Volleyball (Beach and Indoor) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Volleyball competitions (beach and indoor) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events will be held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium. Beach volleyball competitions will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 22, 2008, at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park.

Events

4 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

• Volleyball Men (12 teams)
• Volleyball Women (12 teams)
• Beach Volleyball Men (24 teams)
• Beach Volleyball Women (24 teams)

Indoor Volleyball

Men

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Pool A

Rk Team

1  Bulgaria
2  China
3  Italy
4  Japan
5  United States
6  Venezuela

Pool B

Rk Team
1  Brazil
2  Egypt
3  Germany
4  Poland
5  Russia
6  Serbia

Knockout Stage

Overview

Women

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Pool A

Rk Team
1  China
2  Cuba
3  Japan
4  Poland
5  United States
6  Venezuela

Pool B

Rk Team
1  Algeria
2  Brazil
3  Italy
4  Kazakhstan
5  Russia
6  Serbia

Knockout Stage

Overview

Beach volleyball

Men

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Pool A

Rk Team
1  Xu - Wu (CHN)
2  Herrera - Mesa (ESP)
3  Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST)
4  Gosch - Horst (AUT)

Pool B

Rk Team
1  Rogers - Dalhausser (USA)
2  Heyer - Heuscher (SUI)
3  Conde - Baracetti (ARG)
4  Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT)

Pool C

Rk Team
1  Ricardo-Emanuel (BRA)
2  Schacht - Slack (AUS)
3  Geor - Gia (GEO)
4  Fernandes - Morais (ANG)

Pool D

Rk Team
1  Marcio Araujo - Fabio Luiz (BRA)
2  Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS)
3  Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT)
4  Lione - Amore (ITA)

Pool E

Rk Team
1  Nummerdor - Schuil (NED)
2  Klemperer - Koreng (GER)
3  Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR)
4  Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI)

Pool F

Rk Team
1  Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER)
2  Gibb - Rosenthal (USA)
3  Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED)
4  Asahi - Shiratori (JPN)

Finals

Overview

Women

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Pool A

Rk Team
1  Tian Jia - Wang (CHN)
2  Maaseide - Glesnes (NOR)
3  Van Breedam - Mouha (BEL)
4  Kuhn - Schwer (SUI)

Pool B

Rk Team
1  Walsh - May-Treanor (USA)
2  Hakedal - Torlen (NOR)
3  Fernandez Grasset-Larrea Peraza (CUB)
4  Teru Saiki - Kusuhara (JPN)

Pool C

Rk Team
1  Juliana - Larissa (BRA)
2  Barnett - Cook (AUS)
3  Uryadova - Shiryaeva (RUS)
4  Saka - Rtvelo (GEO)

Pool D

Rk Team
1  Xue - Zhang Xi (CHN)
2  Goller - Ludwig (GER)
3  Koutroumanidou - Tsiartsiani (GRE)
4  Augoustides - Nel (RSA)

Pool E

Rk Team
1  Branagh - Youngs (USA)
2  Pohl - Rau (GER)
3  Esteves Ribalta - M. Crespo (CUB)
4  Kadijk - Mooren (NED)

Pool F

Rk Team
1  Talita - Renata (BRA)
2  Karantasiou - Arvaniti (GRE)
3  Schwaiger - Schwaiger (AUT)
4  Candelas - Garcia (MEX)

Finals

Overview

Controversy

Beijing has, (per July 23,) assigned three protest areas, for demonstrators to use: Chaoyang Park in the east, which is the same park where the beach volleyball tournament takes place, the Purple Bamboo Park in the west, which is south of the arena where the volleyball tournament takes place, and the World Park in southwest, 3 miles from the softball venue.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
2. ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
3. ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
4. ^ After Austrian withdrawal for medical reason, Swiss Beach Volleyball pair Kuhn-Schwer qualified for the Olympic Games, FIVB, July 31, 2008
5. ^ Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones, Associated Press, nwitimes.com, July 23, 2008

• 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

Links

• Official Site of Beijing 2008 Olympics
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Full Coverage of Volleyball events
• Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Women, Men

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