Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament



The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988.

Qualification
* Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China.

Pool A




 

  

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Pool B
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9th–12th semifinals
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5th–8th semifinals
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Semifinals
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Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly
 * Best spiker
 * 🇮🇹 Andrea Gardini
 * Best blocker
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Timmons
 * Best server
 * Ron Zwerver
 * Best digger
 * 🇯🇵 Eizaburo Mitsuhashi
 * Best setter
 * 🇮🇹 Ferdinando De Giorgi
 * Best receiver
 * 🇺🇸 Bob Ctvrtlik