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
editQualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 30 September 1981 | Baden-Baden | 1 | South Korea |
1984 Olympic Games | 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 1 | China |
1986 World Championship | 2–13 September 1986 | Prague | ||
1987 Asian Championsnip | 6–14 June 1987 | Shanghai | 1 | Japan* |
1987 NORCECA Championship | 12-19 June 1987 | Havana | 1 | United States* |
1987 South American Championship | 20-29 September 1987 | Punta del Este | 1 | Brazil |
1987 European Championship | 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 | Auderghem | 1 | East Germany |
1988 Olympic qualification tournament | 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
editThe 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
editPool A | Pool B |
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East Germany | Brazil |
Japan | China |
South Korea | Peru |
Soviet Union | United States |
Squads
editVenues
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 |
20 September 1988 | Japan | 3–2 | Soviet Union | |
(15–2, 8–15, 15–12, 10–15, 19–17) Report |
20 September 1988 | East Germany | 1–3 | South Korea | |
(6–15, 16–14, 10–15, 7–15) Report |
23 September 1988 | East Germany | 3–2 | Japan | |
(11–15, 16–14, 4–15, 15–2 ,15–7) Report |
23 September 1988 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | South Korea | |
(15–5, 15–8, 15–7) Report |
25 September 1988 | East Germany | 0–3 | Soviet Union | |
(16–18, 7–15, 4–15) Report |
25 September 1988 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | |
(8–15, 15–3 ,15–11, 15–8) Report |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 |
20 September 1988 | China | 3–0 | United States | |
(15–9, 15–5, 15–7) Report |
20 September 1988 | Peru | 3–0 | Brazil | |
(15–11, 15–11, 15–3) Report |
23 September 1988 | Brazil | 2–3 | United States | |
(16–14, 5–15, 13–15, 15–12, 7–15) Report |
23 September 1988 | China | 2–3 | Peru | |
(15–13, 13–15, 15–7, 12–15, 14–16) Report |
25 September 1988 | China | 3–1 | Brazil | |
(2–15, 15–7, 15–12, 15–11) Report |
25 September 1988 | Peru | 3–2 | United States | |
(12–15, 9–15, 15–4, 15–5, 15–9) Report |
Final round
edit5th to 8th place
edit5–8th 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
edit27 September 1988 | South Korea | 2–3 | Brazil | |
(6–15, 17–15, 15–8, 4–15, 15–17) Report |
27 September 1988 | East Germany | 3–1 | United States | |
(15–13, 15–11, 10–15, 15–8) Report |
7th place match
edit29 September 1988 | South Korea | 2–3 | United States | |
(4–15, 15–12, 15–13, 9–15, 8–15) Report |
5th place match
edit29 September 1988 | Brazil | 1–3 | East Germany | |
(9–15, 4–15, 15–11, 11–15) Report |
Final
editSemi-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
edit27 September 1988 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | China | |
(15–0, 15–9, 15–2) Report |
27 September 1988 | Japan | 2–3 | Peru | |
(9–15, 6–15, 15–6, 15–10, 13–15) Report |
Bronze medal match
edit29 September 1988 | China | 3–0 | Japan | |
(15–13, 15–6, 15–6 Report |
Gold medal match
edit29 September 1988 | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Peru | |
(10–15, 12–15, 15–13, 15–7, 17–15 Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
editGold | Silver | Bronze |
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Awards
edit- Most valuable player
- Cecilia Tait (PER)
- Best setter
- Xilan Yang (CHN)
- Best scorer
- Irina Smirnova (URS)
- Best spiker
- Kim Oden (USA)
- Best blocker
- Susanne Lahme (GER)
- Best receiver
- Park Mi-hee (KOR)
- Best digger
- Maike Arlt (GER)
- Best server
- Grit Naumann (GER)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Results
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 625–627, 635–638)