Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Volleyball Hall
Date27 August – 7 September
Competitors93 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2nd title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
  1968
1976  

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]

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country26 April 1966 Flag of Italy.svg Rome 1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1968 Olympic Games 13–26 October 1968 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1970 World Championship 22 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1970 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Varna 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1970 Asian Games 10 - 19 Oct. 1970 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea*
1971 European Championship 23 Sep. – 1 Oct. 1971 Flag of Italy.svg Reggio Emilia 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1971 Pan American Games 31 July – 11 Aug. 1971 Flag of Colombia.svg Cali 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Total8

* South Korea qualified as next best Asian team as Japan is already qualified.

Format

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.

Pools composition

Pool APool B
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Rosters

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3306924.500159961.656 1st–4th semifinals
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 3215732.333127991.283
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3124460.6671141310.870 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3033090.000611350.452
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Aug Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–815–1115–9  45–28 Report
27 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15–118–157–157–15 37–56 Report
29 Aug Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 7–1513–1511–15  31–45 Report
29 Aug Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–515–715–9  45–21 Report
31 Aug Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12–152–1515–139–15 38–58 Report
31 Aug South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–215–815–2  45–12 Report

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330690MAX136562.429 1st–4th semifinals
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3215632.000119761.566
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3124370.429731400.521 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3033190.111851410.603
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
28 Aug Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–158–153–15  12–45 Report
28 Aug Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–115–715–9  45–17 Report
30 Aug Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–153–155–15  10–45 Report
30 Aug Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3–157–158–15  18–45 Report
1 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6–1515–1215–1015–13 51–50 Report
1 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 15–315–216–14  46–19 Report

Final round

5th–8th place

 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
2 September
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0
 
7 September
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
 
2 September
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
 
7th place
 
 
7 September
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0

5th–8th place semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
2 Sep West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11–1513–1515–17  39–47 Report
2 Sep Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–913–1511–1515–1015–1169–60 Report

7th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Sep Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 15–1315–416–14  46–31 Report

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15–1316–1414–165–1511–1561–73 Report

Final

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
3 September
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
 
7 September
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
3 September
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
7 September
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 Sep South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–155–159–15  17–45 Report
3 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 15–1016–147–1515–8 53–47 Report

Bronze medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Sep South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg0–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 7–159–159–15  25–45 Report

Gold medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11–1515–411–1515–911–1563–58 Report

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Vera Galushka-Duyunova
Tatyana Ponyayeva-Tretyakova
Nina Smoleeva
Roza Salikhova
Lyudmila Buldakova
Tatyana Gonobobleva
Lyubov Turina
Galina Leontyeva
Inna Ryskal
Tatyana Sarycheva
Lyudmila Borozna
Nataliya Kudreva

Head coach:

Givi Akhvlediani

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Sumie Oinuma
Noriko Yamashita
Seiko Shimakage
Makiko Furukawa
Takako Iida
Katsumi Matsumura
Michiko Shiokawa
Takako Shirai
Mariko Okamoto
Keiko Hama
Yaeko Yamazaki
Toyoko Iwahara

Head coach:

Kōji Kojima

Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea  (PRK)
Ri Chun-Ok
Kim Myong-Suk
Kim Zung-Bok
Kang Ok-Sun
Kim Yeun-Ja
Hwang He-Suk
Jang Ok-Rim
Paek Myong-Suk
Ryom Chun-Ja
Kim Su-Dae
Jong Ok-Jin

Head coach:

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