Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball

The 2004 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...

was the 11th 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 Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

from August 15 to August 29, 2004.

Qualification

Volleyball Men	Date	Host	Vacancies
Host Nation	–	–	1
2003 World Cup	Nov 16 – 30, 2003	Tokyo Tokyo , ; 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...	3
African Qualification Tournament	Jan 5 – 10, 2004	Tunis Tunis Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....	1
Asian Qualification Tournament*	May 22 – 30, 2004	Tokyo Tokyo , ; 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...	1
NORCECA Qualification Tournament	Jan 4 – 10, 2004	Caguas Caguas, Puerto Rico Caguas , 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....	1
South American Qualification Tournament	Jan 9 – 11, 2004	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	1
European Qualification Tournament	Jan 5 – 10, 2004	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...	1
World Qualification Tournament 1	May 21 – 23, 2004	Matosinhos Matosinhos Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...	1
World Qualification Tournament 2	May 22 – 30, 2004	Tokyo Tokyo , ; 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...	1
World Qualification Tournament 3	May 28 – 30, 2004	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...	1
Total			12

* The Asian Qualification Tournament was combined with the World Qualification Tournament 2. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament 2 while the best Asian team except the winners qualified as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B
(Host Nation) (No. 3 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 4 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 8 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 9 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 22 in the FIVB World Ranking)	(No. 1 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 2 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 5 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 6 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 12 in the FIVB World Ranking) (No. 21 in the FIVB World Ranking)

Pool A

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Pool B

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Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Rank	Team



4
5



9
9
11
11

**12–man Roster**
Giovane Giovane Gavio Giovane Farinazzo Gavio is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final.Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio... , André Heller André Heller (volleyball) André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker... , Maurício Maurício Lima Maurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's... , Giba, André, Sérgio Sergio Santos Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:... , Anderson Anderson Rodrigues (volleyball) Anderson Rodrigues is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... , Nalbert, Gustavo Gustavo Endres Gustavo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.With the Brazil national team he won for World Leagues , two World Cups , two World Championships and one Olympic gold medal... , Rodrigão Rodrigo Santana Rodrigo Santana is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... , Ricardinho, Dante Dante Amaral Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
Head Coach
Bernardinho

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Giovane Gávio Giovane Gavio Giovane Farinazzo Gavio is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final.Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio... André Heller André Heller (volleyball) André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker... Maurício Lima Maurício Lima Maurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's... Gilberto Godoy Filho André Nascimento Sérgio Santos Sergio Santos Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:... Anderson Rodrigues Anderson Rodrigues (volleyball) Anderson Rodrigues is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Nalbert Bitencourt Gustavo Endres Gustavo Endres Gustavo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.With the Brazil national team he won for World Leagues , two World Cups , two World Championships and one Olympic gold medal... Rodrigo Santana Rodrigo Santana Rodrigo Santana is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Ricardo Garcia Dante Amaral Dante Amaral Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...	Luigi Mastrangelo Luigi Mastrangelo Luigi "Gigi" Mastrangelo is an Italian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he plays as middle hitter/blocker for Stamplast Martina Franca.He played 212 times for the Italian national volleyball team... Valerio Vermiglio Valerio Vermiglio Valerio Vermiglio is an Italian volleyball player, who was a member of the Italian men's national team, that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... Samuele Papi Samuele Papi Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso.... Andrea Sartoretti Andrea Sartoretti Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter... Alberto Cisolla Alberto Cisolla Alberto Cisolla is an Italian volleyball player.Cisolla, standing at 1.97 m for 87 kg, plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso.... Ventzislav Simeonov Damiano Pippi Damiano Pippi Damiano Pippi is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Individual awards:... Andrea Giani Andrea Giani Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:... Alessandro Fei Alessandro Fei (volleyball) Alessandro Fei is an Italian volleyball player.Fei won a total of 4 Italian championships, 4 national Cups and a European Champions League . He has 236 caps of Italy national team, with whose jersey he won a World Championship and two European Championships .He was chosen among the 2005 Italian... Paolo Tofoli Paolo Tofoli Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship... Paolo Cozzi Paolo Cozzi Paolo Cozzi is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:... Matej Černič Matej Cernic Matej Černic is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He is of Slovene ethnicity and belongs to the Slovene minority in Italy.-References:...	Stanislav Dineykin Stanislav Dineykin Stanislav Anatolevich Dineykin is a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was born in Blagodarny.... Sergei Baranov Pavel Abramov Pavel Abramov Pavel Abramov is a volleyball player from Russia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2005 European Championship in Rome and Belgrade... Aleksey Kazakov Sergey Tetyukhin Vadim Khamuttskikh Vadim Khamuttskikh Vadim Anatolyevich Khamuttskikh \|Asha]], Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a volleyball player from Russia, who was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia... Aleksandr Kosarev Aleksandr Kosarev Aleksandr Borisovich Kosarev is a volleyball player from Russia.He was born in Rivne.Kosarev competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where Russia claimed the bronze medal by defeating the United States in the play-off for the third place.-References:* *... Konstantin Ushakov Konstantin Ushakov Konstantin Anatolyevich Ushakov is a retired volleyball player from Russia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing as a setter he won the 2002 Volleyball World League with Russia, and the 1999 World Cup... Taras Khtey Taras Khtey Taras Yurevich Khtey is a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was born in the Ukrainian SSR.In 2004 he was part of the Russian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches.... Andrey Egorchev Andrey Egorchev Andrey Nikolaevich Egorchev is a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was born in the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.... Aleksey Verbov Aleksey Kuleshov

Awards

MVP: Gilberto Godoy Filho
Best Scorer: Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
Best Spiker: Dante Amaral
Dante Amaral
Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
Best Blocker: Aleksey Kuleshov
Best Server: Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
Best Digger: Sérgio Santos
Sergio Santos
Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...
Best Setter: Ricardo Garcia
Best Receiver: Sérgio Santos
Sergio Santos
Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...
Best Libero: Sérgio Santos
Sergio Santos
Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...

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