Olympic Volleyball. Access official olympic photos video clips records and results for the top volleyball medalists in the event volleyball women. Brazil united states and the former soviet union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men s tournament since its introduction the remaining five editions of the men s olympic volleyball tournament were won each by a different country including japan poland netherlands.
Relive the full match of the men s volleyball final between italy and brazil at the olympic games 2016 in rio de janeiro. The sport had been booming in popularity since its invention some 30 years earlier when it was created in the usa as a relaxed alternative to basketball. Subscribe to the official olympic c.
Olympic history no country has been truly dominant in volleyball although the soviet union has won the most medals.
Volleyball has been part of the summer olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Look back at some of the most exciting moments from past olympic and paralympic games. The japanese and the soviet union women s teams dominated from 1964 1984 but since then the balance of power has shifted to cuba then to china and now to brazil. The volleyball tournaments at the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo and it will be played between 24 july and 8 august 2021.
