Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament European qualification
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The European qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament will be the 13th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It will be held in London, United Kingdom from July 29 to August 12, 2012.-Qualification:...

 is held from August 27, 2011 to May 6, 2012.

Elimination round

  • All times are local.
  • In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.


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won the golden set 15–13.

First leg

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Second leg

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Tournament 1

  • Venue:   Yantarny
    Yantarny
    Yantarny ) is an urban locality in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located about from Kaliningrad on the Sambian Peninsula. Population: -Pre-1945:...

    , Kaliningrad
    Kaliningrad
    Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

  • Dates: November 9–13, 2011

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout round

Semifinals

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Final

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Tournament 2

  • Venue:   Žatika Sport Centre
    Žatika Sport Centre
    Žatika Sport Centre is a multi-functional hall in Poreč. It was built for the needs of 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, and formally opened on 21 November 2008. Total area of the hall is about 14,000 square meters, and has a total seating capacity of around 3,700 seats.Apart from the big...

    , Poreč
    Porec
    Poreč is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997....

    , Croatia
    Croatia
    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

  • Dates: November 9–13, 2011

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout round

Semifinals

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Final

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Tournament 3

  • Venue:   Sports Games Palace, Baku
    Baku
    Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

    , Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

  • Dates: November 9–13, 2011

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout round

Semifinals

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Final

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Qualification tournament

Qualified teams
8 teams advance to the qualification tournament.
  • Host

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  • Directly qualified after 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship
    2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship
    The 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...


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2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4–18, in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...

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  • Qualified through pre-qualification tournaments

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As Italy qualified through the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4–18, in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...

, Netherlands, the best second placed team in the pre-qualification tournaments, qualified for European qualification tournament.

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