Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament


The 1980 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 21 to 29 July 1980.

Qualification

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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, 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

Venues

Group A

Group B

Final round

5th–8th place

7th place match

5th place match

Final

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8

Medalists