Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Pictograms for indoor (left) and beach volleyball (right) | |
Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (indoor) Copacabana Stadium (beach) |
Dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
No. of events | 4 |
Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Indoor | ||
Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Beach | ||
Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
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.
Competition schedule
[edit ]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 | |||||
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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
[edit ]Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Indoor volleyball – men (12 teams, 144 athletes)
- Indoor volleyball – women (12 teams, 144 athletes)
- Beach volleyball – men (24 teams, 48 athletes)
- Beach volleyball – women (24 teams, 48 athletes)
Qualification
[edit ]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
[edit ]Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | United States |
Italy | ||||
South American Qualifier | 9–11 October 2015 | Venezuela Maiquetía | 1 | Argentina |
European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2016 | Germany Berlin | 1 | Russia |
African Qualifier | 7–12 January 2016 | Republic of the Congo Brazzaville | 1 | Egypt |
North American Qualifier | 8–10 January 2016 | Canada Edmonton | 1 | Cuba |
Asian Qualifier * | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Japan Tokyo | 1 | Iran |
1st World Qualifier | 3 | Poland | ||
France | ||||
Canada | ||||
2nd World Qualifier | 3–5 June 2016 | Mexico Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
Total | 12 |
Women's volleyball
[edit ]Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
2015 World Cup | 22 August – 6 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | China |
Serbia | ||||
European Qualifier | 4–9 January 2016 | Turkey Ankara | 1 | Russia |
South American Qualifier | 6–10 January 2016 | Argentina Bariloche | 1 | Argentina |
North American Qualifier | 7–9 January 2016 | United States Lincoln | 1 | United States |
African Qualifier | 12–16 February 2016 | Cameroon Yaoundé | 1 | Cameroon |
Asian Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Japan Tokyo | 1 | South Korea |
1st World Qualifier | 3 | Italy | ||
Netherlands | ||||
Japan | ||||
2nd World Qualifier | 20–22 May 2016 | Puerto Rico San Juan | 1 | Puerto Rico |
Total | 12 |
Men's beach volleyball
[edit ]Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 2 October 2009 | Denmark Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking [6] | 13 June 2016 | Switzerland 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 | Australia Cairns | 1 | Qatar |
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 3–9 May 2016 | Tunisia Kelibia | 1 | Tunisia |
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Norway Stavanger | 1 | Austria |
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Chile Santiago | 1 | Chile |
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Mexico Guaymas | 1 | Cuba |
2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Russia Sochi | 2 | Canada |
Russia | ||||
Total | 24 |
Women's beach volleyball
[edit ]Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking [7] | 13 June 2016 | Switzerland 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 | Australia Cairns | 1 | Australia |
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 | Nigeria Abuja | 1 | Egypt |
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Norway Stavanger | 1 | Netherlands |
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Argentina Santa Fe | 1 | Venezuela |
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Mexico Guaymas | 1 | Costa Rica |
2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Russia Sochi | 2 | Czech Republic |
Russia | ||||
Total | 24 |
Men's indoor competition
[edit ]The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.
Preliminary round
[edit ]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
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 |
Pool B
[edit ]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 |
Knockout stage
[edit ]Women's indoor competition
[edit ]The competition consisted of two stages; a Preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.
Preliminary round
[edit ]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
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 |
Pool B
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 |
Knockout stage
[edit ]Men's beach volleyball competition
[edit ]Knockout stage
[edit ]Women's beach volleyball competition
[edit ]Knockout stage
[edit ]Medal summary
[edit ]Medal table
[edit ]* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medalists
[edit ]Indoor volleyball
[edit ]Beach volleyball
[edit ]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Rio 2016: Beach Volleyball". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Volleyball". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FIVB Volleyball Qualification System" (PDF). FIVB . Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Kauffman, Bill (4 December 2012). "FIVB Discusses 2016 Olympic Qualification". Team USA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "FIVB announces Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification System for beach volleyball". FIVB. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Men". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
[edit ]Volleyball:
- "Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
- Volleyball qualification process (olympics.com.au)
- Volleyball qualification website (fivb.com)
- Results Book – Volleyball
Beach volleyball:
- "Beach Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Beach Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
- Beach Volleyball qualification process (olympics.com.au)
- Beach Volleyball qualification website (fivb.com)
- Results Book – Beach Volleyball