Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the Palau Sant Jordi, where the semi-finals and finals were played.

Qualification QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country17 October 1986 Lausanne11988 Summer Olympics20–29 September 1988 Seoul11990 World Championship22–31 August 1990 Beijing1*1991 Asian Championship14–21 September 1991 Bangkok1*1991 NORCECA Championship 23 August - 2 September 1991 Regina11991 South American Championship September 1991 Osasco11991 European Championship28 Sep – 6 Oct 1991 Rome1*1991 World Cup8–17 November 1991 Osaka1*Total8 * Notes: 1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). 2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up). 3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). 4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already qualified through other tournaments).

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and competed together as the Unified Team.

Format Compared to four years earlier, the format of the tournament underwent some changes.The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams in a single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position. At the (second stage) the first placed teams in each group qualified directly for the semi-finals, while the second and third placed teams in the Olympic crossover system would face each other in an extra round consisting of a single elimination round with the winners advancing to the semi-finals and those eliminated playing a game to define fifth place. The winners of these two games faced those already qualified for the semifinals and while the winners played in the final, the losers played in the bronze medal match.

Pools composition Pool APool B Unified Team

Rosters

Venues Palau d'Esports, Barcelona, Spain Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain

Preliminary round Group A

Group B

Final round

7th to 8th place

7th place match

Final

Quarterfinals

5th place match

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

PlaceTeam Unified Team45678

12-woman roster Tania Ortiz, Marlenys Costa, Mireya Luis (c), Lilia Izquierdo, Idalmis Gato, Raisa O'Farril, Regla Bell, Regla Torres, Norka Latamblet, Mercedes Calderón, Ana Fernández, Magalys CarvajalHead coachEugenio George

Medalists GoldSilverBronze

Awards

Most valuable player

Best setter

Best scorer

Best spiker

Best blocker

Best receiver

Best digger

Best server

Statistics leaders

Best scorers RankName Total PointsSpikeBlockServe1 Kemner, Caren11710210652 Moser, Ana107894143 Obayashi, Motoko103861164 Luis, Mireya102835145 Boersma, Cintha10094626 Weishoff, Paula9688447 Carvajal, Magalys95731938 Smirnova, Irina9283549 Oguienko, Valentina907216210 Caldeira, Hilma807442

Best attackers RankName Total killsEfficiency%1 Smirnova, Irina8343.162 Luis, Mireya8342.883 Moser, Ana8939.974 Weishoff, Paula8835.625 Sun Yue6134.26

Best blockers RankName Total blocksAvg by set1 Carvajal, Magalys192.762 Oguienko, Valentina161.543 Cebukina, Elena151.324 Oden, Kimberly131.035 Calderon, Mercedes130.98

Best servers RankName Total acesAvg by set1 Moser, Ana140.682 Luis, Mireya140.593 Bell, Regla120.514 Weersing, Henriette110.485 Batukhtina, Elena90.42

Best diggers RankName Total digsAvg by set1 Sato, Itoko432.122 Luis, Mireya402.033 Lai Yawen382.004 Batuktina, Elena 321.835 Obayasahi, Motoko301.76

Best setters RankName ExcellentAvg by set1 Endicott, Lori1839.152 Venturini, Fernanda1848.953 Su Huijuan1447.134 Nikulina, Marina 1186.105 Izquierdo, Lilia1035.346 Nakanishi, Chieko 1015.027 Crielaard, Heleen 974.168 Costa, Marleny 843.32

Best receivers RankName Excellent%1 Boersma, Cintha81.232 Lai Yawen77.453 Sato, Itoko75.454 Batukhtina, Elena 74.195 Tajimi, Asako72.21

Dream Team

SETTER

Outside Hitters

MIDDLE BLOCKERS

OPPOSITE SPIKER

See also Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References

External links Results Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org Official results (pgs. 415, 431–438)