Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex between 14 and 28 August 2004.

The medals for the competition were presented by Henri Sérandour, France; Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, Hong Kong; and Els van Breda Vriesman, Netherlands; IOC Members, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Jizhong Wei, People's Republic of China; FIVB 1st Vice-President, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, Dominican Republic; FIVB Vice President, and Aleksandar Boričić, Serbia and Montenegro; FIVB Board-Administration Member.

Competition schedule PPreliminary round¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFFinal Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18Thu 19Fri 20Sat 21Sun 22Mon 23Tue 24Wed 25Thu 26Fri 27Sat 28PPPPP¼ ½BF

Qualification QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country5 September 1997 Lausanne12003 Women's World Cup1–15 November 2003 Japan3European Qualification5–10 January 2004 Baku, Azerbaijan1North American Qualification15–21 December 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1South American Qualification9–11 January 2004 Caracas, Venezuela1*African Qualification7–10 January 2004 Nairobi, Kenya1Asian Qualification8–16 May 2004 Tokyo, Japan12004 Olympic Qualification Tournament3Total12Source:FIVB * Dominican Republic is associated at the NORCECA (North America and Caribbean), but entered the South American Qualification as only three South American countries competed at the continental qualification. The country won a wildcard after win the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the twelve participants were divided into two pools of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the (second stage) and the two lowest ranked teams took no further participation (with pool places 5th and 6th being ranked in the final standings as joined 9th and 11th, respectively).

The was played in a single elimination format, starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers were eliminated (ranked at standings as joined 5th).

Pools composition Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their ranking as of January 2004. Pool APool B (hosts) (1st) (3rd) (2nd) (4th)

Rosters

Venue All matches , Piraeus, GreecePeace and Friendship StadiumCapacity: 10,520

Preliminary round All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

PlaceAthens 2004 volleyball women Results, olympics.comTeam45911

12-woman rosterFeng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na (L), Zhang PingHead coachChen Zhonghe

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeFeng Kun (c)Yang HaoLiu YananLi ShanZhou SuhongZhao RuiruiZhang YuehongChen JingSong NinaWang LinaZhang Na (L)Zhang PingHead coach: Chen ZhongheIrina TebenikhinaElena Tyurina (L)Lioubov ChachkovaNatalya SafronovaEvgeniya Artamonova (c)Elizaveta TishchenkoOlga ChukanovaEkaterina GamovaMarina ShesheninaAlexandra KorukovetsElena PlotnikovaOlga NikolaevaHead coach: Nikolay Karpol Zoila BarrosRosir CalderónNancy CarrilloAna FernándezMaybelis Martínez (L)Liana MesaAnniara MuñozYahima OrtizDaymi RamirezYumilka Ruíz (c)Marta SánchezDulce TéllezHead coach: Luis Calderon

Awards

Most valuable player

Best scorer

Best spiker

Best blocker

Best server

Best digger

Best setter

Best receiver

Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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