Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968.[1]
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Venue | Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium Revolution Ice Rink | |||||||||
Date | 13–26 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 94 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 18 October 1963 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1964 Olympic Games | Oct. 11–23, 1964 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1967 World Championship | Jan. 25 – 29, 1967 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1967 European Championship | Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 8 |
* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions.[1]
Format
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.
Rosters
Venues
- Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium, Ciudad de México
- Revolution Ice Rink, Ciudad de México
Round robin
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 333 | 194 | 1.716 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6.333 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 |
3 | ![]() |
12 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 324 | 304 | 1.066 |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 306 | 327 | 0.936 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 307 | 307 | 1.000 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 196 | 353 | 0.555 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
10–15 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 17–15 | 69–67 | Report |
13 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–6 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–10 | Report | ||
13 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
8–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 53–42 | Report | |
13 Oct | Peru ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–17 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 70–46 | Report |
14 Oct | Peru ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–13 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–8 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 56–43 | Report | |
14 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–5 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–20 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–8 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–24 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–23 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–1 | 16–14 | 46–18 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 45–17 | Report | ||
17 Oct | South Korea ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–13 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 51–42 | Report | |
17 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–4 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–9 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 15–4 | 68–54 | Report |
20 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–5 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–17 | Report | ||
20 Oct | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
7–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 65–44 | Report |
21 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–1 | 6–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 51–26 | Report | |
21 Oct | South Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–5 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–15 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–6 | 15–10 | 15–3 | 45–19 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Peru ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–11 | 15–0 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 59–39 | Report | |
24 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–13 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–32 | Report | ||
24 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–5 | 15–5 | 15–4 | 45–14 | Report | ||
25 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–10 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 59–43 | Report | |
25 Oct | South Korea ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 54–44 | Report | |
26 Oct | Mexico ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–8 | 15–7 | 15–4 | 45–19 | Report | ||
26 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–10 | 16–14 | 3–15 | 15–9 | 49–48 | Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 772, 796-810)
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