Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament


The 2004 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex between 14 and 28 August 2004.

Qualification

* Dominican Republic is associated at the NORCECA, but entered the South American Qualification as the 2003 Pan American Games champions.

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, starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers were eliminated.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool B

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
11
11

Medalists

Awards