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.
This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics. The team was coached by Shigeo Yamada.
Qualification QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country12 May 1970 Amsterdam11972 Olympic Games27 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1972 Munich11974 World Championship12–28 October 1974 Guadalajara11975 Asian Championship17–28 August 1975 Melbourne1*1975 NORCECA Championship 1975 Los Angeles11975 South American Championship 1975 Asunción11975 European Championship18–25 October 1975 Belgrade1*Last Chance tournament Heidelberg1**Total8 * South Korea and Hungary qualified as next best team as Japan and Soviet Union are already qualified. ** East Germany qualified after a last chance tournament held in Heidelberg, West Germany.
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
Venues Montréal Forum, Québec, Canada Paul Sauvé Arena, Québec, Canada
Preliminary round venue: Paul Sauvé Arena Group A
Group B
Final round
5th–8th place venue: Paul Sauvé Arena.
5th–8th place semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final Round venue: Montréal Forum.
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
RankTeam45678
12-woman rosterShoko Takayanagi, Juri Yokoyama, Mariko Yoshida, Hiromi Yano, Takako Shirai, Mariko Okamoto, Echiko Maeda, Noriko Matsuda, Yuko Arakida, Kiyomi Kato, Katsuko Kanesaka, Takako IidaHead coachShigeo Yamada
Medalists GoldSilverBronze Shoko TakayanagiJuri YokoyamaMariko YoshidaHiromi YanoTakako ShiraiMariko OkamotoEchiko MaedaNoriko MatsudaYuko ArakidaKiyomi KatoKatsuko KanesakaTakako IidaHead coach: Shigeo Yamada Lyudmila ChernysovaLarisa BergenOlga KozakovaNatalya KushnirNina MuradyanLiliya OsadchayaNina SmoleyevaLyudmila ShchetininaInna RyskalAnna RostovaLyubov RudovskayaZoya YusovaHead coach: Givi Akhvlediani Yu Jung-hyeYu Kyung-hwaJung Soon-okYoon Young-naePark Mi-kumMa Kum-jaLee Soon-okLee Soon-bokBaik Myung-sunJo Hea-jungByon Kyung-jaChang Hee-sookHead coach: Lee Kyo-so
References
External links Volleyball Final standings (1964-2000) at FIVB.org Official results (pgs. 596-609)