Beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games

Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games . ^[1] It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games. ^[2] It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games. ^[3]

Venues

• Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
• Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham

Men's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Gold medal match				Bronze medal match				Teams
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	4th place
2018 Details	Gold Coast		Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann	2–1	Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter		Ben O'Dea and Sam O'Dea	2–0	Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf		12
2022 Details	Birmingham		Christopher McHugh and Paul Burnett	2-1	Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing		Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello	2-0	Venuste Gatsinzi and Olivier Ntagengwa		12

Performance by nation

Nation	2018 (12)	2022 (12)	Years
Australia	1st	1st	2
Canada	2nd	2nd	2
Cyprus	QF	QF	2
England	4th	3rd	2
Fiji	GS	-	1
Maldives	-	GS	1
Mozambique	GS	-	1
New Zealand	3rd	QF	2
Rwanda	-	4th	1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	GS	GS	2
Scotland	QF	-	1
Sierra Leone	QF	-	1
South Africa	-	GS	1
Sri Lanka	GS	QF	2
Gambia	-	QF	1
Trinidad and Tobago	QF	-	1
Tuvalu	-	GS	1
Total	12	12	24

Legend

• GP – Group stage / First round
• QF – Quarter Finals
• Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
• TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

Women's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Gold medal match				Bronze medal match				Teams
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	4th place
2018 Details	Gold Coast		Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan	2–0	Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy		Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata	2–0	Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou		12
2022 Details	Birmingham		Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan	2–1	Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy		Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko	2-1	Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley		12

Performance by nation

Nation	2018 (12)	2022 (12)	Years
Australia	2nd	2nd	2
Canada	1st	1st	2
Cyprus	4th	QF	2
England	QF	QF	2
Fiji	GS	-	1
Ghana	-	GS	1
Grenada	GS	-	1
Kenya	-	GS	1
New Zealand	QF	4th	2
Rwanda	QF	-	1
Scotland	QF	QF	2
Singapore	GS	-	1
Solomon Islands	-	GS	1
Sri Lanka	-	QF	1
Trinidad and Tobago	GS	GS	2
Vanuatu	3rd	3rd	2
Total	12	12	24

Legend

• GP – Group stage / First round
• QF – Quarter Finals
• Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
• TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

All-time medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	2	2	0	4
	Canada	2	2	0	4
3	Vanuatu	0	0	2	2
4	England	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

See also

• Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics

References

1. "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
3. Juanola, Marta Pascual (2022-04-12). "Victoria to host 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-12.