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Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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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
← 1988
1996 →

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

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Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 17 October 1986 Switzerland Lausanne 1  Spain
1988 Summer Olympics 20–29 September 1988 South Korea Seoul 1  Soviet Union
1990 World Championship 22–31 August 1990 China Beijing 1  China*
1991 Asian Championship 14–21 September 1991 Thailand Bangkok 1  Japan*
1991 NORCECA Championship 23 August - 2 September 1991 Canada Regina 1  Cuba
1991 South American Championship September 1991 Brazil Osasco 1  Brazil
1991 European Championship 28 Sep – 6 Oct 1991 Italy Rome 1  Netherlands*
1991 World Cup 8–17 November 1991 Japan Osaka 1  United States*
Total 8

* 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

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Compared to four years earlier, the format of the tournament underwent some changes.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 in a single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position. At the Final round (second stage) the first placed teams in each group qualified directly for the semi-finals, while the second and third placed teams in the Olympic crossover system would face each other in an extra round consisting of a single elimination round with the winners advancing to the semi-finals and those eliminated playing a game to define fifth place. The winners of these two games faced those already qualified for the semifinals and while the winners played in the final, the losers played in the bronze medal match.

Pools composition

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

Rosters

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Venues

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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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: [citation needed]


29 July 1992 Unified Team 3–0  Spain
(15–3, 15–0, 15–3)
Report
29 July 1992 United States  2–3  Japan
(15–13, 11–15, 12–15, 15–8, 13–15)
Report
31 July 1992 United States  3–2 Unified Team
(9–15, 17–15, 15–12, 4–15, 15–11)
Report
31 July 1992 Japan  3–0  Spain
(15–9, 15–1, 15–6)
Report
2 August 1992 Unified Team 3–0  Japan
(15–13, 15–11, 15–11)
Report
2 August 1992 Spain  0–3  United States
(4–15, 5–15, 10–15)
Report

Group B

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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: [citation needed]


29 July 1992 Netherlands  1–3  Brazil
(9–15, 3–15, 15–11, 7–15)
Report
29 July 1992 China  1–3  Cuba
(15–13, 11–15, 9–15, 11–15)
Report
31 July 1992 Netherlands  3–2  China
(6–15, 15–17, 15–13, 16–14, 15–6)
Report
31 July 1992 Brazil  1–3  Cuba
(11–15, 15–3, 13–15, 9–15)
Report
2 August 1992 Cuba  3–0  Netherlands
(15–11, 15–11, 15–13)
Report
2 August 1992 China  2–3  Brazil
(9–15, 15–7, 11–15, 16–14, 12–15)
Report

Final round

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7th to 8th place

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7th place match
   
A4  Spain 0
B4  China 3

7th place match

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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

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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

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4 August 1992 United States  3–1  Netherlands
(15–11, 11–15, 15–8, 15–7)
Report
4 August 1992 Japan  1–3  Brazil
(16–14, 13–15, 13–15, 9–15)
Report

5th place match

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5 August 1992 Netherlands  1–3  Japan
(0–15, 15–11, 13–15, 10–15)
Report

Semifinals

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6 August 1992 United States  2–3  Cuba
(15–8, 9–15, 15–6 ,5–15, 11–15)
Report
6 August 1992 Unified Team 3–1  Brazil
(15–10, 13–15, 15–5, 15–5)
Report

Bronze medal match

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8 August 1992 Brazil  0–3  United States
(8–15, 6–15, 13–15)
Report

Gold medal match

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8 August 1992 Unified Team 1–3  Cuba
(14–16 ,15–12, 12–15 ,13–15)
Report

Final standings

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
 Cuba (CUB)
Tania Ortiz
Marlenys Costa
Mireya Luis
Lilia Izquierdo
Idalmis Gato
Raisa O'Farril
Regla Bell
Regla Torres
Norka Latamblet
Mercedes Calderón
Ana Fernández
Magalys Carvajal
Head coach: Eugenio George
 Unified Team (EUN)
Valentina Ogienko
Natalya Morozova
Marina Nikulina
Batukhtina
Irina Smirnova
Tatyana Sidorenko
Tatyana Menchova
Yevgeniya Artamonova
Galina Lebedeva
Svetlana Vasilevskaya
Elena Chebukina
Svetlana Korytova
Head coach: Nikolay Karpol
 United States (USA)
Tonya Sanders
Yoko Zetterlund
Kim Oden
Lori Endicott
Paula Weishoff
Caren Kemner
Tammy Webb-Liley
Elaina Oden
Janet Cobbs
Tara Cross-Battle
Liane Sato
Ruth Lawanson
Head coach: Terry Liskevych

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Volleyball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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