Women's volleyball
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Masae Kasai standing in the center of podium as the team leader, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball |
Venue | Komazawa Volleyball Courts Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium |
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Date | 11–23 October |
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Competitors | 71 from 6 nations |
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The inaugural Women's Volleyball Tournament in the Summer Olympic Games was held during Olympic Games of Tokyo, from October 11 to October 23, 1964. Japan won the gold medal, with the Soviet Union and Poland taking silver and bronze, respectively.[1]
Qualification
*North Korea did not send its delegation to Tokyo because it does not have bilateral relations with Japan.Their spot was given to South Korea.[2]
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
Round robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 238 | 93 | 2.559 |
2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 212 | 97 | 2.186 |
3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 180 | 162 | 1.111 |
4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 140 | 172 | 0.814 |
5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 98 | 213 | 0.460 |
6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 94 | 225 | 0.418 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final standings
| 1964 Women's Olympic champions | Japan 1st title | 12-woman roster | Masae Kasai (c), Emiko Miyamoto, Kinuko Tanida, Yuriko Handa, Yoshiko Matsumura, Sata Issobe, Katsumi Matsumura, Yoko Shinozaki, Setsuko Sassaki, Yuko Fujimoto, Massako Kondo, Ayano Shibuki | Head coach | Hirofumi Daimatsu | |
Medalists
Gallery
1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Sata Isobe spiking ball against Soviet Union National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Masae Kasai standing in the center of podium as the team leader, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Yuriko Handa spiking ball against Poland National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Women's Volleyball at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Women Volleyball Olympic Games 1964 Asia Qualification". Todor66.
External links
- Brazilian site with full results
- Official results (pgs. 621, 656–668)
- Video of the moments of victory and of awarding gold medal in 1964 Tokyo Olympics
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