| Women's volleyball at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium Revolution Ice Rink | |||||||||
| Date | 13–26 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 94 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968. [1]
| Qualifiers | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 18 October 1963 |  Baden-Baden | 1 |  Mexico |
| 1964 Olympic Games | Oct. 11–23, 1964 |  Tokyo | 1 | Japan |
| 1967 World Championship | Jan. 25 – 29, 1967 | Tokyo | 3 |  United States  South Korea  Peru* |
| 1967 European Championship | Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 1967 |  Izmir | 3 |  Soviet Union  Poland  Czechoslovakia |
| Total | 8 | |||
* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions. [1]
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 333 | 194 | 1.716 |
| 2 | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 6.333 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 |
| 3 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 324 | 304 | 1.066 |
| 4 | Peru | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 306 | 327 | 0.936 |
| 5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 307 | 307 | 1.000 |
| 7 | Mexico | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 |
| 8 | United States | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 196 | 353 | 0.555 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | Poland | 3–2 |  South Korea | 10–15 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 17–15 | 69–67 | Report |
| 13 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | United States | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–10 | Report | ||
| 13 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 8–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 53–42 | Report | |
| 13 Oct | Peru | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–17 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 70–46 | Report |
| 14 Oct | Peru | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 45–28 | Report | ||
| 14 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | United States | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 56–43 | Report | |
| 14 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 45–12 | Report | ||
| 14 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 15 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–8 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 46–24 | Report | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–23 | Report | ||
| 16 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | United States | 15–3 | 15–1 | 16–14 | 46–18 | Report | ||
| 16 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 45–17 | Report | ||
| 17 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 15–9 | 15–13 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 51–42 | Report | |
| 17 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Peru | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–22 | Report | ||
| 19 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
| 19 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | Mexico | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 15–4 | 68–54 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Poland | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 45–17 | Report | ||
| 20 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Peru | 7–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 65–44 | Report |
| 21 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | United States | 15–1 | 6–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 51–26 | Report | |
| 21 Oct | South Korea | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–15 | Report | ||
| 23 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–3 | 45–19 | Report | ||
| 23 Oct | Peru | 3–1 | United States | 15–11 | 15–0 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 59–39 | Report | |
| 24 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–32 | Report | ||
| 24 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–4 | 45–14 | Report | ||
| 25 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Peru | 15–10 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 59–43 | Report | |
| 25 Oct | South Korea | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 54–44 | Report | |
| 26 Oct | Mexico  | 3–0 | United States | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–4 | 45–19 | Report | ||
| 26 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Japan | 15–10 | 16–14 | 3–15 | 15–9 | 49–48 | Report |
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