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

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

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country30 September 1981West Germany Baden-Baden1 South Korea
1984 Olympic Games30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984United States Los Angeles1 China
1986 World Championship2–13 September 1986Czechoslovakia Prague1 Cuba

 Peru

1987 Asian Championsnip6–14 June 1987China Shanghai1 Japan*
1987 NORCECA Championship12-19 June 1987Cuba Havana1 United States*
1987 South American Championship20-29 September 1987Uruguay Punta del Este1 Brazil
1987 European Championship25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987Belgium Auderghem1 East Germany
1988 Olympic qualification tournamentItaly Italy1 Soviet Union
Total8

* 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 during the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
2.Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, 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

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

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

Squads

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

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:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep Japan  3–2  Soviet Union 15–2 8–15 15–12 10–15 19–17 67–61 Report
20 Sep East Germany  1–3  South Korea 6–15 16–14 10–15 7–15   39–59 Report
23 Sep East Germany  3–2  Japan 11–15 16–14 4–15 15–2 15–7 61–53 Report
23 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea 15–5 15–8 15–7     45–20 Report
25 Sep East Germany  0–3  Soviet Union 16–18 7–15 4–15     27–48 Report
25 Sep Japan  3–1  South Korea 8–15 15–3 15–11 15–8   53–37 Report

Group B

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:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep China  3–0  United States 15–9 15–5 15–7     45–21 Report
20 Sep Peru  3–0  Brazil 15–11 15–11 15–3     45–25 Report
23 Sep Brazil  2–3  United States 16–14 5–15 13–15 15–12 7–15 56–71 Report
23 Sep China  2–3  Peru 15–13 13–15 15–7 12–15 14–16 69–66 Report
25 Sep China  3–1  Brazil 2–15 15–7 15–12 15–11   47–45 Report
25 Sep Peru  3–2  United States 12–15 9–15 15–4 15–5 15–9 66–48 Report

Final round

5th to 8th place

 
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

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep South Korea  2–3  Brazil 6–15 17–15 15–8 4–15 15–17 57–70 Report
27 Sep East Germany  3–1  United States 15–13 15–11 10–15 15–8   55–47 Report

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep South Korea  2–3  United States 4–15 15–12 15–13 9–15 8–15 51–70 Report

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep Brazil  1–3  East Germany 9–15 4–15 15–11 11–15   39–56 Report

Final

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

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  China 15–0 15–9 15–2     45–11 Report
27 Sep Japan  2–3  Peru 9–15 6–15 15–6 15–10 13–15 58–61 Report

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep China  3–0  Japan 15–13 15–6 15–6     45–25 Report

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep Soviet Union  3–2  Peru 10–15 12–15 15–13 15–7 17–15 69–65 Report

Final standings

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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