Volleyball_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Men's volleyball; at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Volleyballhalle
Date	27 August – 9 September
Competitors	from 12 nations
Medalists
	← 1968 1976 →

Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 3rd 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 Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 9 September 1972.^[1]

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Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	26 April 1966	Rome	1	West Germany
1968 Olympic Games	13–26 October 1968	Mexico City	1	Soviet Union
1970 World Championship	20 September – 2 October 1970	Bulgaria	3	East Germany
				Bulgaria
				Japan
1971 African Championship	1971	Cairo	1	Tunisia
Asian Qualifier	29–31 July 1972	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	1	South Korea
1971 European Championship	23 September – 1 October 1971	Italy	1	Czechoslovakia
1971 NORCECA Championship	17–22 August 1971	Havana	1	Cuba
1971 South American Championship	16–25 April 1971	Montevideo	1	Brazil
World Qualifier	4–10 August 1972	France	2	Poland
World Qualifier	4–10 August 1972	France	2	Romania
Total			12

Pool A	Pool B
Bulgaria	West Germany (Hosts)
Czechoslovakia	Brazil
Poland	Cuba
South Korea	East Germany
Soviet Union	Japan
Tunisia	Romania

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	10	15	3	5.000	257	196	1.311	Semifinals
2	Bulgaria	5	4	1	9	13	8	1.625	294	235	1.251	Semifinals
3	Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	8	11	6	1.833	230	205	1.122	5th–8th semifinals
4	South Korea	5	2	3	7	7	10	0.700	209	197	1.061	5th–8th semifinals
5	Poland	5	1	4	6	8	12	0.667	237	259	0.915	9th place match
6	Tunisia	5	0	5	5	0	15	0.000	90	225	0.400	11th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	Tunisia	15–10	15–6	15–4			45–20
27 Aug	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Poland	15–13	16–14	15–8			46–35
27 Aug	Bulgaria	3–1	South Korea	16–18	15–6	15–9	15–13		61–46
29 Aug	Poland	3–0	Tunisia	15–6	15–11	15–1			45–18
29 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	17–15	15–12	15–4			47–31
29 Aug	Bulgaria	3–2	Czechoslovakia	15–11	15–11	12–15	14–16	15–9	71–62
31 Aug	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Tunisia	15–11	15–4	15–10			45–25
31 Aug	South Korea	3–1	Poland	15–7	13–15	15–11	15–6		58–39
31 Aug	Soviet Union	3–1	Bulgaria	9–15	15–10	15–11	15–10		54–46
2 Sep	South Korea	3–0	Tunisia	15–1	15–3	15–1			45–5
2 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–10	15–10	15–12			45–32
2 Sep	Bulgaria	3–2	Poland	14–16	12–15	15–7	15–3	15–10	71–51
5 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	Tunisia	15–10	15–5	15–7			45–22
5 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	South Korea	15–11	15–5	15–13			45–29
5 Sep	Soviet Union	3–2	Poland	11–15	15–12	15–12	10–15	15–13	66–67

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	5	5	0	10	15	0	MAX	225	95	2.368	Semifinals
2	East Germany	5	4	1	9	12	4	3.000	200	162	1.235	Semifinals
3	Romania	5	2	3	7	8	9	0.889	201	213	0.944	5th–8th semifinals
4	Brazil	5	2	3	7	9	13	0.692	273	280	0.975	5th–8th semifinals
5	Cuba	5	2	3	7	6	13	0.462	212	254	0.835	9th place match
6	West Germany	5	0	5	5	4	15	0.267	163	270	0.604	11th place match

Volleyball_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament

Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Qualification

Pools composition

Rosters

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

11th–12th places

11th place match

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

Medalists

References

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Aug	East Germany	3–0	Cuba	15–7	15–13	15–7			45–27
28 Aug	Japan	3–0	Romania	15–4	15–5	15–6			45–15
28 Aug	Brazil	3–2	West Germany	15–7	15–8	17–19	6–15	15–9	68–58
30 Aug	East Germany	3–1	Brazil	15–5	7–15	16–14	15–10		53–44
30 Aug	Japan	3–0	Cuba	15–10	15–9	15–5			45–24
30 Aug	Romania	3–0	West Germany	15–9	15–1	15–8			45–18
1 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Romania	18–16	11–15	15–7	11–15	15–12	70–65
1 Sep	Japan	3–0	East Germany	15–4	15–2	15–6			45–12
1 Sep	Cuba	3–2	West Germany	15–8	15–11	10–15	12–15	15–8	67–57
3 Sep	East Germany	3–0	West Germany	15–7	15–6	15–4			45–17
3 Sep	Japan	3–0	Brazil	15–7	15–13	15–11			45–31
3 Sep	Romania	3–0	Cuba	15–7	17–15	15–13			47–35
6 Sep	Japan	3–0	West Germany	15–3	15–6	15–4			45–13
6 Sep	Cuba	3–2	Brazil	16–14	6–15	15–7	7–15	15–9	59–60
6 Sep	East Germany	3–0	Romania	15–10	15–12	15–7			45–29

5th–8th semifinals		5th place match

8 September

Czechoslovakia	3
		9 September
Brazil	0
		Czechoslovakia	1
8 September
		Romania	3
South Korea	0

Romania	3
		7th place match

		9 September

		Brazil	0

		South Korea	3

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
8 Sep	South Korea	0–3	Romania	12–15	7–15	8–15			27–45
8 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–6	15–1			45–15

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
8 Sep	Bulgaria	2–3	Japan	15–13	15–9	9–15	9–15	12–15	60–67
8 Sep	Soviet Union	1–3	East Germany	6–15	8–15	15–13	9–15		38–58

All matches
Munich, West Germany
Volleyballhalle
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