Olympic Summer Games 2020 / volleyball (hall)

Volleyball at the 2020 Olympics
information
venue	Tokyo
Competition venue	Ariake Arena
Teams	24 (12 , 12 )
decisions	2
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Two volleyball competitions are to be held at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo . Twelve teams each take part in the tournament for women and men. The newly built Ariake Arena is intended as a competition venue for volleyball games.

Medalist

competitor	gold	silver	bronze
Men
Women

Original schedule

The following procedure was planned for the tournament in summer 2020. The exact schedule for 2021 has not yet been set.

Volleyball schedule
Competitions	July							August
	25th	26th	27.	28.	29	30th	31.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.
Men											VF		HF
Women												VF		HF
decisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals

Medal decision

mode

Twelve teams each take part in the tournament for women and men. You will initially play in two preliminary round groups with six teams each. There are three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 win, two points for a 3-2 win, one point for a 2-3 defeat and one point for a 1-3 or 3-0 defeat no point. The four best teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The group winners meet the group fourth, while the pairings of the group second and third place are drawn. From the quarter-finals on, the simple knockout system continues until the final.

The group classification was published at the end of January. It took place in the serpentine system, with Japan being placed first in Group A as hosts, while the position in the world rankings was decisive for the other qualified teams.

Schedule men

Preliminary round

Group A
space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Japan	0	0	0-0	0.000
2.	Poland	0	0	0-0	0.000
3.	Italy	0	0	0-0	0.000
4th	Canada	0	0	0-0	0.000
5.	Iran	0	0	0-0	0.000
6th	Venezuela	0	0	0-0	0.000

July 25th
July 27th
29th of July
July 31
August 2nd

Group B
space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Brazil	0	0	0-0	0.000
2.	United States	0	0	0-0	0.000
3.	Russia	0	0	0-0	0.000
4th	Argentina	0	0	0-0	0.000
5.	France	0	0	0-0	0.000
6th	Tunisia	0	0	0-0	0.000

July 25th
July 27th
29th of July
July 31
August 2nd

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	4th of August
	A1
					6th of August
	B4
					Winner VF1
					Winner VF2
	A2 / A3
									8th August
	B2 / B3
									Winner HF1
									Winner HF2
	A2 / A3
	B2 / B3
					Winner VF3				Game for third place
					Winner VF4
	A4								Loser HF1
	B1								Loser HF2
									8th August

Schedule women

Preliminary round

Group A
space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Japan	0	0	0-0	0.000
2.	Serbia	0	0	0-0	0.000
3.	Brazil	0	0	0-0	0.000
4th	South Korea	0	0	0-0	0.000
5.	Dominican Republic	0	0	0-0	0.000
6th	Kenya	0	0	0-0	0.000

July 26th
July 28th
30th July
August 1st
3rd August

Group B
space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	People's Republic of China	0	0	0-0	0.000
2.	United States	0	0	0-0	0.000
3.	Russia	0	0	0-0	0.000
4th	Italy	0	0	0-0	0.000
5.	Argentina	0	0	0-0	0.000
6th	Turkey	0	0	0-0	0.000

July 26th
July 28th
30th July
August 1st
3rd August

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	5th of August
	A1
					August 7th
	B4
					Winner VF1
					Winner VF2
	A2 / A3
									August 9
	B2 / B3
									Winner HF1
									Winner HF2
	A2 / A3
	B2 / B3
					Winner VF3				Game for third place
					Winner VF4
	A4								Loser HF1
	B1								Loser HF2
									August 9

qualification

→ Main article : 2020 Summer Olympics / volleyball (indoor) / qualification

Japan is set as the host. For men and women, eleven other teams each qualified for the Olympic tournament. In August 2019, six international qualification tournaments took place, the winners of which secured a starting place. The remaining five places were awarded in January 2020 at continental qualifying tournaments.

The German national teams each lost the final of their European qualifying tournament and are therefore not in Tokyo. The men lost to France in Berlin and the women to Turkey in Apeldoorn .

Men's qualification
qualification	date	host	Qualified teams
host			Japan
International qualification	August 9-11, 2019	Varna	Brazil
		Rotterdam	United States
		Bari	Italy
		Danzig	Poland
		St. Petersburg	Russia
		Ningbo	Argentina
African tournament	January 7-11, 2020	Cairo	Tunisia
Asian tournament	January 7-12, 2020	Jiangmen	Iran
European tournament	January 5th - 10th 2020	Berlin	France
NORCECA tournament	January 10-12, 2020	Vancouver	Canada
South American tournament	January 10-12, 2020	Santiago de Chile	Venezuela

Qualification of women
qualification	date	host	Qualified teams
host			Japan
International qualification	August 2-4, 2019	Wroclaw	Serbia
		Ningbo	People's Republic of China
		Shreveport - Bossier City	United States
		Uberlândia	Brazil
		Kaliningrad	Russia
		Catania	Italy
African tournament	January 4th - 9th 2020	Yaoundé	Kenya
Asian tournament	January 7-12, 2020	Nakhon Ratchasima	South Korea
European tournament	January 7-12, 2020	Apeldoorn	Turkey
NORCECA tournament	January 10-12, 2020	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic
South American tournament	7th - 9th January 2020	Bogotá	Argentina

Web links

• Volleyball on the official website Tokyo 2020 (English)
• Schedule of the Olympic Games in 2020 (English)
• Information from the FIVB (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ariake Arena confirmed as volleyball venue for Tokyo 2020. FIVB, December 16, 2016, accessed on January 5, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Pools confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball tournament. FIVB, January 31, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .