The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968.[1]
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Venue | Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium Revolution Ice Rink | |||||||||
Date | 13–26 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 94 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
editQualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 18 October 1963 | Baden-Baden | 1 | Mexico |
1964 Olympic Games | Oct. 11–23, 1964 | Tokyo | 1 | Japan |
1967 World Championship | Jan. 25 – 29, 1967 | Tokyo | 3 | United States South Korea Peru* |
1967 European Championship | Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 | İzmir | 3 | Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia |
Total | 8 |
* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions.[1]
Format
editThe tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.
Rosters
editVenues
editRound robin
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 333 | 194 | 1.716 |
2 | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 6.333 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 |
3 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 324 | 304 | 1.066 |
4 | Peru | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 306 | 327 | 0.936 |
5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 307 | 307 | 1.000 |
7 | Mexico | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 |
8 | United States | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 196 | 353 | 0.555 |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | South Korea | 10–15 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 17–15 | 69–67 | Report |
13 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | United States | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–10 | Report | ||
13 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 8–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 53–42 | Report | |
13 Oct | Peru | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–17 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 70–46 | Report |
14 Oct | Peru | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | United States | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 56–43 | Report | |
14 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report | ||
14 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–20 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–8 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–24 | Report | ||
15 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–23 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | United States | 15–3 | 15–1 | 16–14 | 46–18 | Report | ||
16 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 45–17 | Report | ||
17 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 15–9 | 15–13 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 51–42 | Report | |
17 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Peru | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
19 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 15–4 | 68–54 | Report |
20 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–17 | Report | ||
20 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Peru | 7–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 65–44 | Report |
21 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | United States | 15–1 | 6–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 51–26 | Report | |
21 Oct | South Korea | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–15 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–3 | 45–19 | Report | ||
23 Oct | Peru | 3–1 | United States | 15–11 | 15–0 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 59–39 | Report | |
24 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–32 | Report | ||
24 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–4 | 45–14 | Report | ||
25 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Peru | 15–10 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 59–43 | Report | |
25 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 54–44 | Report | |
26 Oct | Mexico | 3–0 | United States | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–4 | 45–19 | Report | ||
26 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Japan | 15–10 | 16–14 | 3–15 | 15–9 | 49–48 | Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links
edit- Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org
- Official results (pgs. 772, 796–810)