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

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. It was held in

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from October 13 to 26, 1968.

Qualification

''* 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,

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Round robin

Final standings

Medalists

References

External links

Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.org

Official results
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