Women's volleyball at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Volleyball Hall | |||||||||
Date | 27 August – 7 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 93 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 7 September 1972.[1]
Qualification
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 26 April 1966 | Rome | 1 | West Germany |
1968 Olympic Games | 13–26 October 1968 | Mexico City | 1 | Soviet Union |
1970 World Championship | 22 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1970 | Varna | 3 | Japan North Korea Hungary |
1970 Asian Games | 10 - 19 Oct. 1970 | Bangkok | 1 | South Korea* |
1971 European Championship | 23 Sep. – 1 Oct. 1971 | Reggio Emilia | 1 | Czechoslovakia |
1971 Pan American Games | 31 July – 11 Aug. 1971 | Cali | 1 | Cuba |
Total | 8 |
* South Korea qualified as next best Asian team as Japan is already qualified.
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 A | Pool B |
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West Germany | Japan |
Hungary | Czechoslovakia |
Soviet Union | North Korea |
South Korea | Cuba |
Rosters
Venue
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 159 | 96 | 1.656 | 1st–4th semifinals |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 127 | 99 | 1.283 | |
3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 114 | 131 | 0.870 | 5th–8th semifinals |
4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 61 | 135 | 0.452 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Aug | Hungary | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
27 Aug | South Korea | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 15–11 | 8–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 37–56 | Report | |
29 Aug | Hungary | 0–3 | South Korea | 7–15 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 31–45 | Report | ||
29 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–21 | Report | ||
31 Aug | Hungary | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 12–15 | 2–15 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 38–58 | Report | |
31 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 56 | 2.429 | 1st–4th semifinals |
2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 119 | 76 | 1.566 | |
3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 73 | 140 | 0.521 | 5th–8th semifinals |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 85 | 141 | 0.603 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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28 Aug | Cuba | 0–3 | North Korea | 1–15 | 8–15 | 3–15 | 12–45 | Report | ||
28 Aug | Japan | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–1 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–17 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Cuba | 0–3 | Japan | 2–15 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 10–45 | Report | ||
30 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | North Korea | 3–15 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
1 Sep | Cuba | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 6–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 51–50 | Report | |
1 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | North Korea | 15–3 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–19 | Report |
Final round
5th–8th place
5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
2 September | ||||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||
7 September | ||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
Cuba | 2 | |||||
2 September | ||||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||
West Germany | 0 |
5th–8th place semifinals
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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2 Sep | West Germany | 0–3 | Cuba | 11–15 | 13–15 | 15–17 | 39–47 | Report | ||
2 Sep | Hungary | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 69–60 | Report |
7th place match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–13 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–31 | Report |
5th place match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Cuba | 2–3 | Hungary | 15–13 | 16–14 | 14–16 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 61–73 | Report |
Final
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
3 September | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
7 September | ||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||
Japan | 2 | |||||
3 September | ||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
North Korea | 1 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
North Korea | 3 |
Semifinals
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Sep | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 3–15 | 5–15 | 9–15 | 17–45 | Report | ||
3 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–1 | North Korea | 15–10 | 16–14 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 53–47 | Report |
Bronze medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | South Korea | 0–3 | North Korea | 7–15 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 25–45 | Report |
Gold medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Sep | Japan | 2–3 | Soviet Union | 11–15 | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 11–15 | 63–58 | Report |
Final standing
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Medalists
References
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
External links
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Results at Todor66.com
- Results at Sports123.com[dead link ]
- Official results (pgs. 438-441, 450-454)