Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The 1996 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held from 20 July to 3 August 1996 at the Stegeman Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
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Venue | University of Georgia Coliseum Omni Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 20 July – 3 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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This was the last Olympic tournament to use side-out scoring, where a team could only score on its own serve. Rally scoring, which awards a point on every play regardless of serving team, was introduced for the 2000 Games.