Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Volleyball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Earls Court Exhibition Centre (indoor) Horse Guards Parade (beach) |
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| Dates | 28 July – 12 August 2012 |
| Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
| Rosters | men | women | ||
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| Tournament | men | women | ||
The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.
The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
Events
Four 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)
Qualifying criteria
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.[1]
Men's qualification
Details of the men's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Hosts | 6 Jul 2005 |  Singapore | 1 |  Great Britain |
| 2011 World Cup | 20 Nov–4 Dec 2011 |  Tokyo | 3 |  Russia |
 Poland | ||||
 Brazil | ||||
| African Qualifier | 17–21 Jan 2012 |  Yaoundé | 1 |  Tunisia |
| European Qualifier | 8–13 May 2012 |  Sofia | 1 |  Italy |
| North American Qualifier | 7–12 May 2012 |  Long Beach | 1 | United States |
| South American Qualifier | 11–13 May 2012 |  Burzaco | 1 | Argentina |
| World Qualifier 1 | 1–10 Jun 2012 | Tokyo | 1 |  Serbia |
| Asian Qualifier * | 1 |  Australia | ||
| World Qualifier 2 | 8–10 Jun 2012 | Sofia | 1 | Bulgaria |
| World Qualifier 3 | 8–10 Jun 2012 |  Berlin | 1 | Germany |
| Total | 12 | |||
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the World Qualifier 1. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the winners of the World Qualifier 1, while the best asian team except the winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners.
Women's qualification
Details of the women's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host country | 6 July 2005 | Singapore | 1 | Great Britain |
| 2011 World Cup | 4–18 November 2011 | Japan | 3 | Italy |
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 China | ||||
| African Qualifier | 2–4 February 2012 |  Blida | 1 | Algeria |
| North American Qualifier | 29 Apr–5 May 2012 |  Tijuana | 1 |  Dominican Republic |
| European Qualifier | 1–6 May 2012 |  Ankara | 1 | Turkey |
| South American Qualifier | 9–13 May 2012 | São Carlos | 1 | Brazil |
| World Qualifier | 19–27 May 2012 | Tokyo | 3 | Russia |
 South Korea | ||||
| Serbia | ||||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 | Japan | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- The Asian Qualification Tournament will be combined with the World Qualification Tournament. The first 3 place teams of the tournament will qualify as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team except the top 3 winners qualify as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
Beach volleyball
- Men
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 | Brazil United States Germany Netherlands Poland United States Brazil Germany Spain China Switzerland Czech Republic Latvia Latvia Italy Switzerland |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 |  Venezuela (South America) South Africa (Africa) Canada (North America) Japan (Asia/Oceania) Norway (Europe) |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 |  Austria Russia |
| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain |
| Total | 24 |
- Women
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 | Brazil China United States Brazil United States Netherlands Italy Germany Czech Republic Spain Germany Switzerland Austria Australia Czech Republic Greece |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 |  Mauritius (Africa) Argentina (South America) Russia (Europe) Canada (North America) Australia (Asia/Oceania) |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 | Netherlands Russia |
| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain |
| Total | 24 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
References
- ↑ Olympic Qualifying process confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, 17 May 2010.
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