The 1976 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 4th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC.

[1] This is the second time the Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team won in the Olympics.

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.

Shigeo Yamada Givi Akhvlediani Lee Kyo-so