The 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988.[1]

Qualification

Qualifiers Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 30 September 1981 West Germany Baden-Baden 1  South Korea
1984 Olympic Games 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 United States Los Angeles 1  China
1986 World Championship 2–13 September 1986 Czechoslovakia Prague 1  Cuba

 Peru

1987 Asian Championsnip 6–14 June 1987 China Shanghai 1  Japan*
1987 NORCECA Championship 12-19 June 1987 Cuba Havana 1  United States*
1987 South American Championship 20-29 September 1987 Uruguay Punta del Este 1  Brazil
1987 European Championship 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 Belgium Auderghem 1  East Germany
1988 Olympic qualification tournament Italy Italy 1  Soviet Union
Total 8

* Notes:[1]

1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with 6 another countries, boycotted the games and their spot was given to Peru, as the team finished in the 3rd place at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
2. Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, but as they had already qualified, the South American place was reassigned to Brazil.
3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions).
4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba had already qualified as 1986 World Championship runners-up).

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (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 Final round (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 A Pool B
 East Germany  Brazil
 Japan  China
 South Korea  Peru
 Soviet Union  United States

Squads

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 154 114 1.351 1st–4th semifinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 5 8 6 1.333 173 159 1.088
3  South Korea 3 1 2 4 4 7 0.571 116 137 0.847 5th–8th semifinals
4  East Germany 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 127 160 0.794
Source: [citation needed]


20 September 1988 Japan  3–2  Soviet Union
(15–2, 8–15, 15–12, 10–15, 19–17)
Report
20 September 1988 East Germany  1–3  South Korea
(6–15, 16–14, 10–15, 7–15)
Report
23 September 1988 East Germany  3–2  Japan
(11–15, 16–14, 4–15, 15–2 ,15–7)
Report
23 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea
(15–5, 15–8, 15–7)
Report
25 September 1988 East Germany  0–3  Soviet Union
(16–18, 7–15, 4–15)
Report
25 September 1988 Japan  3–1  South Korea
(8–15, 15–3 ,15–11, 15–8)
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Peru 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 177 142 1.246 1st–4th semifinals
2  China 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 161 132 1.220
3  United States 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 140 167 0.838 5th–8th semifinals
4  Brazil 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 126 163 0.773
Source: [citation needed]


20 September 1988 China  3–0  United States
(15–9, 15–5, 15–7)
Report
20 September 1988 Peru  3–0  Brazil
(15–11, 15–11, 15–3)
Report
23 September 1988 Brazil  2–3  United States
(16–14, 5–15, 13–15, 15–12, 7–15)
Report
23 September 1988 China  2–3  Peru
(15–13, 13–15, 15–7, 12–15, 14–16)
Report
25 September 1988 China  3–1  Brazil
(2–15, 15–7, 15–12, 15–11)
Report
25 September 1988 Peru  3–2  United States
(12–15, 9–15, 15–4, 15–5, 15–9)
Report

Final round

5th to 8th place

 
5–8th place5th place
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
29 September
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
27 September
 
 East Germany3
 
 East Germany3
 
 
 United States1
 
7th place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 United States3

5th–8th place semifinals

27 September 1988 South Korea  2–3  Brazil
(6–15, 17–15, 15–8, 4–15, 15–17)
Report
27 September 1988 East Germany  3–1  United States
(15–13, 15–11, 10–15, 15–8)
Report

7th place match

29 September 1988 South Korea  2–3  United States
(4–15, 15–12, 15–13, 9–15, 8–15)
Report

5th place match

29 September 1988 Brazil  1–3  East Germany
(9–15, 4–15, 15–11, 11–15)
Report

Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
29 September
 
 China0
 
 Soviet Union3
 
27 September
 
 Peru2
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Peru3
 
Third place
 
 
29 September
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan0

Semifinals

27 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–0  China
(15–0, 15–9, 15–2)
Report
27 September 1988 Japan  2–3  Peru
(9–15, 6–15, 15–6, 15–10, 13–15)
Report

Bronze medal match

29 September 1988 China  3–0  Japan
(15–13, 15–6, 15–6
Report

Gold medal match

29 September 1988 Soviet Union  3–2  Peru
(10–15, 12–15, 15–13, 15–7, 17–15
Report

Final standings

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Soviet Union (URS)
Valentina Ogiyenko
Yelena Volkova
Marina Kumysh
Irina Smirnova
Tatyana Sidorenko
Irina Parkhomchuk
Tatyana Kraynova
Olga Shkurnova
Marina Nikulina
Yelena Ovchinnikova
Olga Krivosheyeva
Svetlana Korytova

Head coach: Nikolay Karpol
 Peru (PER)
Katherine Horny
Cenaida Uribe
Rosa García
Miriam Gallardo
Gaby Pérez
Sonia Heredia
Cecilia Tait
Luisa Cervera
Denisse Fajardo
Alejandra de la Guerra
Gina Torrealva
Natalia Málaga

Head coach: Park Man-bok
 China (CHN)
Li Guojun
Zhao Hong
Hou Yuzhu
Wang Yajun
Yang Xilan
Su Huijuan
Jiang Ying
Cui Yongmei
Yang Xiaojun
Zheng Meizhu
Wu Dan
Li Yueming

Head coach: Li Yaoxian

Awards

Statistics Leaders

Best scorers

Rank Name Total Points Spike Block Serve
1 Soviet Union SMINRNOVA, Irina 115 104 7 4
2 Japan OBAYASHI, Motoko 109 101 5 3
3 Peru PEREZ DEL SOLAR, Gabriela 108 89 16 3
4 Peru TAIT, Cecilia 103 96 4 3
5 China HOU Yuzhu 98 90 3 5
6 Brazil RAMOS, Ana Claudia 94 88 3 3
7 United States KEMNER, Caren 90 77 6 7
8 Germany LAHME, Susanne 88 69 18 2
9 Soviet Union SIDORENKO, Tatyana 85 80 3 2
10 Peru FAJARDO, Denise 80 73 4 2

Best attackers

Rank Name Total kills Efficiency%
1 United States ODEN, Kimberly 65 39.27
2 Soviet Union OVCHINNIKOVA, eLENA 72 37.65
3 China WU Dan 66 36.44
4 Soviet Union SMIRNOVA, Irina 104 34.53
5 Germany JENSEN, Grit 61 33.46

Best blockers

Rank Name Total blocks Avg by set
1 Germany LAHME, Susanne 18 1.98
2 Peru PEREZ DEL SOLAR, Gabriela 16 1.63
3 Peru URIBE, Cenaida 15 1.22
4 Peru MALAGA, Natalia 11 0.92
5 China LI Yueming 10 0.88

Best servers

Rank Name Total aces Avg by set
1 Germany JENSEN, Grit 10 0.77
2 Japan SACHIKO, Fujita 9 0.64
3 Japan SUGIYAMA, Akemi 8 0.62
4 United States ROCK, Angela 8 0.57
5 Soviet Union SIDORENKO, Tatyana 6 0.48

Best diggers

Rank Name Total digs Avg by set
1 Germany ARITT, Maike 39 1.82
2 China WU Dan 33 1.58
3 Peru GARCIA, Rosa 31 1.37
4 United States MASAKAYAN, Liz 31 1.35
5 South Korea PARK Min Hee 30 1.28

Best setters

Rank Name Excellent Avg by set
1 China YANG Xilan 210 11.28
2 Soviet Union PARKHOMCHUK, Irina 196 10.52
3 Japan NAKADA, Ikumi 165 8.83
4 Peru GARCIA, Rosa 148 7.43
5 South Korea KIM Yun-hye 128 6.72
6 United States KESSEL, Laurel 103 5.37
7 Brazil RICHA, Ana Maria 97 5.22
8 Germany STUDEMANN, Dorte 84 3.98

Best receivers

Rank Name Excellent%
1 South Korea PARK Mi-Hee 67.40
2 Peru FAJARDO, Denise 67.00
3 Germany ARIT, Maike 65.42
4 Japan MARUYAMA, Yumi 64.89
5 United States KEMNER, Caren 62.82

DREAM TEAM

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament
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