# Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 16th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 10 August 2024. This was the first time in the history of the Olympic volleyball competition, each team participating was entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons.
France won its second straight title by defeating Poland (3–0) in the gold medal match. The United States defeated Italy (3–0) in the bronze medal match.

## Competition schedule

The match schedule was announced on 2 July 2024.
| P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 |
| P | P | | P | P | | P | P | | ¼ | | ½ | | B | F |

## Qualification

| Qualification | Qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | Host nation | — | — | 1 | France |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool A | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Germany |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool A | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Brazil |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool B | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Tokyo | 2 | United States |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool B | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Tokyo | 2 | Japan |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool C | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Xi'an | 2 | Poland |
| FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments | Pool C | 30 September – 8 October 2023 | Xi'an | 2 | Canada |
| World Ranking qualification pathway | World Ranking qualification pathway | 24 June 2024 | — | 5 | Slovenia |
| World Ranking qualification pathway | World Ranking qualification pathway | 24 June 2024 | — | 5 | Italy |
| World Ranking qualification pathway | World Ranking qualification pathway | 24 June 2024 | — | 5 | Argentina |
| World Ranking qualification pathway | World Ranking qualification pathway | 24 June 2024 | — | 5 | Serbia |
| World Ranking qualification pathway | World Ranking qualification pathway | 24 June 2024 | — | 5 | Egypt |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Format

In a change of format compared to the previous nine editions of the Olympic Games, this tournament featured three groups with four teams each during the preliminary round (between 1972 Summer Olympics to 2020 Summer Olympics the teams were placed in two groups). At this round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ranked teams in each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage (quarterfinals).
The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The match-ups were determined by teams combined ranking system, #1 vs #8 (QF1), #2 vs #7 (QF2), #3 vs #6 (QF3), #4 vs #5 (QF4). The winners advanced to semifinals, QF1 vs QF4, QF3 vs QF2. The losers competed for bronze medals and the winners for gold medals.

## Draw

The twelve qualified teams were seeded according to their position in the FIVB World Ranking as of 24 June 2024. As the host team, France was seeded first and placed in the top position of Pool A. The two top ranked teams seeded second and third were placed at the top of Pools B and C respectively. The remaining nine teams were distributed across three bowls of three teams each based on their position in the World Ranking and drawn for their seed line by line applying the serpentine system. The draw took place on 26 June 2024. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked seventh.

### Seeding

| Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| France Poland Japan | Slovenia Italy United States | Brazil Argentina Canada | Serbia Germany Egypt |

### Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| France (Hosts) | Poland (1) | Japan (2) |
| Slovenia (3) | Italy (4) | United States (5) |
| Canada (9) | Brazil (6) | Argentina (8) |
| Serbia (10) | Egypt (19) | Germany (11) |

## Pool standing procedure and teams combined ranking system

Pool standing procedure In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria was implemented:
* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Teams combined ranking system In order to determine teams playing in quarterfinals and their match-ups:
* Pool Position
* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Head-to-head
* World ranking

## Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.
* Karina Rene
* Angela Grass
* Ivaylo Ivanov
* Scott Dziewirz
* Wang Ziling
* Denny Cespedes
* Wael Kandil
* Fabrice Collados
* Epaminondas Gerothodoros
* Stefano Cesare
* Sumie Myoi
* Wojciech Maroszek
* Juraj Mokrý
* Vladimir Simonović
* Nurper Özbar
* Hamid Al-Rousi

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 252 | 1.119 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 290 | 260 | 1.115 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 256 | 293 | 0.874 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 254 | 277 | 0.917 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 269 | 224 | 1.201 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 260 | 256 | 1.016 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 273 | 241 | 1.133 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 144 | 225 | 0.640 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 270 | 232 | 1.164 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 287 | 264 | 1.087 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 278 | 292 | 0.952 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 196 | 243 | 0.807 | |

### Combined ranking

| Pos | Pool | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Rank |
| 1 | B | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 269 | 224 | 1.201 | First in each of the pools |
| 2 | C | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 270 | 232 | 1.164 | First in each of the pools |
| 3 | A | Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 252 | 1.119 | First in each of the pools |
| 4 | A | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 290 | 260 | 1.115 | Second in each of the pools |
| 5 | C | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 287 | 264 | 1.087 | Second in each of the pools |
| 6 | B | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 260 | 256 | 1.016 | Second in each of the pools |
| 7 | B | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 273 | 241 | 1.133 | Third in each of the pools |
| 8 | C | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 278 | 292 | 0.952 | Third in each of the pools |
| 9 | A | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 256 | 293 | 0.874 | Third in the pool |
| 10 | A | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 254 | 277 | 0.917 | Fourth in each of the pools |
| 11 | C | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 196 | 243 | 0.807 | Fourth in each of the pools |
| 12 | B | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 144 | 225 | 0.640 | Fourth in each of the pools |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | |
| Italy | 3 | 7 August | 7 August | | |
| Japan | 2 | 7 August | 7 August | |
| Japan | 2 | Italy | 0 | |
| 5 August | 5 August | | Italy | 0 | |
| 5 August | 5 August | France | 3 | |
| France | 3 | France | 3 | |
| France | 3 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Germany | 2 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Germany | 2 | | | | France | 3 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | | | France | 3 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | | Poland | 0 |
| Slovenia | 1 | | | | Poland | 0 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| Poland | 3 | 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| Poland | 3 | Poland | 3 | | | |
| 5 August | 5 August | | Poland | 3 | | | |
| 5 August | 5 August | United States | 2 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| United States | 3 | United States | 2 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| United States | 3 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | Italy | 0 |
| | | | | | United States | 3 |

### Gold medal match
## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | France |
| | Poland |
| | United States |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Slovenia |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | Brazil |
| 9 | Serbia |
| 10 | Canada |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | Egypt |
* 2024 Men's Olympic champions
* France 2nd title
* 12–man roster
* Barthélémy Chinenyeze, Jenia Grebennikov (L), Jean Patry, Benjamin Toniutti (c), Kévin Tillie, Earvin N'Gapeth, Antoine Brizard, Nicolas Le Goff, Trévor Clévenot, Yacine Louati, Théo Faure, Quentin Jouffroy
* Head coach
* Andrea Giani

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| FranceBarthélémy Chinenyeze Jenia Grebennikov (L) Jean Patry Benjamin Toniutti (c) Kévin Tillie Earvin N'Gapeth Antoine Brizard Nicolas Le Goff Trévor Clévenot Yacine Louati Théo Faure Quentin JouffroyHead coach: Andrea Giani | Poland Łukasz Kaczmarek Bartosz Kurek (c) Wilfredo León Aleksander Śliwka Grzegorz Łomacz Jakub Kochanowski Kamil Semeniuk Paweł Zatorski (L) Marcin Janusz Mateusz Bieniek Tomasz Fornal Norbert Huber Bartłomiej BołądźHead coach: Nikola Grbić | United States Matt Anderson Aaron Russell Jeffrey Jendryk Torey DeFalco Micah Christenson (c) Maxwell Holt Micah Maʻa Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia Taylor Averill David Smith Erik Shoji (L)Head coach: John Speraw |

## Awards

The awards were announced on 10 August 2024.
| Position | Player |
| Most valuable player | Earvin N'Gapeth |
| Setter | Antoine Brizard |
| Outside hitters | Earvin N'Gapeth |
| Outside hitters | Trévor Clévenot |
| Middle blockers | Jakub Kochanowski |
| Middle blockers | Taylor Averill |
| Opposite spiker | Jean Patry |
| Libero | Jenia Grebennikov |

## Statistics leaders

* Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals were ranked.
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Wilfredo León | 103 |
| 2 | Yuri Romanò | 100 |
| 3 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 92 |
| 4 | Aaron Russell | 90 |
| 5 | Alessandro Michieletto | 89 |
| 5 | Matt Anderson | 89 |
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Yuri Romanò | 46.75 |
| 2 | Aaron Russell | 45.14 |
| 3 | Trévor Clévenot | 43.80 |
| 4 | Matt Anderson | 37.97 |
| 5 | Alessandro Michieletto | 36.09 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Gianluca Galassi | 0.68 |
| 2 | Taylor Averill | 0.67 |
| 3 | Roberto Russo | 0.64 |
| 4 | Barthélémy Chinenyeze | 0.54 |
| 5 | Daniele Lavia | 0.50 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Wilfredo León | 0.63 |
| 2 | Antoine Brizard | 0.46 |
| 3 | Yuri Romanò | 0.41 |
| 4 | Maxwell Holt | 0.33 |
| 4 | Norbert Huber | 0.33 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Fabio Balaso | 2.64 |
| 2 | Jenia Grebennikov | 2.04 |
| 2 | Erik Shoji | 2.04 |
| 4 | Yuri Romanò | 1.55 |
| 5 | Paweł Zatorski | 1.50 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Micah Christenson | 8.75 |
| 2 | Antoine Brizard | 7.13 |
| 3 | Marcin Janusz | 6.25 |
| 4 | Simone Giannelli | 6.05 |
| 5 | Benjamin Toniutti | 1.13 |
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Jenia Grebennikov | 57.80 |
| 2 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 55.40 |
| 3 | Paweł Zatorski | 55.33 |
| 4 | Aaron Russell | 55.26 |
| 5 | Trévor Clévenot | 53.70 |
Source: Olympics.com