Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968.

Qualification QualifiersDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country18 October 1963 Baden-Baden11964 Olympic GamesOct. 11–23, 1964 Tokyo11967 World ChampionshipJan. 25 – 29, 1967 Tokyo3*1967 European ChampionshipOct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 İzmir3Total8 * Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions.

Format The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.

Rosters

Venues Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium, Ciudad de México Revolution Ice Rink, Ciudad de México

Round robin

Final standings

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12-woman rosterLyudmila Buldakova, Lyudmila Mikhailkovskaya, Tatyana Veinberga, Vera Lantratova, Vera Galushka-Duyunova, Tatyana Sarycheva, Tatyana Ponyaeva-Tretyakova, Nina Smoleeva, Inna Ryskal, Galina Leontyeva, Roza Salikhova, Valentina Kamenek-VinogradovaHead coachGivi Akhvlediani

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLyudmila BuldakovaLyudmila MikhailkovskayaTatyana VeinbergaVera LantratovaVera Galushka-DuyunovaTatyana SarychevaTatyana Ponyaeva-TretyakovaNina SmoleevaInna RyskalGalina LeontyevaRoza SalikhovaValentina Kamenek-VinogradovaHead coach: Givi AkhvledianiSetsuko YosjidaSuzue TakayamaToyoko IwaharaYouko KasaharaAiko OnozawaYukiyo KojimaSachiko FukanakaKunie ShishikuraSetsuko InoueSumie OinumaMakiko FurakawaKeiko HamaHead coach: Shigeo YamadaElżbieta PorzecZofia Szczęśniewska Wanda WiechaBarbara NiemczykKrystyna OstromęckaKrystyna KrupaJadwiga KsiążekJózefa LedwigKrystyna JakubowskaLidia ChmielnickaKrystyna CzajkowskaHalina AszkiełowiczHead coach: Benedykt Krysik

Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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