The qualification for the
2016 Women's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 22 August 2015 to 22 May 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champion and runner-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions, and four teams from the World Olympic qualification tournament respectively. Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.
Qualification summary
Means of qualification
Pool standing procedure
For all qualification tournaments
# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Sets ratio
# Points ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
For North American qualification tournament only
# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Points ratio
# Sets ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Host country
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
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FIVB World cup
The winners and runners-up from 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup qualified for the Olympics.
*Venue:
*Dates: 22 August – 6 September 2015
Continental qualification tournaments
Africa
African Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the
2016 Olympic Games
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. The second and third teams would play in
World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
*Venue:
Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
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Yaoundé
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Cameroon
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*Dates: 12–16 February 2016
Asia and Oceania
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Asian Olympic qualification tournament combined with
World Olympic qualification tournaments. The host teams and the top three ranked teams from the World ranking as of 1 January 2016 competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the four teams qualified as Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.
Europe
European Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the
2016 Olympic Games
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. The second and third teams would play in
World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
*Venue:
Başkent Volleyball Hall
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Ankara
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Turkey
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*Dates: 4–9 January 2016
North America
NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
The top four ranked teams from the
2015 NORCECA Volleyball Championship competed in this tournament. The winners qualified for the
2016 Olympic Games
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. The second and third teams would play in the
World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
*Venue:
Pinnacle Bank Arena
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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United States
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*Dates: 7–9 January 2016
*All times are
Central Time (
UTC−06:00).
South America
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament
The winners qualified for the
2016 Olympic Games
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. The second and third teams would play in
World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
*Venue:
Bomberos Voluntarios Stadium
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Bariloche
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Argentina
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*Dates: 6–10 January 2016
*All times are
Argentina Standard Time (
UTC−03:00).
World Qualification tournaments
There were 2 tournaments to get 5 remaining spots in the
2016 Olympic Games
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
. Only the teams which had not yet qualified from the 3 events above could play in the tournament. 12 teams had rights to play in this tournament, Japan as a host of 1st tournament, the top three Asian teams from World ranking as of 1 January 2016, and the 2nd and 3rd place from continental qualification tournaments. The 1st tournament was combined with the Asian Olympic qualification tournament which played in Japan. The best ranked Asian team qualified for the
2016 Olympic Games
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. The best three ranked teams, excluding the best Asian team, also secured the vacancies in the 2016 Olympic Games. The 2nd tournament which was held in Puerto Rico consisted of 4 teams, and only the best ranked team could take the last spot for the
2016 Olympic Games
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
. The table below showed the allocation of 12 qualified teams.
* withdrew from the tournament. Therefore, , as the fourth place team in the African qualifier, replaced .
1st Tournament
*Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
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Tokyo
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Japan
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*Dates: 14–22 May 2016
*All times are
Japan Standard Time
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(
UTC+09:00).
Individual awards
*Best outside spiker
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*Best opposite
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*Best middle blocker
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*Best setter
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*Best libero
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2nd Tournament
*Venue:
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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*Dates: 20–22 May 2016
*All times are
Central Daylight Time
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In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and ...
(
UTC−04:00).
See also
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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for the Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 8 September 2015 to 5 June 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champions and ru ...
References
External links
Qualification SystemQualification WebsiteSouth American Olympic Qualification WebsiteWorld Olympic Qualification Tournament, JapanWorld Olympic Qualification Tournament, Puerto Rico
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Olympic Qualification Women
Olympic Qualification Women
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2016
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