Women's volleyball at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Volleyball Hall | |||||||||
Date | 27 August – 7 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 93 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 7 September 1972. [1]
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 26 April 1966 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1968 Olympic Games | 13–26 October 1968 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1970 World Championship | 22 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1970 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1970 Asian Games | 10 - 19 Oct. 1970 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1971 European Championship | 23 Sep. – 1 Oct. 1971 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1971 Pan American Games | 31 July – 11 Aug. 1971 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 8 |
* South Korea qualified as next best Asian team as Japan is already qualified.
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The Final round (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.
Pool A | Pool B |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 159 | 96 | 1.656 | 1st–4th semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 127 | 99 | 1.283 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 114 | 131 | 0.870 | 5th–8th semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 61 | 135 | 0.452 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Aug | Hungary ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
27 Aug | South Korea ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 15–11 | 8–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 37–56 | Report | |
29 Aug | Hungary ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 7–15 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 31–45 | Report | ||
29 Aug | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–21 | Report | ||
31 Aug | Hungary ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 12–15 | 2–15 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 38–58 | Report | |
31 Aug | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 56 | 2.429 | 1st–4th semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 119 | 76 | 1.566 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 73 | 140 | 0.521 | 5th–8th semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 85 | 141 | 0.603 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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28 Aug | Cuba ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 1–15 | 8–15 | 3–15 | 12–45 | Report | ||
28 Aug | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–1 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–17 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Cuba ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 2–15 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 10–45 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 3–15 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
1 Sep | Cuba ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 6–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 51–50 | Report | |
1 Sep | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–3 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–19 | Report |
5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
2 September | ||||||
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7 September | ||||||
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7th place | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
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Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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2 Sep | West Germany ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 11–15 | 13–15 | 15–17 | 39–47 | Report | ||
2 Sep | Hungary ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 15–9 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 69–60 | Report |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 15–13 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–31 | Report |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Cuba ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 15–13 | 16–14 | 14–16 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 61–73 | Report |
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
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7 September | ||||||
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3 September | ||||||
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Bronze medal match | ||||||
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Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Sep | South Korea ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 3–15 | 5–15 | 9–15 | 17–45 | Report | ||
3 Sep | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 15–10 | 16–14 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 53–47 | Report |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | South Korea ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 7–15 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 25–45 | Report |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Japan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 11–15 | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 11–15 | 63–58 | Report |
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