Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from 20 July to 1 August 1980 at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena and Druzhba Multipurpose Arena.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
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| Men | Soviet Union Vladimir Chernyshev Vladimir Dorokhov Aleksandr Ermilov Vladimir Kondra Valeri Krivov Fiodor Lashchenov Viliar Loor Oleg Moliboga Yuri Panchenko Aleksandr Savin Pavel Selivanov Viacheslav Zaitsev |
Bulgaria Yordan Angelov Dimitr Dimitrov Mitko Dimitrov Stoian Gunchev Khristo Iliev Petko Petkov Kaspar Simeonov Khristo Stoianov Mitko Todorov Tsano Tsanov Emil Valchev Dimitr Zlatanov |
Romania Marius Cata-Chiriga Valter Corneliu Chifu Laurentiu Dumanoiu Gunther Enescu Dan Girleanu Sorin Macavei Viorel Manole Florin Mina Corneliu Oros Neculae Vasile Pop Constantin Sterea Nicu Stoian |
| Women | Soviet Union Elena Akhaminova Elena Andreiuk Svetlana Badulina Liudmila Chernysheva Liubov Kozyreva Lidia Loginova Irina Makagonova Svetlana Nikishina Larisa Pavlova Nadezhda Radzevich Natalia Razumova Olga Solovova |
East Germany Katharina Bullin Barbara Czekalla Brigitte Fetzer Andrea Heim Ute Kostrzewa Heike Lehmann Christine Mummhardt Karin Puschel Karla Roffeis Martina Schmidt Annette Schultz Anke Westendorf |
Bulgaria Verka Borisova Tsvetana Bozhurina Rositsa Dimitrova Tania Dimitrova Maia Georgieva Margarita Gerasimova Tania Gogova Valentina Ilieva Rumiana Kaicheva Anka Khristolova Silva Petrunova Galina Stancheva |
Statistics[]
- There were 201 total athletes from 13 countries.
- Vera Helena Mossa was the youngest participant with 15 years and 298 days.
- Emoke Szegedi-Vargha was the oldest participant with 32 years and 210 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Soviet Union won 2 out of 2 gold medals.
- Bulgaria won its first-ever 2 medals in the sport.
- Romania won its first-ever medal in the sport.
- East Germany won its first medal in the sport since Munich 1972.