Process
A total of 24 teams — 12 men's, 12 women's — compete in the Olympic volleyball tournaments. The host country (Japan); the six men's teams (A-Brazil, B-United States, C-Italy, D-Poland, E-Russian Olympic Committee, F-Argentina) and six women's teams (A-Serbia, B-China, C-United States, D-Brazil, E-Russian Olympic Committee, F-Italy) who won their respective pools at the FIVB-organized Intercontinental Qualification Tournament in August 2019; and the five men's teams (African-Tunisia, Asian-Iran, European-France, North American-Canada, South American-Venezuela) and five women's teams (African-Kenya, Asian-South Korea, European-Turkey, North American-Dominican Republic, South American-Argentina) who won the continental Olympic qualification tournaments in January 2020.
Team USA
Both the United States men's and women's teams will compete in Tokyo after qualifying through FIVB's Intercontinental Qualification Tournament in August 2019.
The U.S. has had each of its teams successfully qualify for every Olympics since the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
At the Rio Games, both the men's and women's teams earned bronze — the men's first medal since winning the 2008 Beijing Games, and the women's first medal since taking silver at the 2012 London Games. The men also won gold in 1988 and 1984. The women have yet to win Olympic gold.
U.S. men's national team
Here's the men's U.S. national team roster that will be narrowed down to form the Olympic team roster for Tokyo.
Athletes
- Matt Anderson, Opposite/Outside Hitter
- Taylor Averill, Middle Blocker
- Micah Christenson, Setter
- Kyle Dagostino, Libero
- TJ DeFalco, Outside Hitter
- Kyle Ensing, Opposite
- Max Holt, Middle Blocker
- Thomas Jaeschke, Outside Hitter
- Jeff Jendryk, Middle Blocker
- Micah Ma'a, Setter/Outside Hitter
- Garrett Muagututia, Outside Hitter
- Ben Patch, Opposite
- Aaron Russell, Outside Hitter
- Michael Saeta, Serving Specialist
- Brenden Sander, Outside Hitter
- Taylor Sander, Outside Hitter
- Erik Shoji, Libero
- Kawika Shoji, Setter
- David Smith, Middle Blocker
- Mitch Stahl, Middle Blocker
- Josh Tuaniga, Setter
Coaches
U.S. women's national team
Here's the women's U.S. national team roster that will be narrowed down to form the Olympic team roster for Tokyo.
Athletes
- Rachael Adams, Middle
- Foluke Akinradewo, Middle Blocker
- Michelle Bartsch-Hackley, Outside Hitter
- Lauren Carlini, Setter
- Megan Courtney, Libero/Outside Hitter
- Danielle Cuttino, Opposite
- Tori Dixon, Middle
- Annie Drews, Opposite
- Micha Hancock, Setter
- Morgan Hentz, Libero
- Kim Hill, Outside Hitter
- Madi Kingdon, Outside Hitter
- Jordan Larson, Outside Hitter
- Karsta Lowe, Opposite
- Chiaka Ogbogu, Middle
- Kathryn Plummer, Opposite/Outside Hitter
- Jordyn Poulter, Setter
- Kelsey Robinson, Outside Hitter
- Hannah Tapp, Middle
- Jordan Thompson, Opposite
- Haleigh Washington, Middle
- Sarah Wilhite Parsons, Outside Hitter
- Justine Wong Orantes, Libero