Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The inaugural Women's Volleyball Tournament in the Summer Olympic Games was held during Olympic Games of Tokyo, from October 11 to October 23, 1964. Japan won the gold medal, with the Soviet Union and Poland taking silver and bronze, respectively.

Qualification
* North Korea did not send its delegation to Tokyo because it does not have bilateral relations with Japan.Their spot was given to South Korea.

Format
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once.

Venues

 * Komazawa Volleyball Courts in Tokyo
 * Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama

Round robin

 * All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).