Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 22 August 2015 to 22 May 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champion and runner-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions, and four teams from the World Olympic qualification tournament respectively. [1] Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.

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Qualification summary

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country2 October 2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2015 World Cup 22 August – 6 September 2015Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
European Qualifier 4–9 January 2016 Flag of Turkey.svg Ankara 1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
South American Qualifier 6–10 January 2016 Flag of Argentina.svg Bariloche 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
North American Qualifier 7–9 January 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
African Qualifier 12–16 February 2016 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé 1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Asian Qualifier 14–22 May 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1st World Qualifier 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2nd World Qualifier 20–22 May 2016 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan 1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Total12

Means of qualification

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2016 World Olympics Qualification Tournament

Pool standing procedure

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

FIVB World cup

The winners and runners-up from 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup qualified for the Olympics.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
7Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
10Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
11Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
12Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

African Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

RankTeam
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
5Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Asia and Oceania

Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Asian Olympic qualification tournament combined with World Olympic qualification tournaments. The host teams and the top three ranked teams from the World ranking as of 1 January 2016 competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the four teams qualified as Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe

European Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

RankTeam
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
8Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

North America

NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
The top four ranked teams from the 2015 NORCECA Volleyball Championship competed in this tournament. The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSPWSPLSPRSWSLSR
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330142491731.439919.000
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 32182492461.012651.200
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 31272322580.899560.833
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30312052580.795190.111
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Jan17:00 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 17–2525–1325–2325–23 92–84 P2 P3
7 Jan19:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–1825–1825–15  75–51 P2 P3
8 Jan17:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 27–2516–2524–2620–25 87–101 P2 P3
8 Jan19:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 25–1424–2625–1225–14 99–66 P2 P3
9 Jan17:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32–3025–1725–20  82–67 P2 P3
9 Jan20:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1925–1925–18  75–56 P2 P3

South America

South American Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4401212112.0003182311.377
2Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4319933.0002842471.150
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4225690.6673323291.009
4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 4134690.6673153141.003
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 40401120.0831933210.601
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Jan15:00 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 25–1415–2521–2525–1717–15103–96 Result
6 Jan19:00 Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10–2515–2514–25  39–75 Result
7 Jan16:00 Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 10–2513–2510–25  33–75 Result
7 Jan19:00 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg1–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18–2516–2525–1718–25 77–92 Result
8 Jan16:00 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 25–2225–1325–9  75–44 Result
8 Jan19:00 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 30–2825–2225–22  80–72 Result
9 Jan14:00 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 25–2325–2225–22  75–67 Result
9 Jan17:00 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25–2026–2425–17  76–61 Result
10 Jan14:00 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 25–1721–2525–1925–16 96–77 Result
10 Jan17:00 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25–2025–2025–14  75–54 Result

World Qualification tournaments

There were 2 tournaments to get 5 remaining spots in the 2016 Olympic Games. Only the teams which had not yet qualified from the 3 events above could play in the tournament. 12 teams had rights to play in this tournament, Japan as a host of 1st tournament, the top three Asian teams from World ranking as of 1 January 2016, and the 2nd and 3rd place from continental qualification tournaments. The 1st tournament was combined with the Asian Olympic qualification tournament which played in Japan. The best ranked Asian team qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The best three ranked teams, excluding the best Asian team, also secured the vacancies in the 2016 Olympic Games. The 2nd tournament which was held in Puerto Rico consisted of 4 teams, and only the best ranked team could take the last spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. The table below showed the allocation of 12 qualified teams. [2]

1st tournament2nd tournament
QualificationQualifierQualificationQualifierQualificationQualifier
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan European QTFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands African QTFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
World Ranking for Asian teamsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand North American QT 2ndFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic North American QT 3rdFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan South American QT 2ndFlag of Peru.svg  Peru South American QT 3rdFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

1st Tournament

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 761171872.5715865171.133
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 752161772.4295714651.228
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7521418101.8006445711.128
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7431315111.3645975771.035
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 7431215121.2505975921.008
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 72567160.4385175420.954
7Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 72567160.4384625490.842
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 70703210.1434265870.726
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
14 May10:10 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17–2520–2527–2518–25 82–100 P2 P3
14 May12:55 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 26–2426–2825–1625–20 102–88 P2 P3
14 May15:40 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12–2525–2114–258–25 59–96 P2 P3
14 May19:15 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25–2325–1025–14  75–47 P2 P3
15 May10:10 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 17–2525–1625–1725–16 92–74 P2 P3
15 May12:55 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2225–1626–24  76–62 P2 P3
15 May15:40 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27–2923–2521–25  71–79 P2 P3
15 May19:20 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1425–1525–11  75–40 P2 P3
17 May10:10 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25–1922–2523–2523–25 93–94 P2 P3
17 May12:55 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22–2523–2523–25  68–75 P2 P3
17 May15:40 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14–2516–2520–25  50–75 P2 P3
17 May19:15 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28–2625–1717–2525–19 95–87 P2 P3
18 May10:10 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19–2516–2517–25  52–75 P2 P3
18 May12:55 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16–2511–2521–25  48–75 P2 P3
18 May15:40 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2225–1825–21  75–61 P2 P3
18 May19:20 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20–2525–2323–2525–2315–13108–109 P2 P3
20 May10:10 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1825–1925–15  75–52 P2 P3
20 May12:55 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 18–2525–2225–1425–21 93–82 P2 P3
20 May15:40 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21–2521–2514–25  56–75 P2 P3
20 May19:15 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22–2516–2525–27  63–77 P2 P3
21 May10:10 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1925–2227–2924–2612–15113–111 P2 P3
21 May12:55 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 20–2525–2212–2520–25 77–97 P2 P3
21 May15:40 Peru  Flag of Peru.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16–2514–2517–25  47–75 P2 P3
21 May19:20 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2325–2725–2725–219–15109–113 P2 P3
22 May10:10 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2325–1128–26  78–60 P2 P3
22 May12:55 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25–1726–2425–23  76–64 P2 P3
22 May15:40 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–2225–1625–19  75–57 P2 P3
22 May19:15 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2013–2525–2130–3211–15104–113 P2 P3

Individual awards

2nd Tournament

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 330990MAX2261381.638
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3216632.0002091641.274
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3123370.4291862190.849
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3030190.1111482480.597
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
20 May17:10 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 14–2515–2513–25  42–75 P2 P3
20 May20:10 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 25–1025–1125–12  75–33 P2 P3
21 May17:10 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 25–1423–2525–1425–16 98–69 P2 P3
21 May20:10 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25–1726–2425–18  76–59 P2 P3
22 May15:10 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 16–2512–2518–25  46–75 P2 P3
22 May18:10 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25–825–2325–15  75–46 P2 P3

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