1996 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 1996 Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier was played by eight countries to determine the last three competing teams for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan from May 26 to June 2, 1996. The top-three teams advance to the Olympic Games with one berth guaranteed for an Asian country.
Teams
Round robin
| 26 May 1996 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Croatia | |
| (15–10, 15–7, 15–11) | ||||
| 26 May 1996 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (15–12, 15–13, 15–4) | ||||
| 26 May 1996 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Italy | |
| (12–15, 13–15, 15–8, 15–9, 15–10) | ||||
| 26 May 1996 | Japan | 3–1 | Romania | |
| (10–15, 15–5, 15–6, 15–2) | ||||
| 27 May 1996 | Croatia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | |
| (15–12, 16–14, 8–15, 7–15, 15–12) | ||||
| 27 May 1996 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (15–3, 15–5, 15–11) | ||||
| 27 May 1996 | Italy | 3–0 | Romania | |
| (15–11, 15–8, 15–10) | ||||
| 27 May 1996 | Japan | 3–0 | Ukraine | |
| (17–15, 15–11, 15–1) | ||||
| 28 May 1996 | Croatia | 3–0 | Italy | |
| (15–13, 15–9, 15–4) | ||||
| 28 May 1996 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (15–5, 15–9, 15–6) | ||||
| 28 May 1996 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Romania | |
| (15–3, 15–1, 15–13) | ||||
| 28 May 1996 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Japan | |
| (15–10, 10–15, 15–6, 15–11) | ||||
| 30 May 1996 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Netherlands | |
| (10–15, 10–15, 15–11, 15–10, 19–17) | ||||
| 30 May 1996 | Croatia | 3–0 | Romania | |
| (15–5, 15–5, 15–7) | ||||
| 30 May 1996 | Italy | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (15–5, 15–6, 15–5) | ||||
| 30 May 1996 | Japan | 3–0 | Bulgaria | |
| (15–11, 15–9, 15–3) | ||||
| 31 May 1996 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Bulgaria | |
| (15–4, 15–7, 15–8) | ||||
| 31 May 1996 | Croatia | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (20–22, 16–14, 15–12, 15–6) | ||||
| 31 May 1996 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Romania | |
| (15–10, 15–9, 15–3) | ||||
| 31 May 1996 | Japan | 3–0 | Italy | |
| (15–4, 15–0, 15–7) | ||||
| 1 June 1996 | Romania | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (16–17, 15–8, 15–9, 15–12) | ||||
| 1 June 1996 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Bulgaria | |
| (15–7, 15–9, 15–6) | ||||
| 1 June 1996 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Italy | |
| (15–8, 15–8, 15–6) | ||||
| 1 June 1996 | Japan | 3–0 | Croatia | |
| (15–10, 15–4, 15–6) | ||||
| 2 June 1996 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Romania | |
| (15–10, 15–5, 15–11) | ||||
| 2 June 1996 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Italy | |
| (15–8, 11–15, 15–10, 15–6) | ||||
| 2 June 1996 | Croatia | 3–2 | Ukraine | |
| (15–5, 15–10, 13–15, 10–15, 15–11) | ||||
| 2 June 1996 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | |
| (15–11, 15–9, 15–7) | ||||
Final ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Japan | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.696 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 | ||
| 2. | Netherlands | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.430 | 20 | 5 | 4.000 | ||
| 3. | Ukraine | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.366 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | ||
| 4. | Croatia | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.026 | 15 | 11 | 1.366 | ||
| 5. | Bulgaria | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.026 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | ||
| 6. | Italy | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.801 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | ||
| 7. | Romania | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0.598 | 3 | 18 | 0.166 | ||
| 8. | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.628 | 0 | 21 | 0.000 |
- Japan, Ukraine and the Netherlands qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards
References
- ^ "1996 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament – Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2025.