Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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5th Volleyball Olympic Tournament Moscow 1980
Tournament details
Olympics	1980 Summer Olympics
Host nation	Soviet Union
City	Moscow
Duration	July 20 - August 1
Men's teams	?
Men's medals:
Gold medalists	Soviet Union
Silver medalists	Bulgaria
Bronze medalists	Romania
Women's teams	?
Women's medals:
Gold medalists	Soviet Union
Silver medalists	East Germany
Bronze medalists	Bulgaria

Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba (Friendship) Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow). Both men's match and women's match for the Olympic title were held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. The schedule started on July 20 and ended on August 1. 103,337 spectators watched 49 matches of volleyball events at stadiums.

Contents 1 Medal Table 2 Men's Team Event 2.1 Preliminary Round 2.1.1 Group A 2.1.2 Group B 2.2 Semi-finals 2.2.1 Competition for 1st-4th places 2.2.2 Competition for 4th-8th places 2.3 Finals 2.4 Final standing 2.5 Individual Awards 3 Women's Team Event 3.1 Preliminary Round 3.1.1 Group A 3.1.2 Group B 3.2 Semi-finals 3.2.1 Competition for 1st-4th places 3.2.2 Competition for 4th-8th places 3.3 Finals 3.4 Final standing 3.5 Individual Awards

Medal Table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	2	0	0	2
2	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
3	East Germany	0	1	0	1
4	Romania	0	0	1	1

Men's Team Event

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Soviet Union Yuri Panchenko Viacheslav Zaitsev Aleksandr Savin Vladimir Dorokhov Aleksandr Ermilov Pavel Selivanov Oleg Moliboga Vladimir Kondra Vladimir Chernyshev Fiodor Lashchenov Valeri Krivov Viljar Loor	Bulgaria Stoian Gunchev Khristo Stoianov Dimitr Zlatanov Dimitr Dimitrov Tsano Tsanov Stefan Dimitrov Petko Petkov Mitko Todorov Kaspar Simeonov Emil Valchev Khristo Iliev Yordan Angelov	Romania Corneliu Oros Laurentiu Dumanoiu Dan Girleanu Nicu Stoian Sorin Macavei Constantin Sterea Neculae Vasile Pop Günther Enescu Valter Corneliu Chifu Marius Cata-Chitiga Florin Mina Viorel Manole

Preliminary Round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.

Group A

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	4	4	0	12	1	193	122	8
Bulgaria	4	3	1	9	5	171	149	7
Cuba	4	1	3	6	9	181	178	5
Czechoslovakia	4	1	3	6	11	180	230	5
Italy	4	1	3	4	11	145	191	5

• July 20
  • Druzhba Cuba 3-0 (15:7, 15:8, 15:6) Italy
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-1 (15:13, 15:10, 13:15, 15:7) Czechoslovakia
• July 22
  • Druzhba Czechoslovakia 2-3 (15:8, 5:15, 15:10, 8:15, 7:15) Italy
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 3-1 (15:7, 15:8, 6:15, 15:8) Cuba
• July 24
  • Druzhba Czechoslovakia 0-3 (12:15, 5:15, 7:15) Bulgaria
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:2, 15:7, 15:10) Italy
• July 26
  • Minor Arena Cuba 2-3 (11:15, 15:13, 15:2, 14:16, 9:15) Czechoslovakia
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:6, 15:8, 15:10) Bulgaria
• July 28
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 3-1 (15:9, 15:9, 6:15, 15:9) Italy
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:10, 15:13, 15:11) Cuba

Group B

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Poland	4	3	1	11	5	221	172	7
Romania	4	3	1	10	5	215	138	7
Brazil	4	2	2	9	8	215	196	6
Yugoslavia	4	2	2	8	8	189	177	6
Libya	4	0	4	0	12	23	180	0

• July 20
  • Druzhba Romania 3-0 (15:3, 15:1, 15:1) Libya
  • Minor Arena Poland 3-1 (15:11, 11:15, 15:3, 15:7) Yugoslavia
• July 22
  • Druzhba Brazil 2-3 (15:8, 12:15, 15:10, 4:15, 12:15) Yugoslavia
  • Minor Arena Poland 3-1 (9:15, 15:12, 15:13, 15:13) Romania
• July 24
  • Druzhba Poland 3-0 (15:1, 15:3, 15:1) Libya
  • Minor Arena Romania 3-1 (13:15, 15:4, 15:12, 15:3) Brazil
• July 26
  • Druzhba Brazil 3-0 (15:1, 15:2, 15:6) Libya
  • Druzhba Yugoslavia 1-3 (9:15, 16:14, 8:15, 12:15) Romania
• July 28
  • Druzhba Poland 2-3 (15:13, 20:18, 15:17, 11:15, 5:15) Brazil
  • Druzhba Yugoslavia 3-0 (15:2, 15:1, 15:1) Libya

Semi-finals

All matches were held on July 30.

Competition for 1st-4th places

• A2-B1 Minor Arena Bulgaria 3-0 (15:13, 15:13, 15:7) Poland
• A1-B2 Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:6, 15:10, 15:5) Romania

Competition for 4th-8th places

• A4-B3 Druzhba Czechoslovakia 0-3 (14:16, 11:15, 9:15) Brazil
• A3-B4 Druzhba Cuba 2-3 (15:12, 15:5, 12:15, 14:16, 2:15) Yugoslavia

Finals

9th place match was played on July 30, other matches were played on August 1

9th place match, Druzhba

• Italy 3-0 (15:2, 15:1, 15:4) Libya

7th place match, Druzhba

• Cuba 3-1 (14:16, 15:7, 15:10, 15:6) Czechoslovakia

5th place match, Druzhba

• Brazil 3-2 (14:16, 15:9, 8:15, 15:10, 15:8) Yugoslavia

3rd place match, Minor Arena

• Poland 1-3 (10:15, 15:9, 13:15, 9:15) Romania

1st place match, Minor Arena

• USSR 3-1 (15:7, 15:13, 14:16, 15:11) Bulgaria

Final standing

Final Rank	Country
1	Soviet Union
2	Bulgaria
3	Romania
4	Poland
5	Brazil
6	Yugoslavia
7	Cuba
8	Czechoslovakia
9	Italy
10	Libya

Individual Awards

This section requires expansion.

Women's Team Event

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Soviet Union Nadezhda Radzevich Natalia Razumova Olga Solovova Elena Akhaminova Larisa Pavlova Elena Andreiuk Irina Makagonova Liubov Kozyreva Svetlana Nikishina Liudmila Chernysheva Svetlana Badulina Lidia Loginova	East Germany Ute Kostrzewa Andrea Heim Annette Schultz Christine Mummhardt Heike Lehmann Barbara Czekalla Karla Roffeis Martina Schmidt Anke Westendorf Karin Püschel Brigitte Fetzer Katharina Bullin	Bulgaria Tania Dimitrova Valentina Ilieva Galina Stancheva Silva Petrunova Anka Khristolova Verka Borisova Margarita Gerasimova Rumiana Kaicheva Maia Georgieva Tania Gogova Tsvetana Bozhurina Rositsa Dimitrova

Preliminary Round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.

Group A

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	9	2	153	99	6
East Germany	3	2	1	7	6	166	160	5
Cuba	3	1	2	4	6	117	117	4
Peru	3	0	3	3	9	108	168	3

• July 21
  • Druzhba GDR 3-1 (15:11, 15:13, 10:15, 15:4) Cuba
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-1 (15:2, 7:15, 15:4, 15:9) Peru
• July 23
  • Druzhba Peru 0-3 (6:15, 5:15, 6:15) Cuba
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-1 (15:5, 10:15, 16:14, 15:6) GDR
• July 25
  • Druzhba Peru 2-3 (10:15, 17:15, 15:11, 10:15, 9:15) GDR
  • Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:6, 15:13, 15:10) Cuba

Group B

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	7	4	138	114	5
Hungary	3	2	1	8	6	161	170	5
Romania	3	2	1	7	7	157	153	5
Brazil	3	0	3	4	9	152	171	3

• July 21
  • Druzhba Bulgaria 3-1 (15:9, 7:15, 15:5, 15:4) Romania
  • Minor Arena Hungary 3-2 (17:15, 9:15, 15:12, 6:15, 15:12) Brazil
• July 23
  • Druzhba Hungary 2-3 (15:5, 3:15, 5:15, 15:10, 8:15) Romania
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 3-0 (15:7, 15:9, 15:12) Brazil
• July 25
  • Druzhba Brazil 2-3 (15:10, 15:9, 6:15, 13:15, 6:15) Romania
  • Minor Arena Bulgaria 1-3 (15:8, 9:15, 7:15, 10:15) Hungary

Semi-finals

All matches were held on July 27.

Competition for 1st-4th places

• A2-B1 Minor Arena GDR 3-2 (15:10, 12:15, 15:9, 7:15, 15:6) Bulgaria
• A1-B2 Minor Arena USSR 3-0 (15:11, 15:13, 15:2) Hungary

Competition for 4th-8th places

• A4-B3 Druzhba Peru 3-0 (15:12, 15:9, 15:11) Romania
• A3-B4 Druzhba Cuba 3-0 (15:2, 15:5, 15:6) Brazil

Finals

All matches were played on July 29.

7th place match, Druzhba

• Romania 0-3 (8:15, 12:15, 12:15) Brazil

5th place match, Druzhba

• Cuba 3-1 (15:9, 15:7, 12:15, 15:5) Peru

3rd place match, Minor Arena

• Bulgaria 3-2 (15:5, 13:15, 6:15, 15:4, 15:8) Hungary

1st place match, Minor Arena

• USSR 3-1 (15:12, 11:15, 15:13, 15:7) GDR

Final standing

Final Rank	Country
1	Soviet Union
2	East Germany
3	Bulgaria
4	Hungary
5	Cuba
6	Peru
7	Brazil
8	Romania

Individual Awards

This section requires expansion.

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