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at the

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was the 13th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the

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. It was held in

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, United Kingdom from 29 July to 12 August 2012.

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won the gold medal in a 3–2 victory against

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Qualification

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the

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according to their

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as of 4 January 2012. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 92nd.

Rosters

Venue

Pool standing procedure

# Match points # Number of matches won # Sets ratio # Points ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Preliminary round

*All times are

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( UTC+01:00). *The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.

Pool A

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Pool B

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Final round

*All times are

( UTC+01:00). *The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Medalists

Awards

*Most Valuable Player :

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*Best Scorer :

Maksim Mikhaylov Maxim Mikhaylovich Mikhaylov ( rus, Максим Михайлович Михайлов, , mɐˈksʲim mʲɪˈxaɪ̯ɫəf; born 19 March 1988) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club ...

*Best Spiker :

*Best Blocker : Max Gunthor *Best Server :

Cristian Savani Cristian Savani (born 22 February 1982) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 2001–2013 and Italian club BluVolley Verona, a medalist of the Olympic Games (silver in 2004, bronze in 2012), 2012 Ita ...

*Best Digger : Teodor Salparov *Best Setter : Georgi Bratoev *Best Receiver : Krzysztof Ignaczak *Best Libero :

Markus Steuerwald Markus Steuerwald (born 7 March 1989) is a German former professional volleyball player, a former member of the Germany national team, a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012, 2006–07 CEV Champions League winner, and a bronze medallist ...

References

External links

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Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics