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Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Gymnasium
Saemaul Sports Hall
Hanyang University Gymnasium
Date20–29 September
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union (4th title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Peru
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
← 1984
1992 →

The 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988.[1]

Qualification

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Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 30 September 1981 West Germany Baden-Baden 1  South Korea
1984 Olympic Games 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 United States Los Angeles 1  China
1986 World Championship 2–13 September 1986 Czechoslovakia Prague 1  Cuba

 Peru

1987 Asian Championsnip 6–14 June 1987 China Shanghai 1  Japan*
1987 NORCECA Championship 12-19 June 1987 Cuba Havana 1  United States*
1987 South American Championship 20-29 September 1987 Uruguay Punta del Este 1  Brazil
1987 European Championship 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 Belgium Auderghem 1  East Germany
1988 Olympic qualification tournament Italy Italy 1  Soviet Union
Total 8

* Notes:[1]

1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with 6 another countries, boycotted the games and their spot was given to Peru, as the team finished in the 3rd place at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
2. Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, but as they had already qualified, the South American place was reassigned to Brazil.
3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions).
4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba had already qualified as 1986 World Championship runners-up).

Format

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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

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Pool A Pool B
 East Germany  Brazil
 Japan  China
 South Korea  Peru
 Soviet Union  United States

Squads

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Venues

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 154 114 1.351 1st–4th semifinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 5 8 6 1.333 173 159 1.088
3  South Korea 3 1 2 4 4 7 0.571 116 137 0.847 5th–8th semifinals
4  East Germany 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 127 160 0.794
Source: [citation needed]


20 September 1988 Japan  3–2  Soviet Union
(15–2, 8–15, 15–12, 10–15, 19–17)
Report
20 September 1988 East Germany  1–3  South Korea
(6–15, 16–14, 10–15, 7–15)
Report

23 September 1988 East Germany  3–2  Japan
(11–15, 16–14, 4–15, 15–2 ,15–7)
Report
23 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea
(15–5, 15–8, 15–7)
Report

25 September 1988 East Germany  0–3  Soviet Union
(16–18, 7–15, 4–15)
Report
25 September 1988 Japan  3–1  South Korea
(8–15, 15–3 ,15–11, 15–8)
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Peru 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 177 142 1.246 1st–4th semifinals
2  China 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 161 132 1.220
3  United States 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 140 167 0.838 5th–8th semifinals
4  Brazil 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 126 163 0.773
Source: [citation needed]


20 September 1988 China  3–0  United States
(15–9, 15–5, 15–7)
Report
20 September 1988 Peru  3–0  Brazil
(15–11, 15–11, 15–3)
Report

23 September 1988 Brazil  2–3  United States
(16–14, 5–15, 13–15, 15–12, 7–15)
Report
23 September 1988 China  2–3  Peru
(15–13, 13–15, 15–7, 12–15, 14–16)
Report

25 September 1988 China  3–1  Brazil
(2–15, 15–7, 15–12, 15–11)
Report
25 September 1988 Peru  3–2  United States
(12–15, 9–15, 15–4, 15–5, 15–9)
Report

Final round

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5th to 8th place

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5–8th place5th place
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
29 September
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
27 September
 
 East Germany3
 
 East Germany3
 
 
 United States1
 
7th place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 United States3

5th–8th place semifinals

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27 September 1988 South Korea  2–3  Brazil
(6–15, 17–15, 15–8, 4–15, 15–17)
Report
27 September 1988 East Germany  3–1  United States
(15–13, 15–11, 10–15, 15–8)
Report

7th place match

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29 September 1988 South Korea  2–3  United States
(4–15, 15–12, 15–13, 9–15, 8–15)
Report

5th place match

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29 September 1988 Brazil  1–3  East Germany
(9–15, 4–15, 15–11, 11–15)
Report

Final

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
29 September
 
 China0
 
 Soviet Union3
 
27 September
 
 Peru2
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Peru3
 
Third place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan0

Semifinals

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27 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–0  China
(15–0, 15–9, 15–2)
Report
27 September 1988 Japan  2–3  Peru
(9–15, 6–15, 15–6, 15–10, 13–15)
Report

Bronze medal match

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29 September 1988 China  3–0  Japan
(15–13, 15–6, 15–6
Report

Gold medal match

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29 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–2  Peru
(10–15, 12–15, 15–13, 15–7, 17–15
Report

Final standings

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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