Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games – Men

Men
at the 1966 Asian Games
VenueThammasat Gymnasium
Date10–19 December 1966
Nations12
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 1962
1970 →

The 1966 Men's Asian Games Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the Asian governing body, the AVC. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 19 December 1966.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 Final round
2  Thailand 3 2 1 5 6 4 1.500
3  Philippines 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 Classification 7th–12th
4  Malaysia 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec Thailand  3–0  Malaysia            
10 Dec India  3–1  Philippines            
11 Dec Thailand  3–1  Philippines            
11 Dec India  3–0  Malaysia 15–2 15–3 15–9     45–14
12 Dec Thailand  0–3  India            
12 Dec Philippines  3–2  Malaysia 15–6 11–15 15–3 12–15 15–1 68–40

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX Final round
2  Iran 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200
3  Republic of China 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 Classification 7th–12th
4  Ceylon 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec Japan  3–0  Iran 15–2 15–4 15–6     45–12
10 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Ceylon            
11 Dec Japan  3–0  Republic of China            
11 Dec Iran  3–0  Ceylon 15–5 15–0 15–3     45–8
12 Dec Iran  3–2  Republic of China 15–13 13–15 10–15 15–9 15–10 68–63
12 Dec Japan  3–0  Ceylon            

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX Final round
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000
3  Pakistan 3 1 2 4 3 7 0.429 Classification 7th–12th
4  South Vietnam 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec South Korea  3–0  Indonesia            
10 Dec Pakistan  3–1  South Vietnam            
11 Dec South Korea  3–0  Pakistan            
11 Dec Indonesia  3–0  South Vietnam            
12 Dec Pakistan  0–3  Indonesia            
12 Dec South Korea  3–0  South Vietnam            

Classification 7th–12th

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR
1  Republic of China 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000
2  Philippines 5 4 1 9 12 3 4.000
3  Pakistan 5 3 2 7 9 7 1.286
4  South Vietnam 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727
5  Ceylon 5 1 4 6 5 12 0.417
6  Malaysia 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Dec Philippines  3–0  South Vietnam            
13 Dec Pakistan  3–0  Ceylon            
13 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Malaysia            
14 Dec Pakistan  3–0  Malaysia            
14 Dec Republic of China  3–1  South Vietnam            
15 Dec Philippines  3–0  Ceylon            
15 Dec Pakistan  3–1  South Vietnam            
16 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Ceylon            
16 Dec Philippines  3–0  Malaysia 18–16 15–7 15–7     48–30
17 Dec Philippines  0–3  Republic of China            
17 Dec Malaysia  0–3  South Vietnam            
18 Dec Malaysia  0–3  Ceylon            
18 Dec Philippines  3–0  Pakistan 15–0 15–0 15–0     45–0
19 Dec Ceylon  2–3  South Vietnam            
19 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Pakistan            

Final round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR
1  Japan 5 5 0 10 15 0 MAX
2  South Korea 5 4 1 9 12 4 3.000
3  Iran 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111
4  India 5 2 3 7 7 11 0.636
5  Indonesia 5 1 4 6 7 13 0.538
6  Thailand 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Dec Japan  3–0  Thailand            
13 Dec South Korea  3–1  Iran 13–15 15–3 15–11 15–9   58–38
13 Dec India  3–2  Indonesia            
14 Dec Japan  3–0  Indonesia            
14 Dec South Korea  3–0  Thailand            
15 Dec South Korea  3–0  Indonesia            
15 Dec India  1–3  Iran 10–15 15–6 6–15 14–16   45–52
16 Dec India  3–0  Thailand            
16 Dec Japan  3–0  Iran            
17 Dec Thailand  1–3  Indonesia            
17 Dec India  0–3  Japan 5–15 1–15 0–15     6–45
18 Dec Thailand  0–3  Iran 5–15 3–15 5–15     13–45
18 Dec India  0–3  South Korea            
19 Dec Japan  3–0  South Korea 15–7 15–5 15–5     45–17
19 Dec Iran  3–2  Indonesia 15–10 10–15 13–15 15–10 15–8 68–58

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 8 8 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 8 7 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Iran 8 5 3
4  India 8 5 3
5  Indonesia 8 3 5
6  Thailand 8 2 6
7  Republic of China 8 6 2
8  Philippines 8 5 3
9  Pakistan 8 4 4
10  South Vietnam 8 2 6
11  Ceylon 8 1 7
12  Malaysia 8 0 8

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