# Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 8 September 2015 to 5 June 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champions and runners-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions and four teams from two World Olympic qualification tournaments. Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.

## Qualification summary

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | United States |
| 2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | Italy |
| South American Qualifier | 9–11 October 2015 | Maiquetía | 1 | Argentina |
| European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2016 | Berlin | 1 | Russia |
| African Qualifier | 7–12 January 2016 | Brazzaville | 1 | Egypt |
| North American Qualifier | 8–10 January 2016 | Edmonton | 1 | Cuba |
| Asian Qualifier* | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 1 | Iran |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Poland |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | France |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Canada |
| 2nd World Qualifier | 3–5 June 2016 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament
* Qualified for the 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament

## Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2016 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
* Brazil

## 2015 World Cup

* Venues: Japan
* Dates: 8–23 September 2015
* The top two teams qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Italy |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Australia |
| 10 | Egypt |
| 11 | Venezuela |
| 12 | Tunisia |

## Continental qualification tournaments
### Africa

* Venue: Henri Elende Hall, Brazzaville, Congo
* Dates: 7–12 January 2016
* The winners qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The second and third ranked teams qualified for the 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| 3 | Algeria | 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| 4 | Cameroon | |
| 5 | Congo | |
| 6 | DR Congo | |
| 7 | Nigeria | |

### Asia and Oceania

The 2016 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament combined with 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top three ranked teams except Japan from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the four teams qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

### Europe

The hosts Germany and the top seven ranked teams from the CEV European Ranking as of 19 October 2015 which had not yet qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics competed in the 2016 European Olympic Qualification Tournament.
* Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
* Dates: 5–10 January 2016
* The winners qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The second and third ranked teams qualified for the 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Russia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Poland |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Serbia |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Finland |

### North America

The top four teams from the 2015 NORCECA Championship competed in the 2016 North American Olympic Qualification Tournament.
* Venue: Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton, Canada
* Dates: 8–10 January 2016
* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).
* The winners qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runners-up qualified for the 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament, whereas the third ranked team qualified for the 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 233 | 190 | 1.226 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 194 | 1.067 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 224 | 258 | 0.868 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 242 | 264 | 0.917 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jan | 17:10 | Canada | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jan | 19:10 | Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–20 | 33–31 | | | 83–73 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jan | 13:45 | Canada | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jan | 16:10 | Mexico | 0–3 | Cuba | 15–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 17:10 | Puerto Rico | 2–3 | Mexico | 25–23 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 24–26 | 10–15 | 108–106 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 19:55 | Canada | 0–3 | Cuba | 15–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |

### South America

* Venue: Domo José María Vargas, Maiquetía, Venezuela
* Dates: 9–11 October 2015
* All times are Venezuelan Standard Time (UTC−04:30).
* The winners qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runners-up qualified for the 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament, whereas the third ranked team qualified for the 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 262 | 191 | 1.372 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 302 | 309 | 0.977 |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 287 | 299 | 0.960 |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 254 | 306 | 0.830 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 9 Oct | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–45 |
| 9 Oct | 19:00 | Chile | 2–3 | Venezuela | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 27–25 | 11–15 | 102–110 |
| 10 Oct | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Chile | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 |
| 10 Oct | 19:00 | Venezuela | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–19 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 31–29 | | 104–95 |
| 11 Oct | 16:00 | Colombia | 2–3 | Chile | 36–34 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 30–28 | 10–15 | 114–127 |
| 11 Oct | 19:00 | Venezuela | 2–3 | Argentina | 12–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | 27–25 | 12–15 | 88–112 |

## World qualification tournaments

There were 2 tournaments to get 5 remaining spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Only the teams which had not yet qualified from the 3 events above played in the tournaments. 12 teams had rights to play in the tournaments, Japan as the hosts of the 1st tournament, the top three Asian teams except Japan from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 and the second and third ranked teams from continental qualification tournaments. The 1st tournament was combined with the 2016 Asian Olympic qualification tournament which played in Japan. The best ranked Asian team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The best three ranked teams, excluding the best Asian team, also secured the vacancies in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 2nd tournament which was held in Mexico consisted of 4 teams, and only the best ranked team took the last spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The table below showed the allocation of 12 qualified teams.
| 1st tournament | 1st tournament | 1st tournament | 1st tournament | 2nd tournament | 2nd tournament |
| Qualification | Qualifier | Qualification | Qualifier | Qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Japan | European QT | France | African QT | Tunisia |
| World Ranking for Asian teams | Iran | European QT | Poland | African QT | Algeria |
| World Ranking for Asian teams | Australia | North American QT 2nd | Canada | North American QT 3rd | Mexico |
| World Ranking for Asian teams | China | South American QT 2nd | Venezuela | South American QT 3rd | Chile |

### 1st tournament

* Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
* Dates: 28 May – 5 June 2016
* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2.111 | 639 | 584 | 1.094 |
| 2 | Iran | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 668 | 637 | 1.049 |
| 3 | France | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1.700 | 637 | 571 | 1.116 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1.143 | 654 | 640 | 1.022 |
| 5 | Australia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 599 | 612 | 0.979 |
| 6 | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 0.933 | 627 | 635 | 0.987 |
| 7 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 547 | 573 | 0.955 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0.286 | 524 | 643 | 0.815 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 May | 10:10 | Iran | 3–0 | Australia | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 28 May | 12:55 | China | 1–3 | France | 13–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 82–97 | P2 P3 |
| 28 May | 15:40 | Poland | 3–2 | Canada | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 100–98 | P2 P3 |
| 28 May | 19:20 | Japan | 3–1 | Venezuela | 26–28 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 101–86 | P2 P3 |
| 29 May | 10:10 | Canada | 2–3 | Iran | 29–27 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 14–16 | 109–112 | P2 P3 |
| 29 May | 13:15 | Venezuela | 1–3 | Australia | 25–19 | 20–25 | 10–25 | 19–25 | | 74–94 | P2 P3 |
| 29 May | 15:40 | France | 2–3 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–13 | 29–31 | 17–25 | 12–15 | 108–106 | P2 P3 |
| 29 May | 19:15 | Japan | 0–3 | China | 20–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 | P2 P3 |
| 31 May | 10:10 | Australia | 2–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 27–29 | 11–15 | 108–113 | P2 P3 |
| 31 May | 12:55 | China | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 31 May | 15:40 | Iran | 0–3 | France | 20–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
| 31 May | 19:20 | Poland | 3–0 | Japan | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jun | 10:10 | Venezuela | 0–3 | Canada | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–27 | | | 65–77 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jun | 12:55 | France | 3–1 | Australia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 44–42 | | 110–107 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jun | 15:40 | China | 2–3 | Poland | 28–26 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 10–15 | 96–111 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jun | 19:15 | Japan | 1–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–27 | | 92–96 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jun | 10:10 | Canada | 0–3 | France | 17–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jun | 12:55 | Iran | 3–2 | China | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 18–16 | 108–109 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jun | 15:40 | Poland | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jun | 19:20 | Australia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–23 | 25–19 | 29–27 | | | 79–69 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 10:10 | China | 1–3 | Australia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | | 94–96 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 12:55 | Venezuela | 2–3 | France | 21–25 | 25–23 | 11–25 | 25–20 | 9–15 | 91–108 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 15:40 | Poland | 1–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 32–34 | | 95–104 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 19:15 | Japan | 1–3 | Canada | 25–23 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 84–98 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 10:10 | Iran | 3–2 | Venezuela | 25–23 | 27–29 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 15–8 | 113–103 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 12:55 | Canada | 3–2 | China | 25–16 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 15–9 | 109–96 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 15:40 | Australia | 0–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 15–25 | 25–27 | | | 61–77 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 19:20 | France | 0–3 | Japan | 18–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | P2 P3 |

### 2nd tournament

* Venue: Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City, Mexico
* Dates: 3–5 June 2016
* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 286 | 260 | 1.100 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 263 | 245 | 1.073 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 273 | 273 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 227 | 271 | 0.838 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jun | 18:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jun | 20:30 | Mexico | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 18:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Algeria | 25–14 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | 98–84 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 20:30 | Mexico | 3–1 | Chile | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 97–90 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 18:00 | Algeria | 1–3 | Chile | 25–23 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 85–98 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 20:30 | Mexico | 2–3 | Tunisia | 25–23 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 18–20 | 114–112 | P2 P3 |