Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament allocated quota places to 24 teams. A maximum of two teams per country was allowed to qualify. [1]

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Qualification summary

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host nation [2] 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2019 World Championships 28 June – 7 July 2019 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament 18–22 September 2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haiyang 2Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking [3] 13 June 2021 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne 15Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final 23–26 June 2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021 Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Pathom 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021 Flag of Morocco.svg Agadir 1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 25–27 June 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Colima 1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final 26–27 June 2021 Flag of Paraguay.svg Asunción 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Total24

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

World Championships

One team qualified from the 2019 World Championships.

Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament

Olympic Ranking

15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.

Top 25 Rankings as of June 15, 2020
RankPairPointsQualifiedComment
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African Continental Cup

Asian Continental Cup

European Continental Cup

North American Continental Cup

South American Continental Cup

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References

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