Volleyball at the Summer Olympics - wikipedia Volleyball at the Summer Olympics For the outdoor event, see Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics. Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Governing body FIVB Events 2 ( men : 1 ; women : 1 ) Games 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Medalists Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Brazil, United States, and the former Soviet Union, are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men 's tournament since its introduction. The remaining five editions of the Men 's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won each by a different country including Japan, Poland, Netherlands, Russia and the defunct Yugoslavia. Gold medals are less evenly distributed in women 's volleyball than in men 's ; the fourteen editions of the Women 's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won by only five different countries : Brazil, Cuba, China, Japan and the former Soviet Union. Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 Events 1.3 Men 's winners 1.4 Women 's winners 2 Competition formula 3 Men 's tournaments 3.1 Results summary 3.2 Participating nations 4 Women 's tournaments 4.1 Results summary 4.2 Participating nations 5 Medal table 5.1 Total 5.2 Medal table, men 5.3 Medal table, women 6 MVP by edition 6.1 Men 6.2 Women 7 Win - loss records 7.1 Men 's tournament 7.2 Women 's tournament 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links History Origins The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of an American sports demonstration event. Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held during the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria, to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests. The volleyball Olympic tournament was originally a simple competition, whose format paralleled the one still employed in the World Cup : all teams played against each other team and then were ranked by number of wins, set average and point average. One disadvantage of this round - robin system is that medal winners could be determined before the end of the games, making the audience lose interest in the outcome of the remaining matches. To cope with this situation, the competition was split into two phases : a `` final round '' was introduced, consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Since its creation in 1972, this new system has become the standard for the volleyball Olympic tournament, and is usually referred to as the `` Olympic format ''. The number of teams involved in the games has grown steadily since 1964. Since 1996, both men 's and women 's indoor events count 12 participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has at least one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympic Games. Events Event 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 28 Years Men 's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17 Women 's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17 Events 34 Men 's winners The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union team. Bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five - setter. In 1980, many of the strongest teams in men 's volleyball belonged to the Eastern Bloc, so the American - led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics did not have as great an effect on these events as it had on the women 's. The Soviet Union collected their third Olympic gold medal with a 3 -- 1 victory over Bulgaria. With a Soviet - led boycott in 1984, the United States confirmed their new volleyball leadership in the Western World by sweeping smoothly over Brazil at the finals. In that edition a minor nation, Italy, won their first medal, but Italy would rise to prominence in volleyball in later decades. A long - awaited confrontation between the US and Soviet volleyball teams came in the 1988 final : powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the United States to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans. In 1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for their first Olympic championship. Runners - up Netherlands, with Ron Zwerver and Olof van der Meulen, came back in the following edition for a five - set win over Italy. In spite of their success in other major volleyball competitions in the 1990s, Italy did not fare well at the Olympics. After winning bronze in Atlanta, Serbia and Montenegro, led by Vladimir and Nikola Grbić, beat Russia at the final in 2000 to secure the gold ( in 1996 and 2000 they played under the name Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ). In 2004, Brazil beat Italy in the final, adding a second gold medal to their record and confirming their role as the men 's volleyball superpowers of the 2000s. In 2008, United States beat Brazil in the final, winning their third gold medal. Russia won the bronze for the second time by defeating Italy. In the 2012 final, Russia came back from a 0 -- 2 set deficit, not letting the Brazilians take advantage of any of their 2 match points in the third set. Dmitriy Muserskiy scored 31 points, which is an Olympic Games record in a final. Italy defeated Bulgaria and took Bronze. After coming up short in the previous two editions of the Olympics as runners - up, the Brazilians captured their third gold medal in the history of the competition playing home in 2016 after their straight - set victory against Italy in the final. The United States pulled off a comeback from a 0 -- 2 deficit to claim the bronze medal with a victory over Russia. Gold medals appear to be more evenly distributed in men 's volleyball than in women 's : former Soviet Union ( three titles ), United States ( three ) and Brazil ( three ) are the only teams to have won the tournament more than once. The remaining four editions were won each by a different country. Despite being a major force in men 's volleyball since the 1990s, Italy are still the only volleyball powerhouses that lack a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Women 's winners Women 's Volleyball semifinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The opening edition of the volleyball Olympic tournament, in 1964, was won by the host nation Japan. There followed two victories in a row by the Soviet Union, in 1968 and 1972. South Korea were expected to get their first gold after beating Japan in the 1975 Pre-Olympic Games, but Japan came back again in 1976 for one last Olympic gold before losing their status of women 's volleyball superpowers. The American - led boycott of the 1980 Games left many strong volleyball nations like Japan and South Korea out of the games. As a result, the Soviet Union easily secured a third Olympic gold medal. In 1984, the Eastern bloc was, in its turn, boycotting the games, and the Soviet Union did not participate. As a result, host nation United States won its first medals in volleyball, losing the finals to China. With eastern and western nations again involved in the Olympics, the Soviet Union obtained a remarkable victory over Peru after trailing 0 -- 2 in 1988 's marking one of the most dramatic female matches of the 20th century. The 1988 games were, however, boycotted by Cuba. 1992 saw a new force go down in Olympic history : organized under the name Unified Team, the remnants of former Soviet Union went as far as the finals, but did not resist the power play of the young, rising Cuban squad. Led by superstars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, Cuba would eventually set the record for consecutive wins in the Olympic Games by also taking the gold in 1996 and 2000 against China and Russia, respectively. In 2004, the winners were once again China. Second were Russia who beat Brazil in a very tough and dramatic semifinal match after being down 1 -- 2, 19 -- 24 in the fourth set. In 2008, Brazil finally won the gold, beating the United States in the final and losing only one set in the competition. China were awarded the bronze by beating Cuba. After a troubled start, Brazil secured the double gold in 2012 after beating favorites United States once again in the final. Japan won the bronze medal after defeating South Korea. In 2016, home team Brazil were favorites to once again win the title, thus equalling Cuba 's three consecutive gold medals between 1992 and 2000. After winning all of their preliminary round matches without dropping a set, the team was, however, stunned by a young Chinese squad in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. China went on to win the title, their third in Olympic history, by beating Serbia in four sets in the gold medal match. In the process, Lang Ping became the first person to win a gold medal as a player in Los Angeles 1984 and repeat the feat now as a coach in Rio de Janeiro. China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated Netherlands 3 -- 1 to capture the bronze medal. The fourteen editions of the women 's tournament were won by only five different countries : Brazil, China, Cuba, Japan and the former Soviet Union. Despite becoming a women 's volleyball powerhouse in the 21st century, United States still lack an Olympic gold. Competition formula The volleyball Olympic tournament has a very stable competition formula. The following rules apply : Qualification Twelve teams participate in each event. Host nations are always pre-qualified. Two teams qualify through the Men 's and Women 's World Cup ( this number was reduced from three prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics ). Five teams qualify as winners of continental qualification tournaments. The four remaining berths are decided in world qualification tournaments. Competition format For the first phase, called qualification round, teams are ranked by the FIVB World Rankings and then divided in two pools of six teams using the serpentine system. The host nation is always ranked 1. At the qualification round, each team plays one match against all other teams in its pool. Top four teams in each pool advance, the remaining two leave the competition. At the second phase, usually called final round, teams play quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. For the final round, matches are organized according to the results obtained in the qualification round. Let the top four teams in each pool be A1, A2, A3, A4 ( group A ) ; and B1, B2, B3, B4 ( group B). Quarterfinals would then be : A1xB4 ; A2xB3 ; A3xB2 ; A4xB1. Winners of quarterfinals play semifinals as follows : ( A1 / B4 ) x ( A3 / B2 ) ; ( A2 / B3 ) x ( A4xB1 ). At the finals, winners of semifinals play for the gold, and losers for the bronze. The tournament implements very tight line - up restrictions : only twelve players are allowed, and no replacement is permitted, even in case of injuries. Men 's tournaments Results summary Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place 1964 Details Tokyo Soviet Union Round - robin Czechoslovakia Japan Round - robin Romania 10 1968 Details Mexico City Soviet Union Round - robin Japan Czechoslovakia Round - robin East Germany 10 1972 Details Munich Japan 3 -- 1 East Germany Soviet Union 3 -- 0 Bulgaria 12 1976 Details Montreal Poland 3 -- 2 Soviet Union Cuba 3 -- 0 Japan 10 1980 Details Moscow Soviet Union 3 -- 1 Bulgaria Romania 3 -- 1 Poland 10 1984 Details Los Angeles United States 3 -- 0 Brazil Italy 3 -- 0 Canada 10 1988 Details Seoul United States 3 -- 1 Soviet Union Argentina 3 -- 2 Brazil 12 1992 Details Barcelona Brazil 3 -- 0 Netherlands United States 3 -- 1 Cuba 12 Details Atlanta Netherlands 3 -- 2 Italy Yugoslavia 3 -- 1 Russia 12 2000 Details Sydney Yugoslavia 3 -- 0 Russia Italy 3 -- 0 Argentina 12 Details Athens Brazil 3 -- 1 Italy Russia 3 -- 0 United States 12 2008 Details Beijing United States 3 -- 1 Brazil Russia 3 -- 0 Italy 12 2012 Details London Russia 3 -- 2 Brazil Italy 3 -- 1 Bulgaria 12 2016 Details Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3 -- 0 Italy United States 3 -- 2 Russia 12 2020 Details Tokyo 12 2024 Details Paris Participating nations Legend 1st -- Champions 2nd -- Runners - up 3rd -- Third place 4th -- Fourth place -- Did not enter / Did not qualify -- Hosts = -- More than one team tied for that rank Q -- Qualified for forthcoming tournament Team 1964 ( 10 ) 1968 ( 10 ) 1972 ( 12 ) 1976 ( 10 ) 1980 ( 10 ) 1984 ( 10 ) 1988 ( 12 ) 1992 ( 12 ) ( 12 ) 2000 ( 12 ) ( 12 ) 2008 ( 12 ) 2012 ( 12 ) 2016 ( 12 ) Total Algeria 12th Argentina 6th 3rd 8th 4th = 5th = 5th = 5th 7 Australia 8th = 11th = 9th Belgium 8th Brazil 7th 9th 8th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 1st 5th 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 14 Bulgaria 5th 6th 4th 2nd 6th 7th = 5th 4th 8 Canada 9th 4th 10th = 5th China 8th = 5th Cuba 10th 3rd 7th 4th 6th 7th = 11th 7 Egypt WD 10th = 11th = 11th = 9th 5 France 8th 11th = 9th = 9th Germany See East Germany and West Germany = 9th = 5th Great Britain = 11th Greece = 5th Hungary 6th Iran = 5th Italy 8th 9th 3rd 9th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 11 Japan 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 7th 10th 6th = 11th 8 Libya 10th Mexico 10th = 11th Netherlands 8th 5th 2nd 1st 5th = 9th 6 Poland 5th 9th 1st 4th = 11th = 5th = 5th = 5th = 5th 9 Romania 4th 5th 3rd Russia Part of Soviet Union 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 6 Serbia See Yugoslavia See Serbia and Montenegro = 5th = 9th South Korea 10th 7th 6th 5th 11th 9th = 9th = 9th 8 Spain 8th = 9th Sweden 7th Tunisia 12th 9th 12th = 11th = 11th = 11th 6 United States 9th 7th 1st 1st 3rd = 9th = 11th 4th 1st = 5th 3rd 11 Venezuela = 9th Discontinued nations Czechoslovakia 2nd 3rd 6th 5th 8th See Czech Republic 5 East Germany 4th 2nd See Germany Serbia and Montenegro See Yugoslavia 3rd 1st = 5th See Serbia Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 7th See Russia 7 West Germany 11th See Germany Yugoslavia 6th See Serbia and Montenegro See Serbia Women 's tournaments Results summary Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place 1964 Details Tokyo Japan Round - robin Soviet Union Poland Round - robin Romania 6 1968 Details Mexico City Soviet Union Round - robin Japan Poland Round - robin Peru 8 1972 Details Munich Soviet Union 3 -- 2 Japan North Korea 3 -- 0 South Korea 8 1976 Details Montreal Japan 3 -- 0 Soviet Union South Korea 3 -- 1 Hungary 8 1980 Details Moscow Soviet Union 3 -- 1 East Germany Bulgaria 3 -- 2 Hungary 8 1984 Details Los Angeles China 3 -- 0 United States Japan 3 -- 1 Peru 8 1988 Details Seoul Soviet Union 3 -- 2 Peru China 3 -- 0 Japan 8 1992 Details Barcelona Cuba 3 -- 1 Unified Team United States 3 -- 0 Brazil 8 Details Atlanta Cuba 3 -- 1 China Brazil 3 -- 2 Russia 12 2000 Details Sydney Cuba 3 -- 2 Russia Brazil 3 -- 0 United States 12 Details Athens China 3 -- 2 Russia Cuba 3 -- 1 Brazil 12 2008 Details Beijing Brazil 3 -- 1 United States China 3 -- 1 Cuba 12 2012 Details London Brazil 3 -- 1 United States Japan 3 -- 0 South Korea 12 2016 Details Rio de Janeiro China 3 -- 1 Serbia United States 3 -- 1 Netherlands 12 2020 Details Tokyo 12 2024 Details Paris Participating nations Legend 1st -- Champions 2nd -- Runners - up 3rd -- Third place 4th -- Fourth place -- Did not enter / Did not qualify -- Hosts = -- More than one team tied for that rank Q -- Qualified for forthcoming tournament Team 1964 ( 6 ) 1968 ( 8 ) 1972 ( 8 ) 1976 ( 8 ) 1980 ( 8 ) 1984 ( 8 ) 1988 ( 8 ) 1992 ( 8 ) ( 12 ) 2000 ( 12 ) ( 12 ) 2008 ( 12 ) 2012 ( 12 ) 2016 ( 12 ) Total Algeria = 11th = 11th Argentina = 9th Australia = 9th Brazil 7th 7th 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st = 5th 10 Bulgaria 3rd Cameroon = 11th Canada 8th 8th = 9th China 1st 3rd 7th 2nd 5th 1st 3rd = 5th 1st 9 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 7th Cuba 6th 5th 5th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 8 Dominican Republic = 11th = 5th Germany See East Germany and West Germany 8th 6th = 9th Great Britain = 9th Greece = 9th Hungary 5th 4th 4th Italy = 9th = 5th = 5th = 5th = 9th 5 Japan 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 5th = 9th = 5th = 5th 3rd = 5th 12 Kenya = 11th = 11th Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union = 9th Mexico 7th Netherlands 6th 5th 4th North Korea 3rd Peru 4th 7th 6th 4th 2nd = 11th = 11th 7 Poland 3rd 3rd = 9th Puerto Rico = 11th Romania 4th 8th Russia See Soviet Union 4th 2nd 2nd = 5th = 5th = 5th 6 Serbia See Yugoslavia See Serbia and Montenegro = 5th = 11th 2nd South Korea 6th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 8th 6th 8th = 5th 4th = 5th 11 Spain 8th Turkey = 9th Ukraine Part of Soviet Union = 11th United States 5th 8th 2nd 7th 3rd 7th 4th = 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 11 Venezuela = 11th Discontinued nations Czechoslovakia 6th 7th See Czech Republic East Germany 6th 2nd 5th See Germany Soviet Union 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd See Russia 7 West Germany 8th 6th See Germany Medal table Defunct NOCs are shown in italic. Total Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union 7 12 Brazil 5 10 United States 10 Japan 9 5 China 6 6 Cuba 0 5 7 Russia 6 8 Netherlands 0 9 Poland 0 10 Serbia and Montenegro 0 11 Italy 0 6 12 East Germany 0 0 13 Bulgaria 0 Czechoslovakia 0 15 Peru 0 0 Serbia 0 0 Unified Team 0 0 18 Argentina 0 0 North Korea 0 0 Romania 0 0 South Korea 0 0 Total 28 28 28 84 Medal table, men Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Brazil 0 6 Soviet Union 6 United States 0 5 Russia 5 Japan 6 Netherlands 0 7 Yugoslavia 0 8 Poland 0 0 9 Italy 0 6 10 Czechoslovakia 0 11 Bulgaria 0 0 East Germany 0 0 13 Argentina 0 0 Cuba 0 0 Romania 0 0 Total 14 14 14 42 Medal table, women Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union 0 6 China 6 Cuba 0 Japan 6 5 Brazil 0 6 United States 0 5 7 Russia 0 0 8 East Germany 0 0 Peru 0 0 Serbia 0 0 Unified Team 0 0 12 Poland 0 0 13 Bulgaria 0 0 North Korea 0 0 South Korea 0 0 Total 14 14 14 42 MVP by edition Men 1984 -- Steve Timmons ( USA ) 1988 -- Karch Kiraly ( USA ) 1992 -- Marcelo Negrão ( BRA ) 1996 -- Bas van de Goor ( NED ) 2000 -- Bas van de Goor ( NED ) 2004 -- Gilberto Godoy Filho ( BRA ) 2008 -- Clayton Stanley ( USA ) 2012 -- Murilo Endres ( BRA ) 2016 -- Sérgio Santos ( BRA ) Women 1984 -- Lang Ping ( CHN ) 1988 -- Cecilia Tait ( PER ) 1992 -- Paula Weishoff ( USA ) 1996 -- Cintha Boersma ( NED ) 2000 -- Barbara Jelić ( CRO ) 2004 -- Feng Kun ( CHN ) 2008 -- Paula Pequeno ( BRA ) 2012 -- Kim Yeon - koung ( KOR ) 2016 -- Zhu Ting ( CHN ) Win - loss records Men 's tournament Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage Algeria 6 0 6. 000 Argentina 47 22 25. 468 Australia 18 14. 222 Belgium 9 7. 222 Brazil 105 64 41. 610 Bulgaria 60 32 28. 533 Canada 22 7 15. 318 China 12 9. 250 Cuba 47 22 25. 468 Czechoslovakia 37 24 13. 649 East Germany 16 11 5. 688 Egypt 20 19. 050 France 23 9 14. 391 Germany 11 8. 273 Great Britain 5 0 5. 000 Greece 6. 500 Hungary 9 5. 444 Iran 6. 333 Italy 79 51 28. 646 Japan 56 32 24. 571 Libya 5 0 5. 000 Mexico 14 0 14. 000 Netherlands 45 26 19. 578 Poland 56 31 25. 554 Romania 22 14 8. 636 Russia 48 32 16. 667 Serbia 11 8. 273 Serbia and Montenegro 22 15 7. 681 South Korea 51 16 35. 314 Soviet Union 51 41 10. 804 Spain 13 9. 308 Sweden 7. 429 Tunisia 33 32. 030 United States 79 47 32. 595 Venezuela 5. 200 West Germany 6 5. 167 Yugoslavia 6. 500 Women 's tournament Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage Algeria 10 0 10. 000 Argentina 5. 200 Australia 5. 200 Brazil 67 45 22. 672 Bulgaria 5. 600 Cameroon 5 0 5. 000 Canada 15 14. 067 China 60 39 21. 650 Croatia 8. 500 Cuba 52 37 15. 712 Czechoslovakia 12 8. 333 Dominican Republic 11 8. 273 East Germany 15 7 8. 467 Germany 21 7 14. 333 Great Britain 5. 200 Greece 5. 200 Hungary 15 7 8. 467 Italy 28 14 14. 500 Japan 68 41 27. 603 Kazakhstan 5. 200 Kenya 10 0 10. 000 Mexico 7 6. 143 Netherlands 21 11 10. 524 North Korea 5. 600 Peru 37 12 25. 462 Poland 17 9 8. 530 Puerto Rico 5 0 5. 000 Romania 10 6. 400 Russia 42 29 13. 690 Serbia 19 7 12. 368 South Korea 68 27 41. 397 Soviet Union 37 32 5. 865 Spain 0. 000 Turkey 5. 400 Ukraine 5 0 5. 000 United States 74 43 31. 581 Venezuela 5 0 5. 000 West Germany 10 8. 200 See also Volleyball portal Olympics portal List of Indoor Volleyball World Champions List of Indoor Volleyball World Medalists List of Olympic venues in volleyball Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics Notes ^ Jump up to : Serbia and Montenegro 's total includes two appearances as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000. ^ Jump up to : Soviet Union 's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992. References Jump up ^ Black Belt Vol. 2, No. 2. Active Interest Media, Inc. Mar 1964. p. 27. Jump up ^ `` FIVB - London 2012 Olympic Games ''. www.fivb.org. Retrieved 30 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Brazil make triumphant return to the top of the podium ''. FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` USA grab men 's bronze with fantastic comeback ''. FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Brazil wins women 's volleyball gold ''. espn.go.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` China crowned champions in Rio de Janeiro ''. FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Lang Ping became the first person in volleyball to win Olympic gold as player and coach ''. FIVB.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` USA raise high wall to stop Netherlands for bronze medal ''. FIVB.org. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` News detail - Olympic Countdown - Barcelona rocks to a Latin American rhythm - FIVB - Olympic Games - Rio 2016 ''. rio2016.fivb.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` FIVB : # Rio2016 women 's # Volleyball Dream Team ''. fivb.com. 20 Aug 2016. Retrieved 20 Aug 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volleyball at the Olympics. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball -- official website Olympic Volleyball History -- Comprehensive results for all tournaments. International Olympic Committee -- official website Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Tournaments 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 men women 1968 men women 1972 men women 1976 men women 1980 men women 1984 men women 1988 men women 1992 men women men women 2000 men women men women 2008 men women 2012 men women 2016 men women Qualifications Men 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Women 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Squads Men 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Women 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 List of medalists List of Olympic venues Sports at the Olympic Games Summer sports Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Future sports ( 2020 ) Baseball Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing Past sports Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union ( 15 - 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Question: volleyball became an official sport in the summer olympics in this year
Answer: 1964