Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament


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. It was held from 20 July to 3 August 1996 at the Stegeman Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Qualification

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the , 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 and the two lowest ranked teams took no further participation.
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.

Pools composition

Squads

Venues

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

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
11
11

Medalists

Individual awards