Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia
Date	16–30 September
Competitors	144 from 12 nations
Medalists
01 !  Cuba 02 !  Russia 03 !  Brazil

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Indoor
Tournament		men		women
Rosters		men		women
Beach
Tournament		men		women

The 2000 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held from September 16 to September 30, 2000 in the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Darling Harbour.

Qualification

Volleyball Women	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Australia
1999 Women's World Cup	3	Cuba  Russia  Brazil
European Qualification	1	Germany
North American Qualification	1	United States
South American Qualification	1	Peru
Asian Qualification	1	China
African Qualification	1	Kenya
Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	3	Italy  South Korea  Croatia
Total	12

Teams

Squads

2000 Women's Olympic Volleyball Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

TEAM	MP	W	L	SW	SL	PF	PA	PTS	RS	RATIO
Brazil (BRA)	5	5	0	15	1	395	272	10	15,000	1,452
United States (USA)	5	4	1	13	4	392	306	9	3,250	1,281
Croatia (CRO)	5	3	2	9	9	411	389	8	1,000	1,057
China (CHN)	5	2	3	8	9	371	365	7	0,889	1,016
Australia (AUS)	5	1	4	4	13	303	408	6	0,308	0,743
Kenya (KEN)	5	0	5	2	15	280	412	5	0,133	0,680

• September 16, 2000

China	1 – 3	United States	25-19, 21-25, 12-25, 24-26
Croatia	3 – 1	Australia	25-21, 22-25, 25-14, 25-16
Brazil	3 – 0	Kenya	25-08, 25-11, 25-13

• September 18, 2000

China	1 – 3	Croatia	23-25, 28-26, 20-25, 15-25
United States	3 – 0	Kenya	25-16, 25-06, 25-16
Australia	0 – 3	Brazil	13-25, 18-25, 17-25

• September 20, 2000

Kenya	1 – 3	Australia	25-16, 20-25, 16-25, 26-28
Brazil	3 – 0	China	25-14, 25-21, 25-18
Croatia	0 – 3	United States	19-25, 18-25, 16-25

• September 22, 2000

United States	3 – 0	Australia	25-11, 25-17, 25-10
Kenya	0 – 3	China	15-25, 14-25, 18-25
Brazil	3 – 0	Croatia	25-21, 25-23, 25-23

• September 24, 2000

Brazil	3 – 1	United States	25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15
Kenya	1 – 3	Croatia	25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 18-25
China	3 – 0	Australia	25-18, 25-14, 25-15

Group B

TEAM	MP	W	L	SW	SL	PF	PA	PTS	RS	RATIO
Russia (RUS)	5	5	0	15	5	465	392	10	3,000	1,186
Cuba (CUB)	5	4	1	14	4	419	332	9	3,500	1,262
South Korea (KOR)	5	3	2	9	9	393	413	8	1,000	0,952
Germany (GER)	5	2	3	8	10	380	395	7	0,800	0,962
Italy (ITA)	5	1	4	7	12	427	446	6	0,583	0,957
Peru (PER)	5	0	5	2	15	316	422	5	0,133	0,749

• September 16, 2000

Germany	0 – 3	Cuba	17-25, 18-25, 18-25
South Korea	3 – 2	Italy	23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 27-25
Peru	0 – 3	Russia	17-25, 13-25, 20-25

• September 18, 2000

Italy	3 – 0	Peru	25-17, 25-20, 25-20
Germany	0 – 3	South Korea	16-25, 21-25, 22-25
Russia	3 – 2	Cuba	20-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-12, 15-13

• September 20, 2000

Peru	0 – 3	Germany	16-25, 19-25, 16-25
Russia	3 – 1	Italy	29-31, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19
Cuba	3 – 0	South Korea	25-17, 25-13, 25-15

• September 22, 2000

Cuba	3 – 0	Italy	25-18, 25-21, 25-20
Germany	2 – 3	Russia	23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 26-28, 6-15
South Korea	3 – 1	Peru	19-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-17

• September 24, 2000

Peru	1 – 3	Cuba	25-23, 12-25, 16-25, 16-25
Russia	3 – 0	South Korea	25-15, 25-21, 25-16
Italy	1 – 3	Germany	22-25, 25-13, 21-25, 21-25

Final round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2000-09-26
	Cuba	3
					2000-09-28
	Croatia	0
					Cuba	3
	2000-09-26
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	3
									2000-09-30
	Germany	0
									Cuba	3
	2000-09-26
									Russia	2
	China	0
					2000-09-28
	Russia	3
					Russia	3			Bronze medal match
	2000-09-26
					United States	2			2000-09-30
	United States	3
									Brazil	3
	South Korea	2
									United States	0

• September 26, 2000

Cuba	3 – 0	Croatia	25-18, 25-23, 25-21
Brazil	3 – 0	Germany	25-22, 25-18, 25-17
China	0 – 3	Russia	25-27, 23-25, 25-27
United States	3 – 2	South Korea	26-24, 17-25, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14

• September 28, 2000

Cuba	3 – 2	Brazil	27-29, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9
Russia	3 – 2	United States	25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 26-28, 15-8

• September 30, 2000

Brazil	3 – 0	United States	25-18, 25-22, 25-21
Cuba	3 – 2	Russia	25-27, 32-34, 25-19, 25-18, 15-7

	5-8th place				5th place
	2000-09-27
	Croatia	1
	Germany	3
					2000-09-28
					Germany	1
					China	3
					7th place
	2000-09-27			2000-09-28
	China	3		Croatia	3
	South Korea	1			South Korea	1

• September 27, 2000

Croatia	1 – 3	Germany	25-27, 29-27, 21-25, 18-25
China	3 – 1	South Korea	23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19

• September 28, 2000

Croatia	3 – 1	South Korea	25-18, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21
Germany	1 – 3	China	19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 18-25

Final standings

Place Team 01 !  Cuba (CUB) 02 !  Russia (RUS) 03 !  Brazil (BRA) 4.  United States (USA) 5.  China (CHN) 6.  Germany (GER) 7.  Croatia (CRO) 8.  South Korea (KOR) 9.  Italy (ITA) 10.  Australia (AUS) 11.  Peru (PER) 12.  Kenya (KEN)

2000 Women's Olympic Champions  Cuba Third title

Individual awards

• Best Spiker:  Ana Fernandez (CUB)
• Best Blocker:  Danielle Scott (USA)
• Best Server:  Elena Godina (RUS)
• Best Setter:  Helia Souza (BRA)
• Best Scorer:  Barbara Jelic (CRO)

See also

• Men's Olympic Tournament

References

• Results
• Official Results

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