FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament
# FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament

The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament was a volleyball qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

## Qualification

### First tournament (2016)

| Confederation | Slots |
| - | - |
| AVC (Asia) | 3 |
| CSV (South America) | 1 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 1 |
| Total | 8 (7+H) |

### Second tournament (2016)

| Confederation | Slots |
| - | - |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2 |
| CSV (South America) | 1 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 1 |
| Total | 4 (4) |

## Results summary

### First format (1972–1984)

| Year | Host | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Teams |
| 1972 | France | Poland | Romania | — | 12 |
| 1976 | Italy | Czechoslovakia | Italy | — | 14 |
| 1980 | Pernik/Sofia | Bulgaria | Romania | — | 10 |
| 1984 | Barcelona | Italy* | China* | South Korea* | 6 |

### Second format (1988–2012)

| Year | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | First tournament | Second tournament | Third tournament | Teams |
| 1988 | Brasília (6) | Amsterdam (6) | Florence (6) | 18 |
| 1988 | Argentina | Netherlands | Sweden | 18 |
| 1992 | Montpellier (6) | Rotterdam (6) | — | 12 |
| 1992 | France | Netherlands | — | 12 |
| 1996 | Espinho (4) | Munich (4) | Patras (4) | 12 |
| 1996 | Bulgaria | Yugoslavia | Poland | 12 |
| 2000 | Matosinhos (4) | Piraeus (4) | Castelnau-le-Lez (4) | 12 |
| 2000 | Argentina | Spain | Netherlands | 12 |
| 2004 | Matosinhos (4) | Tokyo (8) | Madrid (4) | 16 |
| 2004 | Poland | France | Netherlands | 16 |
| 2008 | Düsseldorf (4) | Espinho (4) | Tokyo (8) | 16 |
| 2008 | Germany | Poland | Italy | 16 |
| 2012 | Tokyo (8) | Sofia (4) | Berlin (4) | 16 |
| 2012 | Serbia | Bulgaria | Germany | 16 |

### Third format (2016)

| Year | Host | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Qualified Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Teams |
| 2016 | Tokyo | Poland | France | Canada | 8 |
| 2016 | Mexico City | Mexico | — | — | 4 |
