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: File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Dates: 18 November – 2 December 2007
- The top three teams qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Continental qualification tournaments
Africa
- Venue: File:Flag of South Africa.svg 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.
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: File:Flag of Turkey.svg Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
- Dates: 7–13 January 2008
- The winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
North America
- Venue: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 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.
South America
- Venue: File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 233 | 1.382 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 309 | 244 | 1.266 | 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
3 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 301 | 334 | 0.901 | |
4 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 278 | 320 | 0.869 | |
5 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 244 | 323 | 0.755 |
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.
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (as African Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (as World Ranking for European Team 1st place)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (as World Ranking for European Team 2nd place)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (as World Ranking for European Team 3rd place)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 3rd place)
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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: File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 295 | 259 | 1.139 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 271 | 238 | 1.139 | |
3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 284 | 282 | 1.007 | |
4 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 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 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 18–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 50–75 | P2 P3 | ||
23 May | 20:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 18–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 80–93 | P2 P3 | |
24 May | 17:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–79 | P2 P3 | |
24 May | 20:00 | Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg | 2–3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 26–24 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 103–110 | P2 P3 |
25 May | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 14–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 48–75 | P2 P3 | ||
25 May | 15:00 | Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 25–23 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 110–106 | P2 P3 |
2nd tournament
- Venue: File:Flag of Portugal.svg 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 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 179 | 1.263 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 206 | 1.146 | |
3 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 199 | 236 | 0.843 | |
4 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 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 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 23–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 61–75 | P2 P3 | ||
30 May | 21:00 | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 75–55 | P2 P3 | ||
31 May | 15:00 | Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 20–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | P2 P3 | ||
31 May | 17:00 | Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–11 | 25–18 | 97–69 | P2 P3 | |
1 Jun | 15:00 | Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–64 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 21–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 64–76 | P2 P3 |
3rd tournament
- Venue: File:Flag of Japan.svg 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 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 5.250 | 615 | 483 | 1.273 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2.857 | 659 | 584 | 1.128 | |
3 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1.077 | 622 | 584 | 1.065 | |
4 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 598 | 589 | 1.015 | |
5 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 522 | 526 | 0.992 | |
6 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 597 | 630 | 0.948 | |
7 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 501 | 578 | 0.867 | |
8 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0.095 | 425 | 565 | 0.752 |
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