Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueAriake Arena
Date24 July – 7 August 2021
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ROC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina
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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th 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 Tokyo, Japan from 24 July to 7 August 2021.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 25 July to 8 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[2] Because of this pandemic, all matches were played behind closed doors.[3]

France won their first gold and overall medal with a 3–2 win over the Russian team that competed as the ROC.[4] Argentina won the bronze medal in a narrow 3–2 victory over Brazil.[5]

The medals for the competition were presented by Bernard Rajzman, IOC Member, Olympian, and Silver Medalist, Brazil; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ary Graça, FIVB President; Brazil.

Competition schedule

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P Preliminary round ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Final
Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
P P P P P ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

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Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation[6] 1  Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier Pool A 9–11 August 2019 Bulgaria Varna 1  Brazil
Pool B Netherlands Rotterdam 1  United States
Pool C Italy Bari 1  Italy
Pool D Poland GdańskSopot 1  Poland
Pool E Russia Saint Petersburg 1 Russia ROC
Pool F China Ningbo 1  Argentina
European Qualifier 5–10 January 2020 Germany Berlin 1  France
Asian Qualifier 7–12 January 2020 China Jiangmen 1  Iran
African Qualifier 7–11 January 2020 Egypt Cairo 1  Tunisia
South American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020 Chile Mostazal 1  Venezuela
North American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020 Canada Vancouver 1  Canada
Total 12

Format

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The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams, who were divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the knockout stage (quarterfinals).

The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarterfinals were eliminated. The quarterfinal winners played in the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals competed for gold medal and the losers played for bronze medal.[7]

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 15 October 2019.[8] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 10th. The pools were confirmed on 31 January 2020.[9]

Pool A Pool B
 Japan (Hosts)  Brazil (1)
 Poland (3)  United States (2)
 Italy (4)  ROC (5)
 Canada (7)  Argentina (6)
 Iran (8)  France (9)
 Venezuela (36)  Tunisia (22)

Rosters

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Venue

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All matches
Tokyo, Japan
Ariake Arena
Capacity: 15,000

Pool standing procedure

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In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be 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

Referees

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

  • Argentina Hernán Casamiquela
  • Brazil Paulo Turci
  • China Liu Jiang
  • Dominican Republic Denny Cespedes
  • France Fabrice Collados
  • Italy Daniele Rapisarda
  • Japan Shin Muranaka
  • Japan Sumie Myoi
  • Mexico Luis Macias
  • Poland Wojciech Maroszek
  • Russia Evgeny Makshanov
  • Serbia Vladimir Simonović
  • Slovakia Juraj Mokrý
  • South Korea Kang Joo-hee
  • Spain Susana Rodríguez
  • United Arab Emirates Hamid Al-Rousi
  • United States Patricia Rolf

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 435 365 1.192 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 447 411 1.088
3  Japan (H) 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 437 433 1.009
4  Canada 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 396 387 1.023
5  Iran 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 453 460 0.985
6  Venezuela 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 281 393 0.715
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
09:00
v
Italy  3–2  Canada Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(26–28, 18–25, 25–21, 25–18, 15–11)
Results Statistics
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
17:05
v
Japan  3–0  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Vladimir Simonovic (SRB)
(25–21, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
19:40
v
Poland  2–3  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(25–18, 22–25, 22–25, 25–22, 21–23)
Results Statistics

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
09:00
v
Iran  3–0  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–17, 25–20, 25–18)
Results Statistics
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
14:20
v
Poland  3–0  Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 26–24, 25–20)
Results Statistics
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
19:40
v
Japan  3–1  Canada Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(23–25, 25–23, 25–23, 25–20)
Results Statistics

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
09:00
v
Canada  3–0  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–16, 25–20, 25–22)
Results Statistics
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
17:15
v
Poland  3–1  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Shin Muranaka (JPN)
(25–16, 25–13, 18–25, 25–15)
Results Statistics
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
19:40
v
Japan  1–3  Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(20–25, 17–25, 25–23, 21–25)
Results Statistics

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
09:00
v
Canada  3–0  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–13, 25–22, 25–12)
Results Statistics
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
14:20
v
Japan  0–3  Poland Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(22–25, 21–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
19:40
v
Italy  3–1  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(30–28, 25–21, 21–25, 25–21)
Results Statistics

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
09:00
v
Poland  3–0  Canada Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(25–15, 25–21, 25–16)
Results Statistics
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
16:25
v
Italy  3–0  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Sumie Myoi (JPN)
(25–22, 25–15, 25–17)
Results Statistics
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
19:40
v
Japan  3–2  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–21, 20–25, 29–31, 25–22, 15–13)
Results Statistics

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  ROC 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 427 397 1.076 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 10 12 8 1.500 476 450 1.058
3  Argentina 5 3 2 8 12 10 1.200 476 464 1.026
4  France 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 449 442 1.016
5  United States 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 432 412 1.049
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 339 434 0.781
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
12:02
v
Brazil  3–0  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(25–22, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:20
v
ROC  3–1  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(21–25, 25–23, 25–17, 25–21)
Results Statistics
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
23:00
v
United States  3–0  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–18, 25–18, 25–22)
Results Statistics

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
11:05
v
United States  1–3  ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(23–25, 25–27, 25–21, 23–25)
Results Statistics
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
16:25
v
France  3–0  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–21, 25–11, 25–21)
Results Statistics
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
22:25
v
Brazil  3–2  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Luis Macias (MEX)
(19–25, 21–25, 25–16, 25–21, 16–14)
Results Statistics

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
11:05
v
United States  3–1  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Sumie Myoi (JPN)
(25–14, 23–25, 25–14, 25–23)
Results Statistics
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
14:20
v
Argentina  3–2  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(23–25, 25–17, 25–20, 15–25, 15–13)
Results Statistics
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
22:16
v
Brazil  0–3  ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(22–25, 20–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
11:05
v
Brazil  3–1  United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Luis Macias (MEX)
(30–32, 25–23, 25–21, 25–20)
Results Statistics
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
16:30
v
Argentina  3–2  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(23–25, 23–25, 25–19, 25–18, 15–8)
Results Statistics
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
22:35
v
ROC  1–3  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(21–25, 25–20, 17–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
11:05
v
Brazil  3–2  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–22, 37–39, 25–17, 21–25, 20–18)
Results Statistics
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
14:25
v
ROC  3–0  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–20, 25–22, 25–16)
Results Statistics
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
23:00
v
United States  0–3  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(21–25, 23–25, 23–25)
Results Statistics

Knockout stage

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  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
  • The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.[7][12]

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
 Poland2
 
5 August
 
 France3
 
 France3
 
3 August
 
 Argentina0
 
 Italy2
 
7 August
 
 Argentina3
 
 France3
 
3 August
 
 ROC2
 
 Japan0
 
5 August
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
3 August
 
 ROC3 Bronze medal match
 
 Canada0
 
7 August
 
 ROC3
 
 Argentina3
 
 
 Brazil2
 

Quarterfinals

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3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
09:00
v
Canada  0–3 ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Shin Muranaka (JPN)
(21–25, 28–30, 22–25)
Results Statistics
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
13:00
v
Japan  0–3  Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(20–25, 22–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
17:01
v
Italy  2–3  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(25–21, 23–25, 22–25, 25–14, 12–15)
Results Statistics
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
21:30
v
Poland  2–3  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–21, 22–25, 25–21, 21–25, 9–15)
Results Statistics

Semifinals

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5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
13:00
v
Brazil  1–3  ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(25–18, 21–25, 24–26, 23–25)
Results Statistics
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
21:00
v
France  3–0  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–22, 25–19, 25–22)
Results Statistics

Bronze medal match

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7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
13:31
v
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Argentina  3–2  Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(25–23, 20–25, 20–25, 25–17, 15–13)
Results Statistics

Gold medal match

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7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
21:15
v
1st place, gold medalist(s) France  3–2  ROC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–23, 25–17, 21–25, 21–25, 15–12)
Results Statistics

Final standing

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
 France (FRA)
Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Jenia Grebennikov (L)
Jean Patry
Benjamin Toniutti (c)
Kévin Tillie
Earvin N'Gapeth
Antoine Brizard
Stéphen Boyer
Nicolas Le Goff
Daryl Bultor
Trévor Clévenot
Yacine Louati
Head coach:
Laurent Tillie
 ROC
Yaroslav Podlesnykh
Artem Volvich
Dmitry Volkov
Ivan Iakovlev
Denis Bogdan
Pavel Pankov
Viktor Poletaev
Maxim Mikhaylov
Egor Kliuka
Ilyas Kurkaev
Igor Kobzar (c)
Valentin Golubev (L)
Head coach:
Tuomas Sammelvuo
 Argentina (ARG)
Matías Sánchez
Federico Pereyra
Cristian Poglajen
Facundo Conte
Agustín Loser
Santiago Danani (L)
Sebastián Solé
Bruno Lima
Ezequiel Palacios
Luciano De Cecco (c)
Nicolás Méndez
Martín Ramos
Head coach:
Marcelo Méndez

Awards

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The awards were announced on 7 August 2021.[13][15]

Position Player
Most valuable player France Earvin N'Gapeth
Setter Argentina Luciano De Cecco
Outside hitters France Earvin N'Gapeth
Russia Egor Kliuka
Middle blockers Russia Ivan Iakovlev
France Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Opposite spiker Russia Maxim Mikhaylov
Libero France Jenia Grebennikov

Statistics leaders

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  • Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals were ranked.

Source: Olympics.com

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 schedule confirmed for 2021". FIVB. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". USA Today. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ngapeth Guides France To Olympic Glory". FIVB. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Conte powers Argentina's five-set win to claim bronze". FIVB. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Formula". FIVB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men (as of 15 October 2019)". FIVB. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Pools confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball tournament". FIVB. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Pools Ranking Criteria". FIVB. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF). IOC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Matchups confirmed for men's volleyball quarterfinals". FIVB. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Final standings" (PDF). IOC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Men's Standings – Final Round". FIVB. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Ngapeth named MVP of men's Tokyo 2020 Dream Team". FIVB. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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