![<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 Summer Olympics</span> Multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Tokyo_1964_Summer_Olympics_logo.svg/320px-Tokyo_1964_Summer_Olympics_logo.svg.png)
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 1964, were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki due to Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo was chosen as the host city during the 55th IOC Session in West Germany on 26 May 1959.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volleyball at the Summer Olympics</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Volleyball_%28indoor%29_pictogram.svg/320px-Volleyball_%28indoor%29_pictogram.svg.png)
Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basketball at the Summer Olympics</span> Sport for men consistently since 1936](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Basketball_pictogram.svg/320px-Basketball_pictogram.svg.png)
Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as an unofficial demonstration event in 1904 and 1924. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/320px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics</span> International football competition](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/1964_Olympics_football_stamp_of_Japan.jpg/320px-1964_Olympics_football_stamp_of_Japan.jpg)
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on 11 October and ended on 23 October. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. The tournament features 14 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The 14 teams are drawn into two groups of four and two groups of three and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Olympic Stadium on 23 October 1964. There was also three consolation matches played by losing quarter-finalists. The winner of these matches placed fifth in the tournament.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water polo at the Summer Olympics</span> Water polo competition](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Water_polo_pictogram.svg/320px-Water_polo_pictogram.svg.png)
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1964_Olympics_volleyball_stamp_of_Japan.jpg/320px-1964_Olympics_volleyball_stamp_of_Japan.jpg)
The 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time that volleyball had been held as an Olympic sport. The sport would feature two medals during this games with the men's and women's indoor teams events. In both tournaments, the format was the same with a single round robin between all of the teams that was competing in the tournament.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foluke Gunderson</span> Canadian-American-Nigerian indoor volleyball player](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Foluke_Akinradewo_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Foluke_Akinradewo_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won gold with the national team at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japan women's national volleyball team</span> Womens national volleyball team representing Japan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/320px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is currently ranked 6th in the world by FIVB. The head coach is Masayoshi Manabe.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Olympic_rings_with_white_rims.svg/320px-Olympic_rings_with_white_rims.svg.png)
The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Larson</span> American volleyball player](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Jordan_Larson.jpg)
Jordan Quinn Larson is an American volleyball player and a three-time Olympic medalist. Larson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 gold medal meant that she had completed the rare trifecta of winning Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medals.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Olympic_pictogram_Volleyball.png)
The 1984 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 6th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach, California, United States from July 30 to August 7, 1984.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kimberly Hill</span> American volleyball player](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Kimberly_Hill_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Kimberly_Hill_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Kimberly Hill is an American former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team. Hill won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1962, they were held every four years. The tournament will be held biennially starting in 2025.
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1970 they have been awarded every four years. The tournament will be held biennially starting in 2025.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup</span> International volleyball competition](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Cup_logo.png/320px-2019_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Cup_logo.png)
The 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup was the 13th edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held from 14 to 29 September 2019 in Japan. This was the first time that the FIVB did not distribute Olympics places since 1991 due to Japan hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, but points for the FIVB World Rankings were given.
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th 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 Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oriental Witches</span> Japanese volleyball team](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Oriental_Witches%2C_volleyball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics.jpg/320px-Oriental_Witches%2C_volleyball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics.jpg)
Oriental Witches is the well-known nickname of Nichibo Kaizuka, a factory volleyball team of Dai Nippon Spinning Co., Ltd. in Kaizuka, Osaka given by the reports of European media when they achieved 24 consecutive victories against other national teams on the expedition to Europe.