Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 1976 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 4th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from July 19 to 30, 1976.[1]

Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMontréal Forum
Paul Sauvé Arena
Date19–30 July
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan (2nd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
← 1972
1980 →

This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics. The team was coached by Shigeo Yamada.[1]

Qualification

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Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 12 May 1970   Amsterdam 1   Canada
1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1972   Munich 1   Soviet Union
1974 World Championship 12–28 October 1974   Guadalajara 1   Japan
1975 Asian Championship 17–28 August 1975   Melbourne 1   South Korea*
1975 NORCECA Championship 1975   Los Angeles 1   Cuba
1975 South American Championship 1975   Asunción 1   Peru
1975 European Championship 18–25 October 1975   Belgrade 1   Hungary*
Last Chance tournament   Heidelberg 1   East Germany**
Total 8

* South Korea and Hungary qualified as next best team as Japan and Soviet Union are already qualified.
** East Germany qualified after a last chance tournament held in Heidelberg, West Germany.[1]

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
  Canada   Soviet Union
  Peru   South Korea
  Japan   East Germany
  Hungary   Cuba

Rosters

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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   Japan 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 43 3.140 1st–4th semifinals
2   Hungary 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 120 132 0.909
3   Peru 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 124 154 0.805 5th–8th semifinals
4   Canada 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 113 163 0.693
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul Hungary   0–3   Japan 6–15 3–15 4–15     13–45 Report
19 Jul Canada   2–3   Peru 15–12 4–15 10–15 15–7 12–15 56–64 Report
21 Jul Peru   0–3   Japan 7–15 4–15 9–15     20–45 Report
21 Jul Canada   1–3   Hungary 13–15 10–15 15–9 9–15   47–54 Report
23 Jul Hungary   3–1   Peru 7–15 15–8 15–3 16–14   53–40 Report
23 Jul Japan   3–0   Canada 15–6 15–2 15–2     45–10 Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Soviet Union 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 186 137 1.358 1st–4th semifinals
2   South Korea 3 2 1 5 7 7 1.000 179 171 1.047
3   Cuba 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 150 168 0.893 5th–8th semifinals
4   East Germany 3 0 3 3 5 9 0.556 144 183 0.787
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jul South Korea   1–3   Soviet Union 14–16 15–12 2–15 14–16   45–59 Report
20 Jul East Germany   1–3   Cuba 15–7 5–15 5–15 13–15   38–52 Report
22 Jul Cuba   1–3   Soviet Union 9–15 15–13 11–15 10–15   45–58 Report
22 Jul East Germany   2–3   South Korea 15–5 15–11 14–16 2–15 13–15 59–62 Report
24 Jul South Korea   3–2   Cuba 14–16 15–4 15–8 13–15 15–10 72–53 Report
24 Jul Soviet Union   3–2   East Germany 15–11 13–15 11–15 15–5 15–1 69–47 Report

Final round

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5th–8th place

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5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
  Peru2
 
27 July
 
  East Germany3
 
  East Germany0
 
26 July
 
  Cuba3
 
  Canada2
 
 
  Cuba3
 
7th place
 
 
27 July
 
 
  Canada1
 
 
  Peru3

5th–8th place semifinals

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul Canada   2–3   Cuba 15–13 7–15 16–14 9–15 3–15 50–72 Report
26 Jul Peru   2–3   East Germany 11–15 9–15 15–8 15–8 8–15 58–61 Report

7th place match

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul Canada   1–3   Peru 9–15 15–12 4–15 7–15   35–57 Report

5th place match

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul East Germany   0–3   Cuba 12–15 12–15 8–15     32–45 Report

Final Round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
29 July
 
 
  Japan3
 
30 July
 
  South Korea0
 
  Japan3
 
29 July
 
  Soviet Union0
 
  Hungary0
 
 
  Soviet Union3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
30 July
 
 
  South Korea3
 
 
  Hungary1

Semifinals

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul Hungary   0–3   Soviet Union 10–15 10–15 9–15     29–45 Report
29 Jul Japan   3–0   South Korea 15–13 15–6 15–5     45–24 Report

Bronze medal match

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul South Korea   3–1   Hungary 12–15 15–12 15–10 15–6   57–43 Report

Gold medal match

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul Japan   3–0   Soviet Union 15–7 15–8 15–2     45–17 Report

Final standing

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Japan (JPN)[2]
Shoko Takayanagi
Juri Yokoyama
Mariko Yoshida
Hiromi Yano
Takako Shirai
Mariko Okamoto
Echiko Maeda
Noriko Matsuda
Yuko Arakida
Kiyomi Kato
Katsuko Kanesaka
Takako Iida

Head coach:

Shigeo Yamada

  Soviet Union (URS)
Lyudmila Chernysova
Larisa Bergen
Olga Kozakova
Natalya Kushnir
Nina Muradyan
Liliya Osadchaya
Nina Smoleyeva
Lyudmila Shchetinina
Inna Ryskal
Anna Rostova
Lyubov Rudovskaya
Zoya Yusova

Head coach:

Givi Akhvlediani

  South Korea (KOR)
Yu Jung-hye
Yu Kyung-hwa
Jung Soon-ok
Yoon Young-nae
Park Mi-kum
Ma Kum-ja
Lee Soon-ok
Lee Soon-bok
Baik Myung-sun
Jo Hea-jung
Byon Kyung-ja
Chang Hee-sook

Head coach:

Lee Kyo-so

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics". www.databaseolympics.com/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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