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A National Olympic Committee is permitted to enter two teams in the beach volleyball tournament; a rule that allowed the United States and Brazil to win both gold and silver in men's and women's beach volleyball respectively that year. [10] [11] Atlanta also saw the Dutch men's indoor team improve their Barcelona silver to a gold.
Summer Olympics: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics: Results summary (men, women), participating nations (men, women), medal table, MVP by edition, win–loss records: List of Olympic medalists in volleyball: Medalists, statistics: List of Olympic venues in volleyball: Venues: Men's World Championship: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated the Netherlands 3–1 to capture the bronze medal. [11] In the fifteenth edition of the games in 2020, the United States faced Brazil for the third final in four editions, only this time they broke the long title ...
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was the 13th edition of the event in an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre from 28 July to 11 August 2012. [1]
Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top.
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach , California , United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984.
Sitting volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / Grand Prix Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Paralympic Games World Champion-ship; Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Total 1 United States: 7: 3: 0: 10 2 China: 8: 1: 0: 9 3 ...
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016. China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final. [1]