Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball

The 1972 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...

was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...

in conjunction with the IOC

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

. It was held in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

from August 27 to September 9, 1972.

Qualification

Qualifiers	Date	Host	Vacancies
Host country	–	–	1
1968 Olympic Games	Oct 13–26, 1968	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...	1
1970 World Championship 1970 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1970 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from September 29 to October 12, 1970.-Teams:Group A – Sofia...	Sep 20 – Oct 2, 1970	Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...	3
1971 African Championship	1971	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...	1
Asian Qualification Tournament	1972	Unknown	1
1971 NORCECA Championship	Aug 17–22, 1971	Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...	1
1971 South American Championship 1971 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 1971 South American Volleyball Championship, the 9th tournament, took place in 1971 in Montevideo .-Final positions:...	1971	Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...	1
1971 European Championship 1971 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 1971 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the eighth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	Sep 23 – Oct 1, 1971	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	1
World Qualification Tournament	Aug 4–10, 1972	Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	2
Total			12

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B

Pool A

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Pool B

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Championship bracket

5th–8th places bracket

5th–8th places

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

7th place

5th place

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Rank	Team



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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Masayuki Minami Masayuki Minami was a Japanese volleyball player born in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball Team in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won a total number of three Olympic medals during his career.-References:... Katsutoshi Nekoda Katsutoshi Nekoda was a Japanese volleyball player.He was the member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball team as a setter. He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983.-See also:JT Thunders... Kenji Kimura Kenji Kimura is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.... Jungo Morita Jungo Morita Jungo Morita is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.... Tadayoshi Yokota Tadayoshi Yokota Tadayoshi Yokota is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-National team:1968: 2nd place in the Olympic Games of Mexico City1970: 3rd place in... Seiji Oko Seiji Oko Seiji Oko is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... Tetsuo Satō Tetsuo Sato is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Fukushima Prefecture.... Kenji Shimaoka Kenji Shimaoka is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Yoshihide Fukao Yoshihide Fukao is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Hikone.In 1972 he was part of the Japanese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.... Yūzo Nakamura Yuzo Nakamura was a Japanese volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hyōgo Prefecture.In 1964 he was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Eight years later he won the gold medal with the... Yasuhiro Noguchi Yasuhiro Noguchi is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Japanese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.-External links:*... Tetsuo Nishimoto Tetsuo Nishimoto is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Hiroshima.In 1972 he was part of the Japanese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....	Arnold Schulz Arnold Schulz Arnold Schulz is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gębice.... Wolfgang Webner Wolfgang Webner Wolfgang Webner is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Breslau.... Siegfried Schneider Wolfgang Weise Wolfgang Weise Wolfgang Weise is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Leipzig.... Rudi Schumann Rudi Schumann Rudi Schumann is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Großdeuben, district Leipzig.... Eckehard Pietzsch Eckehard Pietzsch Eckehard Pietzsch is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Blumberg near Torgau, Nordsachsen.... Wolfgang Löwe Wolfgang Löwe Wolfgang Löwe is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Suhl.... Wolfgang Maibohm Wolfgang Maibohm Wolfgang Maibohm is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Schwaan.... Rainer Tscharke Rainer Tscharke Rainer Tscharke is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Babelsberg.... Jurgen Maune Jürgen Maune Jürgen Maune is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Meißen.... Horst Peter Horst Peter Horst Peter is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Leipzig.... Horst Hagen Horst Hagen Horst Hagen is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kuhsdorf, district Prignitz....	Valeri Kravchenko Valeri Kravchenko Valeri Ivanovich Kravchenko is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in the Kabodiyen, Khatlon, Tajik SSR.... Yuri Poyarkov Yevgeni Lapinsky Yefim Chulak Yefim Chulak Yefim Aronovich Chulak is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is Jewish.... Vladimir Putyatov Vladimir Putyatov Vladimir Nikolaevich Putyatov is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches.... Vladimir Patkin Vladimir Patkin Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is Jewish... Leonid Zaiko Yuri Starunsky Yuri Starunsky Yury Vasilevich Starunsky was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Vladimir Kondra Vladimir Kondra Vladimir Grigorevich Kondra is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vladikavkaz.... Vyacheslav Domani Vyacheslav Domani Vyacheslav Grigorevich Domani is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.... Viktor Borshch Viktor Borshch Viktor Nikolaevich Borshch is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches.... Aleksandr Saprykin Aleksandr Saprykin Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Saprykin is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches....

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