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]
Quick Facts Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Venue ...
| 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 | |||||||||
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More information Qualifiers, Date ...
| Qualifiers | 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 |  Cuba | |
| 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 | |||
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* 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).
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.
More information Pool A, Pool B ...
| Pool A | Pool B |
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| East Germany |
 Brazil |
| Japan |
China |
| South Korea |
 Peru |
| Soviet Union |
United States |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | 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 |
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More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 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 | |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | 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 |
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More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 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 |
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5th to 8th place
| 5–8th 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
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 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 | |
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7th place match
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 29 Sep | South Korea |
2–3 | United States |
4–15 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 51–70 | Report |
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5th place match
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 29 Sep | Brazil |
1–3 | East Germany |
9–15 | 4–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 39–56 | Report | |
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Final
| Semi-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
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 29 Sep | Soviet Union |
3–2 | Peru |
10–15 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 17–15 | 69–65 | Report |
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More information Place, Team ...
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More information Gold, Silver ...
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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 China (CHN)Li Guojun Zhao Hong Hou Yuzhu Wang Yajun Yang Xilan Su Huijuan Jiang Ying Cui Yongmei Yang Xiaojun Zheng Meizhu Wu Dan Li Yueming Head coach: Li Yaoxian |
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- "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Results
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 625–627, 635–638)