[1] At the closing ceremony, a segment of American culture was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Atlanta.

The Americans greatly improved compared to the 1988 Olympics mainly due to the break-up of the Eastern Bloc and its doping system.

As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time.

The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.

Summary Roster The following volleyball players represented the United States:[10] Preliminary round

Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze-medal match Summary Roster The following players represented the United States:[11] Preliminary round