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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 22 August 2015 to 22 May 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champion and runner-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions, and four teams from the World Olympic qualification tournament respectively.[1] Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.

Qualification summary edit

Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1   Brazil
2015 World Cup 22 August – 6 September 2015   Japan 2   China
  Serbia
European Qualifier 4–9 January 2016   Ankara 1   Russia
South American Qualifier 6–10 January 2016   Bariloche 1   Argentina
North American Qualifier 7–9 January 2016   Lincoln 1   United States
African Qualifier 12–16 February 2016   Yaoundé 1   Cameroon
Asian Qualifier 14–22 May 2016   Tokyo 1   South Korea
1st World Qualifier 3   Italy
  Netherlands
  Japan
2nd World Qualifier 20–22 May 2016   San Juan 1   Puerto Rico
Total 12

Means of qualification edit

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2016 World Olympics Qualification Tournament

Pool standing procedure edit

Host country edit

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

FIVB World cup edit

The winners and runners-up from 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup qualified for the Olympics.

Main article: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
  • Venue:   Japan
  • Dates: 22 August – 6 September 2015
Rank Team
    China
    Serbia
    United States
4   Russia
5   Japan
6   South Korea
7   Dominican Republic
8   Argentina
9   Cuba
10   Kenya
11   Peru
12   Algeria

Continental qualification tournaments edit

Africa edit

African Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's African qualification
Rank Team
1   Cameroon
2   Egypt
3   Kenya
4   Algeria
5   Botswana
6   Tunisia
7   Uganda

Asia and Oceania edit

Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Asian Olympic qualification tournament combined with World Olympic qualification tournaments. The host teams and the top three ranked teams from the World ranking as of 1 January 2016 competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the four teams qualified as Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe edit

European Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification
Rank Team
1   Russia
2   Netherlands
3   Italy
4   Turkey
5   Germany
6   Belgium
7   Poland
8   Croatia

North America edit

NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
The top four ranked teams from the 2015 NORCECA Volleyball Championship competed in this tournament. The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR
1   United States 3 3 0 14 249 173 1.439 9 1 9.000
2   Dominican Republic 3 2 1 8 249 246 1.012 6 5 1.200
3   Puerto Rico 3 1 2 7 232 258 0.899 5 6 0.833
4   Canada 3 0 3 1 205 258 0.795 1 9 0.111
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jan 17:00 Dominican Republic   3–1   Puerto Rico 17–25 25–13 25–23 25–23   92–84 P2 P3
7 Jan 19:00 United States   3–0   Canada 25–18 25–18 25–15     75–51 P2 P3
8 Jan 17:00 Canada   1–3   Dominican Republic 27–25 16–25 24–26 20–25   87–101 P2 P3
8 Jan 19:00 United States   3–1   Puerto Rico 25–14 24–26 25–12 25–14   99–66 P2 P3
9 Jan 17:00 Puerto Rico   3–0   Canada 32–30 25–17 25–20     82–67 P2 P3
9 Jan 20:00 United States   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–19 25–19 25–18     75–56 P2 P3

South America edit

South American Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The second and third teams would play in World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Argentina 4 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 318 231 1.377
2   Peru 4 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 247 1.150
3   Colombia 4 2 2 5 6 9 0.667 332 329 1.009
4   Venezuela 4 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 315 314 1.003
5   Chile 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 193 321 0.601
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jan 15:00 Colombia   3–2   Venezuela 25–14 15–25 21–25 25–17 17–15 103–96 Result
6 Jan 19:00 Chile   0–3   Argentina 10–25 15–25 14–25     39–75 Result
7 Jan 16:00 Chile   0–3   Peru 10–25 13–25 10–25     33–75 Result
7 Jan 19:00 Venezuela   1–3   Argentina 18–25 16–25 25–17 18–25   77–92 Result
8 Jan 16:00 Venezuela   3–0   Chile 25–22 25–13 25–9     75–44 Result
8 Jan 19:00 Peru   3–0   Colombia 30–28 25–22 25–22     80–72 Result
9 Jan 14:00 Peru   3–0   Venezuela 25–23 25–22 25–22     75–67 Result
9 Jan 17:00 Argentina   3–0   Colombia 25–20 26–24 25–17     76–61 Result
10 Jan 14:00 Colombia   3–1   Chile 25–17 21–25 25–19 25–16   96–77 Result
10 Jan 17:00 Argentina   3–0   Peru 25–20 25–20 25–14     75–54 Result

World Qualification tournaments edit

There were 2 tournaments to get 5 remaining spots in the 2016 Olympic Games. Only the teams which had not yet qualified from the 3 events above could play in the tournament. 12 teams had rights to play in this tournament, Japan as a host of 1st tournament, the top three Asian teams from World ranking as of 1 January 2016, and the 2nd and 3rd place from continental qualification tournaments. The 1st tournament was combined with the Asian Olympic qualification tournament which played in Japan. The best ranked Asian team qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The best three ranked teams, excluding the best Asian team, also secured the vacancies in the 2016 Olympic Games. The 2nd tournament which was held in Puerto Rico consisted of 4 teams, and only the best ranked team could take the last spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. The table below showed the allocation of 12 qualified teams.[2]

1st tournament 2nd tournament
Qualification Qualifier Qualification Qualifier Qualification Qualifier
Host country   Japan European QT   Netherlands African QT   Kenya
World Ranking for Asian teams   South Korea   Italy   Algeria
  Thailand North American QT 2nd   Dominican Republic North American QT 3rd   Puerto Rico
  Kazakhstan South American QT 2nd   Peru South American QT 3rd   Colombia
  •   Egypt withdrew from the tournament. Therefore,   Algeria, as the fourth place team in the African qualifier, replaced   Egypt.[3]

1st Tournament edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Italy 7 6 1 17 18 7 2.571 586 517 1.133
2   Netherlands 7 5 2 16 17 7 2.429 571 465 1.228
3   Japan 7 5 2 14 18 10 1.800 644 571 1.128
4   South Korea 7 4 3 13 15 11 1.364 597 577 1.035
5   Thailand 7 4 3 12 15 12 1.250 597 592 1.008
6   Dominican Republic 7 2 5 6 7 16 0.438 517 542 0.954
7   Peru 7 2 5 6 7 16 0.438 462 549 0.842
8   Kazakhstan 7 0 7 0 3 21 0.143 426 587 0.726
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 10:10 South Korea   1–3   Italy 17–25 20–25 27–25 18–25   82–100 P2 P3
14 May 12:55 Thailand   3–1   Dominican Republic 26–24 26–28 25–16 25–20   102–88 P2 P3
14 May 15:40 Kazakhstan   1–3   Netherlands 12–25 25–21 14–25 8–25   59–96 P2 P3
14 May 19:15 Japan   3–0   Peru 25–23 25–10 25–14     75–47 P2 P3
15 May 10:10 Italy   3–1   Thailand 17–25 25–16 25–17 25–16   92–74 P2 P3
15 May 12:55 Peru   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–22 25–16 26–24     76–62 P2 P3
15 May 15:40 Netherlands   0–3   South Korea 27–29 23–25 21–25     71–79 P2 P3
15 May 19:20 Japan   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–14 25–15 25–11     75–40 P2 P3
17 May 10:10 Kazakhstan   1–3   Peru 25–19 22–25 23–25 23–25   93–94 P2 P3
17 May 12:55 Dominican Republic   0–3   Italy 22–25 23–25 23–25     68–75 P2 P3
17 May 15:40 Thailand   0–3   Netherlands 14–25 16–25 20–25     50–75 P2 P3
17 May 19:15 South Korea   3–1   Japan 28–26 25–17 17–25 25–19   95–87 P2 P3
18 May 10:10 Peru   0–3   Italy 19–25 16–25 17–25     52–75 P2 P3
18 May 12:55 Kazakhstan   0–3   South Korea 16–25 11–25 21–25     48–75 P2 P3
18 May 15:40 Netherlands   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–22 25–18 25–21     75–61 P2 P3
18 May 19:20 Japan   3–2   Thailand 20–25 25–23 23–25 25–23 15–13 108–109 P2 P3
20 May 10:10 Thailand   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–18 25–19 25–15     75–52 P2 P3
20 May 12:55 South Korea   3–1   Peru 18–25 25–22 25–14 25–21   93–82 P2 P3
20 May 15:40 Italy   0–3   Netherlands 21–25 21–25 14–25     56–75 P2 P3
20 May 19:15 Dominican Republic   0–3   Japan 22–25 16–25 25–27     63–77 P2 P3
21 May 10:10 South Korea   2–3   Thailand 25–19 25–22 27–29 24–26 12–15 113–111 P2 P3
21 May 12:55 Kazakhstan   1–3   Dominican Republic 20–25 25–22 12–25 20–25   77–97 P2 P3
21 May 15:40 Peru   0–3   Netherlands 16–25 14–25 17–25     47–75 P2 P3
21 May 19:20 Japan   2–3   Italy 25–23 25–27 25–27 25–21 9–15 109–113 P2 P3
22 May 10:10 Dominican Republic   3–0   South Korea 25–23 25–11 28–26     78–60 P2 P3
22 May 12:55 Thailand   3–0   Peru 25–17 26–24 25–23     76–64 P2 P3
22 May 15:40 Italy   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–22 25–16 25–19     75–57 P2 P3
22 May 19:15 Netherlands   2–3   Japan 25–20 13–25 25–21 30–32 11–15 104–113 P2 P3

Individual awards edit

2nd Tournament edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Puerto Rico 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 226 138 1.638
2   Colombia 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 209 164 1.274
3   Kenya 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 186 219 0.849
4   Algeria 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 148 248 0.597
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 17:10 Kenya   0–3   Colombia 14–25 15–25 13–25     42–75 P2 P3
20 May 20:10 Puerto Rico   3–0   Algeria 25–10 25–11 25–12     75–33 P2 P3
21 May 17:10 Kenya   3–1   Algeria 25–14 23–25 25–14 25–16   98–69 P2 P3
21 May 20:10 Puerto Rico   3–0   Colombia 25–17 26–24 25–18     76–59 P2 P3
22 May 15:10 Algeria   0–3   Colombia 16–25 12–25 18–25     46–75 P2 P3
22 May 18:10 Puerto Rico   3–0   Kenya 25–8 25–23 25–15     75–46 P2 P3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Qualification Process". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Qualification Detail". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Line-up for Intercontinental qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

External links edit

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