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Naturists/nudists were early adopters of volleyball shortly after its invention in the late 19th century. Records of regular games in clubs can be found as early as the 1920s. [94] [95] Given the outdoor nature of nudism/naturism a beach version of volleyball was naturally adopted. By the 1960s, a volleyball court could be found in almost all ...
A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beach volleyball is played on a rectangular sand court. The court is 16 m (52.5 ft) long and 8 m (26.2 ft) wide, surrounded by a clear space, which is at least 3 m (9.8 ft) wide on all sides. The minimum height clearance for beach volleyball courts is 7 m (23.0 ft).
She is the beach volleyball leader in career victories as of 2016 having won 135 international and domestic tournaments. [2] Walsh Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. They also won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
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Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (/ ˈ t r eɪ n ər /; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and as of August 2012, was the most successful female beach volleyball player having won 112 tournaments in domestic and international competition.
Giuliana Poletti Corrales (born September 30, 2000) is a Paraguayan beach volleyball player. Alongside her partner Michelle Valiente, she participated in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, after winning, along their teammates Erika Mongelós and Fiorella Núñez, the CSV Olympic Qualifier held in Luque, Paraguay.
The song took center stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics when a DJ played it to ease tensions between Brazil and Canada's respective teams at the women's beach volleyball final on Aug. 9.
Xue Chen (Chinese: 薛 晨; pinyin: Xuē Chén; born 18 February 1989) is a Chinese beach volleyball player, measuring 191 centimetres (6 ft 3 in) in height. A 4-time Olympian, she won the bronze medal alongside Zhang Xi at the women's beach volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.