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