Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The inaugural Women's Volleyball Tournament in the Summer Olympic Games was held during Olympic Games of Tokyo, from October 11 to October 23, 1964. Japan won the gold medal, with the Soviet Union and Poland taking silver and bronze, respectively. The gold medal-winning Japanese team was referred to as the "Oriental Witches" due to their domination of the women's volleyball scene in the early 1960s. The final match between Japan and the Soviet Union was watched by over 80% of the entire population of Japan, according to NHK. Princess Michiko was present at the final match.

Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country26 May 1959 Munich11962 World Championship13-25 October 1962 Soviet Union21963 European Championship22 October-2 November 1963 Romania1Asian Qualifier22-30 December 1963 New Delhi1 *1963 Pan American Games21 April – 3 May 1963 São Paulo1Total6 *North Korea did not send its delegation to Tokyo because it does not have bilateral relations with Japan.Their spot was given to South Korea.

Format The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.

Rosters

Venues Komazawa Volleyball Courts in Tokyo Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama

Round robin

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Final standings

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12-woman rosterMasae Kasai (c), Emiko Miyamoto, Kinuko Tanida, Yuriko Handa, Yoshiko Matsumura, Sata Issobe, Katsumi Matsumura, Yoko Shinozaki, Setsuko Sassaki, Yuko Fujimoto, Massako Kondo, Ayano ShibukiHead coachHirofumi Daimatsu

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMasae Kasai (c)Emiko MiyamotoKinuko TanidaYuriko HandaYoshiko MatsumuraSata IssobeKatsumi MatsumuraYoko ShinozakiSetsuko SassakiYuko FujimotoMassako KondoAyano ShibukiHead coach: Hirofumi DaimatsuNelli AbramovaAstra BiltauereLyudmila Buldakova (c)Lyudmila GureyevaValentina KamenekMarita KatushevaNinel LukaninaValentina MishakTatyana RoshchinaInna RyskalAntonina RyzhovaTamara TikhoninaHead coach: Oleg ChekovKrystyna CzajkowskaMaria GolimowskaKrystyna JakubowskaDanuta KordaczukKrystyna KrupaJózefa LedwigJadwiga MarkoJadwiga RutkowskaMaria ŚliwkaZofia SzczęśniewskaHanna BuszBarbara HermelHead coach: Benedykt Krysik

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Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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