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SYDNEY RESULTS
Volleyball

Men: Group A: Cuba 0 Holland 3 (22-25, 20-25, 23-25); Australia 0 Brazil 3 (13-25, 14-25, 21-25); Brazil 3 Egypt 0 (30-28, 25-18, 25-21); Cuba 3 Spain 1 (25-21, 25-12, 21-25, 25-20); Holland 3 Australia 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-15); Cuba 3 Egypt 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-15); Brazil 3 Holland 0 (25-20, 25-17, 27-25); Australia 3 Spain 1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19); Cuba bt Australia 3-0 (25-17 25-20 25-18); Holland bt Egypt 3-1 (25-21 25-11 31-33 25-20); Brazil 3 Spain 1 (25-27 25-14 25-21 25-20); Brazil bt Cuba 3-0 (28-26, 30-28, 25-18); Holland bt Spain 3-1 (25-18, 25-17, 24-26, 25-21); Australia bt Egypt 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22).

Group B: Russia 3 Yugoslavia 1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20); United States 1 Argentina 3 (26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 18-25); Argentina 3 South Korea 1 (25-23, 17-25, 30-28, 25-21); Italy 3 Yugoslavia 2 (25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 31-33, 22-20); Russia 3 United States 1 (25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 25-17); Yugoslavia 3 United States 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-23); Italy 3 Argentina 0 (40-38, 25-18, 25-14); Russia 3 South Korea 2 (25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 29-27, 17-15); Italy bt Russia 3-1 (25-20 25-20 22-25 25-22); Yugoslavia bt Argentina 3-1 (21-25 25-15 25-23 25-22); South Korea bt United States 3-2 (25-20 25-27 26-24 21-25 15-13); Yugoslavia bt South Korea 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 15-8); Russia bt Argentina 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-20); Italy bt United States 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-18).

Classification: Holland bt Australia 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-21); Brazil bt Cuba 3-2 (23-25, 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-11).

Quarter-finals: Argentina bt Brazil 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25); Italy bt Australia 3-1 (25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-15); Russia bt Cuba 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13); Yugoslavia bt Holland 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 30-32, 17-15).

Fifth-place play-off: Holland bt Brazil 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-22).
Seventh-place play-off: Cuba bt Australia 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-15).

Semi-finals: Russia bt Argentina 3-1 (27-25, 32-30, 21-25, 25-11); Yugoslavia bt Italy 3-0 (27-25, 34-32, 25-14).

Bronze medal: Italy bt Argentina 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-18). Gold medal: Yugoslavia bt Russia 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-20).

Women: Preliminary round: Group A: Brazil bt Kenya 3-0 (25-8 25-11 25-13); Croatia beat Australia 3-1 (25-21 22-25 25-14 25-16); Brazil bt Australia 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17); United States bt Kenya 3-0 (25-16, 25-6, 25-16); Croatia bt China 3-1 (25-23, 26-28, 25-20, 25-15); Australia 3 Kenya 1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-15, 28-26); Brazil 3 China 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-18); United States 3 Croatia 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16); United States bt Australia 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-10); Brazil bt Croatia 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-23); China bt Kenya 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-18); China bt Australia 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-15); Brazil bt United States 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15); Croatia bt Kenya 3-1 (18-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18).

Group B: Russia bt Peru 3-0 (25-17 25-13 25-20); Cuba beat Germany 3-0 (25-17 25-18 25-18); South Korea beat Italy 3-2 (23-25 25-18 25-22 22-25 27-25); South Korea bt Germany 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-22); Italy bt Peru 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-20); Germany 3 Peru 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-16); Cuba 3 South Korea 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-15); Russia 3 Italy 1 (29-31, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19); Russia bt Germany 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 14-25, 28-26, 15-6); South Korea bt Peru 3-1 (19-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-17); Cuba bt Italy 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20); Russia bt South Korea 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16); Germany bt Italy 3-1 (25-22, 13-25, 25-21, 25-21); Cuba bt Peru 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-16).

Quarter-finals: Russia bt China 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 27-25); Cuba bt Croatia 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-21); Brazil bt Germany 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-17); United States 3 South Korea 2 (26-24, 17-25, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14).

Fifth-place play-off: China bt South Korea 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19). Seventh-place play-off: Germany bt Croatia 3-1 (27-25, 27-29, 25-21, 25-18).

Classification: China bt Germany 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18); Croatia bt South Korea 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21).

Semi-finals: Cuba bt Brazil 3-2 (27-29, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9); Russia bt United States 3-2 (25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 26-28, 15-8).

Bronze medal: Brazil beat United States 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-21).

Gold medal: Cuba beat Russia 3-2 (25-27, 32-34, 25-19, 25-18, 15-7).