Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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 27 August to 7 September 1972.

Qualification QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country26 April 1966 Rome11968 Olympic Games13–26 October 1968 Mexico City11970 World Championship22 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1970 Varna31970 Asian Games10 - 19 Oct. 1970Bangkok1*1971 European Championship23 Sep. – 1 Oct. 1971 Reggio Emilia11971 Pan American Games31 July – 11 Aug. 1971 Cali1Total8 * South Korea qualified as next best Asian team as Japan is already qualified.

Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (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 (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 APool B

Rosters

Venue Volleyball Hall, Munich, West Germany

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

5th–8th place

5th–8th place semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Final

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

RankTeam45678

12-woman rosterVera Galushka-Duyunova, Tatyana Ponyayeva-Tretyakova, Nina Smoleeva, Roza Salikhova, Lyudmila Buldakova (c), Tatyana Gonobobleva, Lyubov Turina, Galina Leontyeva, Inna Ryskal, Tatyana Sarycheva, Lyudmila Borozna, Nataliya KudrevaHead coachGivi Akhvlediani

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVera Galushka-DuyunovaTatyana Ponyayeva-TretyakovaNina SmoleevaRoza SalikhovaLyudmila Buldakova (c)Tatyana GonoboblevaLyubov TurinaGalina LeontyevaInna RyskalTatyana SarychevaLyudmila BoroznaNataliya KudrevaHead coach: Givi AkhvledianiSumie OinumaNoriko YamashitaSeiko ShimakageMakiko FurukawaTakako IidaKatsumi MatsumuraMichiko ShiokawaTakako ShiraiMariko OkamotoKeiko HamaYaeko YamazakiToyoko IwaharaHead coach: Kōji KojimaRi Chun-OkKim Myong-SukKim Zung-BokKang Ok-SunKim Yeun-JaHwang He-SukJang Ok-RimPaek Myong-SukRyom Chun-JaKim Su-DaeJong Ok-JinHead coach:

References

External links Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org Results at Todor66.com

Official results (pgs. 438-441, 450-454)