Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament facts for kids

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Men's volleyball

at the Games of the Olympiad

Venue

South Paris Arena

Date

27 July – 10 August

Competitors

144 from 12 nations

Medalists

		FRA (2nd title)
		POL
		USA

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The men's volleyball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a big event where teams from all over the world competed. It was the 16th time men's volleyball was played at the Summer Olympics. The games took place in Paris, France, from July 27 to August 10, 2024.

For the first time ever in Olympic volleyball, each team could bring one extra player. This player was called an "AP athlete" and could replace another player if someone got injured or sick.

France won the gold medal for the second time in a row! They beat Poland in the final match (3–0). The United States won the bronze medal by defeating Italy (3–0).

How the Tournament Worked

The men's volleyball tournament had 12 teams competing. The games were held at the South Paris Arena.

Game Schedule

The schedule for all the matches was announced on July 2, 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

How Teams Qualified

Teams earned their spot in the Olympics through different qualification events held before the games. This ensured that only the best teams from around the world got to compete.

Tournament Rules

The tournament had a new way of playing compared to past Olympics.

Preliminary Round: The 12 teams were split into three groups, with four teams in each group. Each team played every other team in their group once. This is called a round-robin format.
Advancing to Knockout Stage: The top two teams from each group moved on to the next stage. The two best third-placed teams also got to advance. This made it exciting because more teams had a chance to continue!
Knockout Stage: After the preliminary round, the tournament became a single-elimination style. This means if a team lost a match, they were out of the competition.
- Quarterfinals: The top 8 teams played against each other.
- Semifinals: The winners of the quarterfinals moved on to the semifinals.
- Medal Matches: The teams that lost in the semifinals played for the bronze medal. The winners of the semifinals played for the gold medal.

Team Grouping (The Draw)

The 12 qualified teams were placed into groups based on their FIVB World Ranking from June 24, 2024. Since France was the host country, they were automatically placed first in Pool A. The next two highest-ranked teams were placed at the top of Pools B and C. The remaining teams were then drawn into the groups.

Seeded Teams

Seeded teams	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
FRA POL JPN	SLO ITA USA	BRA ARG CAN	SRB GER EGY

Pools Composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
FRA (Hosts)	POL (1)	JPN (2)
SLO (3)	ITA (4)	USA (5)
CAN (9)	BRA (6)	ARG (8)
SRB (10)	EGY (19)	GER (11)

How Teams Were Ranked

To decide the order of teams after the group stage, these rules were followed:

Most matches won.
Most match points (3 points for 3-0 or 3-1 win, 2 points for 3-2 win).
Better sets ratio (total sets won divided by total sets lost).
Better points ratio (total points won divided by total points lost).
Result of the last match between tied teams.

To decide which teams played each other in the quarterfinals, a combined ranking system was used, looking at:

Their position in their group.
Number of matches won.
Match points.
Sets ratio.
Points ratio.
Head-to-head results (who beat whom).
World ranking.

Referees

These are the referees who helped make sure the games were fair:

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

Tournament Results

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

Preliminary Round Matches

Pool A Matches

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 17:00	France	3–2	SRB	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,372 Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
	(23–25, 25–17, 25–17, 21–25, 15–6)

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 21:00	Slovenia	3–1	CAN	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,381 Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Wael Kandil (EGY)
	(25–21, 25–20, 20–25, 25–21)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 17:00	Slovenia	3–0	SRB	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,138 Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Stefano Cesare (ITA)
	(25–21, 25–19, 25–19)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 21:00	France	3–0	CAN	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,365 Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
	(25–20, 25–21, 25–17)

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 17:00	France	2–3	SLO	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,505 Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SUI), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
	(20–25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–22, 11–15)

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 21:00	Canada	2–3	SRB	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,398 Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
	(25–16, 25–22, 24–26, 19–25, 16–18)

Pool B Matches

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 13:00	Italy	3–1	BRA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,485 Referees: Vladimir Simonovic (SUI), Scott Dziewirz (CAN)
	(25–23, 27–25, 18–25, 25–21)

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 17:00	Poland	3–0	EGY	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,408 Referees: Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL)
	(25–21, 25–19, 25–13)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 09:00	Italy	3–0	EGY	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,415 Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
	(25–15, 25–16, 25–20)

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 09:00	Poland	3–2	BRA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,464 Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(22–25, 25–19, 19–25, 25–23, 15–12)

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 13:00	Brazil	3–0	EGY	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,407 Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Wang Ziling (CHN)
	(25–11, 25–13, 25–16)

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 17:00	Poland	1–3	ITA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,441 Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(15–25, 18–25, 26–24, 20–25)

Pool C Matches

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 09:00	Japan	2–3	GER	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,897 Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 28–30, 12–15)

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 21:00	United States	3–0	ARG	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,464 Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
	(25–20, 25–19, 25–16)

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 13:00	United States	3–2	GER	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,275 Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Vladimir Simonović (SUI)
	(25–21, 25–17, 17–25, 20–25, 15–11)

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 13:00	Japan	3–1	ARG	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,474 Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SUI)
	(25–16, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23)

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 09:00	Argentina	0–3	GER	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,455 Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
	(13–25, 21–25, 21–25)

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 21:00	Japan	1–3	USA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,369 Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
	(16–25, 18–25, 25–18, 19–25)

Knockout Stage Matches

Quarterfinals

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 09:00	Slovenia	1–3	POL	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Stefano Cesare (ITA)
	(20–25, 26–24, 19–25, 20–25)

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 13:00	Italy	3–2	JPN	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,166 Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
	(20–25, 23–25, 27–25, 26–24, 17–15)

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 17:00	France	3–2	GER	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,405 Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(18–25, 26–28, 25–20, 25–21, 15–13)

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 21:00	United States	3–1	BRA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,346 Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SUI), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
	(26–24, 28–30, 25–19, 25–19)

Semifinals

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) 16:00	Poland	3–2	USA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,333 Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
	(25–23, 25–27, 14–25, 25–23, 15–13)

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) 20:00	Italy	0–3	FRA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,547 Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL)
	(20–25, 21–25, 21–25)

Bronze Medal Match

9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) 16:00	Italy	0–3	USA	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,376 Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE)
	(23–25, 28–30, 24–26)

Gold Medal Match

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) 13:00	France	3–0	POL	South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,233 Referees: Stefano Cesare (ITA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
	(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)

Final Standings

Here's how the teams finished in the tournament:

Rank	Team
	FRA
	POL
	USA
4	ITA
5	SLO
6	GER
7	JPN
8	BRA
9	SRB
10	CAN
11	ARG
12	EGY

2024 Men's Olympic champions
France Second title

France's Gold Medal Team

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

Medal Winners

Here are the amazing athletes who won medals at the event:

Gold	Silver	Bronze
France 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	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 Bołądź Head 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

Special Awards

The best players in different positions received awards on August 10, 2024.

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player (MVP)	Earvin N'Gapeth
Best Setter	Antoine Brizard
Best Outside Hitters	Earvin N'Gapeth
Best Outside Hitters	Trévor Clévenot
Best Middle Blockers	Jakub Kochanowski
Best Middle Blockers	Taylor Averill
Best Opposite Spiker	Jean Patry
Best Libero	Jenia Grebennikov

Top Player Stats

These are the top players in different skills, but only for teams that reached the semifinals.

Top Scorers

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

Best Spikers

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

Best Blockers

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

Best Servers

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

Best Diggers

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

Best Setters

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

Best Receivers

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

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