Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium
Revolution Ice Rink
Date13–26 October
Competitors94 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1st title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1964
1972  

The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968. [1]

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 October 1963 Flag of Germany.svg Baden-Baden 1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
1964 Olympic Games Oct. 11–23, 1964 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1967 World Championship Jan. 25 – 29, 1967 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru*
1967 European Championship Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 Flag of Turkey.svg İzmir 3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Total8

* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions. [1]

Format

The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.

Rosters

Venues

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 770142137.0003331941.716
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 761131936.3333181472.163
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 7521215111.3643243041.066
4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 7341012150.8003063270.936
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7341011140.7862763050.905
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7341011150.7333073071.000
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 71687180.3892153380.636
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70774210.1901963530.555
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
13 Oct Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg3–2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 10–1512–1515–1015–1217–1569–67 Report
13 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–615–215–2  45–10 Report
13 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 8–1515–715–1315–7 53–42 Report
13 Oct Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–1715–510–1515–215–770–46 Report
14 Oct Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15–1315–615–9  45–28 Report
14 Oct Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–811–1515–915–11 56–43 Report
14 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–715–315–2  45–12 Report
14 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 15–515–1115–4  45–20 Report
15 Oct Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–815–216–14  46–24 Report
15 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 15–315–1115–9  45–23 Report
16 Oct Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–315–116–14  46–18 Report
16 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15–915–615–2  45–17 Report
17 Oct South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–915–136–1515–5 51–42 Report
17 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 15–415–915–9  45–22 Report
19 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–715–815–7  45–22 Report
19 Oct Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg3–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–912–1515–1111–1515–468–54 Report
20 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 15–515–615–6  45–17 Report
20 Oct Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 7–1513–1515–915–215–365–44 Report
21 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–16–1515–415–6 51–26 Report
21 Oct South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–515–415–6  45–15 Report
23 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 15–615–1015–3  45–19 Report
23 Oct Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–1115–014–1615–12 59–39 Report
24 Oct Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–1315–715–12  45–32 Report
24 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15–515–515–4  45–14 Report
25 Oct Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg3–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 15–1014–1615–915–8 59–43 Report
25 Oct South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–915–99–1515–11 54–44 Report
26 Oct Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–815–715–4  45–19 Report
26 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–1016–143–1515–9 49–48 Report

Final standings

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Lyudmila Buldakova
Lyudmila Mikhailkovskaya
Tatyana Veinberga
Vera Lantratova
Vera Galushka-Duyunova
Tatyana Sarycheva
Tatyana Ponyaeva-Tretyakova
Nina Smoleeva
Inna Ryskal
Galina Leontyeva
Roza Salikhova
Valentina Kamenek-Vinogradova

Head coach:

Givi Akhvlediani

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Setsuko Yosjida
Suzue Takayama
Toyoko Iwahara
Youko Kasahara
Aiko Onozawa
Yukiyo Kojima
Sachiko Fukanaka
Kunie Shishikura
Setsuko Inoue
Sumie Oinuma
Makiko Furakawa
Keiko Hama

Head coach:

Shigeo Yamada

Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Elżbieta Porzec
Zofia Szczęśniewska
Wanda Wiecha
Barbara Niemczyk
Krystyna Ostromęcka
Krystyna Krupa
Jadwiga Książek
Józefa Ledwig
Krystyna Jakubowska
Lidia Chmielnicka
Krystyna Czajkowska
Halina Aszkiełowicz

Head coach:

Benedykt Krysik

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