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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Thevolleyballtournaments at the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeirowas 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 atGinásio do MaracanãzinhoinMaracanã,and thebeach volleyballtournament was held atCopacabana Beach,[1][2]in the temporaryCopacabana 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 1⁄8 Round of 16 1⁄4 Quarter-finals 1⁄2 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 1⁄4 1⁄2 B F
Women's indoor P P P P P 1⁄4 1⁄2 B F
Men's beach P P P P P P 1⁄8 1⁄8 1⁄4 1⁄2 B F
Women's beach P P P P P P 1⁄8 1⁄8 1⁄4 1⁄2 B F

Events

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Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

Qualification

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EachNational Olympic Committeewas 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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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)0Krasilnikov–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)2Larissa–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
1Brazil*2103
2China1001
Germany1001
4Italy0202
5Serbia0101
6United States0033
7Netherlands0011
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 fromthe originalon 13 January 2015.Retrieved31 January2015.
  2. ^"Rio 2016: Volleyball".Rio 2016.Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2015.Retrieved31 January2015.
  3. ^"Rio 2016 – FIVB Volleyball Qualification System"(PDF).FIVB.Retrieved15 June2015.
  4. ^Kauffman, Bill (4 December 2012)."FIVB Discusses 2016 Olympic Qualification".Team USA.Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2014.Retrieved15 June2015.
  5. ^"FIVB announces Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification System for beach volleyball".FIVB.6 May 2014.Retrieved15 June2015.
  6. ^"FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Men".Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.Retrieved7 October2015.
  7. ^"FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Women".Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.Retrieved7 October2015.
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