Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016.

Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueGinásio do Maracanãzinho
Date6–20 August
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (3rd title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Serbia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
← 2012
2020 →

China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final.[1] The United States won bronze by winning against the Netherlands.[2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Yu Zaiqing, People's Republic of China; Anita DeFrantz, United States of America; and Chang Ung, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Ary Graça, Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz and Aleksandar Boričić, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.

Competition schedule edit

P Preliminary round ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
P P P P P ¼ ½ B F

Qualification 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

Pools composition edit

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015.[3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 3rd. The pools were confirmed on 23 May 2016.[4]

Pool A Pool B
  Brazil (Hosts)   United States (1)
  Russia (4)   China (2)
  Japan (5)   Serbia (6)
  South Korea (9)   Italy (8)
  Argentina (12)   Netherlands (14)
  Cameroon (21)   Puerto Rico (16)

Rosters edit

Venue edit

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Capacity: 11,800
 

Format edit

The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool was ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool was ranked ninth.
The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.

Pool standing procedure edit

In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented:[5]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Set ratio
  4. Setpoint ratio
  5. Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Referees edit

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[6]

  •   Hernán Casamiquela
  •   Arturo Di Giacomo
  •   Rogerio Espicalsky
  •   Paulo Turci
  •   Liu Jiang
  •   Denny Cespedes
  •   Nasr Shaaban
  •   Heike Kraft
  •   Mohammad Shahmiri
  •   Fabrizio Pasquali
  •   Luis Macias
  •   Piotr Dudek
  •   Ibrahim Al-Naama
  •   Andrey Zenovich
  •   Vladimir Simonović
  •   Juraj Mokrý
  •   Kang Joo-hee
  •   Susana Rodríguez
  •   Taoufik Boudaya
  •   Patricia Rolf

Preliminary round edit

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil (H) 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 377 272 1.386 Quarter-finals
2   Russia 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 393 323 1.217
3   South Korea 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 384 372 1.032
4   Japan 5 2 3 6 7 9 0.778 347 364 0.953
5   Argentina 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 319 407 0.784
6   Cameroon 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 328 410 0.800
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
09:30
Japan   1–3   South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,760
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
15:00
Brazil   3–0   Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,890
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–14, 25–21, 25–13)
Result Statistics
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
20:30
Russia   3–0   Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,437
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–13, 25–10, 25–16)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
11:35
Japan   3–0   Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–20, 25–15, 25–17)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30
Russia   3–1   South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,398
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–23, 23–25, 25–23, 25–14)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
22:35
Brazil   3–0   Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,651
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–16, 25–19, 25–11)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:05
Russia   3–0   Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,396
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(25–19, 25–22, 25–23)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
20:30
South Korea   3–0   Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,248
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
22:35
Brazil   3–0   Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,759
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luís Macias (MEX)
(25–18, 25–18, 25–22)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
11:35
Argentina   3–2   Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,345
Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Arturo di Giacomo (BEL)
(19–25, 25–19, 26–28, 25–21, 15–13)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
20:30
Russia   3–0   Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,448
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Heike Kraft (GER)
(25–14, 30–28, 25–18)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:35
Brazil   3–0   South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,790
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–17, 25–13, 27–25)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:35
South Korea   3–0   Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,893
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–15, 25–22, 25–20)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
20:30
Japan   3–0   Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,939
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–23, 25–16, 26–24)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
22:35
Brazil   3–0   Russia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,892
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–23, 25–21, 25–21)
Result Statistics

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 5 5 0 14 15 5 3.000 470 400 1.175 Quarter-finals
2   Netherlands 5 4 1 11 14 7 2.000 455 425 1.071
3   Serbia 5 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 410 394 1.041
4   China 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 398 389 1.023
5   Italy 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 351 374 0.939
6   Puerto Rico 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 277 379 0.731
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
11:35
China   2–3   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,410
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(23–25, 25–21, 25–18, 22–25, 13–15)
Result Statistics
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
17:05
United States   3–0   Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,832
Referees: Taoufik Boudaya (TUN), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–17, 25–22, 25–17)
Result Statistics
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
22:35
Serbia   3–0   Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,373
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
(27–25, 25–20, 25–23)
Result Statistics

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
09:30
China   3–0   Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,804
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–21, 25–21, 25–16)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
15:00
United States   3–2   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,455
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(18–25, 25–18, 21–25, 25–20, 15–8)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:05
Serbia   3–0   Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,730
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(29–27, 25–18, 25–20)
Result Statistics

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
09:30
China   3–0   Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,386
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–20, 25–17, 25–18)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
11:35
Italy   0–3   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,539
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(21–25, 20–25, 20–25)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
15:00
United States   3–1   Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,134
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–17, 21–25, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Statistics

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
09:30
China   0–3   Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,509
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(19–25, 19–25, 22–25)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
15:00
United States   3–1   Italy Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,243
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–20)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
17:05
Netherlands   3–0   Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,742
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–14, 25–22, 25–16)
Result Statistics

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
09:30
Serbia   2–3   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,387
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(22–25, 20–25, 25–22, 25–18, 8–15)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
15:00
Italy   3–0   Puerto Rico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,225
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–14, 25–13, 25–22)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
17:05
United States   3–1   China Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,897
Referees: Heike Kraft (GER), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(22–25, 25–17, 25–19, 25–19)
Result Statistics

Knockout stage edit

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
  Brazil2
 
18 August
 
  China3
 
  China3
 
16 August
 
  Netherlands1
 
  South Korea1
 
20 August
 
  Netherlands3
 
  China3
 
16 August
 
  Serbia1
 
  Russia0
 
18 August
 
  Serbia3
 
  Serbia3
 
16 August
 
  United States2 Bronze medal match
 
  Japan0
 
20 August
 
  United States3
 
  United States3
 
 
  Netherlands1
 

Quarter-finals edit

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
10:00
South Korea   1–3   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,351
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 14–25, 25–23, 20–25)
Result Statistics
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
14:00
Japan   0–3   United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,226
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Heike Kraft (GER)
(16–25, 23–25, 22–25)
Result Statistics
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
18:00
Russia   0–3   Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,121
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(9–25, 22–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
22:15
Brazil   2–3   China Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,498
Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(25–15, 23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 13–15)
Result Statistics

Semi-finals edit

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
13:00
Serbia   3–2   United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,837
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 16–25, 15–13)
Result Statistics
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
22:15
China   3–1   Netherlands Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,411
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(27–25, 23–25, 29–27, 25–23)
Result Statistics

Bronze medal match edit

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
13:00
Netherlands   1–3   United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,897
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Piotr Dudek (POL)
(23–25, 27–25, 22–25, 19–25)
Result Statistics

Gold medal match edit

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
22:15
China   3–1   Serbia Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,773
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(19–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23)
Result Statistics

Statistics leaders edit

  • Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals are ranked.

Source: FIVB.org

Final standing edit

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  China (CHN)
Wei Qiuyue
Xu Yunli
Hui Ruoqi (c)
Zhang Changning
Yang Fangxu
Lin Li (L)
Yan Ni
Zhu Ting
Ding Xia
Gong Xiangyu
Liu Xiaotong
Yuan Xinyue

Head coach:

Lang Ping

  Serbia (SRB)
Jelena Nikolić
Maja Ognjenović (c)
Stefana Veljković
Jovana Brakočević
Bojana Živković
Milena Rašić
Brankica Mihajlović
Bianka Buša
Jovana Stevanović
Tijana Bošković
Tijana Malešević
Silvija Popović (L)

Head coach:

Zoran Terzić

  United States (USA)
Courtney Thompson
Jordan Larson-Burbach
Foluke Akinradewo
Christa Harmotto-Dietzen (c)
Alisha Glass
Carli Lloyd
Karsta Lowe
Kayla Banwarth (L)
Kelly Murphy
Kelsey Robinson
Kimberly Hill
Rachael Adams

Head coach:

Karch Kiraly

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "China crowned champions in Rio de Janeiro". rio2016.fivb.com. 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "USA raise high wall to stop Netherlands for bronze medal". rio2016.fivb.com. 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women (as of October 2015)". FIVB. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 women's volleyball pools unveiled". fivb.com. 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Pools Ranking Criteria". FIVB. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ Referees
  7. ^ "FIVB:#Rio2016 women's #Volleyball Dream Team". fivb.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links edit