Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Appearance
Women's volleyball at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Volleyball Hall | |||||||||
Date | 27 August - 7 September | |||||||||
Competitors | from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Indoor![]() | ||
Tournament | men | women |
The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from August 27 to September 7, 1972.
Qualification
Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
1968 Olympic Games | October 13–26, 1968 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1970 World Championship | Sep. 22 – Oct. 2, 1970 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 1972 | Unknown | 1 | ![]() |
1971 European Championship | Sep. 23 – Oct. 1, 1971 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1971 Pan American Games | July 31 – Aug. 11, 1971 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Total | 8 |
Pools composition
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Venue
Preliminary round
Pool A
Template:1972 Summer Olympics women’s volleyball group A standings
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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27 Aug | Hungary ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–8 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–28 | ||
27 Aug | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
11–15 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 56–37 | |
29 Aug | South Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–13 | 15–11 | 45–31 | ||
29 Aug | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–5 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–21 | ||
31 Aug | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–12 | 15–2 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 58–38 | |
31 Aug | South Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–2 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 45–12 |
Pool B
Template:1972 Summer Olympics women’s volleyball group B standings
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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28 Aug | North Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–1 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 45–12 | ||
28 Aug | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–1 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 45–17 | ||
30 Aug | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–2 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 45–10 | ||
30 Aug | North Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–7 | 15–8 | 45–18 | ||
1 Sep | Cuba ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
6–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 51–50 | |
1 Sep | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–19 |
Final round
Championship bracket
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
September 3 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
September 7 | ||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||
September 3 | ||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||
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Bronze medal match | ||||||
September 7 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
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5th–8th places bracket
5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
September 2 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
September 7 | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
September 2 | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
September 7 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
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5th–8th places
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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02 Sep | Hungary ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–9 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 69–60 |
02 Sep | Cuba ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–11 | 15–13 | 17–15 | 47–39 |
Semifinals
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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03 Sep | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
15–10 | 16–14 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 53–47 | |
03 Sep | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–5 | 15–9 | 45–17 |
7th place
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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07 Sep | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–13 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–31 |
5th place
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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07 Sep | Hungary ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
13–15 | 14–16 | 16–14 | 15–5 | 15–11 | 73–61 |
Bronze medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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09 Sep | North Korea ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–25 |
Gold medal match
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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09 Sep | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–11 | 4–15 | 15–11 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 58–63 |
Final standing
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