Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Olympic rings with white rims.svg
Venue University of Georgia Coliseum
Omni Coliseum
Date20 July – 3 August
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (2nd title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
  1992
2000  

The 1996 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held from 20 July to 3 August 1996 at the Stegeman Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] 12 teams competed, up from eight in 1992.

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 September 1990 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1995 Women's World Cup 3–17 November 1995 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
European Qualification1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
North American Qualification1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
South American Qualification1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Asian Qualification1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
African Qualification [2] 1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1996 Olympic Qualification Tournament 26 May −2 June 1996 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Total12

Format

In 1991, the International Olympic Committee alongside the FIVB decided to increase the number of countries participating in the women's volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games from 8 to 12 and thus equalize the number of athletes in the two tournaments.As the men's event, the tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (first stage), the twelve participants were divided into two pools of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the Final round (second stage) and the two lowest ranked teams took no further participation (with pool places 5th and 6th being ranked in the final standings as joined 9th ad 11th, respectively).

The Final round was played in a single elimination format, with placement matches determining the top eight positions. Starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers advanced to the placement matches (5th–8th semifinal).

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their ranking as of January 1996. [3]

Pool APool B
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (hosts)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (1st)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (4th)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2nd)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (5th)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (7th)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (6th)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (8th)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 550101535.0002561811.414 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54191352.6002411981.217
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53281071.4292111791.179
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 52371091.1112492221.122
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 51463120.2501581990.794
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 50550150.000892250.396
Source: [ citation needed ]
20 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(10–15 ,5–15, 7–15)
Report
20 July 1996 Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
(10–15, 12–15, 10–15)
Report
20 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
(15–8, 15–5, 15–11)
Report

22 July 1996 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
(17–16, 16–14, 2–15, 13–15, 15–13)
Report
22 July 1996 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
(9–15, 5–15, 4–15)
Report
22 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(15–12, 10–15, 15–17, 7–15)
Report

24 July 1996 Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(3–15, 10–15, 3–15)
Report
24 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(8–15, 2–15, 15–12, 12–15)
Report
24 July 1996 South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
(15–3, 15–10, 15–7)
Report

26 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
(15–11, 15–12, 7–15, 15–8)
Report
26 July 1996 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
(15–4, 15–4, 15–6)
Report
26 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
(15–11 ,15–7, 15–12)
Report

28 July 1996 Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(14–16, 11–15, 10–15)
Report
28 July 1996 South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(15–10, 13–15, 9–15, 3–15)
Report
28 July 1996 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(3–15, 5–15, 5–15)
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5501015115.0002381211.967 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54191243.0002171401.550
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 53281061.6671961561.256
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5237790.7781631910.853
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51463140.2141562390.653
6Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 50552150.1331292520.512
Source: [ citation needed ]
20 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(15–5 ,15–10, 15–7)
Report
20 July 1996 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
(8–15, 8–15, 5–15)
Report
20 July 1996 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(15–7, 15–1, 15–5)
Report

22 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(15–1, 15–7, 15–9)
Report
22 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(15–11, 15–6, 15–3)
Report
22 July 1996 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(11–15, 10–15, 4–15)
Report

24 July 1996 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(5–15, 12–15, 6–15)
Report
24 July 1996 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
(15–3, 15–11, 15–13)
Report
24 July 1996 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
(2–15, 5–15, 10–15)
Report

26 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(15–11, 15–8, 15–1)
Report
26 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
(6–15, 8–15, 4–15)
Report
26 July 1996 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(6–15, 6–15, 11–15)
Report

28 July 1996 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(15–4, 13–15, 15–6, 15–8)
Report
28 July 1996 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
(15–10, 6–15, 7–15, 8–15)
Report
28 July 1996 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg2–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(17–16, 6–15, 15–11, 9–15, 12–15)
Report

Final round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
1 August
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
30 July
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
3 August
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
30 July
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
1 August
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
30 July
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2 Third place
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 0
 
3 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
 
5–8th place5th place
 
      
 
31 July
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
1 August
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
31 July
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3
 
7th place
 
 
1 August
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3

Quarterfinals

30 July 1996 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(15–12 ,15–8 ,15–8)
Report
30 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
(15–10, 7–15, 9–15, 10–15)
Report
30 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
(1–15, 10–15, 12–15)
Report
30 July 1996 South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(4–15, 2–15, 10–15)
Report

5th–8th places

Semifinals

31 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(12–15, 15–9, 15–13, 9–15, 10–15)
Report
31 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
(12–15, 5–15, 11–15)
Report

7th place match

1 August 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(16–17, 6–15, 15–5, 6–15)
Report

5th place match

1 August 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
(15–9 ,15–9, 15–13)
Report

1st–4th places

Semifinals

1 August 1996 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
(12–15, 15–5, 15–8, 15–12)
Report
1 August 1996 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(5–15, 15–8, 10–15, 15–13, 15–12)
Report

Bronze medal match

3 August 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(13–15, 15–4, 14–16, 15–8, 13–15)
Report

Gold medal match

3 August 1996 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
(16–14, 12–15, 16–17, 6–15)
Report

Final standings

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze

Individual awards

Statistics Leaders

Best scorers

RankNameTotal PointsSpikeBlockServe
1 Flag of Russia.svg Artamonova, Evguenia191168149
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yue171155124
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yan170142235
4 Flag of the United States.svg Cross-Battle, Tara16215084
5 Flag of Cuba.svg Luis, Mireya16014376
6 Flag of Cuba.svg Carvajal, Magalys150120255
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Cunha, Marcia Fu139118174
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Moser, Ana137113159
9 Flag of South Korea.svg Chung, Sun-Hye134116144
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Weersing, Henriette131115115

Best attackers

RankNameTotal killsTotal AttemptsEfficiency%
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CUI, Yong Mei8422337.71%
2 Flag of Russia.svg ARTAMONOVA, Evguenia16845936.57%
3 Flag of Brazil.svg CUNHA, Marcia Fu11834134.59%
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SUN, Yue15545833.81%
5 Flag of Brazil.svg RODRIGUEZ, Ana Paula9529233.57%

Best blockers

RankNameTotal blocksSets PlayedAvg per set
1 Flag of Cuba.svg CARVAJAL, Magalys25161.31
2 Flag of Brazil.svg RODRIGUEZ, Ana Paula22151.15
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg LI, Yan23211.09
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VON SASS, Katrina17141.02
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg LAI, Yawen21211.00

Best servers

RankNameTotal acesSets PlayedAvg per set
1 Flag of Brazil.svg MOSER, Ana9180.47
2 Flag of Russia.svg ARTAMONOVA, Evguenia9200.45
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg VISSER, Ingrid8200.39
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SOUCY, Brigittie6170.35
5 Flag of Japan.svg OBAYASHI, Motoko5150.33

Best diggers

RankNameTotal digsAttemptsAvg per set
1 Flag of Japan.svg NARITA, Ikumi781992.47
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg LAI, Yawen722082.31
3 Flag of Russia.svg BATUKHTINA, Elena641882.11
4 Flag of Cuba.svg LUIS, Mireya591931,98
5 Flag of Brazil.svg CUNHA, Marcia Fu541771.79

Best setters

RankNameRunning SetsAttemptsAvg per set
1 Flag of Brazil.svg VENTURINI, Fernanda30670414.54
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg FLEDDERUS, Riette27965111.08
3 Flag of Russia.svg NIKULINA, Marina2216219.97
4 Flag of the United States.svg ZETTURLAND, Yoko2015098.77
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg HE, Qi1966037.45
6 Flag of Cuba.svg COSTA, Marleny1764076.74
7 Flag of Japan.svg NAGATOMI, Aki1445635.51
8 Flag of Germany.svg PIANKA, Ines1215834.13
9 Flag of Cuba.svg O’FARILL, Raisa983323.87
10 Flag of South Korea.svg SHIN, Young-Choul965213.11

Best receivers

RankNameExcellentSucc%
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg LAI, Yawen17977.45
2 Flag of Russia.svg BATUKHTINA, Elena14674.29
3 Flag of Brazil.svg DIAS, Virna13570.54
4 Flag of Japan.svg YOSHIHARA, Tomoko12869.23
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg WANG Yi11967.49

Dream Team

References

  1. "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. Russia was transferred to play in this zone. No more African teams were interested to play. Initial host had to be Egypt. They withdrew due to lack of funds. Nigeria had to play in the Intercontinental Qualifications in Japan Olympics Women OQ 1996. Withdrew and was replaced by Romania. The 2 African teams played after a protest at the inclusion in the Africa zone of Russia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628215914/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Africa/Women_OQ_1996.html
  3. FIVB (January 1996). "FIVB World Rankings – Women".
  4. Atlanta 1996 volleyball women Results, olympics.com