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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was played between 6 and 21 August. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams, total 386 athletes, participated in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition took place at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Maracanã, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Copacabana Beach,[1][2] in the temporary Copacabana Stadium.

Volleyball
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Pictograms for indoor (left) and beach volleyball (right)
VenueGinásio do Maracanãzinho (indoor)
Copacabana Stadium (beach)
Dates6–21 August 2016
No. of events4
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Competition schedule

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P Preliminary round ⅛ Round of 16 ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
Date
Event
 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21
Men's indoor P P P P P ¼ ½ B F
Women's indoor P P P P P ¼ ½ B F
Men's beach P P P P P P ⅛ ⅛ ¼ ½ B F
Women's beach P P P P P P ⅛ ⅛ ¼ ½ B F

Events

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Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball.[3][4][5]

Men's volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1   Brazil
2015 World Cup 8–23 September 2015   Japan 2   United States
  Italy
South American Qualifier 9–11 October 2015   Maiquetía 1   Argentina
European Qualifier 5–10 January 2016   Berlin 1   Russia
African Qualifier 7–12 January 2016   Brazzaville 1   Egypt
North American Qualifier 8–10 January 2016   Edmonton 1   Cuba
Asian Qualifier* 28 May – 5 June 2016   Tokyo 1   Iran
1st World Qualifier 3   Poland
  France
  Canada
2nd World Qualifier 3–5 June 2016   Mexico City 1   Mexico
Total 12
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The best Asian team qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners, while the best three ranked teams except the Asian Qualifier winners qualified as the top three teams of the 1st World Qualifier.

Women's volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1   Brazil
2015 World Cup 22 August – 6 September 2015   Japan 2   China
  Serbia
European Qualifier 4–9 January 2016   Ankara 1   Russia
South American Qualifier 6–10 January 2016   Bariloche 1   Argentina
North American Qualifier 7–9 January 2016   Lincoln 1   United States
African Qualifier 12–16 February 2016   Yaoundé 1   Cameroon
Asian Qualifier 14–22 May 2016   Tokyo 1   South Korea
1st World Qualifier 3   Italy
  Netherlands
  Japan
2nd World Qualifier 20–22 May 2016   San Juan 1   Puerto Rico
Total 12

Men's beach volleyball

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 2 October 2009   Copenhagen 1   Brazil
2015 World Championships 26 June – 5 July 2015   Netherlands 1   Brazil
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[6] 13 June 2016   Lausanne 15   Netherlands
  United States
  Netherlands
  United States
  Spain
  Latvia
  Russia
  Italy
  Poland
  Italy
  Austria
  Poland
  Germany
  Canada
  Mexico
2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup 20–26 June 2016   Cairns 1   Qatar
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup 3–9 May 2016   Kelibia 1   Tunisia
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup 22–26 June 2016   Stavanger 1   Austria
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup 22–26 June 2016   Santiago 1   Chile
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup 20–26 June 2016   Guaymas 1   Cuba
2016 FIVB World Continental Cup 6–10 July 2016   Sochi 2   Canada
  Russia
Total 24

Women's beach volleyball

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1   Brazil
2015 World Championships 26 June – 5 July 2015   Netherlands 1   Brazil
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[7] 13 June 2016   Lausanne 15   United States
  Germany
  Canada
  Netherlands
  Australia
  Italy
  Germany
  Spain
  Poland
  Switzerland
  Canada
  Switzerland
  United States
  Argentina
  China
2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup 20–26 June 2016   Cairns 1   Australia
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup 12–18 April 2016   Abuja 1   Egypt
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup 22–26 June 2016   Stavanger 1   Netherlands
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup 22–26 June 2016   Santa Fe 1   Venezuela
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup 20–26 June 2016   Guaymas 1   Costa Rica
2016 FIVB World Continental Cup 6–10 July 2016   Sochi 2   Czech Republic
  Russia
Total 24

Men's indoor competition

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

Preliminary round

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The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one point for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Pool A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 432 375 1.152 Quarterfinals
2   Canada 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 378 378 1.000
3   United States 5 3 2 9 10 8 1.250 419 405 1.035
4   Brazil (H) 5 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 467 442 1.057
5   France 5 2 3 6 8 9 0.889 386 367 1.052
6   Mexico 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 283 398 0.711
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Argentina 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 394 335 1.176 Quarterfinals
2   Poland 5 4 1 12 14 5 2.800 447 389 1.149
3   Russia 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 432 367 1.177
4   Iran 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 389 392 0.992
5   Egypt 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 286 362 0.790
6   Cuba 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 300 403 0.744
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
  Italy3
 
19 August
 
  Iran0
 
  Italy3
 
17 August
 
  United States2
 
  United States3
 
21 August
 
  Poland0
 
  Italy0
 
17 August
 
  Brazil3
 
  Canada0
 
19 August
 
  Russia3
 
  Russia0
 
17 August
 
  Brazil3 Bronze medal match
 
  Brazil3
 
21 August
 
  Argentina1
 
  United States3
 
 
  Russia2
 

Women's indoor competition

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The competition consisted of two stages; a Preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

Preliminary round

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The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one point for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Pool A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil (H) 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 377 272 1.386 Quarter-finals
2   Russia 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 393 323 1.217
3   South Korea 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 384 372 1.032
4   Japan 5 2 3 6 7 9 0.778 347 364 0.953
5   Argentina 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 319 407 0.784
6   Cameroon 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 328 410 0.800
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 5 5 0 14 15 5 3.000 470 400 1.175 Quarter-finals
2   Netherlands 5 4 1 11 14 7 2.000 455 425 1.071
3   Serbia 5 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 410 394 1.041
4   China 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 398 389 1.023
5   Italy 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 351 374 0.939
6   Puerto Rico 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 277 379 0.731
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
  Brazil2
 
18 August
 
  China3
 
  China3
 
16 August
 
  Netherlands1
 
  South Korea1
 
20 August
 
  Netherlands3
 
  China3
 
16 August
 
  Serbia1
 
  Russia0
 
18 August
 
  Serbia3
 
  Serbia3
 
16 August
 
  United States2 Bronze medal match
 
  Japan0
 
20 August
 
  United States3
 
  Netherlands1
 
 
  United States3
 

Men's beach volleyball competition

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
12 August
 
 
  Carambula – Ranghieri (ITA)0
 
15 August
 
  Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
  Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
13 August
 
  Barsouk – Liamin (RUS)1
 
  Evandro – Pedro Solberg (BRA)1
 
16 August
 
  Barsouk – Liamin (RUS)2
 
  Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
12 August
 
  Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)1
 
  Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)2
 
15 August
 
  Cherif – Jefferson (QAT)0
 
  Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)2
 
12 August
 
  Díaz – González (CUB)1
 
  Doppler – Horst (AUT)0
 
18 August
 
  Díaz – González (CUB)2
 
  Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)0
 
13 August
 
  Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
  Dalhausser – Lucena (USA)2
 
15 August
 
  Huber – Seidl (AUT)0
 
  Dalhausser – Lucena (USA)1
 
13 August
 
  Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
  Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
16 August
 
  Gavira – Herrera (ESP)0
 
  Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
12 August
 
  Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)1 Bronze medal
 
  Ontiveros – Virgen (MEX)0
 
15 August18 August
 
  Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED)2
 
  Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED)0  Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)0
 
13 August
 
  Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2   Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2
 
  Saxton – Schalk (CAN)0
 
 
  Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2
 

Women's beach volleyball competition

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
12 August
 
 
  Larissa – Talita (BRA)2
 
14 August
 
  Borger – Büthe (GER)0
 
  Larissa – Talita (BRA)2
 
13 August
 
  Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)1
 
  Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED)1
 
16 August
 
  Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)2
 
  Larissa – Talita (BRA)0
 
13 August
 
  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)2
 
  Bansley – Pavan (CAN)2
 
14 August
 
  Broder – Valjas (CAN)0
 
  Bansley – Pavan (CAN)0
 
13 August
 
  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)2
 
  Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)0
 
17 August
 
  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)2
 
  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)2
 
12 August
 
  Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)0
 
  Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)2
 
14 August
 
  Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)0
 
  Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)2
 
13 August
 
  Bawden – Clancy (AUS)0
 
  Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL)1
 
16 August
 
  Bawden – Clancy (AUS)2
 
  Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)0
 
12 August
 
  Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)2 Bronze medal
 
  Wang – Yue (CHN)0
 
14 August17 August
 
  Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)2
 
  Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)2  Larissa – Talita (BRA)1
 
12 August
 
  Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)0   Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)2
 
  Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)2
 
 
  Elsa – Liliana (ESP)0
 

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil*2103
2  China1001
  Germany1001
4  Italy0202
5  Serbia0101
6  United States0033
7  Netherlands0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Medalists

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Indoor volleyball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's indoor
details 		  Brazil
Bruno Rezende
Éder Carbonera
Wallace de Souza
William Arjona
Sérgio Santos
Luiz Felipe Fonteles
Maurício Souza
Douglas Souza
Lucas Saatkamp
Evandro Guerra
Ricardo Lucarelli
Maurício Borges Silva 		  Italy
Daniele Sottile
Luca Vettori
Osmany Juantorena
Simone Giannelli
Salvatore Rossini
Ivan Zaytsev
Filippo Lanza
Simone Buti
Massimo Colaci
Matteo Piano
Emanuele Birarelli
Oleg Antonov 		  United States
Matthew Anderson
Aaron Russell
Taylor Sander
David Lee
Kawika Shoji
William Priddy
Murphy Troy
Thomas Jaeschke
Micah Christenson
Maxwell Holt
David Smith
Erik Shoji
Women's indoor
details 		  China
Ding Xia
Gong Xiangyu
Hui Ruoqi
Lin Li
Liu Xiaotong
Wei Qiuyue
Xu Yunli
Yan Ni
Yang Fangxu
Yuan Xinyue
Zhang Changning
Zhu Ting 		  Serbia
Tijana Bošković
Jovana Brakočević
Bianka Buša
Tijana Malešević
Brankica Mihajlović
Jelena Nikolić
Maja Ognjenović
Silvija Popović
Milena Rašić
Jovana Stevanović
Stefana Veljković
Bojana Živković 		  United States
Rachael Adams
Foluke Akinradewo
Kayla Banwarth
Alisha Glass
Christa Harmotto
Kimberly Hill
Jordan Larson
Carli Lloyd
Karsta Lowe
Kelly Murphy
Kelsey Robinson
Courtney Thompson

Beach volleyball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's beach
details 		  Brazil
Alison Cerutti
Bruno Oscar Schmidt 		  Italy
Daniele Lupo
Paolo Nicolai 		  Netherlands
Alexander Brouwer
Robert Meeuwsen
Women's beach
details 		  Germany
Laura Ludwig
Kira Walkenhorst 		  Brazil
Ágatha Bednarczuk
Bárbara Seixas 		  United States
Kerri Walsh Jennings
April Ross

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Beach Volleyball". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016: Volleyball". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 – FIVB Volleyball Qualification System" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ^ Kauffman, Bill (4 December 2012). "FIVB Discusses 2016 Olympic Qualification". Team USA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ^ "FIVB announces Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification System for beach volleyball". FIVB. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Men". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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