Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Seoul, South Korea
Date	20 – 29 September
Competitors	from 8 nations
Medalists
Soviet Union  Peru  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 September 20 to September 29, 1988.

Qualification

Volleyball Women	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1	South Korea
Los Angeles Olympic Games	1	China
1986 World Championship	1	Cuba*
1987 Asian Championsnip	1	Japan**
1987 NORCECA Championship	1	United States
1987 South American Championship	1	Peru
1987 European Championship	1	East Germany
1988 World Qualification Tournament	1	Soviet Union***
Total	8

* Cuba qualified as the Runner-Up of the 1986 World Championship since the winner was China and China was already qualified as olympic defending champion. Cuba withdrew due to the North Korea-led boycott and was replaced by  Brazil.

** Japan qualified as the Runner-Up of the 1987 Asian Championsnip since the winner was China and China was already qualified as olympic defending champion.

***An African team was invited to participate in this edition, since no African team showed interest, a World Qualifier was held in Italy,  Soviet Union won the tournament securing the final berth.^[1]

Pools composition

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

Squads

1988 Women's Olympic Volleyball Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1				8	3	2.666
2.	Japan	5	3	2	1				8	6	1.333
3.	South Korea	4	3	1	2				4	7	0.571
4.	East Germany	4	3	1	2				4	8	0.500

• Tuesday September 20

Japan	3 – 2	Soviet Union	15- 2 • 8 -15 • 15-12 • 10-15 • 19-17
South Korea	3 – 1	East Germany	15- 6 • 14-16 • 15-10 • 15- 7

• Friday September 23

East Germany	3 – 2	Japan	11-15 • 16-14 • 4 -15 • 15- 2 • 15- 7
Soviet Union	3 – 0	South Korea	15- 5 • 15- 8 • 15- 7

• Sunday September 25

Soviet Union	3 – 0	East Germany	18-16 • 15- 7 • 15- 4
Japan	3 – 1	South Korea	8 -15 • 15- 3 • 15-11 • 15- 8

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Peru	6	3	3	0				9	4	2.250
2.	China	5	3	2	1				8	4	2.000
3.	United States	4	3	1	2				5	8	0.625
4.	Brazil	3	3	0	3				3	9	0.333

• Tuesday September 20

China	3 – 0	United States	15- 9 • 15- 5 • 15- 7
Peru	3 – 0	Brazil	15-11 • 15-11 • 15- 3

• Friday September 23

United States	3 – 2	Brazil	14-16 • 15- 5 • 15-13 • 12-15 • 15- 7
Peru	3 – 2	China	13-15 • 15-13 • 7 -15 • 15-12 • 16-14

• Sunday September 25

China	3 – 1	Brazil	2 -15 • 15- 7 • 15-12 • 15-11
Peru	3 – 2	United States	12-15 • 9 -15 • 15- 4 • 15- 5 • 15- 9

Final round

	5-8th place				5th place
	1988-09-27
	Brazil	3
	South Korea	2
					1988-09-29
					Brazil	1
					East Germany	3
					7th place
	1988-09-27			1988-09-29
	East Germany	3		South Korea	2
	United States	1			United States	3

• Tuesday September 27
  • Classification Matches

Brazil	3 – 2	South Korea	15- 6 • 15-17 • 8 -15 • 15- 4 • 17-15
East Germany	3 – 1	United States	15-13 • 15-11 • 10-15 • 15- 8

• Thursday September 29
  • Seventh Place Match

South Korea	2 – 3	United States	4 -15 • 15-12 • 15-13 • 9 -15 • 8 -15

• • Fifth Place Match

Brazil	1 – 3	East Germany	9 -15 • 4 -15 • 15-11 • 11-15

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	Semi-finals				Final
	1988-09-27
	Soviet Union	3
	China	0
					1988-09-29
					Soviet Union	3
					Peru	2
					Third place
	1988-09-27			1988-09-29
	Peru	3		China	3
	Japan	2			Japan	0

• Tuesday September 27
  • Semi Finals

Soviet Union	3 – 0	China	15- 0 • 15- 9 • 15- 2
Peru	3 – 2	Japan	15- 9 • 15- 6 • 6 -15 • 10-15 • 15-13

• Thursday September 29
  • Bronze Medal Match

China	3 – 0	Japan	15-13 • 15- 6 • 15- 6

• • Gold Medal Match

Soviet Union	3 – 2	Peru	10-15 • 12-15 • 15-13 • 15- 7 • 17-15

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Final standings

Place Team  Soviet Union  Peru  China 4.  Japan 5.  East Germany 6.  Brazil 7.  United States 8.  South Korea

1988 Women's Olympic Champions  Soviet Union Fourth title

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player

•  Cecilia Tait (PER)

See also

• Men's Olympic Tournament

References

1. sports-reference.com: Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball

External links

• Results
• Official Results