Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament took place from November 20, 2011 to June 10, 2012.
Qualification summary
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Great Britain |
| 2011 World Cup | 4–18 November 2011 |  Japan | 3 |  Italy |
 United States | ||||
 China | ||||
| African Qualifier | 2–4 February 2012 |  Blida | 1 | Algeria |
| North American Qualifier | 29 Apr–5 May 2012 |  Tijuana | 1 |  Dominican Republic |
| European Qualifier | 1–6 May 2012 |  Ankara | 1 | Turkey |
| South American Qualifier | 9–13 May 2012 |  São Carlos | 1 | Brazil |
| World Qualifier | 19–27 May 2012 | Tokyo | 3 |  Russia |
 South Korea | ||||
 Serbia | ||||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 | Japan | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- The Asian Qualification Tournament was combined with the World Qualification Tournament. The first 3 place teams of the tournament won the Olympic spots as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team except the top 3 winners qualify as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
World Cup
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Italy |
 |
United States |
 |
China |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 |  Germany |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Dominican Republic |
| 9 | South Korea |
| 10 |  Argentina |
| 11 | Algeria |
| 12 |  Kenya |
Continental qualification tournaments
Africa
- Venue:
Blida, Algeria - Dates: February 2–4, 2012
- All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 268 | 180 | 1.489 |
| 2 | Kenya |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 258 | 254 | 1.016 |
| 3 |  Egypt |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 257 | 254 | 1.012 |
| 4 |  Seychelles |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 130 | 225 | 0.578 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb | 16:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Algeria | 20–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 82–98 | Report | |
| 02 Feb | 18:00 | Seychelles | 0–3 | Kenya | 15–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
| 03 Feb | 15:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Seychelles | 25–6 | 25–6 | 25–12 | 75–24 | Report | ||
| 03 Feb | 17:00 | Kenya | 3–2 | Egypt | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 20–25 | 16–14 | 109–100 | Report |
| 04 Feb | 15:00 | Algeria | 3–1 | Kenya | 25–16 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 95–74 | Report | |
| 04 Feb | 17:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Seychelles | 25–18 | 25–8 | 25–21 | 75–47 | Report |
Europe
- Venue:
Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey - Dates: May 1–6, 2012
Final standing
North America
- Venue:
High Performance Sports Center of Baja California, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - Dates: Apr 29 – May 5, 2012
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 2 |  Cuba |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico |
| 4 |  Canada |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 |  Costa Rica |
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 |  Honduras |
South America
- Venue:
Ginásio Milton Olaio Filho, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil - Dates: May 9–13, 2012[1]
Final standing
World qualification tournament
- Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan - Dates: May 19–27, 2012
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
| 2 | South Korea |
| 3 | Serbia |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 |  Thailand |
| 6 | Cuba |
| 7 |  Peru |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei |