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Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Men's volleyball

| games = 1976 Summer

| image = Olympic_rings_with_white_rims.svg

| image_size = 150px

| caption =

| venue = Montreal Forum and
Paul Sauvé Arena

| date = 18–30 July

| competitors =

| nations =

| gold = {{vb|POL}} (1st title)

| silver = {{vb|URS|1955}}

| bronze = {{vb|CUB}}

| prev = 1972

| next = 1980

}}

image:Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the 4th 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 Montreal, Canada from 18 to 30 July 1976.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/VOL/mens-volleyball.html |title=Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Volleyball |publisher=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124646/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/VOL/mens-volleyball.html |archive-date=18 April 2020}}

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Qualification

class="wikitable"
width=30%|Means of qualificationwidth=27%|Datewidth=18%|Hostwidth=6%|Vacancieswidth=19%|Qualified
Host Country12 May 1970{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdamalign="center"|1{{vb|CAN}}
1972 Olympic Games27 August – 9 September 1972{{flagicon|FRG}} Munichalign="center"|1{{vb|JPN|1870}}
1974 World Championship12–28 October 1974{{MEX}}align="center"|1{{vb|POL}}
1976 African Championship1976{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Tunisalign="center"|1{{vb|EGY|1972}}
1975 Asian Championsnip17–28 August 1975{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbournealign="center"|1{{vb|KOR|1949}}
1975 European Championship18–25 October 1975{{YUG}}align="center"|1{{vb|URS|1955}}
1975 NORCECA Championship3–8 August 1975{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angelesalign="center"|1{{vb|CUB}}
1975 South American Championship26 November – 3 December 1975{{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Asunciónalign="center"|1{{vb|BRA|1968}}
rowspan="2"|World Qualifierrowspan="2"|15–23 January 1976rowspan="2"|{{ITA}}rowspan="2" align="center"|2{{vb|TCH}}
{{vb|ITA}}
colspan="3"|Total10

Pools composition

class="wikitable"
width=50%|Pool A

!width=50%|Pool B

{{vb|CAN}} (Hosts)

|{{vb|BRA|1968}}

{{vb|CUB}}

|{{vb|EGY|1972}}

{{vb|TCH}}

|{{vb|ITA}}

{{vb|POL}}

|{{vb|JPN|1870}}

{{vb|KOR|1949}}

|{{vb|URS|1955}}

Rosters

{{main|Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=50%|Main venue

!width=50%|Sub venue

{{flagdeco|CAN}} Montreal, Canada

|{{flagdeco|CAN}} Montreal, Canada

Montreal Forum

|Paul Sauvé Arena

Capacity: 18,575

|Capacity: 4,000

200px

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Preliminary round

=Pool A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = POL | name_POL ={{vb|POL}}

| team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}

| team3 = TCH | name_TCH ={{vb|TCH}}

| team4 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vb|KOR|1949}}

| team5 = CAN | name_CAN ={{vb|CAN}}

|bwin_POL =4 |bloss_POL =0 |sw_POL =12 |sl_POL =5 |spw_POL =235 |spl_POL =172

|bwin_CUB =3 |bloss_CUB =1 |sw_CUB =11 |sl_CUB =4 |spw_CUB =208 |spl_CUB =142

|bwin_TCH =2 |bloss_TCH =2 |sw_TCH =8 |sl_TCH =7 |spw_TCH =182 |spl_TCH =177

|bwin_KOR =1 |bloss_KOR =3 |sw_KOR =6 |sl_KOR =9 |spw_KOR =146 |spl_KOR =187

|bwin_CAN =0 |bloss_CAN =4 |sw_CAN =0 |sl_CAN =12 |spw_CAN =88 |spl_CAN =181

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF=Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_Q5=#dfefff|text_Q5=5th–8th semifinals

|result3=Q5|result4=Q5

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|18 Jul|{{vb-rt|TCH}}|3–0|{{vb|CAN}}|15–4|16–14|15–11|||46–29}}

{{Vb res 2|18 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–2|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|12–15|6–15|15–6|15–6|15–5|63–47}}

{{Vb res 2|19 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–0|{{vb|CAN}}|15–4|15–7|15–6|||45–17}}

{{Vb res 2|19 Jul|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vb|TCH}}|15–6|10–15|15–5|15–6||55–32}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–2|{{vb|CUB}}|13–15|10–15|15–6|15–9|20–18|73–63}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Jul|{{vb-rt|KOR|1949}}|3–0|{{vb|CAN}}|15–7|15–5|15–8|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|23 Jul|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|15–4|15–5|15–6|||45–15}}

{{Vb res 2|23 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–1|{{vb|TCH}}|8–15|15–11|15–5|16–14||54–45}}

{{Vb res 2|25 Jul|{{vb-rt|TCH}}|3–1|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|15–9|15–9|14–16|15–5||59–39}}

{{Vb res 2|25 Jul|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vb|CAN}}|15–10|15–9|15–3|||45–22}}

{{end}}

=Pool B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = URS | name_URS ={{vb|URS|1955}}

| team2 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vb|JPN|1870}}

| team3 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA|1968}}

| team4 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vb|ITA}}

| team5 = EGY | name_EGY ={{vb|EGY|1972}}|pos_EGY=WD

| note_EGY = Egypt withdrew because of the Congolese-led boycott after they lost to Brazil 1–3 (5–15, 5–15, 15–13, 9–15) on 18 July. The result of that match was annulled.

|bwin_URS =3 |bloss_URS =0 |sw_URS =9 |sl_URS =0 |spw_URS =135 |spl_URS =63

|bwin_JPN =2 |bloss_JPN =1 |sw_JPN =6 |sl_JPN =3 |spw_JPN =118 |spl_JPN =89

|bwin_BRA =1 |bloss_BRA =2 |sw_BRA =3 |sl_BRA =8 |spw_BRA =118 |spl_BRA =142

|bwin_ITA =0 |bloss_ITA =3 |sw_ITA =2 |sl_ITA =9 |spw_ITA =81 |spl_ITA =158

|bwin_EGY =0 |bloss_EGY =0 |sw_EGY =0 |sl_EGY =0 |spw_EGY =0 |spl_EGY =0

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF=Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_Q5=#dfefff|text_Q5=5th–8th semifinals

|result3=Q5|result4=Q5

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|18 Jul|{{vb-rt|URS|1955}}|3–0|{{vb|ITA}}|15–6|15–3|15–6|||45–15}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Jul|{{vb-rt|URS|1955}}|3–0|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|15–7|15–11|15–2|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Jul|{{vb-rt|JPN|1870}}|3–0|{{vb|ITA}}|15–6|15–2|15–6|||45–14}}

{{Vb res 2|22 Jul|{{vb-rt|JPN|1870}}|3–0|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|15–13|15–8|15–9|||45–30}}

{{Vb res 2|24 Jul|{{vb-rt|BRA|1968}}|3–2|{{vb|ITA}}|15–8|11–15|12–15|15–6|15–8|68–52}}

{{Vb res 2|25 Jul|{{vb-rt|URS|1955}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN|1870}}|15–9|15–10|15–9|||45–28}}

{{end}}

Final round

=5th–8th places=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|RD1=5th–8th semifinals

|RD2=5th place match

|Consol=7th place match

|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|26 July|{{vb|TCH}}|3|{{vb|ITA}}|0

|26 July|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|3|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|2

|27 July|{{vb|TCH}}|3|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|1

|27 July|{{vb|ITA}}|0|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|3

}}

==5th–8th semifinals==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|26 Jul|{{vb-rt|KOR|1949}}|3–2|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|15–12|12–15|7–15|15–6|15–5|64–53}}

{{Vb res 2|26 Jul|{{vb-rt|TCH}}|3–0|{{vb|ITA}}|15–7|15–8|15–7|||45–22}}

{{end}}

==7th place match==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Jul|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA|1968}}|8–15|6–15|8–15|||22–45}}

{{end}}

==5th place match==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Jul|{{vb-rt|TCH}}|3–1|{{vb|KOR|1949}}|15–9|10–15|15–2|15–9||55–35}}

{{end}}

=Final four=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Gold medal match

|Consol=Bronze medal match

|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|29 July|{{vb|POL}}|3|{{vb|JPN|1870}}|2

|29 July|{{vb|CUB}}|0|{{vb|URS|1955}}|3

|30 July|{{vb|POL}}|3|{{vb|URS|1955}}|2

|30 July|{{vb|JPN|1870}}|0|{{vb|CUB}}|3

}}

==Semifinals==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Jul|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|0–3|{{vb|URS|1955}}|12–15|7–15|8–15|||27–45}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–2|{{vb|JPN|1870}}|15–17|15–6|15–6|10–15|15–10|70–54}}

{{end}}

==Bronze medal match==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Jul|{{vb-rt|JPN|1870}}|0–3|{{vb|CUB}}|8–15|9–15|8–15|||25–45}}

{{end}}

==Gold medal match==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Jul|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–2|{{vb|URS|1955}}|11–15|15–13|12–15|19–17|15–7|72–67}}

{{end}}

Final standing

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=40|Rank

!Team

{{Gold1}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|POL}}

{{Silver2}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|URS|1955}}

{{Bronze3}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|CUB}}

4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|JPN|1870}}

5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|TCH}}

6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|KOR|1949}}

7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|BRA|1968}}

8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|ITA}}

9

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|CAN}}

WD

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|EGY|1972}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|vb|1976 Men's Olympic champions|POL|1st}}

style="text-align:center; margin-top:2em; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
12–man Roster
Włodzimierz Stefański, Bronisław Bebel, Lech Łasko, Edward Skorek, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Wiesław Gawłowski, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Zbigniew Lubiejewski, Ryszard Bosek, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Zbigniew Zarzycki, Marek Karbarz
Head coach
Hubert Wagner

{{col-end}}

Medalists

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
style="width:15em; background:gold"|Gold

!style="width:15em; background:silver"|Silver

!style="width:15em; background:#cc9966"|Bronze

{{flagIOCteam|POL|1976 Summer}}
Włodzimierz Stefański
Bronisław Bebel
Lech Łasko
Edward Skorek
Tomasz Wójtowicz
Wiesław Gawłowski
Mirosław Rybaczewski
Zbigniew Lubiejewski
Ryszard Bosek
Włodzimierz Sadalski
Zbigniew Zarzycki
Marek Karbarz
Head coach:

Hubert Wagner

|{{flagIOCteam|URS|1976 Summer}}

Anatoliy Polishchuk
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Yefim Chulak
Vladimir Dorokhov
Aleksandr Ermilov
Pāvels Seļivanovs
Oleg Moliboga
Vladimir Kondra
Yuri Starunsky
Vladimir Chernyshov
Vladimir Ulanov
Aleksandr Savin
Head coach:

Yuri Chesnokov

|{{flagIOCteam|CUB|1976 Summer}}

Leonel Marshall
Victoriano Sarmientos
Ernesto Martínez
Víctor García
Carlos Salas
Raúl Vilches
Jesús Savigne
Lorenzo Martínez
Diego Lapera
Antonio Rodríguez
Alfredo Figueredo
Jorge Pérez Vento
Head coach:

Idolo Gilberto Herrera

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/honors_M.asp?sm=183 Final Standing (1964–2000)]
  • [http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Olympics/Men_1976.html Results at Todor66.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212085509/http://sports123.com/vol/results/mo-1976x.html Results at Sports123.com]

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