Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's volleyball
- Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's volleyball
The 1992 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from July 26 to August 9, 1992 in three different venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played.
Qualification
Spain qualified as the host nation, the United States as the defending champion from Seoul, South Korea. Cuba qualified by winning the 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup, while Italy was placed as the reigning world champion (1990). Soviet Union (Europe), Canada (NORCECA, third), Brazil (South America), Japan (Asia) and Algeria (Africa) earned a spot through their continental qualifying tournament. South Korea qualified by finishing in fifth place at the 1991 FIVB Men's World Cup. Finally, France and the Netherlands each came through in one of the two Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, held in Montpellier, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands (from May 10 to May 15, 1992).
Teams
;Pool A
*vb|CAN
*vb|FRA
*vb|ITA
*vb|JPN
*vb|ESP
*vb|USA;Pool B
*vb|ALG
*vb|BRA
*vb|CUB
*vb|NED
*vb|KOR
*flagIOC|EUN|1992 Summer
quads
:"1992 Men's Olympic Volleyball Squads"
Preliminary Round
Pool A
Individual Awards
ee also
*Women's Olympic Tournament
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus/og_m92.htm Results]
* [http://www.aafla.com/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992v3.pdf Official Results]
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