Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Date	20 July–1 August
Competitors	from 8 nations
Medalists
Soviet Union  East Germany  Bulgaria

The 1980 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament^[1] was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 July to 1 August 1980.

Pools Composition

Pool A	Pool B
Soviet Union  Peru  Cuba  East Germany	Hungary  Brazil  Romania  Bulgaria

Venues

• Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union
• Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union

Preliminary round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.

Group A

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	9	2	153	99	6
East Germany	3	2	1	7	6	166	160	5
Cuba	3	1	2	4	6	117	117	4
Peru	3	0	3	3	9	108	168	3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 July		East Germany	3–1	Cuba	15–11	15–13	10–15	15–4		55–43
21 July		Soviet Union	3–1	Peru	15–2	7–15	15–4	15–9		52–30
23 July		Peru	0–3	Cuba	6–15	5–15	6–15			45–17
23 July		Soviet Union	3–1	East Germany	15–5	10–15	16–14	15–6		56–40
25 July		Peru	2–3	East Germany	10–15	17–15	15–11	10–15	9–15	61–71
25 July		Soviet Union	3–0	East Germany	15–6	15–13	15–10			45–29

Group B

Team	P	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	7	4	138	114	5
Hungary	3	2	1	8	6	161	170	5
Romania	3	2	1	7	7	157	153	5
Brazil	3	0	3	4	9	152	171	3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 July		Bulgaria	3–1	Romania	15–9	7–15	15–5	15–4		52–33
21 July		Hungary	3–2	Brazil	17–15	9–15	15–12	6–15	15–12	62–69
23 July		Hungary	2–3	Romania	15–5	3–15	5–15	15–10	8–15	46–60
23 July		Bulgaria	3–0	Brazil	15–7	15–9	15–12			45–28
25 July		Brazil	2–3	Romania	15–10	15–9	6–15	13–15	6–15	55–64
25 July		Bulgaria	1–3	Hungary	15–8	9–15	7–15	10–15		41–53

Final round

Competition for 5th-8th places

	5-8th place				5th place
	1980-08-27
	Peru	3
	Romania	0
					1980-08-29
					Cuba	3
					Peru	1
					7th place
	1980-09-27			1980-08-29
	Cuba	3		Romania	0
	Brazil	0			Brazil	3

A4-B3

July 27	Peru	3 – 0	Romania	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
	15 15 15 45	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	12 9 11 32

A3-B4

August 27	Cuba	3 – 0	Brazil	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
	15 15 15 45	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	2 5 6 13

7th Place Match

August 29	Romania	0 – 3	Brazil	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
	8 12 12 32	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	15 15 15 45

5th Place Match

August 29	Cuba	3 – 1	Peru	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
	15 15 12 15 57	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	9 7 15 5 36

Competition for 1st-4th places

	Semi-finals				Final
	1980-08-27
	East Germany	3
	Bulgaria	2
					1980-08-29
					Soviet Union	3
					East Germany	1
					Third place
	1980-08-27			1980-08-29
	Soviet Union	3		Bulgaria	3
	Hungary	0			Hungary	2

A2-B1

August 27	East Germany	3 – 2	Bulgaria	Minor Arena
	15 12 15 7 15 64	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	10 15 9 15 6 55

A1-B2

August 27	Soviet Union	3 – 0	Hungary	Minor Arena
	15 15 15 45	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	11 13 2 26

3rd Place Match

August 29 14:00	Bulgaria	3 – 2	Hungary	Minor Arena
	15 13 6 15 15 64	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	5 15 15 4 8 47

1st Place Match

August 29	Soviet Union	3 – 1	East Germany	Minor Arena
	15 11 15 15 56	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	12 15 13 7 47

Final standing

Final Rank Country 1  Soviet Union 2  East Germany 3  Bulgaria 4  Hungary 5  Cuba 6  Peru 7  Brazil 8  Romania

1980 Women's Olympic Champions  Soviet Union 3rd title

References

1. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Olympic Games 1980 Moscow (URS) - 21-29.07 Winner Soviet Union". Olympic Games 1980 Moskva (URS). Todor66.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.