The 2000 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament was played by eight countries to determine the last four competing teams for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan from June 17 to June 25, 2000. The top-four teams advance to the Olympic Games with one berth guaranteed for an Asian country.
Italy  | 3–2 |  Netherlands | (22-25 19-25 25-19 25-23 15-4) | |
South Korea  | 3–0 |  Croatia | (25-16 25-18 25-20) | |
China  | 3–0 |  Canada | (25-18 25-13 25-13) | |
Japan  | 3–1 |  Argentina | (30-32 25-17 25-22 25-14) |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | China | (25-22 25-20 25-20) | |
| Italy | 3–0 | South Korea | (25-10 26-24 28-26) | |
| Croatia | 3–0 | Argentina | (25-19 25-15 25-12) | |
| Japan | 3–0 | Canada | (25-18 25-16 25-15) |
| Argentina | 0–3 | South Korea | (20-25 18-25 20-25) | |
| Italy | 3–1 | China | (32-30 23-25 25-19 25-19) | |
| Canada | 0–3 | Croatia | (21-25 18-25 20-25) | |
| Japan | 3–1 | Netherlands | (18-25 25-21 25-22 25-20) |
| Argentina | 0–3 | Italy | (21-25 22-25 18-25) | |
| Croatia | 3–2 | Netherlands | (16-25 25-18 20-25 25-22 15-10) | |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Canada | (25-15 25-18 25-17) | |
| China | 3–1 | Japan | (23-25 31-29 25-17 25-20) |
| Argentina | 3–2 | Canada | (25-20 28-30 25-22 22-25 15-13) | |
| China | 3–2 | Croatia | (23-25 25-16 21-25 25-19 15-10) | |
| Netherlands | 1–3 | South Korea | (19-25 22-25 25-16 20-25) | |
| Italy | 3–0 | Japan | (25-22 25-19 25-13) |
| Italy | 3–0 | Canada | (25-12 25-19 25-16) | |
| China | 3–2 | South Korea | (25-21 18-25 23-25 25-18 15-7) | |
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Argentina | (26-28 25-22 25-23 25-18) | |
| Croatia | 3–2 | Japan | (26-28 23-25 25-20 28-26 15-9) |
| Argentina | 0–3 | China | (17-25 11-25 17-25) | |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Canada | (25-17 25-20 26-24) | |
| Croatia | 3–1 | Italy | (19-25 25-22 25-21 25-22) | |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | (21-25 25-12 25-18 25-23) |
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 13 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3.166 | 1.198 | ||
| 2 | South Korea | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 1.092 | ||
| 3 | Croatia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1.545 | 1.041 | ||
| 4 | China | 12 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1.454 | 1.132 | ||
| 5 | Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1.154 | 1.028 | ||
| 6 | Japan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0.928 | 0.998 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0.250 | 0.813 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0.095 | 0.742 |
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