Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePalau d'Esports
Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Palau Sant Jordi
Date29 July – 8 August
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Cuba (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Unified Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States

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]

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country17 October 1986Switzerland Lausanne1 Spain
1988 Summer Olympics20–29 September 1988South Korea Seoul1 Soviet Union
1990 World Championship22–31 August 1990China Beijing1 China*
1991 Asian Championship14–21 September 1991Thailand Bangkok1 Japan*
1991 NORCECA Championship23 August - 2 September 1991Canada Regina1 Cuba
1991 South American ChampionshipSeptember 1991Brazil Osasco1 Brazil
1991 European Championship28 Sep – 6 Oct 1991Italy Rome1 Netherlands*
1991 World Cup8–17 November 1991Japan Osaka1 United States*
Total8

* 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

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

Pool A Pool B
 Japan  Brazil
 Spain  China
Unified Team  Cuba
 United States  Netherlands

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Unified Team 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 158 101 1.564 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 1 5 8 5 1.600 171 153 1.118 Quarterfinals
3  Japan 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 146 127 1.150
4  Spain 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 41 135 0.304 7th place match
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul Unified Team 3–0  Spain 15–3 15–0 15–3     45–6 Report
29 Jul United States  2–3  Japan 15–13 11–15 12–15 15–8 13–15 66–66 Report
31 Jul United States  3–2 Unified Team 9–15 17–15 15–12 4–15 15–11 60–68 Report
31 Jul Japan  3–0  Spain 15–9 15–1 15–6     45–16 Report
2 Aug Unified Team 3–0  Japan 15–13 15–11 15–11     45–35 Report
2 Aug Spain  0–3  United States 4–15 5–15 10–15     19–45 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 151 129 1.171 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 5 7 6 1.167 170 145 1.172 Quarterfinals
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 136 166 0.819
4  China 3 0 3 3 5 9 0.556 174 191 0.911 7th place match
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul Netherlands  1–3  Brazil 9–15 3–15 15–11 7–15   34–56 Report
29 Jul China  1–3  Cuba 15–13 11–15 9–15 11–15   46–58 Report
31 Jul Netherlands  3–2  China 6–15 15–17 15–13 16–14 15–6 67–65 Report
31 Jul Brazil  1–3  Cuba 11–15 15–3 13–15 9–15   48–48 Report
2 Aug Cuba  3–0  Netherlands 15–11 15–11 15–13     45–35 Report
2 Aug China  2–3  Brazil 9–15 15–7 11–15 16–14 12–15 63–66 Report

Final round

7th to 8th place

7th place match
   
A4  Spain 0
B4  China 3

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug Spain  0–3  China 1–15 3–15 3–15     7–45 Report

Final

First roundSemifinalsFinal
6 August
4 AugustA1 Unified Team3
A3 Japan1B2 Brazil18 August
B2 Brazil3 Unified Team1
6 August Cuba3
4 AugustA2 United States2
A2 United States3B1 Cuba3
B3 Netherlands1
Fifth placeThird place
5 August8 August
 Netherlands1 Brazil0
 Japan3 United States3

Quarterfinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug United States  3–1  Netherlands 15–11 11–15 15–8 15–7   56–41 Report
4 Aug Japan  1–3  Brazil 16–14 13–15 13–15 9–15   51–59 Report

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug Netherlands  1–3  Japan 0–15 15–11 13–15 10–15   38–56 Report

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug United States  2–3  Cuba 15–8 9–15 15–6 5–15 11–15 55–59 Report
6 Aug Unified Team 3–1  Brazil 15–10 13–15 15–5 15–5   58–35 Report

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug Brazil  0–3  United States 8–15 6–15 13–15     27–45 Report

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug Unified Team 1–3  Cuba 14–16 15–12 12–15 13–15   54–58 Report

Final standings

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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