Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venue Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Date6–20 August
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (3rd title)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
  2012
2020  

The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016.

China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final. [1] The United States won bronze by winning against the Netherlands. [2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Yu Zaiqing, People's Republic of China; Anita DeFrantz, United States of America; and Chang Ung, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Ary Graça, Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz and Aleksandar Boričić, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.

Competition schedule

PPreliminary round¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19Sat 20
PPPPP¼½BF

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country1Flag 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 South Korea.svg  South Korea
1st World Qualifier 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2nd World Qualifier 20–22 May 2016 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan 1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Total12

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. [3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 3rd. The pools were confirmed on 23 May 2016. [4]

Pool APool B
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Hosts)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (4)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (5)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (6)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (9)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (8)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (12)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (14)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (21)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (16)

Rosters

Venue

Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Capacity: 11,800
Maracanazinho.jpg

Format

The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool was ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool was ranked ninth.
The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.

Pool standing procedure

In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented: [5]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Set ratio
  4. Setpoint ratio
  5. Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. [6]

Preliminary round

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)55015150MAX3772721.386 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541121243.0003933231.217
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 53291071.4293843721.032
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5236790.7783473640.953
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 51423140.2143194070.784
6Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 50512150.1333284100.800
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
09:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,760
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
15:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,890
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–14, 25–21, 25–13)
Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
20:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,437
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–13, 25–10, 25–16)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
11:35
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–20, 25–15, 25–17)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,398
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 25–14)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,651
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–16, 25–19, 25–11)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:05
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,396
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(25–19, 25–22, 25–23)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
20:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,248
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,759
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luís Macias (MEX)
(25–18, 25–18, 25–22)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
11:35
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,345
Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Arturo di Giacomo (BEL)
(19–25, 25–19, 26–28, 25–21, 15–13)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
20:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,448
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Heike Kraft (GER)
(25–14, 30–28, 25–18)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,790
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–17, 25–13, 27–25)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:35
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,893
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–15, 25–22, 25–20)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,939
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–23, 25–16, 26–24)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
22:35
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,892
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–23, 25–21, 25–21)
Result Statistics

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550141553.0004704001.175 Quarter-finals
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 541111472.0004554251.071
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 532101262.0004103941.041
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5237991.0003983891.023
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51434120.3333513740.939
6Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 50500150.0002773790.731
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
11:35
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,410
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(23–25, 25–21, 25–18, 22–25, 13–15)
Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
17:05
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,832
Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–17, 25–22, 25–17)
Result Statistics

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
22:35
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,373
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
(27–25, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
09:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,804
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–21, 25–21, 25–16)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,455
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(18–25, 25–18, 21–25, 25–20, 15–8)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:05
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,730
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(29–27, 25–18, 25–20)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
09:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,386
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–20, 25–17, 25–18)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
11:35
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,539
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(21–25, 20–25, 20–25)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,134
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–17, 21–25, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
09:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,509
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(19–25, 19–25, 22–25)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,243
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–20)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
17:05
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,742
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–14, 25–22, 25–16)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
09:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,387
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(22–25, 20–25, 25–22, 25–18, 8–15)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
15:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,225
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–14, 25–13, 25–22)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
17:05
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,897
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(22–25, 25–17, 25–19, 25–19)
Result Statistics

Knockout stage

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
18 August
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
16 August
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
20 August
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
16 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
18 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3
 
16 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
20 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 

Quarter-finals

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
10:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,351
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 14–25, 25–23, 20–25)
Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,226
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Heike Kraft (GER)
(16–25, 23–25, 22–25)
Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
18:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,121
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(9–25, 22–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
22:15
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,498
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(25–15, 23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 13–15)
Result Statistics

Semi-finals

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
13:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,837
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 16–25, 15–13)
Result Statistics

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
22:15
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,411
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(27–25, 23–25, 29–27, 25–23)
Result Statistics

Bronze medal match

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
13:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,897
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(23–25, 27–25, 22–25, 19–25)
Result Statistics

Gold medal match

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
22:15
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,773
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(19–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23)
Result Statistics

Statistics leaders

Source: FIVB.org

Final standing

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Wei Qiuyue
Xu Yunli
Hui Ruoqi (c)
Zhang Changning
Yang Fangxu
Lin Li (L)
Yan Ni
Zhu Ting
Ding Xia
Gong Xiangyu
Liu Xiaotong
Yuan Xinyue

Head coach:

Lang Ping

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)
Jelena Nikolić
Maja Ognjenović (c)
Stefana Veljković
Jovana Brakočević
Bojana Živković
Milena Rašić
Brankica Mihajlović
Bianka Buša
Jovana Stevanović
Tijana Bošković
Tijana Malešević
Silvija Popović (L)

Head coach:

Zoran Terzić

Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Courtney Thompson
Jordan Larson-Burbach
Foluke Akinradewo
Christa Harmotto-Dietzen (c)
Alisha Glass
Carli Lloyd
Karsta Lowe
Kayla Banwarth (L)
Kelly Murphy
Kelsey Robinson
Kimberly Hill
Rachael Adams

Head coach:

Karch Kiraly

Awards

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The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship</span> International volleyball competition

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The Netherlands and Poland were dual hosts for this event.

The 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League was the fifth edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, an annual Women's international volleyball tournament. The competition was held between 30 May to 16 July 2023, and the final round took place at College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, United States.

The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 16th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It will be held in Paris, France from 27 July to 10 August 2024. This is the first time in the history competition, each team participating will be entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons. As such, team rosters will increase from 12 to 13 athletes.

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 16th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It will be held in Paris, France from 27 July to 11 August 2024. This is the first time in the history of the Olympic volleyball competition, each team participating will be entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons. As such, team rosters will increase from 12 to 13 athletes.

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