# 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

| Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | 23 October 1974 | Vienna | 1 | Soviet Union |
| 1976 Olympic Games | 19–30 July 1976 | Montréal | 1 | Japan |
| 1978 World Championship | 25 Aug. – 7 Sep. 1978 | Leningrad | 1 | Cuba |
| 1979 Asian Championsnip | 7–14 December 1979 | Hong Kong | 1 | China |
| 1979 NORCECA Championship | 22-29 April 1979 | Havana | 1 | United States |
| 1979 South American Championship | 22-26 April 1979 | Argentina | 1 | Peru |
| 1979 European Championship | 5–13 October 1979 | Lyon | 1 | East Germany |
| World Qualifier | 20-24 January 1980 | Pazardzhik | 1 | Romania |
| Wildcards replacing boycotting nations* | 20-24 January 1980 | Pazardzhik | 3 | Brazil* |
| Wildcards replacing boycotting nations* | 20-24 January 1980 | Pazardzhik | 3 | Bulgaria* |
| Wildcards replacing boycotting nations* | 20-24 January 1980 | Pazardzhik | 3 | Hungary* |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |
* Notes:
    1. United States was the 1979 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, were already qualified as World champions), but together with China (1979 Asian champion), Japan (1976 Olympic champion) and other countries, boycotted the games.
    2. Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary replaced China, Japan and the United States.

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the Preliminary round (first stage), 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 Final round (second stage) 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

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Soviet Union | Hungary |
| Peru | Brazil |
| Cuba | Romania |
| East Germany | Bulgaria |

## Venues

* Minor Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union
* Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 153 | 99 | 1.545 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 166 | 160 | 1.038 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 117 | 117 | 1.000 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 108 | 168 | 0.643 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jul | East Germany | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–11 | 15–13 | 10–15 | 15–4 | | 55–43 | Report |
| 21 Jul | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Peru | 15–2 | 7–15 | 15–4 | 15–9 | | 52–30 | Report |
| 23 Jul | Peru | 0–3 | Cuba | 6–15 | 5–15 | 6–15 | | | 17–45 | Report |
| 23 Jul | Soviet Union | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–5 | 10–15 | 16–14 | 15–6 | | 56–40 | Report |
| 25 Jul | Peru | 2–3 | East Germany | 10–15 | 17–15 | 15–11 | 10–15 | 9–15 | 61–71 | Report |
| 25 Jul | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Cuba | 15–6 | 15–13 | 15–10 | | | 45–29 | Report |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 138 | 114 | 1.211 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 161 | 170 | 0.947 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 157 | 153 | 1.026 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 152 | 171 | 0.889 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jul | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 15–9 | 7–15 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | 52–33 | Report |
| 21 Jul | Hungary | 3–2 | Brazil | 17–15 | 9–15 | 15–12 | 6–15 | 15–12 | 62–69 | Report |
| 23 Jul | Hungary | 2–3 | Romania | 15–5 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 15–10 | 8–15 | 46–60 | Report |
| 23 Jul | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–12 | | | 45–28 | Report |
| 25 Jul | Brazil | 2–3 | Romania | 15–10 | 15–9 | 6–15 | 13–15 | 6–15 | 55–64 | Report |
| 25 Jul | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Hungary | 15–8 | 9–15 | 7–15 | 10–15 | | 41–53 | Report |

## Final round
### 5th–8th place

* venue: Druzhba Multipurpose Arena.
* All times are Moscow Summer Time (MSD) (UTC+04:00).
| 5-8th place | 5-8th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| 27 July | 27 July |
| Peru | 3 |
| Peru | 3 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Romania | 0 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Romania | 0 | Cuba | 3 |
| 27 July | 27 July | | Cuba | 3 |
| 27 July | 27 July | Peru | 1 |
| Cuba | 3 | Peru | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Romania | 0 |
| | | Brazil | 3 |

#### 5th–8th place semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jul | 17:30 | Peru | 3–0 | Romania | 15–12 | 15–9 | 15–11 | | | 45–32 | Report |
| 27 Jul | 19:30 | Cuba | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | | 45–13 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 16:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Brazil | 8–15 | 12–15 | 12–15 | | | 32–45 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Peru | 15–9 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 15–5 | | 57–36 | Report |

### Final

* venue: Minor Arena.
* All times are Moscow Summer Time (MSD) (UTC+04:00).
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 July | 27 July |
| Soviet Union | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Hungary | 0 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Hungary | 0 | Soviet Union | 3 |
| 27 July | 27 July | | Soviet Union | 3 |
| 27 July | 27 July | East Germany | 1 |
| East Germany | 3 | East Germany | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |
| | | Hungary | 2 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jul | 17:30 | East Germany | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 64–55 | Report |
| 27 Jul | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–2 | | | 45–26 | Report |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Hungary | 15–5 | 13–15 | 6–15 | 15–4 | 15–8 | 64–47 | Report |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–12 | 11–15 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | 56–47 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | East Germany |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Cuba |
| 6 | Peru |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Romania |
* 1980 Women's Olympic champions
* Soviet Union 3rd title
* 12-woman roster
* Nadezhda Radzevich, Nataliya Razumova, Olga Solovova, Yelena Akhaminova, Larisa Pavlova, Yelena Andreyuk, Irina Makogonova, Lyubov Kozyreva, Svetlana Nikishina, Lyudmila Chernyshyova, Svetlana Badulina, Lidiya Loginova
* Head coach
* Nikolay Karpol

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Soviet Union (URS)Nadezhda Radzevich Nataliya Razumova Olga Solovova Yelena Akhaminova Larisa Pavlova Yelena Andreyuk Irina Makogonova Lyubov Kozyreva Svetlana Nikishina Lyudmila Chernyshyova Svetlana Badulina Lidiya Loginova Head coach: Nikolay Karpol | East Germany (GDR)Ute Kostrzewa Andrea Heim Annette Schultz Christine Mummhardt Heike Lehmann Barbara Czekalla Karla Roffeis Martina Schmidt Anke Westendorf Karin Püschel Brigitte Fetzer Katharina Bullin Head coach: Dieter Grund | Bulgaria (BUL)Tanya Dimitrova Valentina Ilieva Galina Stancheva Silviya Petrunova Anka Khristolova Verka Borisova Margarita Gerasimova Rumyana Kaisheva Maya Georgieva Tanya Gogova Tsvetana Bozhurina Rositsa Dimitrova Head coach: Vasil Simov |