Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Minor Arena
Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Date21–29 July
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (3rd title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
  1976
1984  
Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png

The 1980 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament [1] was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 21 to 29 July 1980.

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country23 October 1974 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games 19–30 July 1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montréal 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1978 World Championship 25 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1978 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leningrad 1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1979 Asian Championsnip 7–14 December 1979 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1979 NORCECA Championship 22-29 April 1979 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1979 South American Championship 22-26 April 1979 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
1979 European Championship 5–13 October 1979 Flag of France.svg Lyon 1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
World Qualifier20-24 January 1980 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Pazardzhik 1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Wildcards replacing boycotting nations*3Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil*
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria*
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary*
Total8

* Notes: [2]

1. United States was the 1979 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, were already qualified as World champions), but together with China (1979 Asian champion), Japan (1976 Olympic champion) and other countries, boycotted the games.
2. Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary replaced China, Japan and the United States.

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 the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3306924.500153991.545 1st–4th semifinals
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3215761.1671661601.038
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3124460.6671171171.000 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3033390.3331081680.643
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
21 Jul East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–1115–1310–1515–4 55–43 Report
21 Jul Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 15–27–1515–415–9 52–30 Report
23 Jul Peru  Flag of Peru.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6–155–156–15  17–45 Report
23 Jul Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 15–510–1516–1415–6 56–40 Report
25 Jul Peru  Flag of Peru.svg2–3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10–1517–1515–1110–159–1561–71 Report
25 Jul Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–615–1315–10  45–29 Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3215741.7501381141.211 1st–4th semifinals
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3215861.3331611700.947
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3215771.0001571531.026 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3033490.4441521710.889
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
21 Jul Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–97–1515–515–4 52–33 Report
21 Jul Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 17–159–1515–126–1515–1262–69 Report
23 Jul Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–53–155–1515–108–1546–60 Report
23 Jul Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–715–915–12  45–28 Report
25 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg2–3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–1015–96–1513–156–1555–64 Report
25 Jul Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg1–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15–89–157–1510–15 41–53 Report

Final round

5th–8th place

 
5-8th place5th place
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3
 
29 July
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 0
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
27 July
 
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0
 
7th place
 
 
29 July
 
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 0
 
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3

5th–8th place semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Jul17:30 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 15–1215–915–11  45–32 Report
27 Jul19:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15–215–515–6  45–13 Report

7th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Jul16:00 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg0–3Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 8–1512–1512–15  32–45 Report

5th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Jul18:00 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 15–915–712–1515–5 57–36 Report

Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
29 July
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
27 July
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2
 
Third place
 
 
29 July
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Jul17:30 East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–1012–1515–97–1515–664–55 Report
27 Jul19:30 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15–1115–1315–2  45–26 Report

Bronze medal match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Jul17:30 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15–513–156–1515–415–864–47 Report

Gold medal match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Jul19:30 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 15–1211–1515–1315–7 56–47 Report

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Nadezhda Radzevich
Nataliya Razumova
Olga Solovova
Yelena Akhaminova
Larisa Pavlova
Yelena Andreyuk
Irina Makogonova
Lyubov Kozyreva
Svetlana Nikishina
Lyudmila Chernyshyova
Svetlana Badulina
Lidiya Loginova

Head coach: Nikolay Karpol
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Ute Kostrzewa
Andrea Heim
Annette Schultz
Christine Mummhardt
Heike Lehmann
Barbara Czekalla
Karla Roffeis
Martina Schmidt
Anke Westendorf
Karin Püschel
Brigitte Fetzer
Katharina Bullin

Head coach: Dieter Grund
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Tanya Dimitrova
Valentina Ilieva
Galina Stancheva
Silviya Petrunova
Anka Khristolova
Verka Borisova
Margarita Gerasimova
Rumyana Kaisheva
Maya Georgieva
Tanya Gogova
Tsvetana Bozhurina
Rositsa Dimitrova

Head coach: Vasil Simov

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