The
1996 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the
FIVB in conjunction with the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...
. It was held from 20 July to 3 August 1996 at the
Stegeman Coliseum
Stegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964 in honor of C. Sal Stegeman. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venu ...
of
The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the
Omni Coliseum
Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center.
It ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
Qualification
Format
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the twelve participants were divided into two pools of six teams. A
single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The four highest ranked teams in each pool advanced to the (second stage) and the two lowest ranked teams took no further participation (with pool places 5th and 6th being ranked in the final standings as joined 9th ad 11th, respectively).
The was played in a
single elimination format, with placement matches determining the top eight positions. Starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers advanced to the placement matches (5th–8th semifinal).
Pools composition
Rosters
Venues
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University of Georgia Coliseum,
Athens
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,
United States
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Omni Coliseum
Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center.
It ...
,
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
,
United States
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Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th places
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
1st–4th places
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
Medalists
See also
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Men's Olympic Tournament
References
External links
ResultsFinal standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.orgOfficial results
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