Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stegeman Coliseum, United States of America | |||||||||
| Date | 20 July–3 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
| Rosters | men | women | ||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
The 1996 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held from July 20 to August 3, 1996 at the Stegeman Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.
Qualification
| Volleyball Women | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  United States |
| 1995 Women's World Cup | 3 |  Cuba Brazil China |
| European Qualification | 1 |  Germany |
| North American Qualification | 1 |  Canada |
| South American Qualification | 1 |  Peru |
| Asian Qualification | 1 |  South Korea |
| Wild-Card | 1 |  Russia |
| Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 3 |  Netherlands Japan Ukraine |
| Total | 12 |
- Africa was invited to participate in this edition, but since no African team showed interest, Russia —then the best ranked of "wild-card teams"— was invited to participate the Olympic Games.
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 181 | 1.414 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 |
| 2. | United States |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 241 | 198 | 1.217 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 |
| 3. | Netherlands |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 211 | 179 | 1.179 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
| 4. | South Korea |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 249 | 222 | 1.122 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 |
| 5. | Japan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 158 | 199 | 0.794 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 |
| 6. | Ukraine |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 225 | 0.396 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
- Saturday 1996-07-20
| China |
3–0 | Netherlands |
(15-10 15- 5 15-7) | |
| South Korea |
3–0 | Japan |
(15-10 15-12 15-10) | |
| United States |
3–0 | Ukraine |
(15- 8 15- 5 15-11) |
- Monday 1996-07-22
| China |
3–2 | South Korea |
(17-16 16-14 2 -15 13-15 15-13) | |
| Japan |
3–0 | Ukraine |
(15- 9 15- 5 15- 4) | |
| United States |
3–1 | Netherlands |
(12-15 15-10 17-15 15- 7) |
- Wednesday 1996-07-24
| Netherlands |
3–0 | Japan |
(15- 3 15-10 15- 3) | |
| United States |
1–3 | China |
( 8-15 2-15 15-12 12-15) | |
| South Korea |
3–0 | Ukraine |
(15- 3 15-10 15- 7) |
- Friday 1996-07-26
| Netherlands |
3–1 | South Korea |
(15-11 15-12 7 -15 15- 8) | |
| China |
3–0 | Ukraine |
(15- 4 15- 4 15- 6) | |
| United States |
3–0 | Japan |
(15-11 15- 7 15-12) |
- Sunday 1996-07-28
| China |
3–0 | Japan |
(16-14 15-11 15-10) | |
| United States |
3–1 | South Korea |
(10-15 15-13 15- 9 15- 3) | |
| Netherlands |
3–0 | Ukraine |
(15- 3 15- 5 15- 5) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 121 | 1.967 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 |
| 2. | Russia |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 140 | 1.550 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 |
| 3. | Cuba |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 156 | 1.256 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 |
| 4. | Germany |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 163 | 191 | 0.853 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 |
| 5. | Canada |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 239 | 0.653 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 |
| 6. | Peru |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 252 | 0.512 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 |
- Saturday 1996-07-20
| Russia |
3–0 | Germany |
(15- 5 15-10 15- 7) | |
| Cuba |
3–0 | Canada |
(15- 8 15- 8 15- 5) | |
| Brazil |
3–0 | Peru |
(15- 7 15- 1 15- 5) |
- Monday 1996-07-22
| Canada |
0–3 | Russia |
( 1-15 7-15 9-15) | |
| Germany |
3–0 | Peru |
(15-11 15- 6 15- 3) | |
| Brazil |
3–0 | Cuba |
(15-11 15-10 15- 4) |
- Wednesday 1996-07-24
| Canada |
0–3 | Germany |
( 5-15 12-15 6-15) | |
| Brazil |
3–0 | Russia |
(15- 3 15-11 15-13) | |
| Cuba |
3–0 | Peru |
(15- 2 15- 5 15-10) |
- Friday 1996-07-26
| Russia |
3–0 | Peru |
(15-11 15- 8 15- 1) | |
| Germany |
0–3 | Cuba |
( 6-15 8-15 4-15) | |
| Brazil |
3–0 | Canada |
(15- 6 15- 6 15-11) |
- Sunday 1996-07-28
| Brazil |
3–1 | Germany |
(15- 4 13-15 15- 6 15- 8) | |
| Cuba |
1–3 | Russia |
(15-10 6-15 7-15 8-15) | |
| Canada |
3–2 | Peru |
(15-17 15- 6 11-15 15- 9 15-12) |
Final round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||
| 1996-07-30 | ||||||||||
| China |
3 | |||||||||
| 1996-08-01 | ||||||||||
| Germany |
0 | |||||||||
| China |
3 | |||||||||
| 1996-07-30 | ||||||||||
| Russia |
1 | |||||||||
| Russia |
3 | |||||||||
| 1996-08-03 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 | |||||||||
| China |
1 | |||||||||
| 1996-07-30 | ||||||||||
| Cuba |
3 | |||||||||
| United States |
0 | |||||||||
| 1996-08-01 | ||||||||||
| Cuba |
3 | |||||||||
| Cuba |
3 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| 1996-07-30 | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | Russia |
2 | |||||||
| South Korea |
0 | Brazil |
3 | |||||||
| 1996-08-03 | ||||||||||
- Tuesday 1996-07-30
| China |
3–0 | Germany |
(15-12 15- 8 15- 8) | |
| Russia |
3–1 | Netherlands |
(10-15 15- 7 15- 9 15-10) | |
| United States |
0–3 | Cuba |
(1 -15 10-15 12-15) | |
| Brazil |
3–0 | South Korea |
(15- 4 15- 2 15-10) |
- Thursday 1996-08-01
| China |
3–1 | Russia |
(12-15 15- 5 15- 8 15-12) | |
| Cuba |
3–2 | Brazil |
(5 -15 15- 8 10-15 15-13 15-12) |
- Saturday 1996-08-03
| Russia |
2–3 | Brazil |
(13-15 15-4 14-16 15-8 13-15) |
| China |
1–3 | Cuba |
(16-14 12-15 15-17 6 -15) |
| 5-8th place | 5th place | ||||||
| 1996-07-31 | |||||||
| Netherlands |
3 | ||||||
| Germany |
2 | ||||||
| 1996-08-01 | |||||||
| Netherlands |
3 | ||||||
| South Korea |
0 | ||||||
| 7th place | |||||||
| 1996-07-31 | 1996-08-01 | ||||||
| South Korea |
3 | Germany |
1 | ||||
| United States |
0 | United States |
3 | ||||
- Wednesday 1996-07-31
| Netherlands |
3–2 | Germany |
(15-12 9 -15 13-15 15- 9 15-10) | |
| South Korea |
3–0 | United States |
(15-12 15- 5 15-11) |
- Thursday 1996-08-01
| Germany |
1–3 | United States |
(16-17 6 -15 15- 5 6 -15) |
| Netherlands |
3–0 | South Korea |
(15- 9 15 -9 15-13) |
Final standings
| Rank | Teams | Pts | Matches | Sets | Ratio | Points | Ratio | |||
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| Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Won | Lost | |||||
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Cuba (CUB) |
14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2.111 | 362 | 292 | 1.240 |
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China (CHN) |
15 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 407 | 310 | 1.313 |
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Brazil (BRA) |
15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3.833 | 402 | 257 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) |
13 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | |||
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) |
13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1.416 | |||
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) |
11 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0.866 | |||
| 7 | United States (USA) |
13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | |||
| 8 | Germany (GER) |
10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0.555 | |||
| Eliminated in the Group-Stages | ||||||||||
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan (JPN) |
5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 158 | 199 | 0.794 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) |
5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 156 | 239 | 0.653 |
| 11 | Peru (PER) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 129 | 252 | 0.512 |
| 12 | Ukraine (UKR) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 89 | 225 | 0.396 |
Individual awards
- Best Spiker: Cui Yongmei (CHN)
- Best Blocker: Magaly Carvajal (CUB)
- Best Server: Henriëtte Weersing (NED)
- Best Setter: Riëtte Fledderus (NED)
- Most Valuable Player: Cintha Boersma (NED)
See also
References
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