Volleyball at the 1974 Asian Games

Volleyball was one of the many sports which was held at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran. All matches played at the Volleyball Halll in Aryamehr Sport Complex.

Medal summary

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan (JPN)2002
2 South Korea (KOR)0202
3 China (CHN)0022
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
  Japan (JPN)  South Korea (KOR)
Chin Jun-taek
Kim Chung-han
Kim Kun-bong
Lee Choun-pyo
Lee Sun-koo
Lee Yong-kwan		  China (CHN)
Women
  Japan (JPN)  South Korea (KOR)
Jo Hea-jung
Lee Kyung-sun
Lee Soon-bok		  China (CHN)

Results

Men

Preliminary round

Group A
Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 6 3 0 9 0 MAX
2  China 5 2 1 6 4 1.500
3  India 4 1 2 3 7 0.429
4  Philippines 3 0 3 2 9 0.222
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Sep 16:30 India  0–3  China 3–15 6–15 5–15     14–45
02 Sep 18:00 Philippines  0–3  Japan 0–15 6–15 5–15     11–45
04 Sep   China  3–1  Philippines            
04 Sep 17:30 Japan  3–0  India            
06 Sep 09:30 India  3–1  Philippines 8–15 15–2 15–3 15–9   53–29
06 Sep 18:30 Japan  3–0  China            
Group B
Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 6 3 0 9 0 MAX 0 0 MAX
2  Iran 5 2 1 6 3 2.000 0 0 MAX
3  Pakistan 4 1 2 3 6 0.500 0 0 MAX
4  Kuwait 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 0 0 MAX
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep 16:00 South Korea  3–0  Kuwait 15–1 15–6 15–2     75–9
03 Sep 17:30 Iran  3–0  Pakistan            
05 Sep 10:00 Pakistan  3–0  Kuwait            
05 Sep 17:30 South Korea  3–0  Iran            
07 Sep 15:30 Pakistan  0–3  South Korea            
07 Sep 17:00 Iran  3–0  Kuwait            

Classification 5th–8th

Classification 5th–8th 5th place match
September 8
  India  3  
  Kuwait  0  
 
September 11
      India  3
    Philippines  1
7th place match
September 9 September 10
  Pakistan  1   Kuwait  0
  Philippines  3     Pakistan  3
Semi-finals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep 18:30 India  3–0  Kuwait 15–4 15–2 15–6     75–12
09 Sep 16:00 Pakistan  1–3  Philippines 7–15 16–14 11–15 10–15   44–59
7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Sep 08:30 Kuwait  0–3  Pakistan 3–15 5–15 12–15     20–45
5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep 17:00 India  3–1  Philippines            

Final round

Semi-finals Final
September 9
  Japan  3  
  Iran  0  
 
September 15
      Japan  3
    South Korea  1
Bronze medal match
September 10 September 12
  South Korea  3   Iran  1
  China  1     China  3
Semi-finals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
09 Sep 17:30 Japan  3–0  Iran 15–3 15–3 15–10     75–16
10 Sep 15:30 South Korea  3–1  China 15–7 15–11 14–16 15–5   59–39
Bronze medal match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep 15:30 Iran  1–3  China 3–15 4–15 15–11 12–15   34–56
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
15 Sep 15:30 Japan  3–1  South Korea 15–12 16–14 10–15 15–12   56–53

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Japan
2nd  South Korea
3rd  China
4  Iran
5  India
6  Philippines
7  Pakistan
8  Kuwait

Women

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1st  Japan 8 4 0 12 2 6.000 0 0 MAX
2nd  South Korea 7 3 1 10 3 3.333 0 0 MAX
3rd  China 6 2 2 7 8 0.875 0 0 MAX
4  North Korea 5 1 3 5 9 0.556 0 0 MAX
5  Iran 4 0 4 0 12 0.000 0 0 MAX
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Sep 08:30 Iran  0–3  China 4–15 3–15 1–15     8–45
03 Sep 10:00 North Korea  0–3  South Korea 6–15 5–15 9–15     20–45
05 Sep 16:00 South Korea  3–0  China            
06 Sep 17:00 Japan  3–0  North Korea            
07 Sep 09:30 South Korea  3–0  Iran            
08 Sep 17:00 China  1–3  Japan 6–15 15–9 3–15 0–15   24–54
10 Sep   North Korea  2–3  China 15–13 15–5 6–15 14–16 8–15 58–64
11 Sep 15:30 Iran  0–3  Japan 1–15 3–15 5–15     9–45
14 Sep 17:00 Japan  3–1  South Korea 15–9 2–15 8–15 6–15   31–54

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