Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification explained

The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament took place from November 20, 2011 to June 10, 2012.

Qualification summary

width=30%	Means of qualification	width=17%	Date!	width=23%	Host!	width=6%	Vacancies!	width=24%	Qualified
Host country			1
	4–18 November 2011		3


	2–4 February 2012		1
	29 Apr–5 May 2012		1
	1–6 May 2012	Ankara	1
	9–13 May 2012	São Carlos	1
	19–27 May 2012	Tokyo	3


			1
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

See main article: article and 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup.

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Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

Venue: Blida, Algeria
Dates: February 2–4, 2012
All times are West Africa Time .

Europe

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament European qualification.

Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Dates: May 1–6, 2012

Final standing

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North America

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament NORCECA qualification.

Venue: High Performance Sports Center of Baja California, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Dates: Apr 29 – May 5, 2012

Final standing

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South America

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament South American qualification.

Venue: Ginásio Milton Olaio Filho, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Dates: May 9–13, 2012^[1]

Final standing

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5
7

World qualification tournament

See main article: article and 2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
Dates: May 19–27, 2012

Final standing

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References

Qualification Process

Notes and References

Web site: Venezuela en el Pre-Olímpico. elpoli-pe. 2012-04-18. https://archive.today/20120722112728/http://elpoli.pe/noticia.php?id=3702. 2012-07-22. dead.