Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (indoor) Copacabana Beach (beach)
Dates	6–21 August 2016

Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Indoor
Tournament		men		women
Rosters		men		women
Beach
Tournament		men		women

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

Events

Four sets of medals will be 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

Each National Olympic Committee is 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

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	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
1st World Qualifier			3
2nd World Qualifier	3–5 June 2016	Mexico City	1
Total			12

Women's volleyball

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	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
1st World Qualifier			3
2nd World Qualifier	20–22 May 2016	San Juan	1
Total			12

Beach volleyball

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
				Men	Women
Host Country	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	2	Brazil	Brazil
2015 World Championships	26 June – 5 July 2015	Netherlands	2	Brazil	Brazil
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[6][7]	13 June 2016	Lausanne	30
2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup	15 April – 26 June 2016 (Final round)	Cairns	2
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup		Various	2		Egypt
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup		Stavanger	2
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup		Various	2
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup		Acapulco	2
2016 FIVB Continental Cup	5–10 July 2016	Sochi	4
Total			48	24	24

Men's indoor competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. The teams get three points for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one poin for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. Top four teams per group qualify for the quarter-finals

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Team A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Team A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Team A5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Team A6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Set ratio; 4) Setpoint ratio; 5) Head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	Team B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Team B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Team B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Team B5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Team B6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Set ratio; 4) Setpoint ratio; 5) Head-to-head record.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	17 August
	Winners Group A
					19 August
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	17 August
	Runners-up Group B
									21 August
	Third-placed team Group A
	17 August
	Runners-up Group A
					19 August
	Third-placed team Group B
	17 August
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									21 August
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Women's indoor competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. The teams get three points for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one poin for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. Top four teams per group qualify for the quarter-finals

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Team A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Team A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Team A5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Team A6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Set ratio; 4) Setpoint ratio; 5) Head-to-head record.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Team B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Team B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Team B5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Team B6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Set ratio; 4) Setpoint ratio; 5) Head-to-head record.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	16 August
	Winners Group A
					18 August
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	16 August
	Runners-up Group B
									20 August
	Third-placed team Group A
	16 August
	Runners-up Group A
					18 August
	Third-placed team Group B
	16 August
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									20 August
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1
2
3
Total

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's indoor
Women's indoor
Men's beach
Women's beach

References

1. "Rio 2016: Beach Volleyball". Rio 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
2. "Rio 2016: Volleyball". Rio 2016. 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. 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.

External links

• Volleyball qualification process
• Beach volleyball qualification process
• Volleyball qualification website
• Beach Volleyball qualification website