# Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | 18 May 1978 | Athens | 1 | United States |
| 1980 Olympic Games | 20 July – 1 August 1980 | Moscow | 1 | Soviet Union China* |
| 1981 World Cup | 19–28 November 1981 | Japan | 1 | Cuba Tunisia* |
| 1982 World Championship | 1–15 October 1982 | Argentina | 1 | Brazil |
| 1983 African Championship | December 1983 | Port Said | 1 | Egypt |
| 1983 Asian Championsnip | 23 November – 1 December 1983 | Fukuoka | 1 | Japan |
| 1983 European Championship | 17–25 September 1983 | East Germany | 1 | Poland Italy* |
| 1983 NORCECA Championship | 13–17 July 1983 | Indianapolis | 1 | Canada |
| 1983 South American Championship | 27–31 July 1983 | São Paulo | 1 | Argentina |
| World Repechage | 4–8 January 1984 | Barcelona | 1 | Bulgaria South Korea* |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| United States (Hosts) | Canada |
| Argentina | China |
| Brazil | Egypt |
| South Korea | Italy |
| Tunisia | Japan |

## Venue

* All matches
* Long Beach, United States
* Long Beach Arena
* Capacity: 13,609

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 191 | 144 | 1.326 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 168 | 117 | 1.436 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 203 | 162 | 1.253 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 184 | 207 | 0.889 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 64 | 180 | 0.356 | 9th place match |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Jul | South Korea | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | | 45–21 |
| 29 Jul | United States | 3–1 | Argentina | 15–6 | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–8 | | 55–36 |
| 31 Jul | Brazil | 3–1 | Argentina | 15–8 | 15–8 | 16–18 | 15–13 | | 61–47 |
| 31 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–3 | | | 45–8 |
| 2 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–5 | 15–9 | 15–2 | | | 45–16 |
| 2 Aug | United States | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–9 | 15–6 | | | 45–28 |
| 4 Aug | Argentina | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–9 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | | 45–19 |
| 4 Aug | South Korea | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–4 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–8 | | 58–40 |
| 6 Aug | South Korea | 3–2 | Argentina | 15–6 | 14–16 | 13–15 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 72–56 |
| 6 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–2 | | | 45–23 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 167 | 122 | 1.369 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 210 | 143 | 1.469 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 179 | 162 | 1.105 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 124 | 160 | 0.775 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Egypt | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 90 | 183 | 0.492 | 9th place match |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | China | 15–9 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | | 45–26 |
| 29 Jul | Italy | 3–1 | Canada | 10–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–7 | | 55–32 |
| 31 Jul | Canada | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–3 | | | 45–22 |
| 31 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | China | 15–5 | 16–14 | 15–13 | | | 46–32 |
| 2 Aug | China | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–3 | 15–5 | 18–16 | | | 48–24 |
| 2 Aug | Japan | 3–2 | Italy | 5–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 16–14 | 62–64 |
| 4 Aug | Japan | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–11 | | | 45–27 |
| 4 Aug | Canada | 3–0 | China | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | | 45–18 |
| 6 Aug | Canada | 3–0 | Japan | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–9 | | | 45–27 |
| 6 Aug | Italy | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–6 | | | 45–17 |

## Final round
### 9th–10th places
#### 9th place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 8 Aug | Tunisia | 3–2 | Egypt | 15–13 | 15–9 | 5–15 | 13–15 | 15–5 | 63–57 |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 8 August | 8 August |
| South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | 10 August | 10 August |
| China | 1 | 10 August | 10 August |
| China | 1 | South Korea | 3 |
| 8 August | 8 August | | South Korea | 3 |
| 8 August | 8 August | Argentina | 1 |
| Argentina | 3 | Argentina | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | | |
| Japan | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 10 August | 10 August |
| | | China | 0 |
| | | Japan | 3 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 8 Aug | South Korea | 3–1 | China | 15–4 | 15–11 | 6–15 | 19–17 | | 55–47 |
| 8 Aug | Argentina | 3–1 | Japan | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–11 | | 54–46 |

#### 7th place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 Aug | China | 0–3 | Japan | 14–16 | 9–15 | 6–15 | | | 29–46 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 Aug | South Korea | 3–1 | Argentina | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–9 | 15–7 | | 54–44 |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 8 August | 8 August |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Italy | 1 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Italy | 1 | Brazil | 0 |
| 8 August | 8 August | | Brazil | 0 |
| 8 August | 8 August | United States | 3 |
| United States | 3 | United States | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | | |
| Canada | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 11 August | 11 August |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| | | Canada | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 8 Aug | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 12–15 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | 57–25 |
| 8 Aug | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–7 | | | 45–23 |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Aug | Italy | 3–0 | Canada | 15–11 | 15–12 | 15–8 | | | 45–31 |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Aug | Brazil | 0–3 | United States | 6–15 | 6–15 | 7–15 | | | 19–45 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Brazil |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Argentina |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Tunisia |
| 10 | Egypt |
* 1984 Men's Olympic champions
* United States 1st title
* 12–man roster
* Dusty Dvorak, Dave Saunders, Steven Salmons, Paul Sunderland, Rich Duwelius, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Marc Waldie, Chris Marlowe (c), Aldis Berzins, Patrick Powers, Karch Kiraly
* Head coach
* Doug Beal

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA)Dusty Dvorak Dave Saunders Steven Salmons Paul Sunderland Rich Duwelius Steve Timmons Craig Buck Marc Waldie Chris Marlowe (c) Aldis Berzins Patrick Powers Karch Kiraly Head coach: Doug Beal | Brazil (BRA)Bernardinho Xandó Badalhoca Montanaro Rui Renan William (c) Amauri Marcus Vinícius Domingos Maracanã Bernard Rajzman Fernandão Head coach: Bebeto de Freitas | Italy (ITA)Marco Negri Pier Paolo Lucchetta Giancarlo Dametto Franco Bertoli Francesco Dall'Olio Piero Rebaudengo Giovanni Errichiello Guido De Luigi Fabio Vullo Giovanni Lanfranco Paolo Vecchi Andrea Lucchetta Head coach: Silvano Prandi |

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Steve Timmons
* Best scorer
    Kang Man-soo
* Best spiker
    José Montanaro
* Best blocker
    Hugo Conte
* Best server
    José Montanaro
* Best receiver
    Aldis Berzins