Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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 21 to 29 July 1980.

Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueMinor Arena
Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
Date21–29 July
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Soviet Union
 East Germany
 Bulgaria

Qualification

QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country23 October 1974 Vienna, Austria1 Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games19–30 July 1976 Montréal, Canada(1)Japan*
1978 World Championship25 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1978 Leningrad, Soviet Union1 Cuba
1979 Asian Championsnip7–14 December 1979 Hong Kong(1)China*
1979 NORCECA Championship1979 Havana, Cuba(1)United States*
1979 South American Championship1979 Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina1 Peru
1979 European Championship5–13 October 1979 Lyon, France1 East Germany*
Special Tournament Bulgaria1 Romania*
Replacing boycotting nations*3 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
Total8

* Notes:[2]

1. United States was the 1979 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, were already qualified as World champions), but together with China (1979 Asian champion), Japan (1976 Olympic champion) and other countries, boycotted the games.
2. Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary replaced China, Japan and the United States.
3. East Germany was runner-up at the 1979 European Championship (champions Soviet Union, qualified as hosts).
4. Romania qualified via a special tournament held in Bulgaria.

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
 Cuba  Brazil
 East Germany  Bulgaria
 Peru  Hungary
 Soviet Union  Romania

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  Soviet Union (A) 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 153 99 1.545
2  East Germany (A) 5 2 1 7 6 1.167 166 160 1.038
3  Cuba (a) 4 1 2 4 6 0.667 117 117 1.000
4  Peru (a) 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 108 168 0.643
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jul East Germany  3–1  Cuba 15–11 15–13 10–15 15–4   55–43 Report
21 Jul Soviet Union  3–1  Peru 15–2 7–15 15–4 15–9   52–30 Report
23 Jul Peru  0–3  Cuba 6–15 5–15 6–15     17–45 Report
23 Jul Soviet Union  3–1  East Germany 15–5 10–15 16–14 15–6   56–40 Report
25 Jul Peru  2–3  East Germany 10–15 17–15 15–11 10–15 9–15 61–71 Report
25 Jul Soviet Union  3–0  Cuba 15–6 15–13 15–10     45–29 Report

Group B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria (A) 5 2 1 7 4 1.750 138 114 1.211
2  Hungary (A) 5 2 1 8 6 1.333 161 170 0.947
3  Romania (a) 5 2 1 7 7 1.000 157 153 1.026
4  Brazil (a) 3 0 3 4 9 0.444 152 171 0.889
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jul Bulgaria  3–1  Romania 15–9 7–15 15–5 15–4   52–33 Report
21 Jul Hungary  3–2  Brazil 17–15 9–15 15–12 6–15 15–12 62–69 Report
23 Jul Hungary  2–3  Romania 15–5 3–15 5–15 15–10 8–15 46–60 Report
23 Jul Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 15–7 15–9 15–12     45–28 Report
25 Jul Brazil  2–3  Romania 15–10 15–9 6–15 13–15 6–15 55–64 Report
25 Jul Bulgaria  1–3  Hungary 15–8 9–15 7–15 10–15   41–53 Report

Final round

5th–8th place

 
5-8th place5th place
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
 Peru3
 
29 July
 
 Romania0
 
 Cuba3
 
27 July
 
 Peru1
 
 Cuba3
 
 
 Brazil0
 
7th place
 
 
29 July
 
 
 Romania0
 
 
 Brazil3

5th–8th place semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul17:30Peru  3–0  Romania 15–1215–915–11  45–32Report
27 Jul19:30Cuba  3–0  Brazil 15–215–515–6  45–13Report

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul16:00Romania  0–3  Brazil 8–1512–1512–15  32–45Report

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul18:00Cuba  3–1  Peru 15–915–712–1515–5 57–36Report

Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
29 July
 
 Hungary0
 
 Soviet Union3
 
27 July
 
 East Germany1
 
 East Germany3
 
 
 Bulgaria2
 
Third place
 
 
29 July
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Hungary2

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul17:30East Germany  3–2  Bulgaria 15–1012–1515–97–1515–664–55Report
27 Jul19:30Soviet Union  3–0  Hungary 15–1115–1315–2  45–26Report

Bronze medal match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul17:30Bulgaria  3–2  Hungary 15–513–156–1515–415–864–47Report

Gold medal match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jul19:30Soviet Union  3–1  East Germany 15–1211–1515–1315–7 56–47Report

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Soviet Union
Nadezhda Radzevich
Nataliya Razumova
Olga Solovova
Yelena Akhaminova
Larisa Pavlova
Yelena Andreyuk
Irina Makogonova
Lyubov Kozyreva
Svetlana Nikishina
Lyudmila Chernyshyova
Svetlana Badulina
Lidiya Loginova
 East Germany
Ute Kostrzewa
Andrea Heim
Annette Schultz
Christine Mummhardt
Heike Lehmann
Barbara Czekalla
Karla Roffeis
Martina Schmidt
Anke Westendorf
Karin Püschel
Brigitte Fetzer
Katharina Bullin
 Bulgaria
Tanya Dimitrova
Valentina Ilieva
Galina Stancheva
Silviya Petrunova
Anka Khristolova
Verka Borisova
Margarita Gerasimova
Rumyana Kaisheva
Maya Georgieva
Tanya Gogova
Tsvetana Bozhurina
Rositsa Dimitrova

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.
  2. "Volleyball at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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