Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| 12th Volleyball Olympic Tournament Beijing, China 2008 | ||
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| Tournament details | ||
| Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Host nation |  China | |
| City | Beijing, China | |
| Duration | 9 August 2008– 24 August 2008 | |
| Men's teams | 12 | |
| Men's medals: | ||
 |  United States | |
 |  Brazil | |
 |  Russia | |
| Women's teams | 12 | |
| Women's medals: | ||
| Brazil | |
| United States | |
| China | |
| 4th Beach Volleyball Olympic Tournament Beijing 2008 | ||
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| Tournament details | ||
| City | Beijing | |
| Duration | 9 August 2008– 22 August 2008 | |
| Men's teams | 24 | |
| Men's medals: | ||
| | United States | |
| Brazil | |
| Brazil | |
| Women's teams | 24 | |
| Women's medals: | ||
| United States | |
| China | |
| China | |
| Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
| Rosters | men | women | ||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
| Rosters | men | women | ||
Volleyball competitions (beach and indoor) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium. Beach volleyball competitions were held from 9 to 22 August 2008 at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park.
The 2008 Summer Olympics volleyball competitions brought the introduction of the new ball with a new moulding design making it more softened compared to the Mikasa MVP200.
Events
4 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Indoor volleyball men (12 teams)
- Indoor volleyball women (12 teams)
- Beach volleyball men (24 teams)
- Beach volleyball women (24 teams)
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
External links
- Official Site of Beijing 2008 Olympics
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball
- Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Women, Men
- FIVB: The road to Beijing after the FIVB World Cup
- Olympic Volleyball Tournaments matches schedule in Beijing for Men's and Women's are confirmed
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