Volleyball_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament

Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played.[1]

Qualification

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* Notes:[1]

1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions).
2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up).
3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions).
4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already qualified through other tournaments).

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and competed together as the Unified Team.

Format

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, with the preliminary round pool positions set as:

Pool winners advanced to the semifinals.
Pool second and third placed advanced to the quarterfinals.
Pool fourth placed advanced to the 7th place match.

Pools composition

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Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

7th to 8th place

7th place match
   
A4  Spain 0
B4  China 3

7th place match

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Final

First roundSemifinalsFinal
6 August
4 AugustA1 Unified Team3
A3 Japan1B2 Brazil18 August
B2 Brazil3 Unified Team1
6 August Cuba3
4 AugustA2 United States2
A2 United States3B1 Cuba3
B3 Netherlands1
Fifth placeThird place
5 August8 August
 Netherlands1 Brazil0
 Japan3 United States3

Quarterfinals

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5th place match

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Final standings

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Medalists

See also


References

  1. "Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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