Date | 24 July – 7 August 2021 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Ariake Arena, 1 Chome-11-1 Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan | |
Participants | 143 from 12 countries | |
Format | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches. |
Twelve teams took part in the Olympic volleyball tournament including Brazil, the only team to have competed at all fifteen previous Olympic volleyball tournaments. Ten out of 12 teams were at the very top of the ratings of the International Volleyball Federation, but the very strong teams of Serbia and Slovenia did not get to the Olympics. Tunisia (19th) and Venezuela (48th place) played instead, as it was necessary to ensure the principle that each continent would have a participant in the tournament. The last two World Championships were won by the team of Poland, and second place was taken by Brazil. These two teams were the favorites at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
In the first round, the Polish team surprisingly lost to Iran with a score of 2-3 but, despite this, Poland took first place in Group A and justified their status as the favorite. As a result, the teams of Iran and Venezuela were rather predictably eliminated from this group. In group B, quite unexpectedly, first place was taken by the team of the Russian Olympic Committee, with second place captured by Brazil. In the penultimate round of the preliminary round, the ROC team lost to the French team and allowed them to take fourth place. The US team, which performed very poorly at this stage of the competition, sensationally failed to progress to the quarterfinals along with Tunisia. The Americans, who qualified for Tokyo whilst ranked second in the world, only finished fifth in their group.
The next stage of the competition confirmed the strength of Group B, as none of the teams from Group A made it to the semifinals. Thus, the big four of Argentina, Brazil, France and the Russian Olympic Committee were formed. In this final quartet, the Brazilian team, the champion of the Olympic Games in Rio, was considered the favorite, the team having won medals during the last four Olympics. But then came a sensation: first Brazil lost to ROC and then, in the match for the bronze medal, to Argentina. For the first time in the last five Olympics, a strong Brazilian team left empty-handed.
The surprises only continued. The title was taken by the French team, which defeated the ROC national team in a very closely contested match that was decided by a tie-break set. France had taken part in the Olympic Games on five occasions without rising above the eighth place. Third place was taken by the Argentine team. This was only the second medal success of this country at the Olympic Games, after winning a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Pos | Number | Team | NOC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | – | France | ![]() | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 1 | Barthélémy Chinenyeze | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 2 | Jénia Grebennikov | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 4 | Jean Patry | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 6 | Benjamin Toniutti | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 7 | Kévin Tillie | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 9 | Earvin N'Gapeth | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 11 | Antoine Brizard | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 12 | Stéphen Boyer | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 14 | Nicolas Le Goff | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 16 | Daryl Bultor | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 17 | Trévor Clévenot | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 19 | Yacine Louati | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Laurent Tillie | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | – | ROC | ![]() | Silver | |||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 1 | Yaroslav Podlesnykh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 4 | Artyom Volvich | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 7 | Dmitry Volkov | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 9 | Ivan Yakovlev | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 10 | Denis Bogdan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 11 | Pavel Pankov | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 15 | Viktor Poletayev | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 17 | Maksim Mikhaylov | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 18 | Yegor Klyuka | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 20 | Ilyas Kurkayev | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 24 | Igor Kobzar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 27 | Valentin Golubev | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tuomas Sammelvuo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | – | Argentina | ![]() | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 1 | Matías Sánchez | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 2 | Fede Pereyra | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 6 | Cristian Poglajen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 7 | Facundo Conte | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 8 | Agustín Loser | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 9 | Santi Danani | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 11 | Sebastián Solé | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 12 | Bruno Lima | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 13 | Ezequiel Palacios | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 15 | Luciano De Cecco | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 18 | Martín Ramos | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 17 | Nicolás Méndez DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Marcelo Méndez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | – | Brazil | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 1 | Bruninho | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 5 | Maurício Borges | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 6 | Fernando Cachopa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 8 | Wallace Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 9 | Yoandy Leal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 12 | Isac Viana | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 13 | Maurício Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 14 | Douglas Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 16 | Lucão | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 17 | Thales Hoss | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 18 | Ricardo Lucarelli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 21 | Alan Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Renan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | – | Poland | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 1 | Piotr Nowakowski | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 5 | Łukasz Kaczmarek | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 6 | Bartosz Kurek | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 9 | Wilfredo León | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 11 | Fabian Drzyzga | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 12 | Grzegorz Łomacz | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 13 | Michał Kubiak | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 14 | Aleksander Śliwka | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 15 | Jakub Kochanowski | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 16 | Kamil Semeniuk | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 17 | Paweł Zatorski | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 20 | Mateusz Bieniek | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Vital Heynen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | – | Italy | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 2 | Jiri Kovar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 4 | Luca Vettori | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 5 | Osmany Juantorena | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 6 | Simone Giannelli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 9 | Ivan Zaytsev | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 11 | Matteo Piano | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 13 | Massimo Colaci | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 14 | Gianluca Galassi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 15 | Riccardo Sbertoli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 17 | Simone Anzani | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 18 | Alessandro Michieletto | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 19 | Daniele Lavia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Gianlorenzo Blengini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | – | Japan | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 1 | Kunihiro Shimizu | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 2 | Taishi Onodera | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 3 | Naonobu Fujii | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 6 | Akihiro Yamauchi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 11 | Yuji Nishida | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 12 | Masahiro Sekita | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 14 | Yuki Ishikawa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 15 | Haku Ri | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 17 | Kenta Takanashi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 19 | Tatsunori Otsuka | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 21 | Ran Takahashi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Katsutoshi Tsumagari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | – | Canada | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 1 | TJ Sanders | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 2 | Gord Perrin | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 3 | Steve Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 4 | Nick Hoag | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 7 | Stephen Maar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 9 | Jay Blankenau | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 10 | Ryan Sclater | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 12 | Lucas Van Berkel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 13 | Sharone Vernon-Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 17 | Graham Vigrass | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 19 | Blair Bann | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 20 | Arthur Szwarc | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Glenn Hoag | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | – | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 2 | Milad Ebadipour | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 4 | Saeid Marouf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 6 | Mohammad Mousavi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 9 | Masoud Gholami | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 10 | Amir Ghafour | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 11 | Saber Kazemi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 12 | Morteza Sharifi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 15 | Aliasghar Mojarad | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 17 | Meisam Salehi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 19 | Mahdi Marandi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 21 | Arman Salehi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 24 | Javad Karimi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Vladimir Alekno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | – | United States | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 1 | Matt Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 3 | Taylor Sander | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 5 | Kyle Ensing | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 6 | Mitch Stahl | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 7 | Kawika Shoji | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 8 | TJ Defalco | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 11 | Micah Christenson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 12 | Max Holt | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 17 | Tom Jaeschke | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 18 | Garrett Muagututia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 20 | David Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 22 | Erik Shoji | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | John Speraw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | – | Tunisia | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 2 | Ahmed Kadhi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 3 | Khaled Ben Slimene | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 6 | Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 7 | Elyes Karamosly | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 9 | Omar Agrebi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 10 | Hamza Nagga | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 11 | Ismail Moalla | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 12 | Mehdi Ben Cheikh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 13 | Selim Mbareki | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 15 | Wassim Ben Tara | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 19 | Aymen Bouguerra | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 20 | Saddem Hmissi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Antonio Giacobbe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | – | Venezuela | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 1 | Armando Velázquez | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 3 | Fernando González | |||||||||||||||||||||
Libero | 4 | Héctor Mata | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 5 | Emerson Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 6 | Robert Oramas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 7 | Edson Valencia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Setter | 9 | José Carrasco | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Blocker | 11 | José Verdi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 14 | Eliécer Canelo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite | 15 | Luis Arias | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 17 | Ronald Fayola | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outside Hitter | 19 | Willner Rivas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ronald Sarti |
Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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Format | Round-robin pools. |
Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Sets | Set Ratio | Points | Points Ratio | ||
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1 | Poland | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14-4 | 3.500 | 435-365 | 1.192 | ||
2 | Italy | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12-7 | 1.714 | 447-411 | 1.088 | ||
3 | Japan | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10-9 | 1.111 | 437-433 | 1.009 | ||
4 | Canada | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9-9 | 1.000 | 396-387 | 1.023 | ||
5 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9-11 | 0.818 | 453-460 | 0.985 | ||
6 | Venezuela | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1-15 | 0.067 | 281-393 | 0.715 |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 24 Jul 9:00 | Italy | ![]() | 26-28, 18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-11 | Canada | ![]() | |
Match #2 | 24 Jul 16:25 | Japan | ![]() | 25-21, 25-20, 25-15 | Venezuela | ![]() | |
Match #3 | 24 Jul 19:40 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 23-21 | Poland | ![]() | |
Match #4 | 26 Jul 9:00 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | 25-17, 25-20, 25-18 | Venezuela | ![]() | |
Match #5 | 26 Jul 14:20 | Poland | ![]() | 25-20, 26-24, 25-20 | Italy | ![]() | |
Match #6 | 26 Jul 19:40 | Japan | ![]() | 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 | Canada | ![]() | |
Match #7 | 28 Jul 9:00 | Canada | ![]() | 25-16, 25-20, 25-22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | |
Match #8 | 28 Jul 16:25 | Poland | ![]() | 25-16, 25-13, 18-25, 25-15 | Venezuela | ![]() | |
Match #9 | 28 Jul 19:40 | Italy | ![]() | 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21 | Japan | ![]() | |
Match #10 | 30 Jul 9:00 | Canada | ![]() | 25-13, 25-22, 25-12 | Venezuela | ![]() | |
Match #11 | 30 Jul 14:20 | Poland | ![]() | 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 | Japan | ![]() | |
Match #12 | 30 Jul 19:40 | Italy | ![]() | 30-28, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() | |
Match #13 | 01 Aug 9:00 | Poland | ![]() | 25-15, 25-21, 25-16 | Canada | ![]() | |
Match #14 | 01 Aug 16:25 | Italy | ![]() | 25-22, 25-15, 25-17 | Venezuela | ![]() | |
Match #15 | 01 Aug 19:40 | Japan | ![]() | 25-21, 20-25, 29-31, 25-22, 15-13 | Islamic Republic of Iran | ![]() |
Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Sets | Set Ratio | Points | Points Ratio | ||
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1 | ROC | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13-5 | 2.600 | 427-397 | 1.076 | ||
2 | Brazil | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12-8 | 1.500 | 476-450 | 1.058 | ||
3 | Argentina | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12-10 | 1.200 | 476-464 | 1.026 | ||
4 | France | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10-10 | 1.000 | 449-442 | 1.016 | ||
5 | United States | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8-10 | 0.800 | 432-412 | 1.049 | ||
6 | Tunisia | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3-15 | 0.200 | 339-434 | 0.781 |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 24 Jul 11:05 | Brazil | ![]() | 25-22, 25-20, 25-15 | Tunisia | ![]() | |
Match #2 | 24 Jul 14:20 | ROC | ![]() | 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-21 | Argentina | ![]() | |
Match #3 | 24 Jul 21:45 | United States | ![]() | 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 | France | ![]() | |
Match #4 | 26 Jul 11:05 | ROC | ![]() | 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23 | United States | ![]() | |
Match #5 | 26 Jul 16:25 | France | ![]() | 25-21, 25-11, 25-21 | Tunisia | ![]() | |
Match #6 | 26 Jul 21:45 | Brazil | ![]() | 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14 | Argentina | ![]() | |
Match #7 | 28 Jul 11:05 | United States | ![]() | 25-14, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23 | Tunisia | ![]() | |
Match #8 | 28 Jul 14:20 | Argentina | ![]() | 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, 15-13 | France | ![]() | |
Match #9 | 28 Jul 21:45 | ROC | ![]() | 25-22, 25-20, 25-20 | Brazil | ![]() | |
Match #10 | 30 Jul 11:05 | Brazil | ![]() | 30-32, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20 | United States | ![]() | |
Match #11 | 30 Jul 16:25 | Argentina | ![]() | 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-8 | Tunisia | ![]() | |
Match #12 | 30 Jul 21:45 | France | ![]() | 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20 | ROC | ![]() | |
Match #13 | 01 Aug 11:05 | Brazil | ![]() | 25-22, 37-39, 25-17, 21-25, 20-18 | France | ![]() | |
Match #14 | 01 Aug 14:20 | ROC | ![]() | 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 | Tunisia | ![]() | |
Match #15 | 01 Aug 21:45 | Argentina | ![]() | 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 | United States | ![]() |
Date | 3 August 2021 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 03 Aug 9:00 | ROC | ![]() | 25-21, 30-28, 25-22 | Canada | ![]() | |
Match #2 | 03 Aug 13:00 | Brazil | ![]() | 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 | Japan | ![]() | |
Match #3 | 03 Aug 17:00 | Argentina | ![]() | 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12 | Italy | ![]() | |
Match #4 | 03 Aug 21:30 | France | ![]() | 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9 | Poland | ![]() |
Date | 5 August 2021 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to final round. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 05 Aug 13:00 | ROC | ![]() | 18-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23 | Brazil | ![]() | |
Match #2 | 05 Aug 21:00 | France | ![]() | 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 | Argentina | ![]() |
Date | 7 August 2021 |
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Format | Medal round. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 21:15 | France | ![]() | 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 21-25, 15-12 | ROC | ![]() | |
Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 13:30 | Argentina | ![]() | 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13 | Brazil | ![]() |