Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Montréal Forum Paul Sauvé Arena | |||||||||
Date | 19–30 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The 1976 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 4th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from July 19 to 30, 1976.[1]
This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics. The team was coached by .[1]
Qualification[]
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 12 May 1970 | Amsterdam | 1 | Canada |
1972 Olympic Games | 27 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1972 | Munich | 1 | Soviet Union |
1974 World Championship | 12–28 October 1974 | Guadalajara | 1 | Japan |
1975 Asian Championsnip | 17–28 August 1975 | Melbourne | 1 | South Korea* |
1975 | Los Angeles | 1 | Cuba | |
1975 | Asunción | 1 | Peru | |
1975 European Championship | 18–25 October 1975 | Belgrade | 1 | Hungary* |
Special Tournament | Heidelberg | 1 | East Germany** | |
Total | 8 |
* South Korea and Hungary qualified as next best team as Japan and Soviet Union are already qualified.
** East Germany qualified after a special tournament held in Heidelberg, West Germany.[1]
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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Canada | Cuba |
Hungary | East Germany |
Japan | South Korea |
Peru | Soviet Union |
Rosters[]
Venues[]
Preliminary round[]
- venue: Paul Sauvé Arena.
(A) | Advance to 1st–4th semifinals |
(a) | Advance to 5th–8th semifinals |
Group A[]
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 | 135 | 43 | 3.140 |
2 | Hungary (A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 120 | 132 | 0.909 |
3 | Peru (a) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 124 | 154 | 0.805 |
4 | Canada (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 113 | 163 | 0.693 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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19 Jul | Hungary | 0–3 | Japan | 6–15 | 3–15 | 4–15 | 13–45 | Report | ||
19 Jul | Canada | 2–3 | Peru | 15–12 | 4–15 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 56–64 | Report |
21 Jul | Peru | 0–3 | Japan | 7–15 | 4–15 | 9–15 | 20–45 | Report | ||
21 Jul | Canada | 1–3 | Hungary | 13–15 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 47–54 | Report | |
23 Jul | Hungary | 3–1 | Peru | 7–15 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 16–14 | 53–40 | Report | |
23 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Canada | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–10 | Report |
Group B[]
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 | 4 | 2.250 | 186 | 137 | 1.358 |
2 | South Korea (A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 179 | 171 | 1.047 |
3 | Cuba (a) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 150 | 168 | 0.893 |
4 | East Germany (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 144 | 183 | 0.787 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 Jul | South Korea | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 14–16 | 15–12 | 2–15 | 14–16 | 45–59 | Report | |
20 Jul | East Germany | 1–3 | Cuba | 15–7 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 13–15 | 38–52 | Report | |
22 Jul | Cuba | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 9–15 | 15–13 | 11–15 | 10–15 | 45–58 | Report | |
22 Jul | East Germany | 2–3 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–11 | 14–16 | 2–15 | 13–15 | 59–62 | Report |
24 Jul | South Korea | 3–2 | Cuba | 14–16 | 15–4 | 15–8 | 13–15 | 15–10 | 72–53 | Report |
24 Jul | Soviet Union | 3–2 | East Germany | 15–11 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–5 | 15–1 | 69–47 | Report |
Final round[]
5th–8th place[]
- venue: Paul Sauvé Arena.
5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Peru | 2 | |||||
27 July | ||||||
East Germany | 3 | |||||
East Germany | 0 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
Canada | 2 | |||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||
Peru | 3 |
5th–8th place semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Jul | Canada | 2–3 | Cuba | 15–13 | 7–15 | 16–14 | 9–15 | 3–15 | 50–72 | Report |
26 Jul | Peru | 2–3 | East Germany | 11–15 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 8–15 | 58–61 | Report |
7th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | Canada | 1–3 | Peru | 9–15 | 15–12 | 4–15 | 7–15 | 35–57 | Report |
5th place match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | East Germany | 0–3 | Cuba | 12–15 | 12–15 | 8–15 | 32–45 | Report |
Final[]
- venue: Montréal Forum.
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
29 July | ||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||
30 July | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
Japan | 3 | |||||
29 July | ||||||
Soviet Union | 0 | |||||
Hungary | 0 | |||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
30 July | ||||||
South Korea | 3 | |||||
Hungary | 1 |
Semifinals[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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29 Jul | Hungary | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 10–15 | 10–15 | 9–15 | 29–45 | Report | ||
29 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–24 | Report |
Bronze medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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30 Jul | South Korea | 3–1 | Hungary | 12–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 57–43 | Report |
Gold medal match[]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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30 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Soviet Union | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 45–17 | Report |
Final standing[]
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Medalists[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "1976 Summer Olympics". www.databaseolympics.com/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links[]
- Volleyball
- Final standings (1964-2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 596-609)
- 1976 in volleyball
- Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 1976 in women's volleyball
- Women's volleyball in Canada
- Women's events at the 1976 Summer Olympics