Volleyball — Volleyball, Women

Times held 15
Total participants 1214
Total countries 40

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1964 Volleyball, Women Olympic 68 6
1968 Volleyball, Women Olympic 87 8
1972 Volleyball, Women Olympic 91 8
1976 Volleyball, Women Olympic 96 8
1980 Volleyball, Women Olympic 88 8
1984 Volleyball, Women Olympic 90 8
1988 Volleyball, Women Olympic 95 8
1992 Volleyball, Women Olympic 89 8
1996 Volleyball, Women Olympic 134 12
2000 Volleyball, Women Olympic 138 12
2004 Volleyball, Women Olympic 140 12
2008 Volleyball, Women Olympic 140 12
2012 Volleyball, Women Olympic 143 12
2016 Volleyball, Women Olympic 142 12
2020 Volleyball, Women Olympic 143 12

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 JapanJPN Soviet UnionURS PolandPOL
1968 Soviet UnionURS JapanJPN PolandPOL
1972 Soviet UnionURS JapanJPN Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK
1976 JapanJPN Soviet UnionURS Republic of KoreaKOR
1980 Soviet UnionURS East GermanyGDR BulgariaBUL
1984 People's Republic of ChinaCHN United StatesUSA JapanJPN
1988 Soviet UnionURS PeruPER People's Republic of ChinaCHN
1992 CubaCUB Unified TeamEUN United StatesUSA
1996 CubaCUB People's Republic of ChinaCHN BrazilBRA
2000 CubaCUB Russian FederationRUS BrazilBRA
2004 People's Republic of ChinaCHN Russian FederationRUS CubaCUB
2008 BrazilBRA United StatesUSA People's Republic of ChinaCHN
2012 BrazilBRA United StatesUSA JapanJPN
2016 People's Republic of ChinaCHN SerbiaSRB United StatesUSA
2020 United StatesUSA BrazilBRA SerbiaSRB

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Soviet Union URS 4 2 0 6
People's Republic of China CHN 3 1 2 6
Cuba CUB 3 0 1 4
Japan JPN 2 2 2 6
Brazil BRA 2 1 2 5
United States USA 1 3 2 6
Russian Federation RUS 0 2 0 2
Serbia SRB 0 1 1 2
East Germany GDR 0 1 0 1
Peru PER 0 1 0 1
Unified Team EUN 0 1 0 1
Poland POL 0 0 2 2
Bulgaria BUL 0 0 1 1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 0 0 1 1
Republic of Korea KOR 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Regla Bell CUB 3 0 0 3
Marlenis Costa CUB 3 0 0 3
Mireya Luis CUB 3 0 0 3
Regla Torres CUB 3 0 0 3
Inna Ryskal AZE
URS
2 2 0 4

Participation by year

Country # 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Algeria ALG 2 =11 =11
Argentina ARG 2 =9 11
Australia AUS 1 =9
Brazil BRA 11 7 7 6 4 Bronze Bronze 4 Gold Gold =5 Silver
Bulgaria BUL 1 Bronze
Cameroon CMR 1 =11
Canada CAN 3 8 8 =9
Croatia CRO 1 7
Cuba CUB 8 6 5 5 Gold Gold Gold Bronze 4
Czechoslovakia TCH 2 6 7
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1 Bronze
Dominican Republic DOM 3 =11 =5 8
East Germany GDR 3 6 Silver 5
Germany GER 3 8 6 =9
Great Britain GBR 1 =9
Greece GRE 1 =9
Hungary HUN 3 5 4 4
Italy ITA 6 =9 =5 =5 =5 =9 6
Japan JPN 13 Gold Silver Silver Gold Bronze 4 5 =9 =5 =5 Bronze =5 10
Kazakhstan KAZ 1 =9
Kenya KEN 3 =11 =11 12
Mexico MEX 1 7
Netherlands NED 3 6 5 4
People's Republic of China CHN 10 Gold Bronze 7 Silver 5 Gold Bronze =5 Gold 9
Peru PER 7 4 7 6 4 Silver =11 =11
Poland POL 3 Bronze Bronze =9
Puerto Rico PUR 1 =11
ROC ROC 1 7
Republic of Korea KOR 12 6 5 4 Bronze 5 8 6 8 =5 4 =5 4
Romania ROU 2 4 8
Russian Federation RUS 6 4 Silver Silver =5 =5 =5
Serbia SRB 4 =5 =11 Silver Bronze
Soviet Union URS 6 Silver Gold Gold Silver Gold Gold
Spain ESP 1 8
Türkiye TUR 2 =9 5
Ukraine UKR 1 =11
Unified Team EUN 1 Silver
United States USA 12 5 8 Silver 7 Bronze 7 4 =5 Silver Silver Bronze Gold
Venezuela VEN 1 =11
West Germany FRG 2 8 6