With the women's Olympic tournament at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games set to begin on Sunday (following the men's start on Saturday), there's a wealth of records and performances setting the bar for players and teams.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Volleyball
The Olympic numbers to keep an eye on in women's volleyball
The records waiting to fall as Tokyo 2020 finally arrives
Published 08:29, 23 Jul 2021
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Kim Yeon Koung at Rio 2016: The Korean looks for a fourth entry in the list of players to have scored 30 points or more in a single Olympics match.
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China's Zhu Ting attacks past Serbia's Tijana Malesevic in the final of the Rio 2016 Olympics as she emerges top scorer of the Games overall on 179 points.
Pts | Player | Ctry | versus | Games |
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44 | Barbara Jelic | CRO | v CHN (3-1) | Sydney 2000 |
37 | Marianne 'Mari' Steinbrecher | BRA | v RUS (2-3) | Athens 2004 |
34 | Kim Yeon Koung | KOR | v SRB (3-1) | London 2012 |
33 | Ekaterina Gamova | RUS | v CHN (2-3) | Athens 2004 |
33 | Yukiko Ebata | JPN | v CHN (3-2) | London 2012 |
33 | Saori Kimura | JPN | v CHN (3-2) | London 2012 |
33 | Nataliya Goncharova | RUS | v ITA (3-2) | London 2012 |
33 | Zhu Ting | CHN | v NED (3-1) | Rio 2016 |
32 | Ekaterina Gamova | RUS | v BRA (3-2) | Athens 2004 |
32 | Kim Yeon Koung | KOR | v CHN (2-3) | London 2012 |
31 | Ekaterina Gamova | RUS | v ITA (3-2) | London 2012 |
30 | Danielle Scott | USA | v KOR (3-2) | Sydney 2000 |
30 | Lyubov Sokolova | RUS | v CUB (2-3) | Athens 2004 |
30 | Kim Yeon Koung | KOR | v JPN (3-1) | Rio 2016 |
Games | Player | Ctry | Points |
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Sydney 2000 | Barbara Jelic | CRO | 204 |
Athens 2004 | Ekaterina Gamova | RUS | 204 |
Beijing 2008 | Logan Tom | USA | 124 |
London 2012 | Kim Yeon Koung | KOR | 207 |
Rio 2016 | Zhu Ting | CHN | 179 |
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Milena Rasic serves at the Rio 2016 Olympics: The Serbian middle blocker topped the charts as best blocker and best setter at these Games.
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Ekaterina Kosianenko prepares to serve at Rio 2016: The Russian holds the all-time Olympic record of eight aces in a single match.