Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 22 August 2015 to 22 May 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champion and runner-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions, and four teams from the World Olympic qualification tournament respectively.[1] Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.

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Qualification summary
Means of qualification
DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country2 October 2009 Copenhagen1 Brazil
2015 World Cup22 August – 6 September 2015 Japan2 China
 Serbia
European Qualifier4–9 January 2016 Ankara1 Russia
South American Qualifier6–10 January 2016 Bariloche1 Argentina
North American Qualifier7–9 January 2016 Lincoln1 United States
African Qualifier12–16 February 2016 Yaoundé1 Cameroon
Asian Qualifier14–22 May 2016 Tokyo1 Japan
1st World Qualifier3 Italy
 Netherlands
 South Korea
2nd World Qualifier20–22 May 2016 San Juan1 Puerto Rico
Total12

Means of qualification
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2016 World Olympics Qualification Tournament

Pool standing procedure

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

FIVB World cup

The winners and runners-up from 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup qualified for the Olympics.

Main article: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
  • Venue:  Japan
  • Dates: 22 August – 6 September 2015
Rank Team
 China
 Serbia
 United States
4  Russia
5  Japan
6  South Korea
7  Dominican Republic
8  Argentina
9  Cuba
10  Kenya
11  Peru
12  Algeria

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

African Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's African qualification
Rank Team
1  Cameroon
2  Egypt
3  Kenya
4  Algeria
5  Botswana
6  Tunisia
7  Uganda

Asia and Oceania

Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Asian Olympic qualification tournament combined with World Olympic qualification tournaments. The host teams and the top three ranked teams from the World ranking as of 1 January 2016 competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the four teams qualified as Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe

European Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification
Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Netherlands
3  Italy
4  Turkey
5  Germany
6  Belgium
7  Poland
8  Croatia

North America

NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
The top four ranked teams from the 2015 NORCECA Volleyball Championship competed in this tournament. The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Matches Pts Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  United States 3 0 14 249 173 1.439 9 1 9.000
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 8 249 246 1.012 6 5 1.200
3  Puerto Rico 1 2 7 232 258 0.899 5 6 0.833
4  Canada 0 3 1 205 258 0.795 1 9 0.111
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jan 17:00 Dominican Republic  3–1  Puerto Rico 17–25 25–13 25–23 25–23   92–84 P2 P3
7 Jan 19:00 United States  3–0  Canada 25–18 25–18 25–15     75–51 P2 P3
8 Jan 17:00 Canada  1–3  Dominican Republic 27–25 16–25 24–26 20–25   87–101 P2 P3
8 Jan 19:00 United States  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–14 24–26 25–12 25–14   99–66 P2 P3
9 Jan 17:00 Puerto Rico  3–0  Canada 32–30 25–17 25–20     82–67 P2 P3
9 Jan 20:00 United States  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–19 25–19 25–18     75–56 P2 P3

South America

South American Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Argentina 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 318 231 1.377
2  Peru 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 247 1.150
3  Colombia 2 2 5 6 9 0.667 332 329 1.009
4  Venezuela 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 315 314 1.003
5  Chile 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 193 321 0.601
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jan 15:00 Colombia  3–2  Venezuela 25–14 15–25 21–25 25–17 17–15 103–96 Result
6 Jan 19:00 Chile  0–3  Argentina 10–25 15–25 14–25     39–75 Result
7 Jan 16:00 Chile  0–3  Peru 10–25 13–25 10–25     33–75 Result
7 Jan 19:00 Venezuela  1–3  Argentina 18–25 16–25 25–17 18–25   77–92 Result
8 Jan 16:00 Venezuela  3–0  Chile 25–22 25–13 25–9     75–44 Result
8 Jan 19:00 Peru  3–0  Colombia 30–28 25–22 25–22     80–72 Result
9 Jan 14:00 Peru  3–0  Venezuela 25–23 25–22 25–22     75–67 Result
9 Jan 17:00 Argentina  3–0  Colombia 25–20 26–24 25–17     76–61 Result
10 Jan 14:00 Colombia  3–1  Chile 25–17 21–25 25–19 25–16   96–77 Result
10 Jan 17:00 Argentina  3–0  Peru 25–20 25–20 25–14     75–54 Result

World Qualification tournaments

There were 2 tournaments to get 5 remaining spots in the 2016 Olympic Games. Only the teams which had not yet qualified from the 3 events above could play in the tournament. 12 teams had rights to play in this tournament, Japan as a host of 1st tournament, the top three Asian teams from World ranking as of 1 January 2016, and the 2nd and 3rd place from continental qualification tournaments. The 1st tournament was combined with the Asian Olympic qualification tournament which played in Japan. The best ranked Asian team qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The best three ranked teams, excluding the best Asian team, also secured the vacancies in the 2016 Olympic Games. The 2nd tournament which was held in Puerto Rico consisted of 4 teams, and only the best ranked team could take the last spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. The table below showed the allocation of 12 qualified teams.[2]

1st tournament2nd tournament
QualificationQualifierQualificationQualifierQualificationQualifier
Host country JapanEuropean QT NetherlandsAfrican QT Kenya
World Ranking for Asian teams South Korea Italy Algeria
 ThailandNorth American QT 2nd Dominican RepublicNorth American QT 3rd Puerto Rico
 KazakhstanSouth American QT 2nd PeruSouth American QT 3rd Colombia
  •  Egypt withdrew from the tournament. Therefore,  Algeria, as the fourth place team in the African qualifier, replaced  Egypt.[3]

1st Tournament
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 6 1 17 18 7 2.571 586 517 1.133
2  Netherlands 5 2 16 17 7 2.429 571 465 1.228
3  Japan 5 2 14 18 10 1.800 644 571 1.128
4  South Korea 4 3 13 15 11 1.364 597 577 1.035
5  Thailand 4 3 12 15 12 1.250 597 592 1.008
6  Dominican Republic 2 5 6 7 16 0.438 517 542 0.954
7  Peru 2 5 6 7 16 0.438 462 549 0.842
8  Kazakhstan 0 7 0 3 21 0.143 426 587 0.726
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May10:10South Korea  1–3  Italy 17–2520–2527–2518–25 82–100P2 P3
14 May12:55Thailand  3–1  Dominican Republic 26–2426–2825–1625–20 102–88P2 P3
14 May15:40Kazakhstan  1–3  Netherlands 12–2525–2114–258–25 59–96P2 P3
14 May19:15Japan  3–0  Peru 25–2325–1025–14  75–47P2 P3
15 May10:10Italy  3–1  Thailand 17–2525–1625–1725–16 92–74P2 P3
15 May12:55Peru  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–2225–1626–24  76–62P2 P3
15 May15:40Netherlands  0–3  South Korea 27–2923–2521–25  71–79P2 P3
15 May19:20Japan  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1425–1525–11  75–40P2 P3
17 May10:10Kazakhstan  1–3  Peru 25–1922–2523–2523–25 93–94P2 P3
17 May12:55Dominican Republic  0–3  Italy 22–2523–2523–25  68–75P2 P3
17 May15:40Thailand  0–3  Netherlands 14–2516–2520–25  50–75P2 P3
17 May19:15South Korea  3–1  Japan 28–2625–1717–2525–19 95–87P2 P3
18 May10:10Peru  0–3  Italy 19–2516–2517–25  52–75P2 P3
18 May12:55Kazakhstan  0–3  South Korea 16–2511–2521–25  48–75P2 P3
18 May15:40Netherlands  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–2225–1825–21  75–61P2 P3
18 May19:20Japan  3–2  Thailand 20–2525–2323–2525–2315–13108–109P2 P3
20 May10:10Thailand  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1825–1925–15  75–52P2 P3
20 May12:55South Korea  3–1  Peru 18–2525–2225–1425–21 93–82P2 P3
20 May15:40Italy  0–3  Netherlands 21–2521–2514–25  56–75P2 P3
20 May19:15Dominican Republic  0–3  Japan 22–2516–2525–27  63–77P2 P3
21 May10:10South Korea  2–3  Thailand 25–1925–2227–2924–2612–15113–111P2 P3
21 May12:55Kazakhstan  1–3  Dominican Republic 20–2525–2212–2520–25 77–97P2 P3
21 May15:40Peru  0–3  Netherlands 16–2514–2517–25  47–75P2 P3
21 May19:20Japan  2–3  Italy 25–2325–2725–2725–219–15109–113P2 P3
22 May10:10Dominican Republic  3–0  South Korea 25–2325–1128–26  78–60P2 P3
22 May12:55Thailand  3–0  Peru 25–1726–2425–23  76–64P2 P3
22 May15:40Italy  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2225–1625–19  75–57P2 P3
22 May19:15Netherlands  2–3  Japan 25–2013–2525–2130–3211–15104–113P2 P3


Individual Awards


2nd Tournament
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Puerto Rico 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 226 138 1.638
2  Colombia 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 209 164 1.274
3  Kenya 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 186 219 0.849
4  Algeria 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 148 248 0.597
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May17:10Kenya  0–3  Colombia 14–2515–2513–25  42–75P2 P3
20 May20:10Puerto Rico  3–0  Algeria 25–1025–1125–12  75–33P2 P3
21 May17:10Kenya  3–1  Algeria 25–1423–2525–1425–16 98–69P2 P3
21 May20:10Puerto Rico  3–0  Colombia 25–1726–2425–18  76–59P2 P3
22 May15:10Algeria  0–3  Colombia 16–2512–2518–25  46–75P2 P3
22 May18:10Puerto Rico  3–0  Kenya 25–825–2325–15  75–46P2 P3

See also

References
  1. "Qualification Process". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Qualification Detail". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. "Line-up for Intercontinental qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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