Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2012 men's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 13 August 2011 to 10 June 2012.

Means of qualification

Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2012 Olympic Games host country to participate in the tournament.

• Great Britain

2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

• Venues: Japan
• Dates: 20 November – 4 December 2011
• The top three teams qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Rank	Team
	Russland
	Polen
	Brasilien
4	Italien
5	Cuba
6	Vereinigte Staaten
7	Argentinien
8	Serbien
9	Iran
10	Japan
11	China
12	Ägypten

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé, Kamerun
• Dates: 17–21 January 2012
• All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Date	Zeit		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Jan	16:00	Ägypten	1–3	Tunesien	23–25	25–16	27–29	23–25		98–95
17 Jan	18:00	Kamerun	3–0	Ghana	25–18	25–16	25–12			75–46
18 Jan	16:00	Ghana	0–3	Ägypten	21–25	8–25	17–25			46–75
18 Jan	18:00	Algerien	2–3	Kamerun	24–26	25–19	22–25	27–25	18–20	116–115
19 Jan	16:00	Ägypten	3–0	Algerien	25–21	25–19	26–24			76–64
19 Jan	18:00	Tunesien	3–0	Ghana	25–22	25–13	25–21			75–56
20 Jan	16:00	Algerien	0–3	Tunesien	17–25	16–25	21–25			54–75
20 Jan	18:00	Kamerun	2–3	Ägypten	25–27	25–23	25–23	20–25	7–15	102–113
21 Jan	14:00	Ghana	0–3	Algerien	15–25	19–25	18–25			52–75
21 Jan	18:00	Tunesien	3–1	Kamerun	21–25	25–20	25–23	25–21		96–89

Asia and Oceania

The Asian Qualification Tournament combined with 1st World Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2011 Asian Championship competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the winners of the 1st World Qualification Tournament qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games as Asian Qualification Tournament winners.

Europa

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgarien
• Dates: 8–13 May 2012
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Rank	Team
1	Italien
2	Deutschland
3	Bulgarien
	Serbien
5	Slowakei
	Spanien
7	Finnland
	Slowenien

North America

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification

• Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California, Vereinigte Staaten
• Dates: 7–12 May 2012
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Rank	Team
1	Vereinigte Staaten
2	Kanada
3	Cuba
4	Puerto Rico
5	Mexiko
6	Dominikanische Republik
7	Trinidad und Tobago
8	Costa Rica

South America

• Venue: Polideportivo Almirante Brown, Burzaco, Argentinien
• Dates: 11–13 May 2012
• All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Date	Zeit		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
11 May	18:10	Venezuela	3–1	Kolumbien	25–17	24–26	25–15	25–15		99–73
11 May	21:10	Chile	0–3	Argentinien	16–25	13–25	14–25			43–75
12 May	18:10	Venezuela	3–0	Chile	25–22	25–21	25–20			75–63
12 May	21:40	Argentinien	3–0	Kolumbien	25–21	25–15	25–20			75–56
13 May	18:00	Kolumbien	3–2	Chile	20–25	17–25	25–23	25–17	15–8	102–98
13 May	21:10	Argentinien	3–0	Venezuela	25–19	25–19	27–25			77–63

World qualification tournaments

Qualified teams

• Hosts
  • Japan
  • Italien ¹
  • Deutschland
• Qualified through the 2011 Asian Championship.
  • Iran *
  • China *
  • Südkorea *
  • Australien *
  • Indien
  • Pakistan
• Qualified through the FIVB World Ranking as of 4 January 2012.
  • Ägypten (as CAVB 1 – No. 11)
  • Serbien (as CEV 1 – No. 7)
  • Frankreich (as CEV 2 – No. 21)
  • Tschechische Republik (as CEV 3 – No. 23)
  • Cuba (as NORCECA 1 – No. 5)
  • Puerto Rico (as NORCECA 2 – No. 17)
  • Venezuela (as CSV 1 – No. 16)

* The top four teams from 2011 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 1st tournament in Japan.

^1 – Italy, which were previously announced as hosts of 2nd tournament, won the European qualification and secured a direct berth. Bulgarien replaced Italy as hosts.

1st tournament

• Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
• Dates: 1–10 June 2012
• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
• The winners and the best Asian team except the winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Date	Zeit		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Bericht
01 Jun	11:10	Australien	3–0	Venezuela	25–14	25–22	25–18			75–54	P2 P3
01 Jun	13:40	Puerto Rico	0–3	China	23–25	19–25	17–25			59–75	P2 P3
01 Jun	16:10	Iran	3–0	Südkorea	25–17	25–18	25–16			75–51	P2 P3
01 Jun	19:15	Japan	0–3	Serbien	19–25	23–25	16–25			58–75	P2 P3
02 Jun	11:10	Australien	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–14	25–19	25–20			75–53	P2 P3
02 Jun	13:40	China	2–3	Iran	25–23	21–25	31–29	15–25	13–15	105–117	P2 P3
02 Jun	16:30	Südkorea	1–3	Serbien	23–25	22–25	25–17	12–25		82–92	P2 P3
02 Jun	19:15	Japan	3–0	Venezuela	25–20	25–20	32–30			82–70	P2 P3
05 Jun	11:10	Puerto Rico	0–3	Venezuela	20–25	20–25	21–25			61–75	P2 P3
05 Jun	13:40	Iran	1–3	Australien	25–17	18–25	18–25	23–25		84–92	P2 P3
05 Jun	16:10	Serbien	3–0	China	25–15	25–13	25–21			75–49	P2 P3
05 Jun	19:15	Japan	3–2	Südkorea	25–22	24–26	25–20	19–25	15–6	108–99	P2 P3
06 Jun	11:10	Puerto Rico	1–3	Iran	24–26	16–25	25–22	20–25		85–98	P2 P3
06 Jun	13:40	Australien	0–3	Serbien	18–25	19–25	18–25			55–75	P2 P3
06 Jun	16:10	Venezuela	0–3	Südkorea	25–27	22–25	15–25			62–77	P2 P3
06 Jun	19:15	Japan	1–3	China	19–25	27–25	18–25	18–25		82–100	P2 P3
07 Jun	11:10	Iran	3–0	Venezuela	25–16	25–16	25–20			75–52	P2 P3
07 Jun	13:40	Serbien	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–19	25–17	25–18			75–54	P2 P3
07 Jun	16:10	Südkorea	3–2	China	25–21	22–25	25–20	14–25	15–13	101–104	P2 P3
07 Jun	19:15	Japan	3–0	Australien	25–22	25–23	25–12			75–57	P2 P3
09 Jun	11:10	Iran	0–3	Serbien	28–30	28–30	22–25			78–85	P2 P3
09 Jun	13:40	Venezuela	1–3	China	18–25	26–28	25–19	21–25		90–97	P2 P3
09 Jun	16:10	Australien	3–1	Südkorea	25–22	25–17	23–25	25–20		98–84	P2 P3
09 Jun	19:15	Japan	3–1	Puerto Rico	22–25	25–21	25–19	25–16		97–81	P2 P3
10 Jun	11:10	Serbien	3–0	Venezuela	25–14	25–13	25–23			75–50	P2 P3
10 Jun	13:40	China	0–3	Australien	12–25	20–25	13–25			45–75	P2 P3
10 Jun	16:10	Südkorea	3–2	Puerto Rico	15–25	25–18	19–25	25–16	15–12	99–96	P2 P3
10 Jun	19:15	Japan	0–3	Iran	22–25	33–35	22–25			77–85	P2 P3

2nd tournament

• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgarien
• Dates: 8–10 June 2012
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Date	Zeit		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Bericht
08 Jun	17:30	Ägypten	1–3	Frankreich	22–25	25–18	15–25	21–25		83–93	P2 P3
08 Jun	20:30	Pakistan	0–3	Bulgarien	17–25	12–25	21–25			50–75	P2 P3
09 Jun	17:30	Ägypten	3–0	Pakistan	25–13	25–22	26–24			76–59	P2 P3
09 Jun	20:30	Frankreich	1–3	Bulgarien	19–25	28–26	23–25	25–27		95–103	P2 P3
10 Jun	17:30	Pakistan	1–3	Frankreich	25–21	20–25	19–25	13–25		77–96	P2 P3
10 Jun	20:30	Bulgarien	3–1	Ägypten	25–16	25–18	20–25	25–12		95–71	P2 P3

3rd tournament

• Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Deutschland
• Dates: 8–10 June 2012
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Date	Zeit		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Bericht
08 Jun	17:10	Tschechische Republik	1–3	Cuba	29–27	23–25	23–25	21–25		96–102	P2 P3
08 Jun	20:10	Indien	0–3	Deutschland	16–25	19–25	15–25			50–75	P2 P3
09 Jun	15:10	Indien	0–3	Tschechische Republik	19–25	13–25	23–25			55–75	P2 P3
09 Jun	18:10	Deutschland	3–2	Cuba	25–21	25–17	21–25	17–25	20–18	108–106	P2 P3
10 Jun	14:30	Cuba	3–0	Indien	25–12	25–22	25–20			75–54	P2 P3
10 Jun	17:10	Deutschland	3–1	Tschechische Republik	25–22	23–25	25–23	25–21		98–91	P2 P3

External links

• Qualification process
• Official website of the 2012 African Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Official website of the 2012 European Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Official website of the 2012 North American Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Official website of the 2012 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament at FEVA.org
• Official website of the 2012 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Official website of the 2012 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Official website of the 2012 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament