The inaugural Women's

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was held during Olympic Games of Tokyo, from October 11 to October 23, 1964. Japan won the gold medal, with the Soviet Union and Poland taking silver and bronze, respectively.

Qualification

*North Korea did not send its delegation to Tokyo because it does not have bilateral relations with Japan.Their spot was given to South Korea.

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

* Komazawa Volleyball Courts in

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Round robin

*All times are

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( UTC+09:00).

Final standings

Medalists

Gallery

References

External links

Brazilian site with full results

Official results
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Video of the moments of victory and of awarding gold medal in 1964 Tokyo Olympics
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