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

1		FRA (2nd title)
2		POL
3		USA

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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		Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation		N/A		1	FRA
FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments	Pool A	30 September – 8 October 2023	Rio de Janeiro	2	GER
	Pool A		Rio de Janeiro	2	BRA
	Pool B		Tokyo	2	USA
	Pool B		Tokyo	2	JPN
	Pool C		Xi'an	2	POL
	Pool C		Xi'an	2	CAN
World Ranking qualification pathway		24 June 2024	N/A	5	SLO
					ITA
					ARG
					SRB
					EGY
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
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)

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

Rosters

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

Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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)

Combined ranking

Pos	Pool	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold medal match

5 August

ITA	3
		7 August
JPN	2
		ITA	0
5 August
		FRA	3
FRA	3
				10 August
GER	2
				FRA	3
5 August
				POL	0
SLO	1
		7 August
POL	3
		POL	3
5 August
		USA	2	Bronze medal match
USA	3
				9 August
BRA	1
				ITA	0

				USA	3

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 standing

Rank	Team
1	FRA
2	POL
3	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

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
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

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.

Best 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

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

Contents

Competition schedule

Qualification

Format

Draw

Seeding

Pools composition

Pool standing procedure and teams combined ranking system

Rosters

Referees

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Combined ranking

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Medalists

Awards

Statistics leaders

See also