ACOG - Volleyball - IBM

Detailed Information

  • Olympic Volleyball Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Volleyball
  • Who to Watch in Volleyball - Men
  • Who to Watch in Volleyball - Women
  • History of Volleyball
  • Olympic Medals in Volleyball

    Competition Dates
    20 Jul to 4 Aug 1996

    Results of Volleyball Draw -- now with game times!

    Venue
    Omni Coliseum
    Capacity: 15,500
    University of Georgia
    Capacity: 9,500

    Events/Disciplines
    Two Events
    MenWomen
    TeamTeam

    Number of Athletes
    144 men (12 teams of 12), 144 women (12 teams of 12), 288 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    Added: Four women’s teams

    Qualifications
    Countries qualified based on 1995 World Cup (top three teams) and winners of qualifying tournaments. USA automatically qualified as host country.

    Competition Format
    Four rounds of play: preliminaries (two pools of six teams), quarterfinals, semifinals and finals/classification round. Six players per side.
    International Federation
    FIVB - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
    Avenue de la Gare 12
    CH-1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Tel: (41-21) 320-8932
    Fax: (41-21) 320-8865

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1964
    Women: 1964

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    Olympic Factoid
    Pin trading was one of the most popular Olympic sports, with more than 1.2 million pins changing hands during the Games in the Coca Cola Pin Trading Center at Centennial Olympic Park.