Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union (4th title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Peru
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
← 1984
1992 →

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]

Qualification[edit]

Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 30 September 1981 West Germany Baden-Baden 1  South Korea
1984 Olympic Games 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 United States Los Angeles 1  China
1986 World Championship 2–13 September 1986 Czechoslovakia Prague 1  Cuba

 Peru

1987 Asian Championsnip 6–14 June 1987 China Shanghai 1  Japan*
1987 NORCECA Championship 12-19 June 1987 Cuba Havana 1  United States*
1987 South American Championship 20-29 September 1987 Uruguay Punta del Este 1  Brazil
1987 European Championship 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 Belgium Auderghem 1  East Germany
1988 Olympic qualification tournament Italy Italy 1  Soviet Union
Total 8

* Notes:[1]

1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China, had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with 6 another countries, boycotted the games and their spot was given to Peru, as the team finished in the 3rd place during the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
2.Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, as they had already qualified, the South American place was reassigned to Brazil.
3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions).
4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, had already qualified as 1986 World Championship runners-up).

Format[edit]

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[edit]

Pool A Pool B
 East Germany  Brazil
 Japan  China
 South Korea  Peru
 Soviet Union  United States

Squads[edit]

Venues[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 154 114 1.351 1st–4th semifinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 5 8 6 1.333 173 159 1.088
3  South Korea 3 1 2 4 4 7 0.571 116 137 0.847 5th–8th semifinals
4  East Germany 3 1 2 4 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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Peru 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 177 142 1.246 1st–4th semifinals
2  China 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 161 132 1.220
3  United States 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 140 167 0.838 5th–8th semifinals
4  Brazil 3 0 3 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[edit]

5th to 8th place[edit]

 
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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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