150px The 1992 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the

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. The competition in Barcelona, Spain was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the

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and the

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, where the semi-finals and finals were played.

Qualification

* Notes: :1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up). :3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already qualified through other tournaments). With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the

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(CIS) and competed together as the Unified Team.

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, with the preliminary round pool positions set as: :Pool winners advanced to the semifinals. :Pool second and third placed advanced to the quarterfinals. :Pool fourth placed advanced to the 7th place match.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venues

* Palau d'Esports,

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Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

7th to 8th place

7th place match

Final

Quarterfinals

5th place match

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

Medalists

References

External links

ResultsFinal standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.orgOfficial results
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