| Event: | Women's volleyball |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Venue: | Jamsil Gymnasium Saemaul Sports Hall Hanyang University Gymnasium |
| Date: | 20–29 September |
| Competitors: | 96 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | (4th title) |
| Prev: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1992 |
right|150pxThe 1988 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The competition in Seoul, South Korea was held from 20 to 29 September 1988.[1]
| Qualifiers | Date | Host! | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 30 September 1981 | Baden-Baden | 1 | ||
| 1984 Olympic Games | 30 Jul – 7 Aug 1984 |  Los Angeles | 1 | ||
| 1986 World Championship | 2–13 September 1986 | Prague | |||
| 1987 Asian Championsnip | 6–14 June 1987 |  Shanghai | 1 | ||
| 1987 NORCECA Championship | 12-19 June 1987 |  Havana | 1 | ||
| 1987 South American Championship | 20-29 September 1987 | Punta del Este | 1 | ||
| 1987 European Championship | 25 Sep – 3 Oct 1987 |  Auderghem | 1 | ||
| 1988 Olympic qualification tournament | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | ||||
1. Cuba was the 1986 World Championship runners-up (champions China, had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions), but together with 6 another countries, boycotted the games and their spot was given to Peru, as the team finished in the 3rd place during the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
2.Peru won the 1987 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, as they had already qualified, the South American place was reassigned to Brazil.
3. Japan was the 1987 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, had already qualified as 1984 Olympic champions).
4. United States was the 1987 NORCECA Championship runners-up (champions Cuba, had already qualified as 1986 World Championship runners-up).
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.
See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters.
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| width=35 | Place | width=185 | Team |
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| 8 |
| - | 12-woman roster | - | Valentina Ogiyenko, Yelena Volkova, Marina Kumysh, Irina Smirnova, Tatyana Sidorenko, Irina Parkhomchuk, Tatyana Kraynova, Olga Shkurnova, Marina Nikulina, Yelena Ovchinnikova, Olga Krivosheyeva, Svetlana Korytova |
| Head coach | |||
| Nikolay Karpol |