| Volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Pictograms for indoor (left) and beach volleyball (right)
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| Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (indoor) Copacabana Stadium (beach) |
| Dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 4 |
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| 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 |
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The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer OlympicsinRio 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 MaracanãzinhoinMaracanã, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Copacabana Beach,[1][2] in the temporary Copacabana Stadium.
| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | — | — | 1 |  Brazil
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| 2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 |  Japan |
2 |  United States
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 Italy
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| South American Qualifier | 9–11 October 2015 |  Maiquetía |
1 |  Argentina
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| European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2016 |  Berlin |
1 |  Russia
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| African Qualifier | 7–12 January 2016 |  Brazzaville |
1 |  Egypt
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| North American Qualifier | 8–10 January 2016 |  Edmonton |
1 |  Cuba
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| Asian Qualifier* | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo |
1 |  Iran
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| 1st World Qualifier | 3 |  Poland
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 France
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| Canada
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| 2nd World Qualifier | 3–5 June 2016 |  Mexico City |
1 | Mexico
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| Total | 12 | |||
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil
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| 2015 World Cup | 22 August – 6 September 2015 | Japan |
2 |  China
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 Serbia
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| European Qualifier | 4–9 January 2016 |  Ankara |
1 | Russia
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| South American Qualifier | 6–10 January 2016 | Bariloche |
1 | Argentina
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| North American Qualifier | 7–9 January 2016 | Lincoln |
1 | United States
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| African Qualifier | 12–16 February 2016 |  Yaoundé |
1 | Cameroon
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| Asian Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Tokyo |
1 |  South Korea
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| 1st World Qualifier | 3 | Italy
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 Netherlands
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| Japan
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| 2nd World Qualifier | 20–22 May 2016 |  San Juan |
1 | Puerto Rico
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| Total | 12 | |||
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen |
1 | Brazil
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| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands |
1 | Brazil
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| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[6] | 13 June 2016 |  Lausanne |
15 |  Netherlands
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 United States
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| Netherlands
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| United States
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 Spain
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 Latvia
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 Russia
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 Italy
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 Poland
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| Italy
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 Austria
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| Poland
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 Germany
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 Canada
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 Mexico
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| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Cairns |
1 |  Qatar
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| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 3–9 May 2016 |  Kelibia |
1 |  Tunisia
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| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Stavanger |
1 | Austria
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| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Santiago |
1 |  Chile
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| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Guaymas |
1 |  Cuba
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| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi |
2 | Canada
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| Russia
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| Total | 24 | |||
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil
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| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands |
1 | Brazil
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| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[7] | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne |
15 | United States
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| Germany
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| Canada
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| Netherlands
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 Australia
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| Italy
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| Germany
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| Spain
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| Poland
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 Switzerland
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| Canada
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| Switzerland
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| United States
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 Argentina
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 China
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| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Cairns |
1 | Australia
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| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 |  Abuja |
1 |  Egypt
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| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Stavanger |
1 | Netherlands
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| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Santa Fe |
1 |  Venezuela
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| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Guaymas |
1 |  Costa Rica
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| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi |
2 |  Czech Republic
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| Russia
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| Total | 24 | |||
The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.
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.
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy
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5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 432 | 375 | 1.152 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 378 | 378 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | United States
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5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 419 | 405 | 1.035 | |
| 4 | Brazil (H)
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5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 467 | 442 | 1.057 | |
| 5 | France
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5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 386 | 367 | 1.052 | |
| 6 | Mexico
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 283 | 398 | 0.711 |
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 394 | 335 | 1.176 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland
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5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 447 | 389 | 1.149 | |
| 3 | Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 432 | 367 | 1.177 | |
| 4 | Iran
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5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 389 | 392 | 0.992 | |
| 5 | Egypt
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5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 286 | 362 | 0.790 | |
| 6 | Cuba
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 300 | 403 | 0.744 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||
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| 17 August | |||||||||
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| Italy | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 August | |||||||||
| Iran | 0 | ||||||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||||||
| 17 August | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | ||||||||
| United States | 3 | ||||||||
| 21 August | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | ||||||||
| Italy | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 August | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | ||||||||
| Canada | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 August | |||||||||
| Russia | 3 | ||||||||
| Russia | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 August | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | Bronze medal match | |||||||
| Brazil | 3 | ||||||||
| 21 August | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | ||||||||
| United States | 3 | ||||||||
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| Russia | 2 | ||||||||
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The competition consisted of two stages; a Preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.
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.
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 272 | 1.386 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 393 | 323 | 1.217 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 384 | 372 | 1.032 | |
| 4 | Japan
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5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 347 | 364 | 0.953 | |
| 5 | Argentina
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 319 | 407 | 0.784 | |
| 6 | Cameroon
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5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 328 | 410 | 0.800 |
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States
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5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 470 | 400 | 1.175 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 455 | 425 | 1.071 | |
| 3 | Serbia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 410 | 394 | 1.041 | |
| 4 | China
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5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 398 | 389 | 1.023 | |
| 5 | Italy
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5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 351 | 374 | 0.939 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 277 | 379 | 0.731 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||||
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| 16 August | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 2 | ||||||||
| 18 August | |||||||||
| China | 3 | ||||||||
| China | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 August | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 August | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||
| China | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 August | |||||||||
| Serbia | 1 | ||||||||
| Russia | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 August | |||||||||
| Serbia | 3 | ||||||||
| Serbia | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 August | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | Bronze medal match | |||||||
| Japan | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 August | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||
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| United States | 3 | ||||||||
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* 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 | |
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