)
Head coach:
John Speraw

Awards

The awards were announced on 10 August 2024.[12][14]

Position Player
Most valuable player France Earvin N'Gapeth
Setter France Antoine Brizard
Outside hitters France Earvin N'Gapeth
France Trévor Clévenot
Middle blockers Poland Jakub Kochanowski
United States Taylor Averill
Opposite spiker France Jean Patry
Libero France Jenia Grebennikov

Statistics leaders

  • Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals were ranked.
Best Scorers
Rank Name Points
1 Poland Wilfredo León 103
2 Italy Yuri Romanò 100
3 France Earvin N'Gapeth 92
4 United States Aaron Russell 90
5 Italy Alessandro Michieletto 89
United States Matt Anderson
Best Spikers
Rank Name %Eff
1 Italy Yuri Romanò 46.75
2 United States Aaron Russell 45.14
3 France Trévor Clévenot 43.80
4 United States Matt Anderson 37.97
5 Italy Alessandro Michieletto 36.09
Best Blockers
Rank Name Avg
1 Italy Gianluca Galassi 0.68
2 United States Taylor Averill 0.67
3 Italy Roberto Russo 0.64
4 France Barthélémy Chinenyeze 0.54
5 Italy Daniele Lavia 0.50
Best Servers
Rank Name Avg
1 Poland Wilfredo León 0.63
2 France Antoine Brizard 0.46
3 Italy Yuri Romanò 0.41
4 United States Maxwell Holt 0.33
Poland Norbert Huber
Best Diggers
Rank Name Avg
1 Italy Fabio Balaso 2.64
2 France Jenia Grebennikov 2.04
United States Erik Shoji
4 Italy Yuri Romanò 1.55
5 Poland Paweł Zatorski 1.50
Best Setters
Rank Name Avg
1 United States Micah Christenson 8.75
2 France Antoine Brizard 7.13
3 Poland Marcin Janusz 6.25
4 Italy Simone Giannelli 6.05
5 France Benjamin Toniutti 1.13
Best Receivers
Rank Name %Succ
1 France Jenia Grebennikov 57.80
2 France Earvin N'Gapeth 55.40
3 Poland Paweł Zatorski 55.33
4 United States Aaron Russell 55.26
5 France Trévor Clévenot 53.70

Source: Olympics.com

See also

  • Olympic Games portal

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  • Official website
  • Competition page at FIVB