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Sata Isobe spiking ball against Soviet Union National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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Masae Kasai standing in the center of podium as the team leader, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
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1st Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Tokyo 1964 | |
Tournament details | |
Olympics | 1964 Summer Olympics |
Host nation | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Dates | October 11 – 23 |
Men's Medals(10 teams) | |
Gold | Soviet Union |
Silver | Czechoslovakia |
Bronze | Japan |
Women's Medals(6 teams) | |
Gold | Japan |
Silver | Soviet Union |
Bronze | Poland |
The 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time that volleyball had been held as an Olympic sport. The sport would feature two medals during this games with the men's and women's indoor teams events. In both tournaments, the format was the same with a single round robin between all of the teams that was competing in the tournament.
In the men's competition, the Soviet Union took out the gold medal as they won eight out of their nine games with the only loss being in Japan who came third. Finishing behind only on sets difference was Czechoslovakia who had only their single loss against the Soviet Union. In the women's competition, Japan won all five of their games to take the gold medal ahead of the Soviet Union and Poland who claimed silver and bronze respectively.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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