Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The 1964 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 1st edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Yokohama and Tokyo in Japan from October 13 to 23, 1964.

Contents

Qualification

Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host country – – 1  Japan
1962 World Championship Oct 13–26, 1962 Moscow 3  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 Romania
African Qualification Tournament Dec, 1963 Alexandria 1  Morocco**
Asian Qualification Tournament Dec 22–30, 1963 New Delhi 1  South Korea
1963 Pan American Games* Apr 21 – May 3, 1963 São Paulo 2  Brazil
 United States
1963 European Championship Oct 21 – Nov 2, 1963 Bucharest 1  Hungary
Western European Qualification Tournament Jan, 1964 Brussels 1  Netherlands
Total 10

* Best NORCECA and South American team qualified for the Olympic Games.
** Because Morocco withdrew from the tournament,  Bulgaria replaced Morocco.

Squads

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament squads

Venues

Round robin

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 17 8 1 25 5 5.000 415 279 1.487
2  Czechoslovakia 17 8 1 26 10 2.600 486 399 1.218
3  Japan 16 7 2 22 12 1.833 475 372 1.277
4  Romania 15 6 3 19 15 1.267 432 394 1.096
5  Bulgaria 14 5 4 20 16 1.250 464 429 1.082
6  Hungary 13 4 5 18 18 1.000 449 466 0.964
7  Brazil 12 3 6 13 23 0.565 410 474 0.865
8  Netherlands 11 2 7 11 24 0.458 378 482 0.784
9  United States 11 2 7 10 23 0.435 360 450 0.800
10  South Korea 9 0 9 9 27 0.333 376 500 0.752
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
Oct 13 United States  3–0  Netherlands 15–10 15–13 15–6     45–29
Oct 13 Czechoslovakia  3–2  Hungary 15–10 12–15 13–15 15–9 15–10 70–59
Oct 13 Soviet Union  3–0  Romania 15–8 15–10 15–9     45–27
Oct 13 Japan  3–0  South Korea 17–15 15–8 15–3     47–26
Oct 13 Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 16–14 15–10 15–6     46–30
Oct 14 Soviet Union  3–0  Netherlands 15–8 15–3 15–11     45–22
Oct 14 Romania  3–0  Brazil 15–6 15–5 15–5     45–16
Oct 14 Czechoslovakia  3–2  Bulgaria 15–13 13–15 15–11 7–15 15–11 65–65
Oct 14 United States  3–2  South Korea 16–14 4–15 4–15 15–10 15–11 54–65
Oct 14 Hungary  3–0  Japan 15–12 15–8 15–12     45–32
Oct 15 Romania  3–2  Bulgaria 15–6 11–15 5–15 15–13 15–8 61–57
Oct 15 Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea 15–7 15–5 15–6     45–18
Oct 15 Netherlands  3–2  Brazil 14–16 15–11 15–12 6–15 16–14 66–68
Oct 15 Czechoslovakia  3–1  Japan 9–15 15–13 15–12 15–13   54–53
Oct 15 Hungary  3–0  United States 15–12 15–13 15–8     45–33
Oct 17 Japan  3–1  Bulgaria 15–10 12–15 15–6 15–10   57–41
Oct 17 Czechoslovakia  3–0  United States 15–7 15–13 16–14     46–34
Oct 17 Brazil  3–1  South Korea 15–12 15–8 14–16 16–14   60–50
Oct 17 Romania  3–0  Netherlands 15–9 15–6 15–13     45–28
Oct 17 Soviet Union  3–0  Hungary 15–9 15–13 15–11     45–33
Oct 18 Romania  3–2  South Korea 15–9 14–16 8–15 15–9 15–9 67–58
Oct 18 Bulgaria  3–2  Netherlands 15–11 8–15 15–8 14–16 15–8 67–58
Oct 18 Japan  3–1  United States 15–12 15–10 13–15 15–11   58–48
Oct 18 Brazil  3–2  Hungary 15–4 13–15 11–15 16–14 15–11 70–59
Oct 18 Soviet Union  3–2  Czechoslovakia 15–9 15–8 5–15 10–15 15–7 60–54
Oct 19 Bulgaria  3–0  United States 15–9 15–13 15–7     45–29
Oct 19 Netherlands  3–1  South Korea 13–15 15–7 16–14 15–8   59–44
Oct 19 Czechoslovakia  3–0  Brazil 15–5 15–6 15–10     45–21
Oct 19 Japan  3–1  Soviet Union 14–16 15–5 15–8 15–10   59–39
Oct 19 Romania  3–1  Hungary 15–6 12–15 15–10 16–14   58–45
Oct 21 Japan  3–2  Brazil 15–12 15–9 12–15 7–15 15–11 64–62
Oct 21 Bulgaria  3–1  South Korea 15–4 12–15 15–11 15–9   57–39
Oct 21 Hungary  3–1  Netherlands 15–4 8–15 15–11 15–12   53–42
Oct 21 Soviet Union  3–0  United States 15–6 15–5 15–4     45–15
Oct 21 Czechoslovakia  3–1  Romania 15–11 7–15 15–12 15–12   52–50
Oct 22 Hungary  3–2  South Korea 17–15 6–15 13–15 15–8 15–6 66–59
Oct 22 Czechoslovakia  3–1  Netherlands 10–15 15–10 15–9 15–6   55–40
Oct 22 Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–2 16–14 15–13     46–29
Oct 22 Brazil  3–2  United States 5–15 11–15 15–9 15–6 15–9 61–54
Oct 22 Japan  3–0  Romania 15–6 15–9 15–8     45–23
Oct 23 Soviet Union  3–0  Brazil 15–7 15–6 15–9     45–22
Oct 23 Japan  3–1  Netherlands 15–17 15–4 15–8 15–5   60–34
Oct 23 Czechoslovakia  3–0  South Korea 15–1 15–7 15–9     45–17
Oct 23 Romania  3–1  United States 11–15 15–9 15–11 15–13   56–48
Oct 23 Bulgaria  3–1  Hungary 15–9 15–12 12–15 15–8   57–44

Final standing

Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 Japan
4  Romania
5  Bulgaria
6  Hungary
7  Brazil
8  Netherlands
9  United States
10  South Korea
 1964 Men's Olympic Champions 

Soviet Union
1st title

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Soviet Union (URS)
Ivan Bugaenkov
Nikolai Burobin
Yuri Chesnokov
Vazha Katcharava
Valeri Kalachikhin
Vitali Kovalenko
Stanislav Lyugailo
Georgi Mondzolevsky
Yuri Poyarkov
Eduard Sibiryakov
Yuri Vengerovsky
Dmitri Voskoboinikov
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Milan Čuda
Bohumil Golián
Zdeněk Humhal
Petr Kop
Josef Labuda
Josef Musil
Karel Paulus
Boris Perušič
Pavel Schenk
Václav Šmídl
Josef Šorm
Ladislav Toman
 Japan (JPN)
Yutaka Demachi
Tsutomu Koyama
Sadatoshi Sugahara
Naohiro Ikeda
Yasutaka Sato
Toshiaki Kosedo
Tokihiko Higuchi
Masayuki Minami
Takeshi Tokutomi
Teruhisa Moriyama
Yūzo Nakamura
Katsutoshi Nekoda

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