WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUALIFICATION PROCESS
RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
TOTAL OF
12 TEAMS
EUROPEAN OLYMPIC
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
JANUARY 4 - 9, 2016 (ANKARA, TURKEY)
SOUTH AMERICAN OLYMPIC
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
JANUARY 6 - 10, 2016 (BARILOCHE, ARGENTINA)
FIVB VOLLEYBALLWOMEN’S
WORLD CUPAUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
(JAPAN)
WINNER WINNER
NORCECA OLYMPIC
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
JANUARY 7 - 9, 2016 (LINCOLN, USA)
AFRICAN OLYMPIC
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTFEBRUARY 12 - 19, 2016 (YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON)
RUNNER-UPWINNER
WINNERHOST BEST RANKED ASIAN TEAM
WINNER WINNER
CHN
BRA
USARUS
PARTICIPATING TEAMS:• Third placed team from South American
Olympic Quali�cation Tournament (Colombia)
• Third placed team from NORCECA Olympic Quali�cation Tournament (Puerto Rico)
• Second and third placed teams from African Olympic Quali�cation Tournament (Egypt and Kenya)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS:• Japan (host)• Top three ranked teams in Asia
(FIVB Women’s World Ranking) (Korea, Thailand and Kazakhstan)
• Second and third placed teams from European Olympic Quali�cation Tournament(The Netherlands and Italy
• Second placed team from South American Olympic Quali�cation (Peru)
• Second placed team from NORCECA Olympic Quali�cation Tournament (DominicanRepublic)
WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
MAY 14 - JUNE 22, 2016(TOKYO, JAPAN)
WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
BETWEEN PERIOD OF MAY 20 - 22, 2016
(San Juan, Puerto Rico)
SRB
ALSO A QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FOR ASIAN TEAMS
CMRARG
TOP THREE RANKED TEAMS (IF ASIAN TEAM IS RANKED AMONG TOP 3, THEN NEXT RANKED TEAM WILL QUALIFY)
KORJPN ITA NED PUR
