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USVBA
USA Volleyball (USAV) is a non-profit organization which is recognized as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). It is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was founded by the YMCA of the USA. The organization is responsible for selecting and supporting US national teams that compete in FIVB-sanctioned international volleyball and beach volleyball competitions such as the Olympic Summer Games. USA Volleyball is also charged with fostering the development of the sport of volleyball within the United States through involvement with its forty Regional Volleyball Associations (RVAs). USA Volleyball was previously known as United States Volleyball Association (USVBA). Publications ''Volleyball USA'' is the official magazine of USA Volleyball. Published four times a year, the magazine provides information regarding the national team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Volleyball
The International Volleyball Federation commonly known by the acronym FIVB (''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball''). Is the international sports governing body, governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Fabio Azevedo of Brazil. History Before the FIVB was founded volleyball was part of the International Amateur Handball Federation. The FIVB was founded in France in April 1947. In the late 1940s, some of the European national federations began to address the issue of creating an international governing body for the sport of volleyball. Initial discussions eventually lead to the installation of a Constitutive Congress in 1947. Fourteen national federations representing five different continents attended the meetings where, between 18 and 20 April, the entity was officially formed, having French people, Frenchman Paul Libaud as first president. The first Asian volleyball championship was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 2nd edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ... from 13 to 26 October 1968. Qualification * Romania and Tunisia withdrew and were replaced by Belgium and Bulgaria respectively. Rosters Venues Round robin Final standing Medalists References External linksFinal Standing (1964–2000) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
image:Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png, 150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee, IOC. It was held in Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992. Qualification Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round 11th–12th places 11th place match 9th–10th places 9th place match Final eight Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists Awards *Most valuable player *: Marcelo Negrão *Best spiker *: Marcelo Negrão *Best blocker *: Ruslan Olikhver *Best server *: Ron Zwerver *Best digger *: Scott Fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
150px The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played. Qualification * Notes: :1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up). :3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
image:Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png, 150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee, IOC. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988. Qualification * Cuba withdrew because of the 1988 Summer Olympics#1988 Summer Olympics boycott, 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 Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
150px The 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988. Qualification * Notes: :1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with 6 another countries, boycotted the games and their spot was given to Peru, as the team finished in the 3rd place at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. :2. Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, but as they had already qualified, the South American place was reassigned to Brazil. :3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions). :4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba had already qualified as 1986 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The Volleyball rules, complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The 1984 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 6th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach, California, United States from July 30 to August 7, 1984. Competition schedule Qualification * Notes: :1. Cuba was the 1983 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions United States, were already qualified as hosts), but together with East Germany (1983 European champion), Soviet Union (1980 Olympic champion) and other countries, boycotted the games. :2. Canada, South Korea and West Germany replaced Cuba, East Germany and the Soviet Union. :3. In a change in the classification process, the best team in the FIVB ranking that had not qualified for the Games would gain a spot in the tournament. In this way, the remaining place went to South Korea; however, with the boycott there was another place left and it was reassigned to the second best non-qualifier, which was Brazil. Format The tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
150px The men's tournament in Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980. Qualification * Tunisia and China withdrew because of the US-led boycott and were replaced by Libya and Czechoslovakia respectively. Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 9th–10th places 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 References External linksFinal Standing (1964–2000) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Summer Olympics Boycott
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was the largest boycott in Olympic history and one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its satellite states later boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Background The Western governments first considered the idea of boycotting the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics in response to the situation in Afghanistan at the 20 December 1979 meeting of NATO representatives. The idea was not completely new to the world: in the mid-1970s, proposals for an Olympic boycott circulated widely among human rights activists and groups as a sanction for Soviet violations of human rights. At that time, very few member governments expressed interest in the proposal. However, this idea gained popularity in early January 1980 when Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov called for a boycott. On 14 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
150px The 1980 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 21 to 29 July 1980. Qualification * Notes: :1. United States was the 1979 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, were already qualified as World champions), but together with China (1979 Asian champion), Japan (1976 Olympic champion) and other countries, boycotted the games. :2. Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary replaced China, Japan and the United States. Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the 4th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Montreal, Canada from 18 to 30 July 1976. Qualification Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 5th–8th places 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Final four Semifinals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists References External linksFinal Standing (1964–2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
