Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics information
2nd Volleyball Olympic Tournament
Mexico City 1968
Tournament details
Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
Host nation
Mexico
City
Mexico City
Dates
October 13 – 26
Men's Medals(10 teams)
Gold
Soviet Union
Silver
Japan
Bronze
Czechoslovakia
Women's Medals(8 teams)
Gold
Soviet Union
Silver
Japan
Bronze
Poland
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.[1] The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.[2]
^"Volleyball at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^Black Belt Vol. 2, No. 2. Active Interest Media, Inc. Mar 1964. p. 27.
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