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

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The European qualification for the 2008 men's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.

Contents

Elimination round

  • Dates: 1–9 September 2007
  • All times are local.
  • In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.

    • Pre–qualification tournaments

  • The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

    • Tournament 1

  • Venue: Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary
  • Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
  • All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

    • Preliminary round

    Pool A
    Pool B

    Final round

    Semifinals
    Final

    Tournament 2

  • Venue: Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal
  • Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
  • All times are Western European Time (UTC±0).

    • Preliminary round

    Pool A
    Pool B

    Final round

    Semifinals
    Final

    Tournament 3

  • Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy
  • Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
  • All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

    • Preliminary round

    Pool A
    Pool B

    Final round

    Semifinals
    Final

    Second ranked teams

  •  Russia and  Bulgaria qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.

    • Qualification tournament

  • Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
  • Dates: 7–13 January 2008
  • All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).

    • References

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