Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The volleyball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were played between 24 July and 8 August 2021. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams participated in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition took place at Ariake Arena in Ariake, and the beach volleyball tournament at Shiokaze Park,[1][2] in the temporary Shiokaze Park Stadium.

Volleyball
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Pictograms for indoor (left) and beach volleyball (right)
VenueAriake Arena (indoor)
Shiokaze Park (beach)
Dates24 July – 8 August 2021
No. of events4
Competitors382 from 31 nations
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It was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[3]

Ariake Arena

Schedule

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P Preliminary round Round of 16 ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
Date
Event
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Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8
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 P P ¼ ½ B F
Women's beach P P P P P P P P ¼ ½ B F

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2002
2  France1001
  Norway1001
4  ROC0202
5  Australia0101
  Brazil0101
7  Argentina0011
  Qatar0011
  Serbia0011
  Switzerland0011
Totals (10 entries)44412

Medalists

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Beach volleyball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's beach
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  Norway
Anders Mol
Christian Sørum
  ROC
Viacheslav Krasilnikov
Oleg Stoyanovskiy
  Qatar
Cherif Younousse
Ahmed Tijan
Women's beach
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  United States
April Ross
Alix Klineman
  Australia
Taliqua Clancy
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
  Switzerland
Joana Heidrich
Anouk Vergé-Dépré

Indoor volleyball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's indoor
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  France
Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Jenia Grebennikov
Jean Patry
Benjamin Toniutti
Kevin Tillie
Earvin N'Gapeth
Antoine Brizard
Stephen Boyer
Nicolas Le Goff
Daryl Bultor
Trévor Clévenot
Yacine Louati
  ROC
Yaroslav Podlesnykh
Artem Volvich
Dmitry Volkov
Ivan Iakovlev
Denis Bogdan
Pavel Pankov
Viktor Poletaev
Maxim Mikhailov
Egor Kliuka
Ilyas Kurkaev
Igor Kobzar
Valentin Golubev
  Argentina
Matías Sánchez
Federico Pereyra
Cristian Poglajen
Facundo Conte
Agustín Loser
Santiago Danani
Sebastián Solé
Bruno Lima
Ezequiel Palacios
Luciano De Cecco
Nicolás Méndez
Martín Ramos
Women's indoor
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  United States
Micha Hancock
Jordyn Poulter
Justine Wong-Orantes
Jordan Larson
Annie Drews
Jordan Thompson
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
Kimberly Hill
Foluke Akinradewo
Haleigh Washington
Kelsey Robinson
Chiaka Ogbogu
  Brazil
Carol Gattaz
Rosamaria Montibeller
Macris Carneiro
Roberta Ratzke
Gabriela Guimarães
Tandara Caixeta[7]
Natália Pereira
Ana Carolina da Silva
Fernanda Garay
Ana Cristina de Souza
Camila Brait
Ana Beatriz Corrêa
  Serbia
Bianka Buša
Mina Popović
Slađana Mirković
Brankica Mihajlović
Maja Ognjenović
Ana Bjelica
Maja Aleksić
Milena Rašić
Silvija Popović
Tijana Bošković
Bojana Milenković
Jelena Blagojević

Qualification summary

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This qualification pathways were confirmed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball on 23 September 2018.[8]

Men's volleyball

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Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation[9] 1   Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier Pool A 9–11 August 2019   Varna 1   Brazil
Pool B   Rotterdam 1   United States
Pool C   Bari 1   Italy
Pool D   GdańskSopot 1   Poland
Pool E   Saint Petersburg 1   ROC
Pool F   Ningbo 1   Argentina
European Qualifier 5–10 January 2020   Berlin 1   France
Asian Qualifier 7–12 January 2020   Jiangmen 1   Iran
African Qualifier 7–11 January 2020   Cairo 1   Tunisia
South American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020   Mostazal 1   Venezuela
North American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020   Vancouver 1   Canada
Total 12

Women's volleyball

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Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation[9] 1   Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier Pool A 1–4 August 2019   Wrocław 1   Serbia
Pool B   Ningbo 1   China
Pool C   Bossier City 1   United States
Pool D   Uberlândia 1   Brazil
Pool E   Kaliningrad 1   ROC
Pool F   Catania 1   Italy
African Qualifier 5–9 January 2020   Yaoundé 1   Kenya
South American Qualifier 7–9 January 2020   Bogotá 1   Argentina
Asian Qualifier 7–12 January 2020   Nakhon Ratchasima 1   South Korea
European Qualifier 7–12 January 2020   Apeldoorn 1   Turkey
North American Qualifier 10–12 January 2020   Santo Domingo 1   Dominican Republic
Total 12

Men's beach volleyball

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Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation[9] 1   Japan
2019 World Championships 28 June – 7 July 2019   Hamburg 1   ROC
2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament 18–22 September 2019   Haiyang 2   Italy
  Latvia
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[10] 13 June 2021   Lausanne 15   Norway
  Qatar
  Brazil
  Poland
  Netherlands
  Brazil
  Germany
  ROC
  Czech Republic
  United States
  United States
  Spain
  Poland
  Italy
  Chile
2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final 23–26 June 2021   The Hague 1   Switzerland
2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Nakhon Pathom 1   Australia
2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Agadir 1   Morocco
2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Colima 1   Mexico
2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final 26–27 June 2021   Santiago 1   Argentina
Total 24

Women's beach volleyball

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Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation[9] 1   Japan
2019 World Championships 28 June – 7 July 2019   Hamburg 1   Canada
2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament 18–22 September 2019   Haiyang 2   Latvia
  Spain
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[11] 13 June 2021   Lausanne 15   United States
  Brazil
  Brazil
  Australia
  United States
  Switzerland
  ROC
  Canada
  Switzerland
  Netherlands
  China
  Czech Republic
  Germany
  Germany
  Italy
2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final 23–26 June 2021   The Hague 1   Netherlands
2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Nakhon Pathom 1   China
2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Agadir 1   Kenya
2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021   Colima 1   Cuba
2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final 26–27 June 2021   Asunción 1   Argentina
Total 24

Men's indoor tournament

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Poland 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 435 365 1.192 Quarterfinals
2   Italy 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 447 411 1.088
3   Japan (H) 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 437 433 1.009
4   Canada 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 396 387 1.023
5   Iran 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 453 460 0.985
6   Venezuela 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 281 393 0.715
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   ROC 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 427 397 1.076 Quarterfinals
2   Brazil 5 4 1 10 12 8 1.500 476 450 1.058
3   Argentina 5 3 2 8 12 10 1.200 476 464 1.026
4   France 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 449 442 1.016
5   United States 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 432 412 1.049
6   Tunisia 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 339 434 0.781
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
  Poland2
 
5 August
 
  France3
 
  France3
 
3 August
 
  Argentina0
 
  Italy2
 
7 August
 
  Argentina3
 
  France3
 
3 August
 
  ROC2
 
  Japan0
 
5 August
 
  Brazil3
 
  Brazil1
 
3 August
 
  ROC3 Bronze medal match
 
  Canada0
 
7 August
 
  ROC3
 
  Argentina3
 
 
  Brazil2
 

Final standings

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Rank Team[12][13]
    France
    ROC
    Argentina
4   Brazil
5   Poland
6   Italy
7   Japan
8   Canada
9   Iran
10   United States
11   Tunisia
12   Venezuela

Women's indoor tournament

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 434 315 1.378 Quarter-finals
2   Serbia 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 381 313 1.217
3   South Korea 5 3 2 7 9 10 0.900 374 415 0.901
4   Dominican Republic 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 411 406 1.012
5   Japan (H) 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 378 395 0.957
6   Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 242 376 0.644
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 5 4 1 10 12 7 1.714 418 401 1.042 Quarter-finals
2   Italy 5 3 2 10 11 7 1.571 409 377 1.085
3   Turkey 5 3 2 9 12 8 1.500 434 416 1.043
4   ROC 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 422 378 1.116
5   China 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 374 385 0.971
6   Argentina 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 275 375 0.733
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
  Brazil3
 
6 August
 
  ROC1
 
  Brazil3
 
4 August
 
  South Korea0
 
  South Korea3
 
8 August
 
  Turkey2
 
  Brazil0
 
4 August
 
  United States3
 
  United States3
 
6 August
 
  Dominican Republic0
 
  United States3
 
4 August
 
  Serbia0 Bronze medal match
 
  Serbia3
 
8 August
 
  Italy0
 
  South Korea0
 
 
  Serbia3
 

Final standings

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Rank Team[14][15]
    United States
    Brazil
    Serbia
4   South Korea
5   Turkey
6   Italy
7   ROC
8   Dominican Republic
9   China
10   Japan
11   Argentina
12   Kenya

Men's beach volleyball competition

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
2 August
 
 
  SemenovLeshukov (ROC)2
 
4 August
 
  M. GrimaltE. Grimalt (CHI)0
 
  SemenovLeshukov (ROC)0
 
1 August
 
  MolSørum (NOR)2
 
  MolSørum (NOR)2
 
5 August
 
  BrouwerMeeuwsen (NED)0
 
  MolSørum (NOR)2
 
2 August
 
  PļaviņšTočs (LAT)0
 
  EvandroSchmidt (BRA)0
 
4 August
 
  PļaviņšTočs (LAT)2
 
  PļaviņšTočs (LAT)2
 
2 August
 
  AlisonÁlvaro (BRA)0
 
  GaxiolaRubio (MEX)0
 
7 August
 
  AlisonÁlvaro (BRA)2
 
  MolSørum (NOR)2
 
1 August
 
  KrasilnikovStoyanovskiy (ROC)0
 
  CherifAhmed (QAT)2
 
4 August
 
  LucenaDalhausser (USA)1
 
  CherifAhmed (QAT)2
 
2 August
 
  NicolaiLupo (ITA)0
 
  FijałekBryl (POL)0
 
5 August
 
  NicolaiLupo (ITA)2
 
  CherifAhmed (QAT)0
 
2 August
 
  KrasilnikovStoyanovskiy (ROC)2 Bronze medal
 
  GibbBourne (USA)1
 
4 August7 August
 
  TholeWickler (GER)2
 
  TholeWickler (GER)0  PļaviņšTočs (LAT)0
 
2 August
 
  KrasilnikovStoyanovskiy (ROC)2   CherifAhmed (QAT)2
 
  HerreraGavira (ESP)0
 
 
  KrasilnikovStoyanovskiy (ROC)2
 

Final standings

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Rank Team[16]
    MolSørum (NOR)
    KrasilnikovStoyanovskiy (ROC)
    CherifAhmed (QAT)
4   PļaviņšTočs (LAT)
5   AlisonÁlvaro (BRA)
  TholeWickler (GER)
  NicolaiLupo (ITA)
  SemenovLeshukov (ROC)
9   EvandroSchmidt (BRA)
  M. GrimaltE. Grimalt (CHI)
  GaxiolaRubio (MEX)
  BrouwerMeeuwsen (NED)
  FijałekBryl (POL)
  HerreraGavira (ESP)
  GibbBourne (USA)
  LucenaDalhausser (USA)
17   KantorŁosiak (POL)
  HeidrichGerson (SUI)
19   AzaadCapogrosso (ARG)
  McHughSchumann (AUS)
  PerušičSchweiner (CZE)
  CarambulaRossi (ITA)
  IshijimaShiratori (JPN)
  El GraouiAbicha (MAR)

Women's beach volleyball competition

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
2 August
 
 
  PavanHumana-Paredes (CAN)2
 
3 August
 
  LilianaBaquerizo (ESP)0
 
  PavanHumana-Paredes (CAN)1
 
1 August
 
  ClancyArtacho del Solar (AUS)2
 
  ClancyArtacho del Solar (AUS)2
 
5 August
 
  XueWang X (CHN)0
 
  ClancyArtacho del Solar (AUS)2
 
1 August
 
  KravčenokaGraudiņa (LAT)0
 
  MakroguzovaKholomina (ROC)1
 
3 August
 
  KravčenokaGraudiņa (LAT)2
 
  KravčenokaGraudiņa (LAT)2
 
1 August
 
  BansleyWilkerson (CAN)1
 
  BansleyWilkerson (CAN)2
 
6 August
 
  ClaesSponcil (USA)1
 
  ClancyArtacho del Solar (AUS)0
 
1 August
 
  RossKlineman (USA)2
 
  Wang FXia (CHN)0
 
3 August
 
  Ana PatríciaRebecca (BRA)2
 
  Ana PatríciaRebecca (BRA)1
 
1 August
 
  HeidrichVergé-Dépré (SUI)2
 
  HeidrichVergé-Dépré (SUI)2
 
5 August
 
  HüberliBetschart (SUI)1
 
  HeidrichVergé-Dépré (SUI)0
 
1 August
 
  RossKlineman (USA)2 Bronze medal
 
  KozuchLudwig (GER)2
 
3 August6 August
 
  ÁgathaDuda (BRA)1
 
  KozuchLudwig (GER)0  KravčenokaGraudiņa (LAT)0
 
2 August
 
  RossKlineman (USA)2   HeidrichVergé-Dépré (SUI)2
 
  LidyLeila (CUB)0
 
 
  RossKlineman (USA)2
 

Final standings

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Rank Team[17]
    RossKlineman (USA)
    ClancyArtacho del Solar (AUS)
    HeidrichVergé-Dépré (SUI)
4   KravčenokaGraudiņa (LAT)
5   Ana PatríciaRebecca (BRA)
  BansleyWilkerson (CAN)
  PavanHumana-Paredes (CAN)
  KozuchLudwig (GER)
9   ÁgathaDuda (BRA)
  Wang FXia (CHN)
  XueWang X (CHN)
  LidyLeila (CUB)
  MakroguzovaKholomina (ROC)
  HüberliBetschart (SUI)
  LilianaBaquerizo (ESP)
  ClaesSponcil (USA)
17   IshiiMurakami (JPN)
  StamSchoon (NED)
19   GallayPereyra (ARG)
  HermannováSluková (CZE)
  SudeBorger (GER)
  MenegattiOrsi Toth (ITA)
  MakokhaKhadambi (KEN)
  KeizerMeppelink (NED)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ariake Arena confirmed as volleyball venue for Tokyo 2020". FIVB. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Olympic Sports : Volleyball". tokyo2020.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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  5. ^ "Beach Volleyball Competition Schedule". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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  15. ^ "Volleyball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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