Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's volleyball at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium Revolution Ice Rink | |||||||||
Date | 13–26 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 94 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The
Qualification
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 18 October 1963 | Baden-Baden | 1 | Mexico |
1964 Olympic Games | Oct. 11–23, 1964 | Tokyo | 1 | Japan |
1967 World Championship | Jan. 25 – 29, 1967 | Tokyo | 3 | United States South Korea Peru* |
1967 European Championship | Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 | İzmir | 3 | Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia |
Total | 8 |
* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions.[1]
Format
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.
Rosters
Venues
- Ciudad de México
- Ciudad de México
Round robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 333 | 194 | 1.716 |
2 | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 6.333 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 |
3 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 324 | 304 | 1.066 |
4 | Peru | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 306 | 327 | 0.936 |
5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 307 | 307 | 1.000 |
7 | Mexico | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 |
8 | United States | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 196 | 353 | 0.555 |
Source:[citation needed]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | South Korea | 10–15 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 17–15 | 69–67 | Report |
13 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | United States | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–10 | Report | ||
13 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 8–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 53–42 | Report | |
13 Oct | Peru | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–17 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 70–46 | Report |
14 Oct | Peru | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | United States | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 56–43 | Report | |
14 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–20 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–8 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–24 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–23 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | United States | 15–3 | 15–1 | 16–14 | 46–18 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 45–17 | Report | ||
17 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 15–9 | 15–13 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 51–42 | Report | |
17 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Peru | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 15–4 | 68–54 | Report |
20 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–17 | Report | ||
20 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Peru | 7–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 65–44 | Report |
21 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | United States | 15–1 | 6–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 51–26 | Report | |
21 Oct | South Korea | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–15 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–3 | 45–19 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Peru | 3–1 | United States | 15–11 | 15–0 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 59–39 | Report | |
24 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–32 | Report | ||
24 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–4 | 45–14 | Report | ||
25 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Peru | 15–10 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 59–43 | Report | |
25 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 54–44 | Report | |
26 Oct | Mexico | 3–0 | United States | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–4 | 45–19 | Report | ||
26 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Japan | 15–10 | 16–14 | 3–15 | 15–9 | 49–48 | Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Valentina Kamenek-Vinogradova Head coach: |
Makiko Furakawa Keiko Hama Head coach: |
Halina Aszkiełowicz Head coach: |
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links
- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 772, 796–810)