Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | |||||||||
Date | 6–20 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
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Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
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.
P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
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Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2015 World Cup | 22 August – 6 September 2015 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
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European Qualifier | 4–9 January 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
South American Qualifier | 6–10 January 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
North American Qualifier | 7–9 January 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
African Qualifier | 12–16 February 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Asian Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1st World Qualifier | 3 | ![]() | ||
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2nd World Qualifier | 20–22 May 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 12 |
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 A | Pool B |
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Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
Capacity: 11,800 |
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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.
In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented: [5]
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
The following referees were selected for the tournament. [6]
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 272 | 1.386 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 393 | 323 | 1.217 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 384 | 372 | 1.032 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 347 | 364 | 0.953 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 319 | 407 | 0.784 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 328 | 410 | 0.800 |
6 August 2016 09:30 | Japan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 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 15:00 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 20:30 | Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 11:35 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 20:30 | Russia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 22:35 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 17:05 | Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 20:30 | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 22:35 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 11:35 | Argentina ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 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 20:30 | Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 22:35 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 11:35 | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 20:30 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 22:35 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,892 Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN) |
(25–23, 25–21, 25–21) Result Statistics | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 470 | 400 | 1.175 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 455 | 425 | 1.071 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 410 | 394 | 1.041 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 398 | 389 | 1.023 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 351 | 374 | 0.939 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 277 | 379 | 0.731 |
6 August 2016 11:35 | China ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 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 17:05 | United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 22:35 | Serbia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 09:30 | China ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 15:00 | United States ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 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 17:05 | Serbia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 09:30 | China ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 11:35 | Italy ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 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 15:00 | United States ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 09:30 | China ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 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 15:00 | United States ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 17:05 | Netherlands ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 09:30 | Serbia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 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 15:00 | Italy ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 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 17:05 | United States ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
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.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
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16 August 2016 10:00 | South Korea ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 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 14:00 | Japan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 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 18:00 | Russia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 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 22:15 | Brazil ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
18 August 2016 13:00 | Serbia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 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 22:15 | China ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
20 August 2016 13:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
20 August 2016 22:15 | China ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 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 | ||||
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