Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th 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 Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[1] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[2]

Women's volleyball
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueAriake Arena
Date25 July – 8 August 2021
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Serbia
← 2016
2024 →

The United States won their first gold after finishing runners-up three times with a 3–0 win over Brazil.[3] Serbia won the bronze medal with a victory over South Korea.[4]

The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, IOC Executive Board Member; Serbia, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ary Graça, FIVB President; Brazil.

Competition schedule

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P Preliminary round ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8
P P P P P ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

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Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation[5] 1   Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier Pool A 1–4 August 2019   Wrocław 1   Serbia
Pool B   Ningbo 1   China
Pool C   Bossier City 1   United States
Pool D   Uberlândia 1   Brazil
Pool E   Kaliningrad 1   ROC
Pool F   Catania 1   Italy
African Qualifier 5–9 January 2020   Yaoundé 1   Kenya
South American Qualifier 7–9 January 2020   Bogotá 1   Argentina
Asian Qualifier 7–12 January 2020   Nakhon Ratchasima 1   South Korea
European Qualifier 7–12 January 2020   Apeldoorn 1   Turkey
North American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020   Santo Domingo 1   Dominican Republic
Total 12

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 29 September 2019.[6] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 7th.

Pool A Pool B
  Japan (Hosts)   China (1)
  Serbia (3)   United States (2)
  Brazil (4)   ROC (5)
  South Korea (9)   Italy (8)
  Dominican Republic (10)   Argentina (11)
  Kenya (19)   Turkey (12)

Rosters

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Venue

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All matches
  Tokyo, Japan
Ariake Arena
Capacity: 15,000
 

Format

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The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. 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 were ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool were ranked ninth.[7]

The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarterfinal winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.[7]

Pool standing procedure

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In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented:[8]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

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The following referees were selected for the tournament.[9]

  •   Hernán Casamiquela
  •   Paulo Turci
  •   Liu Jiang
  •   Denny Cespedes
  •   Fabrice Collados
  •   Daniele Rapisarda
  •   Shin Muranaka
  •   Sumie Myoi
  •   Luis Macias
  •   Wojciech Maroszek
  •   Evgeny Makshanov
  •   Vladimir Simonović
  •   Juraj Mokrý
  •   Kang Joo-hee
  •   Susana Rodríguez
  •   Hamid Al-Rousi
  •   Patricia Rolf

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 434 315 1.378 Quarter-finals
2   Serbia 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 381 313 1.217
3   South Korea 5 3 2 7 9 10 0.900 374 415 0.901
4   Dominican Republic 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 411 406 1.012
5   Japan (H) 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 378 395 0.957
6   Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 242 376 0.644
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
14:20
Serbia   3–0   Dominican Republic Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(25–18, 25–12, 25–20)
Results Statistics
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
19:40
Japan   3–0   Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(25–15, 25–11, 25–23)
Results Statistics
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:45
Brazil   3–0   South Korea Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Shin Muranaka (JPN)
(25–10, 25–22, 25–19)
Results Statistics

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
14:20
Japan   0–3   Serbia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(23–25, 16–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
19:40
Brazil   3–2   Dominican Republic Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Vladimir Simonović (SRB)
(22–25, 25–17, 25–13, 23–25, 15–12)
Results Statistics
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:45
South Korea   3–0   Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Sumie Myoi (JPN), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(25–14, 25–22, 26–24)
Results Statistics

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
11:05
South Korea   3–2   Dominican Republic Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Shin Muranaka (JPN)
(25–20, 17–25, 25–18, 15–25, 15–12)
Results Statistics
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
14:20
Serbia   3–0   Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Sumie Myoi (JPN)
(25–21, 25–11, 25–20)
Results Statistics
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
19:40
Japan   0–3   Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(16–25, 18–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
09:00
Dominican Republic   3–0   Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–19, 25–18, 25–10)
Results Statistics
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
16:25
Serbia   1–3   Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(20–25, 16–25, 25–23, 19–25)
Results Statistics
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
19:40
Japan   2–3   South Korea Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(19–25, 25–19, 22–25, 25–15, 14–16)
Results Statistics

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
09:00
Serbia   3–0   South Korea Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Sumie Myoi (JPN)
(25–18, 25–17, 25–15)
Results Statistics
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
19:40
Japan   1–3   Dominican Republic Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(10–25, 23–25, 25–19, 19–25)
Results Statistics
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
21:45
Brazil   3–0   Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–10, 25–16, 25–8)
Results Statistics

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 5 4 1 10 12 7 1.714 418 401 1.042 Quarter-finals
2   Italy 5 3 2 10 11 7 1.571 409 377 1.085
3   Turkey 5 3 2 9 12 8 1.500 434 416 1.043
4   ROC 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 422 378 1.116
5   China 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 374 385 0.971
6   Argentina 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 275 375 0.733
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
09:00
ROC   0–3   Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(23–25, 19–25, 14–25)
Results Statistics
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
11:05
United States   3–0   Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Sumie Myoi (JPN), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–20, 25–19, 25–20)
Results Statistics
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
16:25
China   0–3   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luis Macias (MEX)
(21–25, 14–25, 14–25)
Results Statistics

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
09:00
ROC   3–0   Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(25–19, 25–15, 25–13)
Results Statistics
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
11:05
China   0–3   United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(27–29, 22–25, 21–25)
Results Statistics
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
16:25
Italy   3–1   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–22, 23–25, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
09:00
Italy   3–0   Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–21, 25–16, 25–15)
Results Statistics
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
16:25
China   2–3   ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 25–27, 12–15)
Results Statistics
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
21:45
United States   3–2   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–19, 25–20, 17–25, 20–25, 15–12)
ResultsStatistics

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
11:05
United States   0–3   ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(20–25, 12–25, 19–25)
Results Statistics
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
14:20
Argentina   0–3   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Sumie Myoi (JPN), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(23–25, 20–25, 18–25)
Results Statistics
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
21:45
China   3–0   Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(25–21, 25–20, 26–24)
Results Statistics

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
11:05
United States   3–2   Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Luis Macias (MEX)
(21–25, 25–16, 25–27, 25–16, 15–12)
Results Statistics
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
14:20
ROC   2–3   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–21, 23–25, 23–25, 25–15, 10–15)
Results Statistics
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
16:25
China   3–0   Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–15, 25–22, 25–19)
Results Statistics

Knockout stage

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  • 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.[7][11] As it happened at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the drawing ended up with the 2nd ranked teams facing each other, and the 3rd ranked teams playing against each other.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
  Brazil3
 
6 August
 
  ROC1
 
  Brazil3
 
4 August
 
  South Korea0
 
  South Korea3
 
8 August
 
  Turkey2
 
  Brazil0
 
4 August
 
  United States3
 
  United States3
 
6 August
 
  Dominican Republic0
 
  United States3
 
4 August
 
  Serbia0 Bronze medal match
 
  Serbia3
 
8 August
 
  Italy0
 
  South Korea0
 
 
  Serbia3
 

Quarter-finals

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4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
09:00
South Korea   3–2   Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(17–25, 25–17, 28–26, 18–25, 15–13)
Results Statistics
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
13:00
Dominican Republic   0–3   United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(11–25, 20–25, 19–25)
Results Statistics
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:00
Serbia   3–0   Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(25–21, 25–14, 25–21)
Results Statistics
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
21:30
Brazil   3–1   ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(23–25, 25–21, 25–19, 25–22)
Results Statistics

Semi-finals

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Tandara Caixeta of Brazil was suspended from the semi-final match against South Korea after a positive out-of-competition drug test for Enobosarm.[12]

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
13:00
Serbia   0–3   United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(19–25, 15–25, 23–25)
Results Statistics
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
21:00
Brazil   3–0   South Korea Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–16, 25–16, 25–16)
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Bronze medal match

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8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
09:00
South Korea   0–3   Serbia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(18–25, 15–25, 15–25)
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Gold medal match

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8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
13:30
Brazil   0–3   United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(21–25, 20–25, 14–25)
Results Statistics

Statistics leaders

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  • Only players whose teams advanced to the semifinals are ranked.

Final standing

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  United States (USA)
Micha Hancock
Jordyn Poulter
Justine Wong-Orantes (L)
Jordan Larson (c)
Annie Drews
Jordan Thompson
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
Kim Hill
Foluke Akinradewo
Haleigh Washington
Kelsey Robinson
Chiaka Ogbogu

Head coach:
Karch Kiraly
  Brazil (BRA)
Carol Gattaz
Rosamaria Montibeller
Macris Carneiro
Roberta Ratzke
Gabriela Guimarães
Tandara Caixeta[15]
Natália Pereira (c)
Ana Carolina da Silva
Fe Garay
Ana Cristina de Souza
Camila Brait (L)
Ana Beatriz Corrêa

Head coach:
Zé Roberto
  Serbia (SRB)
Bianka Buša
Mina Popović
Slađana Mirković
Brankica Mihajlović
Maja Ognjenović (c)
Ana Bjelica
Maja Aleksić
Milena Rašić
Silvija Popović (L)
Tijana Bošković
Bojana Milenković
Jelena Blagojević

Head coach:
Zoran Terzić

Awards

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The awards were announced on 8 August 2021.[16]

Position Player
Most valuable player   Jordan Larson
Setter   Jordyn Poulter
Outside hitters   Jordan Larson
  Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
Middle blockers   Haleigh Washington
  Carol Gattaz
Opposite spiker   Tijana Bošković
Libero   Justine Wong-Orantes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Drews shines as USA strike gold in Tokyo". FIVB. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Boskovic's 33 bags bronze for Serbia". FIVB. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women (as of 29 September 2019)". FIVB. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Formula". FIVB. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Pools Ranking Criteria". FIVB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Tokyo 2020 schedule confirmed for 2021". FIVB. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Draw decides women's volleyball quarterfinal pairings". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Volleyball player claims innocence over positive drug test". reuters.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Volleyball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved Aug 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Volleyball (women): Medallists" (PDF). Olympics.com. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Larson leads women's Tokyo 2020 Dream Team". FIVB. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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