Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's volleyball at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Volleyball Hall | |||||||||
Date | 27 August – 7 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 93 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 7 September 1972.[1]
Qualification[]
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 26 April 1966 | Rome | 1 | West Germany |
1968 Olympic Games | 13–26 October 1968 | Mexico City | 1 | Soviet Union |
1970 World Championship | 22 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1970 | Varna | 3 | Japan North Korea Hungary |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 1971 | Unknown | 1 | South Korea |
1971 European Championship | 23 Sep. – 1 Oct. 1971 | Reggio Emilia | 1 | Czechoslovakia |
1971 Pan American Games | 31 July – 11 Aug. 1971 | Cali | 1 | Cuba |
Total | 8 |
Format[]
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The Final round (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.
Pools composition[]
Pool A | Pool B |
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Hungary | Cuba |
South Korea | Czechoslovakia |
Soviet Union | Japan |
West Germany | North Korea |
Rosters[]
Venue[]
Preliminary round[]
Pool A[]
(A) | Advance to 1st–4th semifinals |
(a) | Advance to 5th–8th semifinals |
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Soviet Union (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 159 | 96 | 1.656 |
2 | South Korea (A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 127 | 99 | 1.283 |
3 | Hungary (a) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 114 | 131 | 0.870 |
4 | West Germany (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 61 | 135 | 0.452 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Aug | Hungary | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
27 Aug | South Korea | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 15–11 | 8–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 37–56 | Report | |
29 Aug | Hungary | 0–3 | South Korea | 7–15 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 31–45 | Report | ||
29 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–21 | Report | ||
31 Aug | Hungary | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 12–15 | 2–15 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 38–58 | Report | |
31 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report |
Pool B[]
(A) | Advance to 1st–4th semifinals |
(a) | Advance to 5th–8th semifinals |
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Japan (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 56 | 2.429 |
2 | North Korea (A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 119 | 76 | 1.566 |
3 | Cuba (a) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 73 | 140 | 0.521 |
4 | Czechoslovakia (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 85 | 141 | 0.603 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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28 Aug | Cuba | 0–3 | North Korea | 1–15 | 8–15 | 3–15 | 12–45 | Report | ||
28 Aug | Japan | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–1 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–17 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Cuba | 0–3 | Japan | 2–15 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 10–45 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | North Korea | 3–15 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
1 Sep | Cuba | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 6–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 51–50 | Report | |
1 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | North Korea | 15–3 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–19 | Report |
Final round[]
5th–8th place[]
5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
2 September | ||||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||
7 September | ||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
Cuba | 2 | |||||
2 September | ||||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||
West Germany | 0 |
5th–8th place semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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2 Sep | West Germany | 0–3 | Cuba | 11–15 | 13–15 | 15–17 | 39–47 | Report | ||
2 Sep | Hungary | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 69–60 | Report |
7th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–13 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–31 | Report |
5th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Cuba | 2–3 | Hungary | 15–13 | 16–14 | 14–16 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 61–73 | Report |
Final[]
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
3 September | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
7 September | ||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||
Japan | 2 | |||||
3 September | ||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
North Korea | 1 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
North Korea | 3 |
Semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Sep | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 3–15 | 5–15 | 9–15 | 17–45 | Report | ||
3 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–1 | North Korea | 15–10 | 16–14 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 53–47 | Report |
Bronze medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | South Korea | 0–3 | North Korea | 7–15 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 25–45 | Report |
Gold medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Japan | 2–3 | Soviet Union | 11–15 | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 11–15 | 63–58 | Report |
Final standing[]
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Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Vera Galushka-Duyunova Tatyana Ponyayeva-Tretyakova Nina Smoleeva Roza Salikhova Lyudmila Buldakova Tatyana Gonobobleva Lyubov Turina Galina Leontyeva Inna Ryskal Tatyana Sarycheva Lyudmila Borozna Nataliya Kudreva Head coach:
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Sumie Oinuma Noriko Yamashita Seiko Shimakage Makiko Furukawa Takako Iida Katsumi Matsumura Michiko Shiokawa Takako Shirai Mariko Okamoto Keiko Hama Yaeko Yamazaki Toyoko Iwahara Head coach: |
Ri Chun-Ok Kim Myong-Suk Kim Zung-Bok Kang Ok-Sun Kim Yeun-Ja Hwang He-Suk Jang Ok-Rim Paek Myong-Suk Ryom Chun-Ja Kim Su-Dae Jong Ok-Jin Head coach: |
References[]
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
External links[]
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Results at Todor66.com
- Results at Sports123.com
- Official results (pgs. 438-441, 450-454)
Categories:
- 1972 in West German women's sport
- Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1972 in women's volleyball
- Women's volleyball in West Germany
- Women's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics