The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd 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 27 August to 7 September 1972.

Qualification

''* South Korea qualified as next best Asian team as Japan is already qualified.''

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

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format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venue

* Volleyball Hall,

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

5th–8th place

5th–8th place semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Final

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Medalists

References

External links

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