The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016.

Quick Facts Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Venue ...

Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Date	6–20 August
Competitors	144 from 12 nations
Medalists
China (3rd title)  Serbia  United States
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China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final.^[1] The United States won bronze by winning against the Netherlands.^[2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Yu Zaiqing, People's Republic of China; Anita DeFrantz, United States of America; and Chang Ung, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Ary Graça, Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz and Aleksandar Boričić, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015.^[3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 3rd. The pools were confirmed on 23 May 2016.^[4]

More information Pool A, Pool B ...

Pool A	Pool B
Brazil (Hosts)	United States (1)
Russia (4)	China (2)
Japan (5)	Serbia (6)
South Korea (9)	Italy (8)
Argentina (12)	Netherlands (14)
Cameroon (21)	Puerto Rico (16)

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The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool was ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool was ranked ninth.
The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.

In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented:^[5]

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Set ratio
4. Setpoint ratio
5. Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

The following referees were selected for the tournament.^[6]

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	5	5	0	15	15	0	MAX	377	272	1.386	Quarter-finals
2	Russia	5	4	1	12	12	4	3.000	393	323	1.217
3	South Korea	5	3	2	9	10	7	1.429	384	372	1.032
4	Japan	5	2	3	6	7	9	0.778	347	364	0.953
5	Argentina	5	1	4	2	3	14	0.214	319	407	0.784
6	Cameroon	5	0	5	1	2	15	0.133	328	410	0.800

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Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 09:30	Japan	1–3	South Korea	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,760 Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)
	(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25) Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 15:00	Brazil	3–0	Cameroon	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,890 Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Liu Jiang (CHN)
	(25–14, 25–21, 25–13) Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 20:30	Russia	3–0	Argentina	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,437 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Luis Macias (MEX)
	(25–13, 25–10, 25–16) Result Statistics

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 11:35	Japan	3–0	Cameroon	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(25–20, 25–15, 25–17) Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 20:30	Russia	3–1	South Korea	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,398 Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
	(25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 25–14) Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 22:35	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,651 Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
	(25–16, 25–19, 25–11) Result Statistics

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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:05	Russia	3–0	Cameroon	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,396 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
	(25–19, 25–22, 25–23) Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 20:30	South Korea	3–0	Argentina	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,248 Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
	(25–18, 25–20, 25–23) Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 22:35	Brazil	3–0	Japan	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,759 Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luís Macias (MEX)
	(25–18, 25–18, 25–22) Result Statistics

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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 11:35	Argentina	3–2	Cameroon	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,345 Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Arturo di Giacomo (BEL)
	(19–25, 25–19, 26–28, 25–21, 15–13) Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 20:30	Russia	3–0	Japan	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,448 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Heike Kraft (GER)
	(25–14, 30–28, 25–18) Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 22:35	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,790 Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
	(25–17, 25–13, 27–25) Result Statistics

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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 11:35	South Korea	3–0	Cameroon	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,893 Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
	(25–15, 25–22, 25–20) Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 20:30	Japan	3–0	Argentina	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,939 Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
	(25–23, 25–16, 26–24) Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 22:35	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,892 Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
	(25–23, 25–21, 25–21) Result Statistics

Pool B

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	14	15	5	3.000	470	400	1.175	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	1	11	14	7	2.000	455	425	1.071
3	Serbia	5	3	2	10	12	6	2.000	410	394	1.041
4	China	5	2	3	7	9	9	1.000	398	389	1.023
5	Italy	5	1	4	3	4	12	0.333	351	374	0.939
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	5	0	0	15	0.000	277	379	0.731

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Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 11:35	China	2–3	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,410 Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Paulo Turci (BRA)
	(23–25, 25–21, 25–18, 22–25, 13–15) Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 17:05	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,832 Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
	(25–17, 25–22, 25–17) Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 22:35	Serbia	3–0	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,373 Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
	(27–25, 25–20, 25–23) Result Statistics

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 09:30	China	3–0	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,804 Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Paulo Turci (BRA)
	(25–21, 25–21, 25–16) Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 15:00	United States	3–2	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,455 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
	(18–25, 25–18, 21–25, 25–20, 15–8) Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 17:05	Serbia	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,730 Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
	(29–27, 25–18, 25–20) Result Statistics

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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 09:30	China	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,386 Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
	(25–20, 25–17, 25–18) Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:35	Italy	0–3	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,539 Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
	(21–25, 20–25, 20–25) Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 15:00	United States	3–1	Serbia	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,134 Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
	(25–17, 21–25, 25–18, 25–19) Result Statistics

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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 09:30	China	0–3	Serbia	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,509 Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
	(19–25, 19–25, 22–25) Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 15:00	United States	3–1	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,243 Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–20) Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 17:05	Netherlands	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,742 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(25–14, 25–22, 25–16) Result Statistics

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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 09:30	Serbia	2–3	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,387 Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
	(22–25, 20–25, 25–22, 25–18, 8–15) Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:00	Italy	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,225 Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Patricia Rolf (USA)
	(25–14, 25–13, 25–22) Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 17:05	United States	3–1	China	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,897 Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
	(22–25, 25–17, 25–19, 25–19) Result Statistics

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal match
	16 August
	Brazil	2
					18 August
	China	3
					China	3
	16 August
					Netherlands	1
	South Korea	1
									20 August
	Netherlands	3
									China	3
	16 August
									Serbia	1
	Russia	0
					18 August
	Serbia	3
					Serbia	3
	16 August
					United States	2			Bronze medal match
	Japan	0
									20 August
	United States	3
									United States	3
									Netherlands	1

Quarter-finals

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 10:00	South Korea	1–3	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,351 Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
	(19–25, 14–25, 25–23, 20–25) Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 14:00	Japan	0–3	United States	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,226 Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Heike Kraft (GER)
	(16–25, 23–25, 22–25) Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 18:00	Russia	0–3	Serbia	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,121 Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(9–25, 22–25, 21–25) Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 22:15	Brazil	2–3	China	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,498 Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
	(25–15, 23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 13–15) Result Statistics

Semi-finals

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 13:00	Serbia	3–2	United States	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,837 Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
	(20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 16–25, 15–13) Result Statistics

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 22:15	China	3–1	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,411 Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
	(27–25, 23–25, 29–27, 25–23) Result Statistics

Bronze medal match

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 13:00	Netherlands	1–3	United States	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,897 Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Piotr Dudek (POL)
	(23–25, 27–25, 22–25, 19–25) Result Statistics

Gold medal match

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 22:15	China	3–1	Serbia	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,773 Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Patricia Rolf (USA)
	(19–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23) Result Statistics

• Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals are ranked.

More information Rank, Name ...

Best scorers Rank Name Points 1 Zhu Ting 179 2 Lonneke Slöetjes 157 3 Tijana Bošković 137 4 Brankica Mihajlović 121 5 Anne Buijs 104 Foluke Akinradewo 104

Best spikers Rank Name %Eff 1 Zhu Ting 42.27 2 Brankica Mihajlović 31.60 3 Lonneke Slöetjes 28.57 Jordan Larson 28.57 5 Kimberly Hill 28.00 Best blockers Rank Name Avg 1 Milena Rašić 0.83 2 Robin de Kruijf 0.76 3 Foluke Akinradewo 0.56 Rachael Adams 0.56 5 Zhu Ting 0.48 Best servers Rank Name Avg 1 Milena Rašić 0.57 2 Tijana Bošković 0.33 3 Anne Buijs 0.30 4 Hui Ruoqi 0.29 5 Jordan Larson 0.26

Best diggers Rank Name Avg 1 Debby Stam 2.30 2 Lin Li 1.90 3 Silvija Popović 1.80 4 Kayla Banwarth 1.75 5 Jordan Larson 1.56 Best setters Rank Name Avg 1 Alisha Glass 10.47 2 Laura Dijkema 10.36 3 Maja Ognjenović 9.03 4 Ding Xia 5.52 5 Wei Qiuyue 4.74 Best receivers Rank Name %Succ 1 Silvija Popović 45.32 2 Jordan Larson 44.05 3 Kayla Banwarth 41.72 4 Zhu Ting 39.16 5 Lin Li 35.06

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Source: FIVB.org

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