1996 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament

The 1996 Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier was played by eight countries to determine the last three competing teams for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ^[1] The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan from May 26 to June 2, 1996. The top-three teams advance to the Olympic Games with one berth guaranteed for an Asian country.

Teams

Bulgaria   Chinese Taipei   Croatia   Italy

Japan   Netherlands   Romania   Ukraine

Round robin

26 May 1996	Netherlands	3–0	Croatia
	(15–10, 15–7, 15–11)

26 May 1996	Ukraine	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	(15–12, 15–13, 15–4)

26 May 1996	Bulgaria	3–2	Italy
	(12–15, 13–15, 15–8, 15–9, 15–10)

26 May 1996	Japan	3–1	Romania
	(10–15, 15–5, 15–6, 15–2)

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27 May 1996	Croatia	3–2	Bulgaria
	(15–12, 16–14, 8–15, 7–15, 15–12)

27 May 1996	Netherlands	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	(15–3, 15–5, 15–11)

27 May 1996	Italy	3–0	Romania
	(15–11, 15–8, 15–10)

27 May 1996	Japan	3–0	Ukraine
	(17–15, 15–11, 15–1)

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28 May 1996	Croatia	3–0	Italy
	(15–13, 15–9, 15–4)

28 May 1996	Bulgaria	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	(15–5, 15–9, 15–6)

28 May 1996	Ukraine	3–0	Romania
	(15–3, 15–1, 15–13)

28 May 1996	Netherlands	3–1	Japan
	(15–10, 10–15, 15–6, 15–11)

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30 May 1996	Ukraine	3–2	Netherlands
	(10–15, 10–15, 15–11, 15–10, 19–17)

30 May 1996	Croatia	3–0	Romania
	(15–5, 15–5, 15–7)

30 May 1996	Italy	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	(15–5, 15–6, 15–5)

30 May 1996	Japan	3–0	Bulgaria
	(15–11, 15–9, 15–3)

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31 May 1996	Ukraine	3–0	Bulgaria
	(15–4, 15–7, 15–8)

31 May 1996	Croatia	3–1	Chinese Taipei
	(20–22, 16–14, 15–12, 15–6)

31 May 1996	Netherlands	3–0	Romania
	(15–10, 15–9, 15–3)

31 May 1996	Japan	3–0	Italy
	(15–4, 15–0, 15–7)

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1 June 1996	Romania	3–1	Chinese Taipei
	(16–17, 15–8, 15–9, 15–12)

1 June 1996	Netherlands	3–0	Bulgaria
	(15–7, 15–9, 15–6)

1 June 1996	Ukraine	3–0	Italy
	(15–8, 15–8, 15–6)

1 June 1996	Japan	3–0	Croatia
	(15–10, 15–4, 15–6)

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2 June 1996	Bulgaria	3–0	Romania
	(15–10, 15–5, 15–11)

2 June 1996	Netherlands	3–1	Italy
	(15–8, 11–15, 15–10, 15–6)

2 June 1996	Croatia	3–2	Ukraine
	(15–5, 15–10, 13–15, 10–15, 15–11)

2 June 1996	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	(15–11, 15–9, 15–7)

Source:

Final ranking

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Japan	13	7	6	1			1.696	19	4	4.750
2.	Netherlands	13	7	6	1			1.430	20	5	4.000
3.	Ukraine	12	7	5	2			1.366	17	8	2.125
4.	Croatia	11	7	5	2			1.026	15	11	1.366
5.	Bulgaria	10	7	3	4			1.026	11	14	0.786
6.	Italy	9	7	2	5			0.801	9	15	0.600
7.	Romania	8	7	1	6			0.598	3	18	0.166
8.	Chinese Taipei	7	7	0	7			0.628	0	21	0.000

• Japan, Ukraine and the Netherlands qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

References

1. "1996 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament – Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

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