Volleyball_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament

Men's volleyball
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Men's volleyball; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera,; Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia; and Revolution Ice Rink
Date	13–26 October
Competitors	119 from 10 nations
Medalists
	← 1964 1972 →

Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 2nd 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 Mexico City, Mexico from 13 to 26 October 1968.^[1]

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Japan	3–0	Poland	15–9	15–11	15–10			45–30
13 Oct	Belgium	3–1	Brazil	15–7	16–14	9–15	15–6		55–42
13 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Mexico	15–9	15–4	15–6			45–19
13 Oct	United States	3–2	Soviet Union	11–15	15–10	10–15	15–10	15–6	66–56
13 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	East Germany	15–12	15–17	14–16	15–11	15–9	74–65
16 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Belgium	15–10	15–1	15–5			45–16
16 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–1	United States	15–0	10–15	15–7	15–7		55–29
16 Oct	Poland	3–1	Mexico	15–10	7–15	15–4	15–3		52–32
16 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Brazil	11–15	15–2	15–9	15–9		56–35
16 Oct	Japan	3–0	East Germany	15–6	15–8	15–13			45–27
17 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Mexico	15–3	15–5	15–6			45–14
17 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–10	15–9	15–10			45–29
17 Oct	Poland	3–0	Belgium	15–6	15–5	15–8			45–19
17 Oct	United States	3–0	Brazil	15–12	15–7	15–10			45–29
17 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Japan	2–15	3–15	15–12	15–12	15–11	50–65
19 Oct	Japan	3–0	Mexico	15–1	15–3	15–11			45–15
19 Oct	Bulgaria	3–2	United States	10–15	17–15	7–15	15–7	16–14	65–66
19 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Poland	15–9	15–10	15–10			45–29
19 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Brazil	15–12	15–10	13–15	13–15	15–9	71–61
19 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Belgium	15–1	15–7	15–7			45–15
20 Oct	Japan	3–0	Belgium	15–5	15–5	15–4			45–14
20 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Brazil	15–8	18–16	15–3			48–27
20 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Mexico	15–10	15–8	15–8			45–26
20 Oct	Poland	3–0	United States	15–5	15–5	15–8			45–18
20 Oct	Soviet Union	3–2	East Germany	10–15	15–9	15–11	12–15	15–5	67–55
21 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Bulgaria	15–7	10–15	15–9	4–15	15–7	59–53
21 Oct	Belgium	3–2	Mexico	15–11	5–15	13–15	18–16	15–2	66–59
21 Oct	East Germany	3–0	United States	15–8	15–12	15–10			45–30
21 Oct	Poland	3–0	Brazil	15–12	15–4	15–7			45–23
21 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Japan	4–15	15–13	15–9	15–13		49–50
23 Oct	Poland	3–0	Bulgaria	15–3	15–5	15–10			45–18
23 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Mexico	15–5	15–8	11–15	15–5		56–33
23 Oct	Japan	3–0	United States	15–5	15–8	15–11			45–24
23 Oct	East Germany	3–1	Brazil	15–13	15–7	14–16	15–12		59–48
23 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Belgium	15–0	15–4	15–12			45–16
24 Oct	Japan	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–11	15–12			45–31
24 Oct	East Germany	3–2	Bulgaria	15–11	8–15	15–10	10–15	15–7	63–58
24 Oct	United States	3–1	Mexico	14–16	15–10	15–9	15–11		59–46
24 Oct	Poland	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–5	15–3	12–15	15–13		57–36
24 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Belgium	15–2	15–3	15–5			45–10
25 Oct	Japan	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–6	15–5			45–18
25 Oct	United States	3–0	Belgium	15–4	16–14	15–10			46–28
25 Oct	Brazil	3–1	Mexico	14–16	15–6	17–15	15–8		61–45
25 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Poland	15–11	15–6	15–6			45–23
26 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–7	15–4	15–8			45–19

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"Volleyball at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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Means of qualification		Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country		18 October 1963	Baden-Baden	1	Mexico
1964 Olympic Games		13–23 October 1964	Tokyo	1	Soviet Union
1966 World Championship		30 August – 11 September 1966	Czechoslovakia	3	Czechoslovakia
					~~Romania~~ Belgium *
					East Germany
1967 African Championship		July 1967	Tunis	1	~~Tunisia~~ Bulgaria *
Asian Qualifier		1967	Unknown	1	Japan
1967 European Championship		26 October – 8 November 1967	Turkey	1	Poland
1967 Pan American Games	for N. America	24 July – 3 August 1967	Winnipeg	1	United States
1967 Pan American Games	for S. America	24 July – 3 August 1967	Winnipeg	1	Brazil
Total				10

Main venue	Sub venue	Sub venue
Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera	Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia	Revolution Ice Rink
Capacity: 5,242	Capacity: 22,370	Capacity: 1,500
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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Soviet Union	9	8	1	17	26	8	3.250	464	326	1.423
2	Japan	9	7	2	16	24	6	4.000	430	258	1.667
3	Czechoslovakia	9	7	2	16	22	15	1.467	454	417	1.089
4	East Germany	9	6	3	15	22	12	1.833	449	374	1.201
5	Poland	9	6	3	15	18	11	1.636	371	281	1.320
6	Bulgaria	9	4	5	13	16	17	0.941	379	385	0.984
7	United States	9	4	5	13	15	18	0.833	383	414	0.925
8	Belgium	9	2	7	11	6	24	0.250	239	417	0.573
9	Brazil	9	1	8	10	8	25	0.320	357	469	0.761
10	Mexico	9	0	9	9	6	27	0.222	289	474	0.610

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Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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