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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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Dates
  
18 Nov 2007 – 8 Jun 2008

The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 8 June 2008.

Contents

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2008 Olympic Games host country to participate in the tournament.

  •  China

    • 2007 World Cup

    The top three teams qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Venues:  Japan
  • Dates: 18 November–2 December 2007

    • Africa

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. The runners-up qualified for the World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

  • Venue: Tongaat Hall, Durban, South Africa
  • Dates: 3–9 February 2008

    • Asia and Oceania

    The Asian Qualification Tournament combined with 3rd World Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2007 Asian Championship competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the winners of the 3rd World Qualification Tournament qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games as Asian Qualification Tournament winners.

    Europe

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
  • Dates: 7–13 January 2008

    • North America

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. The second and third ranked teams qualified for the World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

  • Venue: Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
  • Dates: 6–11 January 2008

    • South America

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. The runners-up qualified for the World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

  • Venue: Estadio Cincuentenario, Formosa, Argentina
  • Dates: 3–7 January 2008
  • All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

    • World qualification tournaments

    Qualified teams
  • Hosts
  •  Germany
  •  Portugal
  •  Japan
  • Qualified through the 2007 Asian Championship.
  •  Australia *
  •  South Korea *
  •  Iran *
  •  Thailand *
  •  Indonesia
  •  Chinese Taipei
  • Qualified through the Continental Qualification Tournament or the FIVB World Ranking as of 3 December 2007.
  •  Algeria (as African Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
  •  Poland (as World Ranking for European Team 1st place)
  •  Spain (as World Ranking for European Team 2nd place)
  •  Italy (as World Ranking for European Team 3rd place)
  •  Puerto Rico (as North American Qualification Tournament 2nd place)
  •  Cuba (as North American Qualification Tournament 3rd place)
  •  Argentina (as South American Qualification Tournament 2nd place)

    • * The top four teams from 2007 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 3rd tournament in Japan.

    1st tournament

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Venue: ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Dates: 23–25 May 2008
  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

    • 2nd tournament

    The winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Venue: Nave Municipal de Espinho, Espinho, Portugal
  • Dates: 30 May–1 June 2008
  • All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

    • 3rd tournament

    The winners and the best asian team except the winners qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
  • Dates: 31 May–8 June 2008
  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

    • References

    Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Wikipedia
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