FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Ceased | 2016 |
| CEO |  Ary Graça |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Official website | FIVB |
The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament was a volleyball qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Qualification
First tournament (2016)
| Confederation | Slots[1] |
|---|---|
| AVC (Asia) | 3 |
| CSV (South America) | 1 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 1 |
| Total | 8 (7+H) |
Second tournament (2016)
| Confederation | Slots |
|---|---|
| CAVB (Africa) | 2 |
| CSV (South America) | 1 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 1 |
| Total | 4 (4) |
Results summary
First format (1972–1984)
| Year | Host | Qualified Teams | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | |||||
| 1972 |  France |  Poland | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | — | 12 | ||
| 1976 |  Italy |  Czechoslovakia | Italy | — | 14 | ||
| 1980 |  Pernik/Sofia | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | Romania | — | 10 | ||
| 1984 |  Barcelona | Italy* |  China* |  South Korea* | 6 | ||
Second format (1988–2012)
| Year | Qualified Teams | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First tournament | Second tournament | Third tournament | ||||
| 1988 | Brasília (6) |  Amsterdam (6) | Florence (6) | 18 | ||
 Argentina | Netherlands |  Sweden | ||||
| 1992 | Montpellier (6) | Rotterdam (6) | — | 12 | ||
France | Netherlands | |||||
| 1996 | .svg.png){kind=small} Espinho (4) |  Munich (4) |  Patras (4) | 12 | ||
Bulgaria | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Poland | ||||
| 2000 | Matosinhos (4) | Piraeus (4) | Castelnau-le-Lez (4) | 12 | ||
Argentina | Spain | Netherlands | ||||
| 2004 | Matosinhos (4) |  Tokyo (8) | Madrid (4) | 16 | ||
Poland | France | Netherlands | ||||
| 2008 | Düsseldorf (4) | Espinho (4) | Tokyo (8) | 16 | ||
Germany | Poland | Italy | ||||
| 2012 | Tokyo (8) | Sofia (4) | Berlin (4) | 16 | ||
 Serbia | Bulgaria | Germany | ||||
Third format (2016)
| Year | Host | Qualified Teams | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | |||||
| 2016 | Tokyo | Poland | France | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 8 | ||
 Mexico City | Mexico | — | 4 | ||||
Appearance
See also
- FIVB Women's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament
- FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament
References
- ^ "Qualification Detail". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 February 2016.