The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC.

It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 7 September 1972.

In the Preliminary round (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams.

The Final round (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals.

Givi Akhvlediani Kōji Kojima