| Volleyball in the OlympicsA Time Line- 1924- Volleyball was played at the Summer Games as part of a demonstration of American sports.
- 1964- Indoor volleyball became a part of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
- 1972- Japan won the gold in indoor volleyball.
- 1976- Poland introduced the back-row attacker and won the gold medal.
- 1984- The U.S. defeated Brazil in the finals to win their first gold medal.
- 1992- Beach volleyball was introduced to the games.
- 1996- Beach volleyball became an official Olympic sport.
- 1996- Charles "Karch" Kiraly and Kent Steffes (USA) won the first gold medal in beach volleyball.
- 2000- The Libero was added as an official position at the Sydney, Australia Games.
- 2000- Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana (USA) secured back-to-back gold medals for the U.S. in beach volleyball.
- 2004- Brazil won its second gold medal in indoor volleyball; the first was won in 1992.
- 2004- Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego (Brazil) secure the gold medal in beach volleyball.
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