The girls' tournament was the only event scheduled to be contested. A total of 40 athletes (10 per team) competed in the event. Athletes had to be born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 to be eligible (ages 16 to 19).[3]
Chile won the girls' tournament and claimed the only gold medal of the volleyball event.
Participating nations
A total of 4 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) registered teams for the volleyball competition.[4] Each NOC was able to enter a maximum of 10 volleyball players in their team squad.[3][5]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of players entered the competition by each NOC.
Chile Francisca Vásquez Francisca Valenzuela Susana Bulnes Dominga Aylwin Kimberly Nieto Martina Allende Carla Barbano Petra Schwartzman Trinidad Trujillo María Nielsen
Peru Elizabeth Braithwaite Mariana Chalco Dafne Díaz Waleska Toro Carolina Oblea Johani Tucto Fabiana Hurtado Alondra Villanueva Alexandra García Valentina Zeballos
The girls' tournament consisted of a single group of 4 teams in which each team played once against the other 3 teams in the group on a single round-robin basis. The top two teams advanced to play the gold medal match, and the third and fourth placed teams played for the bronze medal.
The tournament was contested by U20 national teams.
Chile won the gold medal with a 3–0 win over Peru in the final. Hosts Bolivia defeated Venezuela 3–1 to win the bronze medal.[9]
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