Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
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| Venue | Montréal Forum, Paul Sauvé Arena | |||||||||
| Date | 19–30 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | from 8 nations | |||||||||
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 Japan
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 Soviet Union
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 South Korea
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The 1976 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 4th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from July 19 to 30, 1976.
This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics. The team was coached by Shigeo Yamada.
* South Korea and Hungary qualified as next best team as Japan and Soviet Union are already qualified.
** East Germany qualified after a special tournament held in Heidelberg, Germany.
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