Volleyball men

The Yugoslav volleyball team won their first Olympic medal in their second participation at the Games (they ranked sixth on their Moscow debut of 1980) defeating Russia in the bronze medal match, the world’s best volleyball team in men’s competition (including the USSR medals), and in the quarterfinals they eliminated the defending Olympic champion Brazil. Better than the “blues” were only the Dutch and the Italians, and the Yugoslav team played the last matches of the tournament without their captain Dejan Brđović, who had to return to Yugoslavia because of a family situation.
It was the second trophy won by this generation, they had already medalled a European championship bronze in 1995. It was the third European bronze that Yugoslavia have won (first in Belgrade in 1975, second in Paris in 1979).

SILVER MEDALLISTS:

Dejan BRĐOVIĆ, middle blocker, born in Novi Sad on 27 October 1964.
Slobodan KOVAČ, attacker, born in Veliko Gradište on 13 September 1967.
Vladimir GRBIĆ, attacker, born in Zrenjanin on 14 December 1970.
Nikola GRBIĆ, setter, born in Zrenjanin on 6 September 1973.
Željko TANASKOVIĆ, middle blocker, born in Lučani on 8 July 1967.
Rajko JOKANOVIĆ, setter, born in Belgrade on 27 November 1971.
Đula MEŠTER, middle blocker, born in Subotica on 3 April 1972.
Vladimir BATEZ, correction, born in Novi Sad on 7 September 1969.
Goran VUJEVIĆ, attacker, born in Cetinje on 27 February 1973.
Andrija GERIĆ, middle blocker, born in Novi Sad on 24 January 1977.
Đorđe ĐURIĆ, correction, born in Ljubljana on 24 March 1971.
Zoran GAJIĆ, head coach, born in Pančevo on 28 December 1958.
Lazar GROZDANOVIĆ, manager, born in Jelašnica on 15 March 1934.
Jovica CVETKOVIĆ, coach, born in Bavanište on 25 September 1957.

YUGOSLAVIA, volleyball, men, BRONZE MEDAL
RESULTS (12 teams, 12 nations)

qualification group:
Yugoslavia – Russia 3:1 (10:15, 15:13, 15:10, 15:11)
Yugoslavia – South Korea 3:0 (15:5, 15:6, 16:14)
Yugoslavia – Tunisia 3:1 (15:4, 15:17, 15:3, 15:3)
Yugoslavia – Netherlands 0:3 (7:15, 6:15, 9:15)
Yugoslavia – Italy 0:3 (12:15, 8:15, 12:25)
quarterfinal:
Yugoslavia - Brazil 3:2 (15:6, 15:5, 8:15, 14:16, 15:10)
semifinal:
Yugoslavia – Italy 1:3 (12:15, 15:8, 6:15, 7:15)
for the 3rd place:
Yugoslavia – Russia 3:1 (15:8, 7:15, 15:8, 15:9)

RANKING:
1. HOL
2. ITA
3. YUG
(Đorđe Đurić, Žarko Petrović, Vladimir Batez, Željko Tanasković, Dejan Brđović, Đula Mešter, Slobodan Kovač, Nikola Grbić, Vladimir Grbić, Rajko Jokanović,  Andrija Gerić, Goran Vujević)

4. RUS
5. BRA
6. CUB
7. BEL
8. ARG