The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016.
China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final. The United States won bronze by winning against the Netherlands.
The medals for the competition were presented by Yu Zaiqing, People's Republic of China; Anita DeFrantz, United States of America; and Chang Ung, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Ary Graça, Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz and Aleksandar Boričić, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.
Competition schedule PPreliminary round¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19Sat 20PPPPP¼ ½BF
Qualification
Pools composition Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 3rd. The pools were confirmed on 23 May 2016.
Pool APool B (Hosts) (1) (4) (2) (5) (6) (9) (8) (12) (14) (21) (16)
Rosters
Venue Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGinásio do MaracanãzinhoCapacity: 11,800
Format The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool was ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool was ranked ninth. The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.
Pool standing procedure In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented: Number of matches won Match points Set ratio Setpoint ratio Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Referees The following referees were selected for the tournament.Referees
Hernán Casamiquela Arturo Di Giacomo Rogerio Espicalsky Paulo Turci Liu Jiang Denny Cespedes Nasr Shaaban Heike Kraft Mohammad Shahmiri Fabrizio Pasquali Luis Macias Piotr Dudek Ibrahim Al-Naama Andrey Zenovich Vladimir Simonović Juraj Mokrý Kang Joo-hee Susana Rodríguez Taoufik Boudaya Patricia Rolf
Preliminary round All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Statistics leaders Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals are ranked.
Best scorers RankNamePoints1 Zhu Ting1792 Lonneke Slöetjes1573 Tijana Bošković1374 Brankica Mihajlović1215 Anne Buijs104 Foluke Akinradewo104
Best spikers RankName1 Zhu Ting42.272 Brankica Mihajlović31.603 Lonneke Slöetjes28.57 Jordan Larson28.575 Kimberly Hill28.00 Best blockers RankName1 Milena Rašić0.832 Robin de Kruijf0.763 Foluke Akinradewo0.56 Rachael Adams0.565 Zhu Ting0.48 Best servers RankName1 Milena Rašić0.572 Tijana Bošković0.333 Anne Buijs0.304 Hui Ruoqi0.295 Jordan Larson0.26
Best diggers RankName1 Debby Stam2.302 Lin Li1.903 Silvija Popović1.804 Kayla Banwarth1.755 Jordan Larson1.56 Best setters RankName1 Alisha Glass10.472 Laura Dijkema10.363 Maja Ognjenović9.034 Ding Xia5.525 Wei Qiuyue4.74 Best receivers RankName1 Silvija Popović45.322 Jordan Larson44.053 Kayla Banwarth41.724 Zhu Ting39.165 Lin Li35.06
Source: FIVB.org
Final standing
RankRio 2016 volleyball women Results, olympics.comTeam45911
12–woman rosterYuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi (c), Lin Li (L), Ding Xia, Yan Ni Head coachLang Ping
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeYuan XinyueZhu TingYang FangxuGong XiangyuWei QiuyueZhang ChangningLiu XiaotongXu YunliHui Ruoqi (c)Lin Li (L)Ding XiaYan NiHead coach: Lang PingBianka BušaJovana BrakočevićBojana ŽivkovićTijana MaleševićBrankica MihajlovićMaja Ognjenović (c)Stefana Veljković Jelena NikolićJovana StevanovićMilena RašićSilvija Popović (L)Tijana BoškovićHead coach: Zoran TerzićAlisha GlassKayla Banwarth (L)Courtney ThompsonRachael AdamsCarli LloydJordan Larson-BurbachKelly MurphyChrista Harmotto-Dietzen (c)Kimberly HillFoluke AkinradewoKelsey RobinsonKarsta LoweHead coach: Karch Kiraly
Awards
Most valuable player Zhu Ting Best setter Alisha Glass Best outside spikers Zhu Ting Brankica Mihajlović Best middle blockers Milena Rašić Foluke Akinradewo Best opposite spiker Lonneke Slöetjes Best libero Lin Li
See also Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Leap (Movie)
References
External links Official website