Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988.[1]
| Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Gymnasium Saemaul Sports Hall Hanyang University Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Date | 20–29 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
| Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 30 September 1981 |  Baden-Baden | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
| 1984 Olympic Games | 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States | 1 |  China |
| 1986 World Championship | 2–13 September 1986 |  Prague, Czechoslovakia | (1) | Cuba* |
| 1987 Asian Championsnip | 6–14 June 1987 | Shanghai, China | 1 |  Japan* |
| 1987 NORCECA Championship | 1987 |  Havana, Cuba | 1 | United States* |
| 1987 South American Championship | 1987 |  Punta del Este, Uruguay | 1 |  Peru |
| 1987 European Championship | 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Auderghem, Belgium | 1 |  East Germany |
| 1988 Olympic qualification tournament |  Italy | 1 |  Soviet Union | |
| Replacing boycotting nation* | – | – | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Total | 8 | |||
* Notes:[1]
- 1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with other countries, boycotted the games.
- 2. Brazil replaced Cuba.
- 3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championsnip runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions).
- 4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championsnip runners-up (champions Cuba, were already qualified as 1986 World Championship runners-up).
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 |
|---|---|
| East Germany |
Brazil |
| Japan |
China |
| South Korea |
Peru |
| Soviet Union |
United States |
Squads
Venues
Preliminary round
| (A) | Advance to 1st–4th semifinals |
| (a) | Advance to 5th–8th semifinals |
Group A
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Soviet Union (A) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 154 | 114 | 1.351 |
| 2 | Japan (A) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 173 | 159 | 1.088 |
| 3 | South Korea (a) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 116 | 137 | 0.847 |
| 4 | East Germany (a) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 127 | 160 | 0.794 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Japan |
3–2 | Soviet Union |
15–2 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 19–17 | 67–61 | Report |
| 20 Sep | East Germany |
1–3 | South Korea |
6–15 | 16–14 | 10–15 | 7–15 | 39–59 | Report | |
| 23 Sep | East Germany |
3–2 | Japan |
11–15 | 16–14 | 4–15 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 61–53 | Report |
| 23 Sep | Soviet Union |
3–0 | South Korea |
15–5 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | East Germany |
0–3 | Soviet Union |
16–18 | 7–15 | 4–15 | 27–48 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | Japan |
3–1 | South Korea |
8–15 | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 53–37 | Report |
Group B
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Peru (A) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 177 | 142 | 1.246 |
| 2 | China (A) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 161 | 132 | 1.220 |
| 3 | United States (a) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 140 | 167 | 0.838 |
| 4 | Brazil (a) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 126 | 163 | 0.773 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | China |
3–0 | United States |
15–9 | 15–5 | 15–7 | 45–21 | Report | ||
| 20 Sep | Peru |
3–0 | Brazil |
15–11 | 15–11 | 15–3 | 45–25 | Report | ||
| 23 Sep | Brazil |
2–3 | United States |
16–14 | 5–15 | 13–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 56–71 | Report |
| 23 Sep | China |
2–3 | Peru |
15–13 | 13–15 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 14–16 | 69–66 | Report |
| 25 Sep | China |
3–1 | Brazil |
2–15 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 15–11 | 47–45 | Report | |
| 25 Sep | Peru |
3–2 | United States |
12–15 | 9–15 | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–9 | 66–48 | Report |
Final round
5th to 8th place
| 5–8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| East Germany | 3 | |||||
| East Germany | 3 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | South Korea |
2–3 | Brazil |
6–15 | 17–15 | 15–8 | 4–15 | 15–17 | 57–70 | Report |
| 27 Sep | East Germany |
3–1 | United States |
15–13 | 15–11 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 55–47 | Report |
7th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | South Korea |
2–3 | United States |
4–15 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 51–70 | Report |
5th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Brazil |
1–3 | East Germany |
9–15 | 4–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 39–56 | Report |
Final
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | Soviet Union |
3–0 | China |
15–0 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 45–11 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | Japan |
2–3 | Peru |
9–15 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 58–61 | Report |
Bronze medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | China |
3–0 | Japan |
15–13 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–25 | Report |
Gold medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Soviet Union |
3–2 | Peru |
10–15 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 17–15 | 69–65 | Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
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See also
References
- "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
External links
- Results
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 625–627, 635–638)
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