| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 25 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Various (in 3 host cities) |
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| Official website | |
| Website | |
The 1987 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Belgium from 25 September to 3 October 1987, with the final round held in Ghent.
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of three sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and group stage fifths and sixths played the 9th to 12th semifinals. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th and 5th played against 6th).
| Pool A | Pool B |
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| Pool A | Pool B and Final round (1st–4th) | Final round (5th–12th) | Tournament host cities |
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| Eupen | Ghent | Auderghem |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 249 | 103 | 2.417 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 215 | 205 | 1.049 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 245 | 259 | 0.946 | 5th–8th place | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 209 | 234 | 0.893 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 222 | 265 | 0.838 | 9th–12th place | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 164 | 238 | 0.689 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–1 | 15–13 | 11–15 | 15–1 | 15–2 | 56–31 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | Netherlands | 3–1 | 14–16 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 59–45 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | Italy | 3–2 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 9–15 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 66–56 | Report | |
| 26 Sep | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | 15–11 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–1 | 57–37 | Report | ||
| 26 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–6 | 45–16 | Report | |||
| 26 Sep | Poland | 3–1 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 15–7 | 52–44 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | 15–11 | 14–16 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 59–46 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | Netherlands | 3–1 | 15–4 | 15–12 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 58–40 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–6 | 45–11 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–4 | 15–1 | 45–14 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 15–3 | 15–13 | 15–5 | 45–21 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | Netherlands | 3–2 | 8–15 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–5 | 15–11 | 60–59 | Report | |
| 30 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–4 | 45–23 | Report | |||
| 30 Sep | West Germany | 3–0 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 45–35 | Report | |||
| 30 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–1 | 15–10 | 15–4 | 13–15 | 15–2 | 58–31 | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 108 | 2.093 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 214 | 142 | 1.507 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 200 | 196 | 1.020 | 5th–8th place | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 170 | 196 | 0.867 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 200 | 237 | 0.844 | 9th–12th place | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 94 | 225 | 0.418 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–11 | 16–14 | 15–9 | 46–34 | Report | |||
| 25 Sep | Romania | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–3 | 15–9 | 45–21 | Report | |||
| 25 Sep | France | 3–2 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–17 | 11–15 | 15–12 | 71–66 | Report | |
| 26 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 15–7 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 45–25 | Report | |||
| 26 Sep | Hungary | 3–0 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–3 | 45–23 | Report | |||
| 26 Sep | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–1 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 45–17 | Report | |||
| 27 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 15–11 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 45–20 | Report | |||
| 27 Sep | France | 3–0 | 15–12 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 45–26 | Report | |||
| 27 Sep | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–20 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 45–29 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–2 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–21 | Report | |||
| 29 Sep | France | 3–0 | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–14 | Report | |||
| 30 Sep | Romania | 3–1 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 8–15 | 15–5 | 53–40 | Report | ||
| 30 Sep | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–16 | Report | |||
| 30 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–3 | 15–10 | 45–22 | Report |
| Semifinals | 9th place | |||||
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 2 Oct | West Germany | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–8 | 45–22 | Report | |||
| 2 Oct | Hungary | 3–0 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 45–26 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 3 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 45–26 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 3 Oct | West Germany | 3–1 | 15–4 | 15–9 | 13–15 | 15–10 | 58–38 | Report |
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 2 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–6 | 45–29 | Report | |||
| 2 Oct | Netherlands | 3–2 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 11–15 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 66–57 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 3 Oct | France | 3–2 | 15–12 | 15–17 | 15–10 | 11–15 | 15–12 | 71–66 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 3 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | 15–5 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 57–45 | Report |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 2 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 15–2 | 45–24 | Report | |||
| 2 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 45–25 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 3 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 45–32 | Report |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | East Germany | 3–2 | 8–15 | 15–9 | 18–20 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 71–64 | Report |
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Team Roster Ariane Radfan, Maike Arlt, Monika Beu, Grit Naumann, Anke Lindemann, Dorte Studemann, Ute Oldenburg, Susanne Lahme, Kathrin Langschwager, Heike Jensen, Steffi Schmidt and Katlin Bonat. Head Coach: Siegfried Köhler . |

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