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.

[1] South Korea *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.

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