Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 1976 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 4th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from July 19 to 30, 1976.[1]

Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMontréal Forum
Paul Sauvé Arena
Date19–30 July
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Japan
 Soviet Union
 South Korea

This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics. The team was coached by Shigeo Yamada.[1]

Qualification
QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country12 May 1970 Amsterdam1 Canada
1972 Olympic Games27 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1972 Munich1 Soviet Union
1974 World Championship12–28 October 1974 Guadalajara1 Japan
1975 Asian Championsnip17–28 August 1975 Melbourne1 South Korea*
1975 NORCECA Championship1975 Los Angeles1 Cuba
1975 South American Championship1975 Asunción1 Peru
1975 European Championship18–25 October 1975 Belgrade1 Hungary*
Special Tournament Heidelberg1 East Germany**
Total8

* South Korea and Hungary qualified as next best team as Japan and Soviet Union are already qualified.
** East Germany qualified after a special tournament held in Heidelberg, West Germany.[1]

Format

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. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The Final round (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.

Pools composition
Pool A Pool B
 Canada  Cuba
 Hungary  East Germany
 Japan  South Korea
 Peru  Soviet Union

Rosters
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Venues

Preliminary round
(A)Advance to 1st–4th semifinals
(a)Advance to 5th–8th semifinals

Group A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan (A) 6 3 0 9 0 MAX 135 43 3.140
2  Hungary (A) 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 120 132 0.909
3  Peru (a) 4 1 2 4 8 0.500 124 154 0.805
4  Canada (a) 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 113 163 0.693
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul Hungary  0–3  Japan 6–15 3–15 4–15     13–45 Report
19 Jul Canada  2–3  Peru 15–12 4–15 10–15 15–7 12–15 56–64 Report
21 Jul Peru  0–3  Japan 7–15 4–15 9–15     20–45 Report
21 Jul Canada  1–3  Hungary 13–15 10–15 15–9 9–15   47–54 Report
23 Jul Hungary  3–1  Peru 7–15 15–8 15–3 16–14   53–40 Report
23 Jul Japan  3–0  Canada 15–6 15–2 15–2     45–10 Report

Group B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union (A) 6 3 0 9 4 2.250 186 137 1.358
2  South Korea (A) 5 2 1 7 7 1.000 179 171 1.047
3  Cuba (a) 4 1 2 6 7 0.857 150 168 0.893
4  East Germany (a) 3 0 3 5 9 0.556 144 183 0.787
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jul South Korea  1–3  Soviet Union 14–16 15–12 2–15 14–16   45–59 Report
20 Jul East Germany  1–3  Cuba 15–7 5–15 5–15 13–15   38–52 Report
22 Jul Cuba  1–3  Soviet Union 9–15 15–13 11–15 10–15   45–58 Report
22 Jul East Germany  2–3  South Korea 15–5 15–11 14–16 2–15 13–15 59–62 Report
24 Jul South Korea  3–2  Cuba 14–16 15–4 15–8 13–15 15–10 72–53 Report
24 Jul Soviet Union  3–2  East Germany 15–11 13–15 11–15 15–5 15–1 69–47 Report

Final round

5th–8th place
 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Peru2
 
27 July
 
 East Germany3
 
 East Germany0
 
26 July
 
 Cuba3
 
 Canada2
 
 
 Cuba3
 
7th place
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Canada1
 
 
 Peru3

5th–8th place semifinals
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul Canada  2–3  Cuba 15–13 7–15 16–14 9–15 3–15 50–72 Report
26 Jul Peru  2–3  East Germany 11–15 9–15 15–8 15–8 8–15 58–61 Report

7th place match
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul Canada  1–3  Peru 9–15 15–12 4–15 7–15   35–57 Report

5th place match
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul East Germany  0–3  Cuba 12–15 12–15 8–15     32–45 Report

Final
  • venue: Montréal Forum.
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
29 July
 
 
 Japan3
 
30 July
 
 South Korea0
 
 Japan3
 
29 July
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
30 July
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Hungary1

Semifinals
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul Hungary  0–3  Soviet Union 10–15 10–15 9–15     29–45 Report
29 Jul Japan  3–0  South Korea 15–13 15–6 15–5     45–24 Report

Bronze medal match
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul South Korea  3–1  Hungary 12–15 15–12 15–10 15–6   57–43 Report

Gold medal match
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul Japan  3–0  Soviet Union 15–7 15–8 15–2     45–17 Report

Final standing

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Japan[2]
Shoko Takayanagi
Juri Yokoyama
Mariko Yoshida
Hiromi Yano
Takako Shirai
Mariko Okamoto
Echiko Maeda
Noriko Matsuda
Yuko Arakida
Kiyomi Kato
Katsuko Kanesaka
Takako Iida		  Soviet Union
Lyudmila Chernysova
Larisa Bergen
Olga Kozakova
Natalya Kushnir
Nina Muradyan
Liliya Osadchaya
Nina Smoleyeva
Lyudmila Shchetinina
Inna Ryskal
Anna Rostova
Lyubov Rudovskaya
Zoya Yusova		  South Korea
Yu Jung-hye
Yu Kyung-hwa
Jung Soon-ok
Yoon Young-nae
Park Mi-kum
Ma Kum-ja
Lee Soon-ok
Lee Soon-bok
Baik Myung-sun
Jo Hea-jung
Byon Kyung-ja
Chang Hee-sook

References
  1. "Volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "1976 Summer Olympics". http://www.databaseolympics.com/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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