Volleyball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_volleyball
Quick Facts Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Venue ...
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| Venue | University of Georgia Coliseum Omni Coliseum | |||||||||
| Date | 20 July – 3 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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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 20 July to 3 August 1996 at the Stegeman Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
This was the last Olympic tournament to use side-out scoring, where a team could only score on its own serve. Rally scoring, which awards a point on every play regardless of serving team, was introduced for the 2000 Games.
More information Qualifiers, Date ...
| Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 18 September 1990 |  Tokyo | 1 |  United States |
| 1995 Women's World Cup | 3–17 November 1995 | Japan | 3 |  Cuba |
 Brazil | ||||
 China | ||||
| European Qualification | 1 |  Germany | ||
| North American Qualification | 1 |  Canada | ||
| South American Qualification | 1 |  Peru | ||
| Asian Qualification | 1 |  South Korea | ||
| African Qualification [2] | 1 |  Russia | ||
| 1996 Olympic Qualification Tournament | 26 May −2 June 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 |  Netherlands |
| Japan | ||||
 Ukraine | ||||
| Total | 12 | |||
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The tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (first stage), the twelve participants were divided into two pools of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the Final round (second stage) and the two lowest ranked teams took no further participation (with pool places 5th and 6th being ranked in the final standings as joined 9th ad 11th, respectively).
The Final round was played in a single elimination format, with placement matches determining the top eight positions. Starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers advanced to the placement matches (5th–8th semifinal).
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their ranking as of January 1996.[3]
More information Pool A, Pool B ...
| Pool A | Pool B |
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| United States (hosts) |
Cuba (1st) |
| Japan (4th) |
Brazil (2nd) |
| China (5th) |
Russia (7th) |
 South Korea (6th) |
Germany (8th) |
| Netherlands |
Peru |
| Ukraine |
Canada |
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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 | China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 256 | 181 | 1.414 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 241 | 198 | 1.217 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 211 | 179 | 1.179 | |
| 4 | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 249 | 222 | 1.122 | |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 158 | 199 | 0.794 | |
| 6 | Ukraine |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 89 | 225 | 0.396 |
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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 Jul | Netherlands |
0–3 | China |
10–15 | 5–15 | 7–15 | 22–45 | Report | ||
| 20 Jul | Japan |
0–3 | South Korea |
10–15 | 12–15 | 10–15 | 32–45 | Report | ||
| 20 Jul | United States |
3–0 | Ukraine |
15–8 | 15–5 | 15–11 | 45–24 | Report | ||
| 22 Jul | China |
3–2 | South Korea |
17–16 | 16–14 | 2–15 | 13–15 | 15–13 | 63–73 | Report |
| 22 Jul | Ukraine |
0–3 | Japan |
9–15 | 5–15 | 4–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
| 22 Jul | Netherlands |
1–3 | United States |
15–12 | 10–15 | 15–17 | 7–15 | 47–59 | Report | |
| 24 Jul | Japan |
0–3 | Netherlands |
3–15 | 10–15 | 3–15 | 16–45 | Report | ||
| 24 Jul | United States |
1–3 | China |
8–15 | 2–15 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 37–57 | Report | |
| 24 Jul | South Korea |
3–0 | Ukraine |
15–3 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 26 Jul | Netherlands |
3–1 | South Korea |
15–11 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 52–46 | Report | |
| 26 Jul | China |
3–0 | Ukraine |
15–4 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–14 | Report | ||
| 26 Jul | United States |
3–0 | Japan |
15–11 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–30 | Report | ||
| 28 Jul | Japan |
0–3 | China |
14–16 | 11–15 | 10–15 | 35–46 | Report | ||
| 28 Jul | South Korea |
1–3 | United States |
15–10 | 13–15 | 9–15 | 3–15 | 40–55 | Report | |
| 28 Jul | Ukraine |
0–3 | Netherlands |
3–15 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 13–45 | 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 | Brazil |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 238 | 121 | 1.967 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 217 | 140 | 1.550 | |
| 3 | Cuba |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 196 | 156 | 1.256 | |
| 4 | Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 163 | 191 | 0.853 | |
| 5 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 156 | 239 | 0.653 | |
| 6 | Peru |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 129 | 252 | 0.512 |
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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 Jul | Russia |
3–0 | Germany |
15–5 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
| 20 Jul | Canada |
0–3 | Cuba |
8–15 | 8–15 | 5–15 | 21–45 | Report | ||
| 20 Jul | Brazil |
3–0 | Peru |
15–7 | 15–1 | 15–5 | 45–13 | Report | ||
| 22 Jul | Russia |
3–0 | Canada |
15–1 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–17 | Report | ||
| 22 Jul | Germany |
3–0 | Peru |
15–11 | 15–6 | 15–3 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 22 Jul | Cuba |
0–3 | Brazil |
11–15 | 10–15 | 4–15 | 25–45 | Report | ||
| 24 Jul | Canada |
0–3 | Germany |
5–15 | 12–15 | 6–15 | 23–45 | Report | ||
| 24 Jul | Brazil |
3–0 | Russia |
15–3 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 45–27 | Report | ||
| 24 Jul | Peru |
0–3 | Cuba |
2–15 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 17–45 | Report | ||
| 26 Jul | Russia |
3–0 | Peru |
15–11 | 15–8 | 15–1 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 26 Jul | Germany |
0–3 | Cuba |
6–15 | 8–15 | 4–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
| 26 Jul | Canada |
0–3 | Brazil |
6–15 | 6–15 | 11–15 | 23–45 | Report | ||
| 28 Jul | Brazil |
3–1 | Germany |
15–4 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 58–33 | Report | |
| 28 Jul | Cuba |
1–3 | Russia |
15–10 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 36–55 | Report | |
| 28 Jul | Peru |
2–3 | Canada |
17–16 | 6–15 | 15–11 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 59–72 | Report |
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| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finsl | ||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
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| Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
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| Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place | 5th place | |||||
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| Germany | 2 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 1 August | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
Quarterfinals
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 30 Jul | China |
3–0 | Germany |
15–12 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 45–28 | Report | ||
| 30 Jul | Netherlands |
1–3 | Russia |
15–10 | 7–15 | 9–15 | 10–15 | 41–55 | Report | |
| 30 Jul | United States |
0–3 | Cuba |
1–15 | 10–15 | 12–15 | 23–45 | Report | ||
| 30 Jul | South Korea |
0–3 | Brazil |
4–15 | 2–15 | 10–15 | 16–45 | Report | ||
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5th–8th places
Semifinals
More information Date, Score ...
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 31 Jul | Germany |
2–3 | Netherlands |
12–15 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 10–15 | 61–67 | Report |
| 31 Jul | United States |
0–3 | South Korea |
12–15 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 28–45 | 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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| 1 Aug | Germany |
1–3 | United States |
16–17 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 6–15 | 43–52 | 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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| 1 Aug | Netherlands |
3–0 | South Korea |
15–9 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 45–31 | Report | ||
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1st–4th places
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
More information Place, Team ...
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More information Gold, Silver ...
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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- "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Russia was transferred to play in this zone. No more African teams were interested to play. Initial host had to be Egypt. They withdrew due to lack of funds. Nigeria had to play in the Intercontinental Qualifications in Japan Olympics Women OQ 1996. Withdrew and was replaced by Romania. The 2 African teams played after a protest at the inclusion in the Africa zone of Russia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628215914/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Africa/Women_OQ_1996.doc
- FIVB (January 1996). "FIVB World Rankings – Women".
- Results
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 376, 405–416)