Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9 to 23 August 2008.[1]
Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium | |||||||||
Date | 9–23 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining 2 points and the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers.
A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, 1 bronze medal match, and 1 gold medal match.
Brazil won first gold by defeating United States in the final.