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Singles, Women

Date 4 September 1972
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationVolleyballhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants8 from 7 countries

There were only eight starters but it was a strong field, including several of the last few champions from the All-England Open. The Olympic demonstration event was won by Japan’s Noriko Nakajama, who also won the 1972 All-England Open. She defeated Indonesian Utami Dewi, Indonesian champion from 1971-75, in the final. Dewi, who was the sister of Rudy Hartono, defeated Japan’s Hiroe Yuki in the semi-finals. Yuki had won the All-England title in 1969 and would win again in 1974-75. Dewi had also defeated Sweden’s Eva Twedberg, the 1968 and 1971 All-England Champion, in the first round.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Noriko NakayamaJPN
2Utami DewiINA
=3Gillian GilksGBR
=3Hiroe YukiJPN
=5Ulla StrandDEN
=5Brigitte StedenFRG
=5Eva TwedbergSWE
=5Joke van BeusekomNED

Round One

Date4 September 1972
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #104 SepNoriko NakayamaJPN11-5, 11-9Ulla StrandDEN
Match #204 SepGillian GilksGBR11-9, 11-6Brigitte StedenFRG
Match #304 SepUtami DewiINA11-7, 11-8Eva TwedbergSWE
Match #404 SepHiroe YukiJPN11-3, 11-2Joke van BeusekomNED

Semi-Finals

Date4 September 1972
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #104 SepNoriko NakayamaJPN11-3, 8-8, 11-9Gillian GilksGBR
Match #204 SepUtami DewiINA11-5, 11-9Hiroe YukiJPN

Final Round

Date4 September 1972
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/204 SepNoriko NakayamaJPN11-5, 11-3Utami DewiINA