Volleyball (Olympics) | Full History
Men's volleyball has been an Olympic sport since Tokyo 1964, with Brazil, the Soviet Union and the United States tied on three golds apiece and France the reigning back-to-back champion.
Covers every Men's Olympic Volleyball final from its introduction at Tokyo 1964 through Paris 2024 (all 16 editions held to date); 1964 and 1968 were decided by round-robin standings rather than a single knockout final, noted per entry. Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Yugoslavia are dissolved states with no current flag emoji, so those are left unflagged rather than mislabeled. Women's Olympic Volleyball is a separate competition and is not covered here.
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16 entries on record
France defended its title on home soil, becoming only the third nation (after the Soviet Union and United States) to win back-to-back men's volleyball golds.
Delayed to 2021 due to COVID-19. "ROC" = Russian Olympic Committee, the neutral designation Russian athletes competed under. France won its first men's volleyball gold.
Brazil won gold on home soil.
Russia came back from 0-2 sets down to win โ one of the most famous comebacks in Olympic volleyball history.
Round-robin format (no single final match)
Round-robin format (no single final match)