The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played.[1]
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| Venue | Palau d'Esports Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
| Date | 29 July – 8 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification edit
| Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 17 October 1986 |  Lausanne |
1 |  Spain
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| 1988 Summer Olympics | 20–29 September 1988 |  Seoul |
1 |  Soviet Union
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| 1990 World Championship | 22–31 August 1990 |  Beijing |
1 | China*
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| 1991 Asian Championship | 14–21 September 1991 |  Bangkok |
1 |  Japan*
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| 1991 NORCECA Championship | 23 August - 2 September 1991 |  Regina |
1 |  Cuba
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| 1991 South American Championship | September 1991 |  Osasco |
1 | Brazil
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| 1991 European Championship | 28 Sep – 6 Oct 1991 |  Rome |
1 |  Netherlands*
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| 1991 World Cup | 8–17 November 1991 | Osaka |
1 |  United States*
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| Total | 8 | |||
* Notes:[1]
- 1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions).
- 2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up).
- 3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions).
- 4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already qualified through other tournaments).
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and competed together as the Unified Team.
Format edit
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, with the preliminary round pool positions set as:
- Pool winners advanced to the semifinals.
- Pool second and third placed advanced to the quarterfinals.
- Pool fourth placed advanced to the 7th place match.
Pools composition edit
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Japan
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Brazil
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| Spain
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China
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 Unified Team
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Cuba
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| United States
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Netherlands
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Rosters edit
Venues edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unified Team
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 158 | 101 | 1.564 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 171 | 153 | 1.118 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 146 | 127 | 1.150 | |
| 4 | Spain
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 41 | 135 | 0.304 | 7th place match |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | Unified Team
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3–0 | Spain
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15–3 | 15–0 | 15–3 | 45–6 | Report | ||
| 29 Jul | United States
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2–3 | Japan
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15–13 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 15–8 | 13–15 | 66–66 | Report |
| 31 Jul | United States
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3–2 | Unified Team
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9–15 | 17–15 | 15–12 | 4–15 | 15–11 | 60–68 | Report |
| 31 Jul | Japan
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3–0 | Spain
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15–9 | 15–1 | 15–6 | 45–16 | Report | ||
| 2 Aug | Unified Team
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3–0 | Japan
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15–13 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 45–35 | Report | ||
| 2 Aug | Spain
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0–3 | United States
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4–15 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 19–45 | Report |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 151 | 129 | 1.171 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 170 | 145 | 1.172 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 136 | 166 | 0.819 | |
| 4 | China
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 174 | 191 | 0.911 | 7th place match |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | Netherlands
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1–3 | Brazil
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9–15 | 3–15 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 34–56 | Report | |
| 29 Jul | China
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1–3 | Cuba
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15–13 | 11–15 | 9–15 | 11–15 | 46–58 | Report | |
| 31 Jul | Netherlands
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3–2 | China
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6–15 | 15–17 | 15–13 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 67–65 | Report |
| 31 Jul | Brazil
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1–3 | Cuba
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11–15 | 15–3 | 13–15 | 9–15 | 48–48 | Report | |
| 2 Aug | Cuba
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3–0 | Netherlands
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15–11 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 45–35 | Report | ||
| 2 Aug | China
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2–3 | Brazil
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9–15 | 15–7 | 11–15 | 16–14 | 12–15 | 63–66 | Report |
Final round edit
7th to 8th place edit
| 7th place match | ||||
| A4 | Spain
| 0 | ||
| B4 | China
| 3 | ||
7th place match edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Spain
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0–3 | China
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1–15 | 3–15 | 3–15 | 7–45 | Report |
Final edit
| First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 6 August | |||||||||||||
| 4 August | A1 | Unified Team | 3 | ||||||||||
| A3 | Japan | 1 | B2 | Brazil | 1 | 8 August | |||||||
| B2 | Brazil | 3 | Unified Team | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 August | Cuba | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 August | A2 | United States | 2 | ||||||||||
| A2 | United States | 3 | B1 | Cuba | 3 | ||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 5 August | 8 August | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | Brazil | 0 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug | United States
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3–1 | Netherlands
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15–11 | 11–15 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 56–41 | Report | |
| 4 Aug | Japan
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1–3 | Brazil
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16–14 | 13–15 | 13–15 | 9–15 | 51–59 | Report |
5th place match edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Netherlands
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1–3 | Japan
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0–15 | 15–11 | 13–15 | 10–15 | 38–56 | Report |
Semifinals edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug | United States
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2–3 | Cuba
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15–8 | 9–15 | 15–6 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 55–59 | Report |
| 6 Aug | Unified Team
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3–1 | Brazil
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15–10 | 13–15 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 58–35 | Report |
Bronze medal match edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Brazil
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0–3 | United States
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8–15 | 6–15 | 13–15 | 27–45 | Report |
Gold medal match edit
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Unified Team
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1–3 | Cuba
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14–16 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 13–15 | 54–58 | Report |
Final standings edit
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
External links edit
- Results
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 415, 431–438)