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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
International Olympic Committee. The competition in
Barcelona, Spain
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was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the
Palau d'Esports, the
Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron and the
Palau Sant Jordi, 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
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the
Commonwealth of Independent States (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,
Barcelona,
Spain
*
Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron,
Barcelona,
Spain
*
Palau Sant Jordi,
Barcelona,
Spain
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
See also
*
Men's Olympic Tournament
References
External links
ResultsFinal standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.orgOfficial results
(pgs. 415, 431–438)
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Women's volleyball in Spain
1992 in Spanish women's sport
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