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was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the

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. It was held in

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from 17 September to 2 October 1988.

Qualification

* Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

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

Medalists

Awards

*Most Valuable Player :

Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly () (born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. In the 1980s he was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He ...

*Best Spiker :

Andrea Gardini Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time Europea ...

*Best Blocker :

Steve Timmons Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1984, winning gold in 1984 and 1988 plus a bronze in 1992. Steve played voll ...

*Best Server :

Ron Zwerver Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver (born 6 June 1967) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 in Seoul, So ...

*Best Digger :

Eizaburo Mitsuhashi is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서 ...

*Best Setter :

Ferdinando De Giorgi Ferdinando De Giorgi (born 10 October 1961) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and the 1989 European Champion. He currentl ...

*Best Receiver :

Bob Ctvrtlik Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik (; born July 8, 1963) is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and former member of the International Olympic Committee. He is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University. Early life Bob Ctvr ...

References

External links

Final Standing (1964–2000)

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