2008 FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournaments
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The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from November 18, 2007 to June 8, 2008.
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2007 World Cup
- Venues:
Tokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasiumis a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and seven other venues - Dates: November 18 – December 2, 2007
Final standing
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Africa
- Venue:
Tongaat Hall, DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - Dates: February 3–9, 2008
- All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A
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Pool B
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Bracket
Semifinals
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3rd place
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Final
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Final standing
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NORCECA
- Venue:
Hector Sola Bezares Coliseum, CaguasCaguas, Puerto RicoCaguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....
, Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... - Dates: January 6–11, 2008
- All times are Atlantic Standard TimeAtlantic Standard Time ZoneThe Atlantic Standard Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time , resulting in UTC-4 or GMT-4...
(UTC-04:00).
Pool A
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Pool B
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Championship bracket
5th–8th places bracket
Quarterfinals
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5th–8th places
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Semifinals
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7th place
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5th place
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3rd place
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Final
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Final standing
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South America
- Venue:
Cincuentenario Sport Centre, FormosaFormosa, ArgentinaFormosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. It has a population of about 210,000 as per the ....
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... - Dates: January 3–7, 2008
- All times are Argentina TimeTime in ArgentinaArgentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put in the UTC−4 time zone, but it actually uses the UTC−3 time zone. Argentina determines whether to observe daylight saving time on a year-by-year basis, and individual provinces may opt out of the federal decision...
(UTC-03:00).
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Europe
- Venue:
Halkapınar Sport HallIzmir Halkapinar Sport Hallİzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Halkapınar neighborhood of İzmir, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators.-History:...
, İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... - Dates: January 7–13, 2008
Final standing
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Tournament 1
- Venue:
ISS DomeISS DomeThe ISS Dome is a multi-use indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, it opened in 2006. The arena has a capacity of 12,500 people and 13,400 people for hockey matches.It is used mostly for ice hockey and basketball matches, as well as concerts...
, DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Dates: May 23–25, 2008
- All times are Central European Summer TimeCentral European Summer TimeCentral European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
(UTC+02:00).
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Tournament 2
- Venue:
Espinho Nave Municipal, EspinhoEspinho, PortugalEspinho is a city in Espinho Municipality in Portugal. It is a reputed beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal...
, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... - Dates: May 30 – June 1, 2008
- All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
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Tournament 3
- Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasiumis a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - Dates: May 31 – June 8, 2008
- All times are Japan Standard TimeJapan Standard TimeJapan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
(UTC+09:00). - The Asian Qualification Tournament was combined with the World Qualification Tournament 3. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament 3 while the best Asian team except the winners qualified as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
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External links
- Results of the 2008 African Olympic Qualification Tournament at Todor66.com
- Results of the 2008 NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament at Todor66.com
- Results of the 2008 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament at FEVA.org
- Official Website of the 2008 European Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Official Website of the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1
- Official Website of the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2
- Official Website of the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3