Volleyball at the 1978 Asian Games

1978 volleyball events

Volleyball
at the 1978 Asian Games

Dates| 10–19 December 1978
Nations| 16

<- 1974

1982 ->

Volleyball events were contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

## Medalists[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
details |  South Korea
Cha Joo-hyun
Chang Yoon-chang
Chung Kang-sup
Kang Doo-tae
Kang Man-soo
Kim Ho-chul
Kim Kab-je
Lee Hee-wan
Lee In
Moon Yong-kwan
Park Ki-won
Yoo Joong-tak |  Japan
Haruhiko Hanawa
Shohei Iwatsuki
Yoshio Kobayashi
Takashi Maruyama
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Tetsuo Nishimoto
Katsumi Oda
Kenji Shimaoka
Mikiyasu Tanaka
Yoshinori Tanaka
Shinichiro Tsujiai |  China
Chen Fulin
Chen Gang
Hou Jie
Hu Jin
Li Jianxin
Wang Jiawei
Wang Qingheng
Xu Zhen
Zheng Zongyuan
Zhou Zhongyu
Women
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Yumi Egami
Yoshie Ishikawa
Yoko Kawamata
Kazuko Ogawa
Keiko Okushima
Kayoko Sudo
Juri Yokoyama
Terie Yuki |  China
Chen Zhaodi
Han Xiaohua
Lang Ping
Li Wenxiu
Qi Lixia
Sun Jinfang
Yang Xi
Zhang Jieyun
Zhang Rongfang
Zhou Xiaolan |  South Korea
Baik Myung-sun
Byon Kyung-ja
Kim Ae-hee
Kim Hwa-bok
Kwak Sun-ok
Kweon In-sook
Lim Hae-sook
Shim Soon-ok
Shin Sang-sun
Yang Soon-duk
Yoon Young-nae
Yu Kyung-hwa

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Japan (JPN)| 1| 1| 0| 2
2|  South Korea (KOR)| 1| 0| 1| 2
3|  China (CHN)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Totals (3 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

## Results[edit]

### Men[edit]

#### Preliminary round[edit]

##### Pool A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | Qualification

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1  |  Burma | 4  | 4  | 0  | 8  | 12  | 0  | MAX  | Final round
2  |  Iraq | 4  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 9  | 3  | 3.000
3  |  Thailand | 4  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 0.667  | Classification 7th–12th
4  |  Pakistan | 4  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 0.455
5  |  Hong Kong | 4  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 12  | 0.250  |

Source: Results

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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10 Dec  | Thailand | 3–1 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Dec  | Iraq | 3–0 |  Pakistan |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  Iraq |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | Hong Kong | 0–3 |  Burma |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | Iraq | 0–3 |  Burma |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | Thailand | 3–2 |  Pakistan |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | Burma | 3–0 |  Pakistan |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | Iraq | 3–0 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Pakistan | 3–2 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  Burma |  |  |  |  |  |

##### Pool B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | Qualification

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1  |  Japan | 4  | 4  | 0  | 8  | 12  | 0  | MAX  | Final round
2  |  Kuwait | 4  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 9  | 3  | 3.000
3  |  Bangladesh | 4  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 0.857  | Classification 7th–12th
4  |  United Arab Emirates | 4  | 1  | 3  | 5  | —  | —  | --
5  |  Nepal | 4  | 0  | 4  | 4  | —  | —  | -- |

Source: Results

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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10 Dec  | Nepal | 0–3 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  Bangladesh |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  Nepal |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | Bangladesh | 3–1 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | United Arab Emirates | – |  Nepal |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | Kuwait | 3–0 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | Bangladesh | 3–0 |  Nepal |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Kuwait | 3–0 |  Bangladesh |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |

##### Pool C[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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10 Dec  | South Korea | 3–0 |  India |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | India | 3–0 |  Bahrain |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | South Korea | 1–3 |  China | 12–15  | 9–15  | 15–4  | 8–15  |  | 44–49
12 Dec  | South Korea | 3–0 |  Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  Bahrain |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  India |  |  |  |  |  |
13 Dec  | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 |  Bahrain |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | South Korea | 3–0 |  Bahrain |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Saudi Arabia | – |  India |  |  |  |  |  |

#### Classification 7th–12th[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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15 Dec  | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 |  Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Pakistan | 3–0 |  Thailand |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | India | 3–0 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |
17 Dec  | Bangladesh | 3–0 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Pakistan | 2–3 |  United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |
19 Dec  | Pakistan | 3–0 |  Thailand |  |  |  |  |  |
19 Dec  | India | 3–0 |  Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |  |

#### Final round[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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15 Dec  | China | 0–3 |  South Korea | 14–16  | 8–15  | 7–15  |  |  | 29–46
15 Dec  | Burma | 3–1 |  Iraq |  |  |  |  |  |
15 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Japan | 3–1 |  Iraq |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Burma | 0–3 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
17 Dec  | Burma | 0–3 |  Japan |  |  |  |  |  |
17 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  Iraq |  |  |  |  |  |
17 Dec  | Kuwait | 0–3 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Iraq | 0–3 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Burma | 0–3 |  China |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Japan | 3–1 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
19 Dec  | Iraq | 0–3 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
19 Dec  | Burma | 3–0 |  Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |
19 Dec  | Japan | – |  China |  |  |  |  |  |

### Women[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR

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1  |  Japan | 5  | 5  | 0  | 10  | 15  | 1  | 15.000
2  |  China | 5  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 12  | 4  | 3.000
3  |  South Korea | 5  | 3  | 2  | 8  | 10  | 6  | 1.667
4  |  North Korea | 5  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 9  | 0.778
5  |  Thailand | 5  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 13  | 0.231
6  |  Hong Kong | 5  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 1  | 15  | 0.067

Source: Results

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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10 Dec  | China | 3–1 |  North Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  Japan |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Dec  | South Korea | 3–0 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  North Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Dec  | Japan | 3–1 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  China |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | North Korea | 3–0 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Thailand | 0–3 |  China |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | South Korea | 3–0 |  North Korea | 15–6  | 15–10  | 15–4  |  |  | 45–20
18 Dec  | Thailand | 3–1 |  Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Japan | 3–0 |  North Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | China | 3–0 |  South Korea | 15–4  | 15–9  | 15–6  |  |  | 45–19

## References[edit]

* Men's Results
* Women's Results

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Events at the 1978 Asian Games (Bangkok)

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