Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The inaugural Women's Volleyball Tournament in the Summer Olympic Games was held during Olympic Games of Tokyo, from October 11 to October 23, 1964. Japan won the gold medal, with the Soviet Union and Poland taking silver and bronze, respectively.[1]
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Venue | Komazawa Volleyball Courts Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | |||||||||
Date | 11–23 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 71 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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The story about the Japanese Women's Volleyball Team, and their Gold Medal triumph at the 1964 Olympics, is the subject of the documentary "The Witches of the Orient." https://www.kimstim.com/film/the-witches-of-the-orient/
Qualification
editMeans of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 26 May 1959 | Munich | 1 | Japan |
1962 World Championship | 13-25 October 1962 | Soviet Union | 2 | Soviet Union |
Poland | ||||
1963 European Championship | 22 October-2 November 1963 | Romania | 1 | Romania |
Asian Qualifier | 22-30 December 1963 | New Delhi | 1 | |
1963 Pan American Games | 21 April – 3 May 1963 | São Paulo | 1 | |
Total | 6 |
*North Korea did not send its delegation to Tokyo because it does not have bilateral relations with Japan.Their spot was given to South Korea.[2]
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 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 238 | 93 | 2.559 |
2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 212 | 97 | 2.186 |
3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 180 | 162 | 1.111 |
4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 140 | 172 | 0.814 |
5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 98 | 213 | 0.460 |
6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 94 | 225 | 0.418 |
Source: [citation needed]
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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11 Oct | 13:15 | Romania | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 5–15 | 6–15 | 0–15 | 11–45 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 15:15 | United States | 0–3 | Japan | 1–15 | 5–15 | 2–15 | 8–45 | Report | ||
12 Oct | 15:15 | South Korea | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 0–15 | 6–15 | 0–15 | 6–45 | Report | ||
12 Oct | 17:15 | United States | 0–3 | Poland | 3–15 | 4–15 | 10–15 | 17–45 | Report | ||
12 Oct | 19:15 | Romania | 0–3 | Japan | 7–15 | 3–15 | 8–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
13 Oct | 17:15 | Romania | 3–0 | United States | 15–9 | 15–1 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report | ||
14 Oct | 15:15 | South Korea | 0–3 | Poland | 5–15 | 5–15 | 11–15 | 21–45 | Report | ||
14 Oct | 20:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 3–15 | 2–15 | 4–15 | 9–45 | Report | ||
15 Oct | 14:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 9–15 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 19–45 | Report | ||
17 Oct | 13:15 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | United States | 15–1 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–16 | Report | ||
18 Oct | 13:50 | Poland | 1–3 | Japan | 4–15 | 5–15 | 15–13 | 2–15 | 26–58 | Report | |
19 Oct | 17:15 | Romania | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–6 | 45–25 | Report | ||
21 Oct | 11:15 | South Korea | 0–3 | United States | 7–15 | 13–15 | 13–15 | 33–45 | Report | ||
22 Oct | 19:15 | Romania | 0–3 | Poland | 7–15 | 6–15 | 8–15 | 21–45 | Report | ||
23 Oct | 19:35 | Japan | 3–0 | Soviet Union | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 45–32 | Report |
Final standings
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Medalists
editGallery
edit1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Sata Isobe spiking ball against Soviet Union National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Masae Kasai standing in the center of podium as the team leader, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Yuriko Handa spiking ball against Poland National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Women's Volleyball at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Women Volleyball Olympic Games 1964 Asia Qualification". Todor66.