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Beach Volleyball at the Olympics

Beach volleyball was first introduced at the 1992 Games as a demonstration sport (or was it?), becoming an official sport four years later at the Olympic Games in 1996. Indoor volleyball has been officially played at the Olympic Games since 1964, though it appeared earlier as a demonstration sport.

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The beach volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games typically follows a format that includes a preliminary round, knockout rounds, and medal matches. In the preliminary round, teams are divided into groups and play a round-robin format within their group.

Beach volleyball matches are played as best-of-three sets, with the first two sets played to 21 points and a potential third set played to 15 points. The top teams from each group advance to the knockout rounds, which consist of single-elimination matches leading to the medal matches.

Beach Volleyball in Paris 2024

The volleyball competition in Paris 2024 involves 24 men's and 24 women's teams participating.

Men Beach Volleyball Winners

Olympiad Winners Players
2020 Norway Anders Mol & Christian Sørum
2016 Brazil Alison Cerutti & Bruno Oscar Schmidt
2012 Germany Julius Brink & Jonas Reckermann
2008 USA Phil Dalhausser & Todd Rogers
2004 Brazil Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos
2000 USA Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana
1996 USA Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes

Women Beach Volleyball Winners

Olympiad Winners Players
2020 USA Alix Klineman & April Ross
2016 Germany Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst
2012 USA Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings
2008 USA Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings
2004 USA Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings
2000 Australia Natalie Cook & Kerri Pottharst
1996 Brazil Sandra Pires & Jackie Silva

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