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
VenueJamsil Gymnasium
Saemaul Sports Hall
Hanyang University Gymnasium
Date20–29 September
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Soviet Union
 Peru
 China

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country30 September 1981 Baden-Baden1 South Korea
1984 Olympic Games30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 Los Angeles, United States1 China
1986 World Championship2–13 September 1986 Prague, Czechoslovakia(1)Cuba*
1987 Asian Championsnip6–14 June 1987 Shanghai, China1 Japan*
1987 NORCECA Championship1987 Havana, Cuba1 United States*
1987 South American Championship1987 Punta del Este, Uruguay1 Peru
1987 European Championship25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 Auderghem, Belgium1 East Germany
1988 Olympic qualification tournament Italy1 Soviet Union
Replacing boycotting nation*1 Brazil
Total8

* 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 place5th place
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
29 September
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
27 September
 
 East Germany3
 
 East Germany3
 
 
 United States1
 
7th place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 United States3

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
29 September
 
 China0
 
 Soviet Union3
 
27 September
 
 Peru2
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Peru3
 
Third place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan0

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

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Soviet Union
Valentina Ogiyenko
Yelena Volkova
Marina Kumysh
Irina Smirnova
Tatyana Sidorenko
Irina Parkhomchuk
Tatyana Kraynova
Olga Shkurnova
Marina Nikulina
Yelena Ovchinnikova
Olga Krivosheyeva
Svetlana Korytova
 Peru
Katherine Horny
Cenaida Uribe
Rosa García
Miriam Gallardo
Gaby Pérez
Sonia Heredia
Cecilia Tait
Luisa Cervera
Denisse Fajardo
Alejandra de la Guerra
Gina Torrealva
Natalia Málaga
 China
Li Guojun
Zhao Hong
Hou Yuzhu
Wang Yajun
Yang Xilan
Su Huijuan
Jiang Ying
Cui Yongmei
Yang Xiaojun
Zheng Meizhu
Wu Dan
Li Yueming

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
 Cecilia Tait (PER)

See also

References

  1. "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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