Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium | |||||||||
Date | 9β23 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Beach![]() | ||
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9ββto 23 August 2008.
The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the "winning team gaining 2 points." And the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed throughββto the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, "with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers."
A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, "4 quarterfinals," 2 semifinals, 1 bronze medal match. And 1 gold medal match.
Brazil won first gold by, defeating United States in the final.
China won bronze by winning against the Cuba.
Competition scheduleβ»
P | Preliminary round | ΒΌ | Quarterfinals | Β½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | Tue 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 | Sun 17 | Mon 18 | Tue 19 | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 | ||||
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P | P | P | P | P | ΒΌ | Β½ | B | F |
Qualificationβ»
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 13 July 2001 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup | 2β16 November 2007 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African Olympic Qualification Tournament | 22β26 January 2008 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament* | 17β25 May 2008 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
European Olympic Qualification Tournament | 15β20 January 2008 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | 17β22 December 2007 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3β7 January 2008 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament | 17β25 May 2008 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
* The Asian Olympic qualification tournament and "the World Olympic Qualification Tournament are combined into one event." The top 3 teams at the tournament will qualify as the medallists of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team outside the top 3 will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.
Pools compositionβ»
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their ranking as of January 2008.
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. After a robin-round, the four highest-placed teams in each group advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals.
Group A | Group B |
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Rosterβ»
- Pool A
- Pool B
Preliminary roundβ»
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Pool Aβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
9 August 2008 14:30 |
Poland ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
(25β21, 17β25, 20β25, 17β25) result statistics |
9 August 2008 20:00 |
Venezuela ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia), Patrick Deregnaucourt (France) |
(13β25, 13β25, 18β25) result statistics |
9 August 2008 22:00 |
Japan ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) |
(20β25, 25β20, 19β25, 21β25) result statistics |
11 August 2008 12:35 |
United States ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (Turkey), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
(15β25, 24β26, 17β25) result statistics |
11 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(22β25, 25β15, 25β20, 25β22) result statistics |
11 August 2008 22:15 |
Japan ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Frans Loderus (Netherlands) |
(25β12, 25β17, 25β12) result statistics |
13 August 2008 12:00 |
Venezuela ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
(17β25, 25β20, 14β25, 18β25) result statistics |
13 August 2008 20:00 |
Cuba ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Massimo Menghini (Italy) |
(18β25, 14β25, 25β23, 32β30, 15β13) result statistics |
13 August 2008 22:30 |
Poland ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(21β25, 20β25, 25β18, 25β23, 11β15) result statistics |
15 August 2008 12:30 |
Venezuela ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Humberto Salas (Mexico) |
(12β25, 12β25, 20β25) result statistics |
15 August 2008 20:00 |
United States ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) |
(23β25, 25β22, 23β25, 25β20, 15β11) result statistics |
15 August 2008 22:45 |
Japan ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Massimo Menghini (Italy) |
(17β25, 22β25, 22β25) result statistics |
17 August 2008 12:00 |
Cuba ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria) |
(25β20, 25β20, 25β19) result statistics |
17 August 2008 12:30 |
Poland ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(25β18, 21β25, 25β19, 19β25, 13β15) result statistics |
17 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
(26β24, 25β16, 25β14) result statistics |
Pool Bβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 377 | 226 | 1.668 | 15 | 0 | MAX | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 372 | 315 | 1.181 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 353 | 312 | 1.131 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 343 | 349 | 0.983 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 323 | 404 | 0.800 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 392 | 0.587 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
9 August 2008 10:00 |
Italy ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) |
(25β20, 17β25, 25β16, 25β23) result statistics |
9 August 2008 12:15 |
Serbia ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Mitch Davidson (Canada), Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) |
(25β21, 25β17, 23β25, 25β21) result statistics |
9 August 2008 12:30 |
Algeria ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Liu Jiang (China), Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar) |
(11β25, 11β25, 10β25) result statistics |
11 August 2008 10:00 |
Algeria ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Liu Jiang (China) |
(14β25, 13β25, 13β25) result statistics |
11 August 2008 12:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Humberto Salas (Mexico) |
(19β25, 15β25, 21β25) result statistics |
11 August 2008 14:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Wang Ning (China) |
(25β14, 25β14, 25β16) result statistics |
13 August 2008 10:00 |
Italy ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
(25β7, 25β20, 25β12) result statistics |
13 August 2008 12:30 |
Russia ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Liu Jiang (China), Patricia Salvatore (United States) |
(25β19, 25β18, 25β11) result statistics |
13 August 2008 14:30 |
Serbia ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Frans Loderus (Netherlands) |
(15β25, 13β25, 23β25) result statistics |
15 August 2008 10:00 |
Algeria ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) |
(11β25, 19β25, 10β25) result statistics |
15 August 2008 12:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) |
(25β13, 25β6, 27β25) result statistics |
15 August 2008 14:30 |
Serbia ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Frank Leuthauser (Germany) |
(23β25, 20β25, 19β25) result statistics |
17 August 2008 10:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Massimo Menghini (Italy) |
(25β18, 25β20, 17β25, 25β16) result statistics |
17 August 2008 15:15 |
Italy ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Mitch Davidson (Canada) |
(16β25, 22β25, 17β25) result statistics |
17 August 2008 22:00 |
Russia ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) |
(25β21, 25β16, 25β20) result statistics |
Knockout stageβ»
The first four teams in each Preliminary Round pool advanced to the quarterfinals, eight teams in total. The format was as follows:
A1 vs. B4 (first place in pool A vs. fourth place in pool B)
B1 vs. A4
A drawing of lots determined the pairings among A2/A3 and B2/B3. The purpose of this drawing was to prevent a second-place team in a pool from deliberately losing the last game in pool play in order to select an "easier" opponent (in the sense of matchups) in the quarterfinals.
Based on a drawing of lots after the group stage, the United States faced and defeated Italy, while China drew and won against Russia in their quarterfinal matches. The other quarterfinal match-ups were determined by the pool standings. Brazil (pool B winner) played Japan (pool A 4th place). Cuba (pool A winner) played play Serbia (pool B 4th place). Both top seeds went on to defeat their opponents 3β0, thus reaching the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Brazil defeated the host nation and defending champion China, while the United States defeated Cuba. Both semifinal matches were won 3β0.
In the final, Brazil, for the first time in the tournament, lost a set. But was able to win the next two sets from the United States to claim the match and the gold medal. In the third-place match, China defeated Cuba for the bronze medal.
Bracketβ»
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
19 August | ||||||||||
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21 August | ||||||||||
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19 August | ||||||||||
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23 August | ||||||||||
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19 August | ||||||||||
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21 August | ||||||||||
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19 August | ||||||||||
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23 August | ||||||||||
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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Quarterfinalsβ»
19 August 2008 10:00 |
Cuba ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea) |
(26β24, 25β19, 26β24) result statistics |
19 August 2008 12:00 |
Japan ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) |
(12β25, 20β25, 16β25) result statistics |
19 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) |
(25β22, 27β25, 25β19) result statistics |
19 August 2008 22:00 |
United States ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Francisco de Souza (Brazil), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) |
(20β25, 25β21, 19β25, 25β18, 15β6) result statistics |
Semifinalsβ»
21 August 2008 12:35 |
Cuba ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
(20β25, 16β25, 17β25) result statistics |
21 August 2008 20:00 |
China ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) |
(25β27, 22β25, 14β25) result statistics |
Bronze medal matchβ»
23 August 2008 12:30 |
Cuba ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria) |
(16β25, 25β21, 13β25, 20β25) result statistics |
Gold medal matchβ»
23 August 2008 20:00 |
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1β3 | ![]() ![]() |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) |
(15β25, 25β18, 13β25, 21β25) result statistics |
Award ceremonyβ»
- 21:50, 23 August 2008
Statistics leadersβ»
- Only players whose teams advanced to the quarterfinals are ranked.
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Source: β»
Final standingsβ»
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Medalistsβ»
Individual awardsβ»
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best setter
- Best digger
- Best receiver
- Best libero
- Fair Play Award:
- Most popular player:
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ FIVB (January 2008). "FIVB World Rankings β Women".
- ^ "China draws Russia, USA draws Italy in Women's Volleyball - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". en.beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008.
External linksβ»
- FIVB official page
- Beijing 2008 at FIVB
- Official results (pgs. 2273β2334)