Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeVVO
Governing bodyFIVB
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
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Brazil, France, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its introduction. The remaining six editions of the Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won each by a different country including Japan, Poland, Netherlands, Russia and the defunct Yugoslavia.

Gold medals are less evenly distributed in women's volleyball than in men's; the sixteen editions of the Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament were won by seven countries: Brazil, Cuba, China, Japan, Italy, the United States and the former Soviet Union.

History

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Origins

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The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where it was an unofficial demonstration event. Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held during the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria, to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduced in 1964. The International Olympic Committee attempted to drop volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, but this was met with protest.[1][2]

The volleyball Olympic tournament was originally a simple competition, whose format paralleled the one still employed in the World Cup: all teams played against each other team and then were ranked by number of wins, set average and point average. One disadvantage of this round-robin system is that medal winners could be determined before the end of the games, making the audience lose interest in the outcome of the remaining matches.

To cope with this situation, the competition was split into two phases: a "final round" was introduced, consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Since its creation in 1972, this new system has become the standard for the volleyball Olympic tournament, and is usually referred to as the "Olympic format".

The number of teams involved in the games has grown steadily since 1964. Since 1996, both men's and women's indoor events count 12 participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has at least one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympic Games.

Events

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Event 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Men's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Women's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Total 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Men's winners

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The first two editions of the volleyball Olympic tournament were won by the Soviet Union team. Bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968, Japan won gold in 1972. In 1976, the introduction of a new offensive skill, the back row attack, helped Poland win the competition over the Soviets in a very tight five-setter.

In 1980, many of the strongest teams in men's volleyball belonged to the Eastern Bloc, so the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics did not have as great an effect on these events as it had on the women's. The Soviet Union collected their third Olympic gold medal with a 3–1 victory over Bulgaria. With a Soviet-led boycott in 1984, the United States confirmed their new volleyball leadership in the Western World by sweeping smoothly over Brazil in the finals. In that edition a minor nation, Italy, won their first medal, but Italy would rise to prominence in volleyball in later decades. A long-awaited confrontation between the US and Soviet volleyball teams came in the 1988 final: powerplayers Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons pushed the United States to a second gold medal setting the issue in favor of the Americans.

In 1992, Brazil upset favorites Unified Team, Netherlands, and Italy for their first Olympic championship. Runners-up Netherlands, with Ron Zwerver and Olof van der Meulen, came back in the following edition for a five-set win over Italy. In spite of their success in other major volleyball competitions in the 1990s, Italy did not fare well at the Olympics. After winning bronze in Atlanta, Serbia and Montenegro, led by Vladimir and Nikola Grbić, beat Russia at the final in 2000 to secure the gold (in 1996 and 2000 they played under the name Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

In 2004, Brazil beat Italy in the final, adding a second gold medal to their record and confirming their role as the men's volleyball superpowers of the 2000s. In 2008, United States beat Brazil in the final, winning their third gold medal. Russia won the bronze for the second time by defeating Italy. In the 2012 final, Russia came back from a 0–2 set deficit, not letting the Brazilians take advantage of any of their 2 match points in the third set. Dmitriy Muserskiy scored 31 points, which is an Olympic Games record in a final. Italy defeated Bulgaria and took Bronze.[3]

After coming up short in the previous two editions of the Olympics as runners-up, the Brazilians captured their third gold medal in the history of the competition playing home in 2016 after their straight-set victory against Italy in the final.[4] The United States pulled off a comeback from a 0–2 deficit to claim the bronze medal with a victory over Russia.[5]

The 2020 tournament, held in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay, had the French team of Earvin N'Gapeth win its first gold by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee, who returned to the podium after missing out in 2016.[6] In a repeat of the 1988 bronze medal match, Brazil were upset by neighbor Argentina.[7]

Gold medals appear to be more evenly distributed in men's volleyball than in women's: the former Soviet Union (three titles), United States (three) and Brazil (three) are the only teams to have won the tournament more than once. The remaining six editions were won each by a different country. Despite having been a major force in men's volleyball since the 1990s and never missing a tournament since 1976, Italy are the only volleyball powerhouse that lack a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Women's winners

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Women's volleyball semifinals match between the United States and South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The opening edition of the volleyball Olympic tournament, in 1964, was won by the host nation Japan. There followed two victories in a row by the Soviet Union, in 1968 and 1972. South Korea were expected to get their first gold after beating Japan in the 1975 Pre-Olympic Games, but Japan came back again in 1976 for one last Olympic gold before losing their status of women's volleyball superpowers.

The American-led boycott of the 1980 Games left many strong volleyball nations like Japan and South Korea out of the games. As a result, the Soviet Union easily secured a third Olympic gold medal. In 1984, the Eastern bloc was, in its turn, boycotting the games, and the Soviet Union did not participate. As a result, host nation United States won its first medals in volleyball, losing the finals to China. With eastern and western nations again involved in the Olympics, the Soviet Union obtained a remarkable victory over Peru after trailing 0–2 in 1988's marking one of the most dramatic female matches of the 20th century. The 1988 games were, however, boycotted by Cuba, who would become the next dominating force.

1992 saw a new force go down in Olympic history: organized under the name Unified Team, the nations of the former Soviet Union that chose to form a combined team easily reached the gold medal game, but could not neutralize the power play of the young, rising Cuban squad. Led by superstars Mireya Luis and Regla Torres, Cuba would eventually set the record for consecutive wins in the Olympic Games by also taking the gold in 1996 and 2000 against China and Russia, respectively.

In 2004, the winners were once again China. Second were Russia who beat Brazil in a very tough and dramatic semifinal match after being down 1–2, 19–24 in the fourth set.

In 2008, Brazil finally won the gold, beating the United States in the final and losing only one set in the competition. China were awarded the bronze by beating Cuba. After a troubled start, Brazil secured the double gold in 2012 after beating the United States once again in the final.[8] Japan won the bronze medal after defeating South Korea.

In 2016, home team Brazil were favorites to once again win the title, thus equalling Cuba's three consecutive gold medals between 1992 and 2000. After winning all of their preliminary round matches without dropping a set, the team was, however, stunned by a young Chinese squad in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. China went on to win the title, their third in Olympic history, by beating Serbia in four sets in the gold medal match.[9] In the process, Lang Ping became the first person to win a gold medal as a player in Los Angeles 1984 and repeat the feat now as a coach in Rio de Janeiro.[10] China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated the Netherlands 3–1 to capture the bronze medal.[11]

In the fifteenth edition of the games in 2020, the United States faced Brazil for the third final in four editions, only this time they broke the long title drought. Thus the Americans became only the sixth country to win the women's tournament, after Brazil, China, Cuba, Japan, and the former Soviet Union.[12] Serbia got the bronze, beating South Korea.[13]

Competition formula

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The volleyball Olympic tournament has a very stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

Qualification
  • Twelve teams participate in each event.
  • Host nations are always pre-qualified.
  • Two teams qualify through the Men's and Women's World Cup (this number was reduced from three prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics).
  • Five teams qualify as winners of continental qualification tournaments.
  • The four remaining berths are decided in world qualification tournaments.
Competition format
  • For the first phase, called qualification round, teams are ranked by the FIVB World Rankings and then divided in two pools of six teams using the serpentine system. The host nation is always ranked 1.
  • At the qualification round, each team plays one match against all other teams in its pool. Top four teams in each pool advance, the remaining two leave the competition.
  • At the second phase, usually called final round, teams play quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
  • For the final round, matches are organized according to the results obtained in the qualification round. Let the top four teams in each pool be A1, A2, A3, A4 (group A); and B1, B2, B3, B4 (group B). Quarterfinals would then be: A1xB4; A2xB3; A3xB2; A4xB1.
  • Winners of quarterfinals play semifinals as follows: (A1/B4) x (A3/B2) ; (A2/B3) x (A4xB1).
  • At the finals, winners of semifinals play for the gold, and losers for the bronze.
  • The tournament implements very tight line-up restrictions: only twelve players are allowed, and no replacement is permitted, even in case of injuries.

Men's tournaments

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Results summary

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
1964
Details
 
Tokyo
 
Soviet Union
Round-robin  
Czechoslovakia
 
Japan
Round-robin  
Romania
10
1968
Details
 
Mexico City
 
Soviet Union
Round-robin  
Japan
 
Czechoslovakia
Round-robin  
East Germany
10
1972
Details
 
Munich
 
Japan
3–1  
East Germany
 
Soviet Union
3–0  
Bulgaria
12
1976
Details
 
Montreal
 
Poland
3–2  
Soviet Union
 
Cuba
3–0  
Japan
10
1980
Details
 
Moscow
 
Soviet Union
3–1  
Bulgaria
 
Romania
3–1  
Poland
10
1984
Details
 
Los Angeles
 
United States
3–0  
Brazil
 
Italy
3–0  
Canada
10
1988
Details
 
Seoul
 
United States
3–1  
Soviet Union
 
Argentina
3–2  
Brazil
12
1992
Details
 
Barcelona
 
Brazil
3–0  
Netherlands
 
United States
3–1  
Cuba
12
1996
Details
 
Atlanta
 
Netherlands
3–2  
Italy
 
Yugoslavia
3–1  
Russia
12
2000
Details
 
Sydney
 
Yugoslavia
3–0  
Russia
 
Italy
3–0  
Argentina
12
2004
Details
 
Athens
 
Brazil
3–1  
Italy
 
Russia
3–0  
United States
12
2008
Details
 
Beijing
 
United States
3–1  
Brazil
 
Russia
3–0  
Italy
12
2012
Details
 
London
 
Russia
3–2  
Brazil
 
Italy
3–1  
Bulgaria
12
2016
Details
 
Rio de Janeiro
 
Brazil
3–0  
Italy
 
United States
3–2  
Russia
12
2020
Details
 
Tokyo
 
France
3–2  
ROC
 
Argentina
3–2  
Brazil
12
2024
Details
 
Paris
 
France
3–0  
Poland
 
United States
3–0  
Italy
12

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)3306
2  Soviet Union (URS)3216
3  United States (USA)3036
4  France (FRA)2002
5  Russia (RUS)1124
6  Japan (JPN)1113
7  Netherlands (NED)1102
  Poland (POL)1102
9  Yugoslavia (FRY)1012
10  Italy (ITA)0336
11  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
12  Bulgaria (BUL)0101
  East Germany (GDR)0101
  ROC (ROC)0101
15  Argentina (ARG)0022
16  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Romania (ROU)0011
Totals (17 entries)16161648

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team  
1964
 
1968
 
1972
 
1976
 
1980
 
1984
 
1988
 
1992
 
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
Total
  Algeria 12th 1
  Argentina 6th 3rd 8th 4th =5th =5th =5th 3rd 11th 9
  Australia 8th =11th =9th 3
  Belgium 8th 1
  Brazil 7th 9th 8th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 1st 5th 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 8th 16
  Bulgaria 5th 6th 4th 2nd 6th 7th =5th 4th 8
  Canada 9th 4th 10th =5th 8th 10th 6
  China 8th =5th 2
  Cuba 10th 3rd 7th 4th 6th 7th =11th 7
  Egypt WD 10th =11th =11th =9th 12th 6
  France 8th 11th =9th =9th 1st 1st 6
  Germany See   East Germany and   West Germany =9th =5th 6th 3
  Great Britain =11th 1
  Greece =5th 1
  Hungary 6th 1
  Iran =5th 9th 2
  Italy 8th 9th 3rd 9th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 6th 4th 13
  Japan 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 7th 10th 6th =11th 7th 7th 10
  Libya 10th 1
  Mexico 10th =11th 2
  Netherlands 8th 5th 2nd 1st 5th =9th 6
  Poland 5th 9th 1st 4th =11th =5th =5th =5th =5th 5th 2nd 11
  Romania 4th 5th 3rd 3
  Russia See   Soviet Union 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 2nd 7[A]
  Serbia See   Yugoslavia See   Serbia and Montenegro =5th =9th 9th 3
  Slovenia Part of   Yugoslavia 5th 1
  South Korea 10th 7th 6th 5th 11th 9th =9th =9th 8
  Spain 8th =9th 2
  Sweden 7th 1
  Tunisia 12th 9th 12th =11th =11th =11th 11th 7
  United States 9th 7th 1st 1st 3rd =9th =11th 4th 1st =5th 3rd 10th 3rd 13
  Venezuela =9th 12th 2
Discontinued nations
  Czechoslovakia 2nd 3rd 6th 5th 8th See   Czech Republic 5
  East Germany 4th 2nd See   Germany 2
  Serbia and Montenegro See   Yugoslavia 3rd 1st =5th See   Serbia 3[B]
  Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 7th See   Russia 7[C]
  West Germany 11th See   Germany 1
  Yugoslavia 6th See   Serbia and Montenegro See   Serbia 1
Total 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Women's tournaments

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Results summary

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
1964
Details
 
Tokyo
 
Japan
Round-robin  
Soviet Union
 
Poland
Round-robin  
Romania
6
1968
Details
 
Mexico City
 
Soviet Union
Round-robin  
Japan
 
Poland
Round-robin  
Peru
8
1972
Details
 
Munich
 
Soviet Union
3–2  
Japan
 
North Korea
3–0  
South Korea
8
1976
Details
 
Montreal
 
Japan
3–0  
Soviet Union
 
South Korea
3–1  
Hungary
8
1980
Details
 
Moscow
 
Soviet Union
3–1  
East Germany
 
Bulgaria
3–2  
Hungary
8
1984
Details
 
Los Angeles
 
China
3–0  
United States
 
Japan
3–1  
Peru
8
1988
Details
 
Seoul
 
Soviet Union
3–2  
Peru
 
China
3–0  
Japan
8
1992
Details
 
Barcelona
 
Cuba
3–1  
Unified Team
 
United States
3–0  
Brazil
8
1996
Details
 
Atlanta
 
Cuba
3–1  
China
 
Brazil
3–2  
Russia
12
2000
Details
 
Sydney
 
Cuba
3–2  
Russia
 
Brazil
3–0  
United States
12
2004
Details
 
Athens
 
China
3–2  
Russia
 
Cuba
3–1  
Brazil
12
2008
Details
 
Beijing
 
Brazil
3–1  
United States
 
China
3–1  
Cuba
12
2012
Details
 
London
 
Brazil
3–1  
United States
 
Japan
3–0  
South Korea
12
2016
Details
 
Rio de Janeiro
 
China
3–1  
Serbia
 
United States
3–1  
Netherlands
12
2020
Details
 
Tokyo
 
United States
3–0  
Brazil
 
Serbia
3–0  
South Korea
12
2024
Details
 
Paris
 
Italy
3–0  
United States
 
Brazil
3–1  
Turkey
12

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)4206
2  China (CHN)3126
3  Cuba (CUB)3014
4  Japan (JPN)2226
5  Brazil (BRA)2136
6  United States (USA)1427
7  Italy (ITA)1001
8  Russia (RUS)0202
9  Serbia (SRB)0112
10  East Germany (GDR)0101
  Peru (PER)0101
  Unified Team (EUN)0101
13  Poland (POL)0022
14  Bulgaria (BUL)0011
  North Korea (PRK)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (16 entries)16161648

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team  
1964
 
1968
 
1972
 
1976
 
1980
 
1984
 
1988
 
1992
 
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
Total
  Algeria =11th =11th 2
  Argentina =9th 11th 2
  Australia =9th 1
  Brazil 7th 7th 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st =5th 2nd 3rd 12
  Bulgaria 3rd 1
  Cameroon =11th 1
  Canada 8th 8th =9th 3
  China 1st 3rd 7th 2nd 5th 1st 3rd =5th 1st 9th 5th 11
  Croatia Part of   Yugoslavia 7th 1
  Cuba 6th 5th 5th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 8
  Dominican Republic =11th =5th 8th 8th 4
  France 11th 1
  Germany See   East Germany and   West Germany 8th 6th =9th 3
  Great Britain =9th 1
  Greece =9th 1
  Hungary 5th 4th 4th 3
  Italy =9th =5th =5th =5th =9th 6th 1st 7
  Japan 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 5th =9th =5th =5th 3rd =5th 10th 9th 14
  Kazakhstan Part of   Soviet Union =9th 1
  Kenya =11th =11th 12th 12th 4
  Mexico 7th 1
  Netherlands 6th 5th 4th 10th 4
  North Korea 3rd 1
  Peru 4th 7th 6th 4th 2nd =11th =11th 7
  Poland 3rd 3rd =9th 6th 4
  Puerto Rico =11th 1
  Romania 4th 8th 2
  Russia See   Soviet Union 4th 2nd 2nd =5th =5th =5th 7th 7[A]
  Serbia See   Yugoslavia See   Serbia and Montenegro =5th =11th 2nd 3rd 7th 5
  South Korea 6th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 8th 6th 8th =5th 4th =5th 4th 12
  Spain 8th 1
  Turkey =9th 5th 4th 3
  Ukraine Part of   Soviet Union =11th 1
  United States 5th 8th 2nd 7th 3rd 7th 4th =5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 13
  Venezuela =11th 1
Discontinued nations
  Czechoslovakia 6th 7th See   Czech Republic 2
  East Germany 6th 2nd 5th See   Germany 3
  Soviet Union 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd See   Russia 7[C]
  West Germany 8th 6th See   Germany 2
Total 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Medal table

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  • Defunct NOCs are shown in italic.

Sources:[14]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)74112
2  Brazil (BRA)54312
3  United States (USA)44513
4  Japan (JPN)3339
5  China (CHN)3126
6  Cuba (CUB)3025
7  France (FRA)2002
8  Italy (ITA)1337
9  Russia (RUS)1326
10  Poland (POL)1124
11  Netherlands (NED)1102
12  Yugoslavia (FRY)1012
13  East Germany (GDR)0202
14  Bulgaria (BUL)0112
  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
  Serbia (SRB)0112
17  Peru (PER)0101
  ROC (ROC)0101
  Unified Team (EUN)0101
20  Argentina (ARG)0022
21  North Korea (PRK)0011
  Romania (ROU)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (23 entries)32323296

Most valuable player by edition

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Win–loss records

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Men's tournament

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Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage
  Algeria 6 0 6 0.0%
  Argentina 55 27 28 49.1%
  Australia 18 4 14 22.2%
  Belgium 9 2 7 22.2%
  Brazil 113 69 44 61.1%
  Bulgaria 60 32 28 53.3%
  Canada 28 9 19 32.1%
  China 12 3 9 25.0%
  Cuba 47 22 25 46.8%
  Czechoslovakia 37 24 13 64.9%
  East Germany 16 11 5 68.8%
  Egypt 20 1 19 5.0%
  France 31 14 17 45.2%
  Germany 11 3 8 27.3%
  Great Britain 5 0 5 0.0%
  Greece 6 3 3 50.0%
  Hungary 9 4 5 44.4%
  Iran 11 4 7 36.4%
  Italy 85 55 30 64.7%
  Japan 62 35 27 56.5%
  Libya 5 0 5 0.0%
  Mexico 14 0 14 0.0%
  Netherlands 45 26 19 57.8%
  Poland 62 35 27 56.5%
  Romania 22 14 8 63.6%
  Russia[A] 56 38 18 67.9%
  Serbia 11 3 8 27.3
  Serbia and Montenegro[B] 22 15 7 68.1%
  South Korea 51 16 35 31.4%
  Soviet Union[C] 51 41 10 80.4%
  Spain 13 4 9 30.8%
  Sweden 7 3 4 42.9%
  Tunisia 38 1 37 2.7%
  United States 84 49 35 58.3%
  Venezuela 10 1 9 10.0%
  West Germany 6 1 5 16.7%
  Yugoslavia 6 3 3 50.0%

Women's tournament

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Team Matches played Wins Losses Winning percentage
  Algeria 10 0 10 0.0%
  Argentina 10 1 9 10.0%
  Australia 5 1 4 20.0%
  Brazil 75 52 23 69.3%
  Bulgaria 5 3 2 60.0%
  Cameroon 5 0 5 0.0%
  Canada 15 1 14 6.7%
  China 65 41 24 63.1%
  Croatia 8 4 4 50.0%
  Cuba 52 37 15 71.2%
  Czechoslovakia 12 4 8 33.3%
  Dominican Republic 17 5 12 29.4%
  East Germany 15 7 8 46.7%
  Germany 21 7 14 33.3%
  Great Britain 5 1 4 20.0%
  Greece 5 1 4 20.0%
  Hungary 15 7 8 46.7%
  Italy 34 17 17 50.0%
  Japan 73 42 31 57.5%
  Kazakhstan 5 1 4 20.0%
  Kenya 15 0 15 0.0%
  Mexico 7 1 6 14.3%
  Netherlands 21 11 10 52.4%
  North Korea 5 3 2 60.0%
  Peru 37 12 25 46.2%
  Poland 17 9 8 53.0%
  Puerto Rico 5 0 5 0.0%
  Romania 10 4 6 40.0%
  Russia[A] 48 32 16 66.6%
  Serbia 27 13 14 48.1%
  South Korea 76 31 45 40.8%
  Soviet Union[C] 37 32 5 86.5%
  Spain 4 0 4 0.0%
  Turkey 11 5 6 45.5%
  Ukraine 5 0 5 0.0%
  United States 82 50 32 61.0%
  Venezuela 5 0 5 0.0%
  West Germany 10 2 8 20.0%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.
  2. ^ a b Serbia and Montenegro's total includes two appearances as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000.
  3. ^ a b c d Soviet Union's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992.

References

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