Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Introduction 150pxThe '''men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics''' was the 6th 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 Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country18 May 1978 Athens11980 Olympic Games20 July – 1 August 1980 Moscow1*1981 World Cup1*1982 World Championship11983 African ChampionshipDecember 1983 Port Said11983 Asian Championsnip23 November – 1 December 1983 Fukuoka11983 European Championship1*1983 NORCECA Championship13–17 July 1983 Indianapolis11983 South American Championship27–31 July 1983 São Paulo1World Repechage  4–8 January 1984 Barcelona1*Total10 Soviet Union, Cuba, Poland and Bulgaria withdrew because of the Soviet-led boycott and were replaced by China, Tunisia, Italy and South Korea respectively.
Pools composition Pool APool B (Hosts)
Rosters
Venue All matches '''Long Beach, United States'''Long Beach ArenaCapacity: '''13,609'''200px
Preliminary round ===Pool A======Pool B===
Final round ===9th–10th places=======9th place match=======5th–8th places=======5th–8th semifinals========7th place match========5th place match=======Final four=======Semifinals========Bronze medal match========Gold medal match====
Final standing RankTeam45678910'''12–man roster'''Dusty Dvorak, Dave Saunders, Steven Salmons, Paul Sunderland, Rich Duwelius, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Marc Waldie, Chris Marlowe (c), Aldis Berzins, Patrick Powers, Karch Kiraly'''Head coach'''Doug Beal
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDusty DvorakDave SaundersSteven SalmonsPaul SunderlandRich DuweliusSteve TimmonsCraig BuckMarc WaldieChris Marlowe (c)Aldis BerzinsPatrick PowersKarch KiralyHead coach: Doug BealBernardinhoXandóBadalhocaMontanaroRuiRenanWilliam (c)AmauriMarcus ViníciusDomingos MaracanãBernard RajzmanFernandãoHead coach: Bebeto de FreitasMarco NegriPier Paolo LucchettaGiancarlo DamettoFranco BertoliFrancesco Dall'OlioPiero RebaudengoGiovanni ErrichielloGuido De LuigiFabio VulloGiovanni LanfrancoPaolo VecchiAndrea LucchettaHead coach: Silvano Prandi
Awards *'''Most valuable player'''*: Steve Timmons*'''Best scorer'''*: Kang Man-soo*'''Best spiker'''*: José Montanaro*'''Best blocker'''*: Hugo Conte*'''Best server'''*: José Montanaro*'''Best receiver'''*: Aldis Berzins
References
External links * Final Standing (1964–2000)* Results at Todor66.com* Results at Sports123.com