Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification summary

Means of qualification

Host country

2011 World Cup

• Venues:
• Dates: 20 November – 4 December 2011
• The top three teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Dates: 17–21 January 2012
• All times are West Africa Time.
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  Asia and Oceania

Europe

• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dates: 8–13 May 2012
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  North America

• Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States
• Dates: 7–12 May 2012
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  South America

• Venue: Polideportivo Almirante Brown, Burzaco, Argentina
• Dates: 11–13 May 2012
• All times are Argentina Time.
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  World qualification tournaments

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• Qualified through the 2011 Asian Championship.
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• Qualified through the FIVB World Ranking as of 4 January 2012.
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1st tournament

• Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
• Dates: 1–10 June 2012
• All times are Japan Standard Time.
• The winners and the best Asian team except the winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  2nd tournament

• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dates: 8–10 June 2012
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time.
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  3rd tournament

• Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
• Dates: 8–10 June 2012
• All times are Central European Summer Time.
• The winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.