| Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Indoor | ||
| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Beach | ||
| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament was held from 26 June 2015 to 26 June 2016. A maximum of two teams per country were allowed to qualify. [1] 24 teams from 17 countries qualified.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 |  Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking [2] | 13 June 2016 |  Lausanne | 15 |  United States |
 Germany | ||||
 Canada | ||||
 Netherlands | ||||
 Australia | ||||
 Italy | ||||
| Germany | ||||
 Spain | ||||
 Poland | ||||
 Switzerland | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| Switzerland | ||||
| United States | ||||
 Argentina | ||||
 China | ||||
| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Cairns | 1 | Australia |
| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 |  Abuja | 1 |  Egypt |
| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Stavanger | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Santa Fe | 1 |  Venezuela |
| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Guaymas | 1 |  Costa Rica |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 |  Sochi | 2 |  Czech Republic |
 Russia | ||||
| Total | 24 | |||
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
Brazil, represented by Larissa França & Talita Antunes The winners from 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships qualified for the Olympics.
The World Champions were:
15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.
One winner from each Continental Cup qualified for the Olympics. Two teams qualified from the World Continental Cup.
Final standing: [4]
Egypt 
Rwanda 
Nigeria 
Mauritius 
Morocco 
Sierra Leone 
Namibia 
The Gambia 
Mozambique 
Ghana Egypt selected Doaa Elghobashy & Nada Meawad to compete in the Olympics. Rwanda and Nigeria qualified to the World Continental Cup, but neither played there.Final standing: [5]
Australia 
Vanuatu China 
Japan 
Indonesia 
Kazakhstan 
Thailand 
Chinese Taipei Australia selected Mariafe Artacho & Nicole Laird to compete in the Olympics. Vanuatu and China qualified to the World Continental Cup.Final standing: [6]
Netherlands 
Ukraine Czech Republic 
Austria Spain 
France Italy 
Sweden Netherlands selected Jantine van der Vlist & Sophie van Gestel to compete in the Olympics. Ukraine, Czech Republic and Austria qualified to the World Continental Cup.Final standing: [7]
Costa Rica 
Mexico 
Cuba 
Guatemala 
Nicaragua 
Trinidad and Tobago 
Jamaica 
Barbados Costa Rica selected Nathalia Alfaro & Karen Cope to compete in the Olympics. Mexico and Cuba qualified to the World Continental Cup, but Cuba did not play there.Final standing: [8]
Winners:
Czech Republic, who selected Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková Russia, who selected Ekaterina Birlova & Evgenia Ukolova 
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