Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament


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 was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three different 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:
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of its now independent Republics formed the Commonwealth of Independent States and competed together as the Unified Team.

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the , 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 was played in a single elimination format, with the preliminary round pool positions set as:

Pools composition

Squads

Venues

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

PlaceTeam
Unified Team
4
5
6
7
8

Individual Awards