The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 8 June 2008.

Means of qualification

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the

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host country to participate in the tournament. *

2007 World Cup

*Venues: *Dates: 18 November – 2 December 2007 *The top three teams qualified for the

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

*Venue: Tongaat Hall,

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*Dates: 3–9 February 2008 *The winners qualified for the

. The runners-up qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

Asia and Oceania

The 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament combined with 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2007 Asian Championship competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament winners qualified for the

as the 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe

*Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall,

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*Dates: 7–13 January 2008 *The winners qualified for the

North America

*Venue:

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*Dates: 6–11 January 2008 *The winners qualified for the

. The second and third ranked teams qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

South America

*Venue:

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*Dates: 3–7 January 2008 *All times are

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( UTC−03:00). *The winners qualified for the

. The runners-up qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

World qualification tournaments

;Qualified teams *Hosts ** ** ** *Qualified through the 2007 Asian Championship. ** * ** * ** * ** * ** ** *Qualified through the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament or the

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as of 3 December 2007. ** (as African Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place) ** (as World Ranking for European Team 1st place) ** (as World Ranking for European Team 2nd place) ** (as World Ranking for European Team 3rd place) ** (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place) ** (as North American Olympic Qualification Tournament 3rd place) ** (as South American Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place) * The top four teams from 2007 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 3rd tournament in Japan.

1st tournament

*Venue:

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*Dates: 23–25 May 2008 *All times are

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( UTC+02:00). *The winners qualified for the

2nd tournament

*Venue:

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, Espinho,

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*Dates: 30 May – 1 June 2008 *All times are

Western European Summer Time Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * th ...

( UTC+01:00). *The winners qualified for the

3rd tournament

*Venue:

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*Dates: 31 May – 8 June 2008 *All times are

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( UTC+09:00). *The winners and the best Asian team except the winners qualified for the

External links

Results of the 2008 African Olympic Qualification Tournament at Todor66.comOfficial website of the 2008 European Olympic Qualification Tournament
* ttp://www.feva.org.ar/noticias/muestra_nota.php?categoria=categoria_selecciones_mayores_masculino_noticias&id=440 Results of the 2008 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament at FEVA.orgbr>Official website of the 2008 1st World Olympic Qualification TournamentOfficial website of the 2008 2nd World Olympic Qualification TournamentOfficial website of the 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
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