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In the women's competition, the Unified Team won the silver medal, and Cuba won their first of three consecutive gold medals. In the men's competition, Brazil won its first gold medal, and the Netherlands its first overall medal in the sport.
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2020. Official results of the volleyball Men event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
From 1964 through 1980, the Soviet Union and Japan combined to win nine of the 10 gold medals in men's and women's volleyball. The only other champion in that stretch was Poland, whose underdog men rallied from match-point down in a memorable Montreal final to defeat the Soviets in five sets.
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Official Volleyball results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
Men's winners. The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union team. Bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five-setter.
The most Olympic volleyball gold medals won by a male team is 3, achieved by USSR in 1964, 1968 and 1980. This was equalled by USA in 1984, 1988 and 2008; and by Brazil in 1992, 2004 and 2016. All three nations won at least one of their gold medals at a home Games. Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online.
France won their first gold and overall medal with a 3–2 win over the Russian team that competed as the ROC. Argentina won the bronze medal in a narrow 3–2 victory over Brazil.
