Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics

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Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics
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Beach volleyball was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games in the 1992 Games as a demonstration event, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996. The United States is the only country to win medals in every edition.

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Winning the Olympics is considered to be the highest honor in international beach volleyball, followed by the World Championships, and the World Tour of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for men and women.

History

Origins

Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's.

Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament. Teams qualify on the basis of their performance in FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) events over the course of about 18 months before the Olympic Games. There is a limit of two teams per country, and one spot apiece is reserved for the host country and a randomly chosen wild-card country. In the event that any Olympic region is not represented, the highest ranked team from that continent qualifies for the tournament.

Men's beach volleyball

Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate their gold medal win in 2008 with George W. Bush George W Bush with Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.jpg
Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate their gold medal win in 2008 with George W. Bush

The men's tournament has had a constant number of teams, with 24 couples in each edition.

In the first tournament, played in the 1996 Olympics, the matches were played at "Atlanta Beach" in Jonesboro, Georgia. The winners of the semifinals played for the gold and silver medals. The losers of the semifinal played for third and fourth places. The final was contested between the Americans Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes versus Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh. Kiraly is so far the only person with Olympic medals in both indoor and beach volleyball since he had won the gold medal indoors in the tournament of 1984 as well as 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

The beach volleyball tournament of 2000 was played in Bondi Beach, a suburb of Sydney. The winners were again an American team, Blanton/Fonoimoana, defeating Brazilians Zé Marco/Ricardo (the former had competed in Atlanta) in the finals.

In the 2004 Summer Olympics the tournament was held in the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex, in Athens, Greece. The Brazilians Emanuel/Ricardo (the former being a veteran of two Olympics, and the latter a silver medalist in 2000) won the gold medal, defeating Bosma and Herrera of Spain.

The beach volleyball tournament of 2008 was carried out at the Beach Volleyball Ground, located in the Chaoyang Park in Beijing. In an upset, reigning champions Emanuel and Ricardo were defeated by their compatriots Márcio Araújo (who competed in Athens) and Fábio Luiz in the semifinal, having to settle for the bronze (where they beat two Brazilians competing for Georgia). The Brazilian victors were then defeated by Americans Rogers and Dalhausser in the final.

The 2012 tournament was played at the Horse Guards Parade in London. Emanuel Rego, now paired with Alison Cerutti, got his third straight medal, completing the three podium colors, by reaching the finals, where he lost to Germans Brink and Reckermann. Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Jānis Šmēdiņš from Latvia got the bronze.

After 16 years, the 2016 tournament again was held in an actual beach, Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Alison Cerutti, now partnered with Bruno Schmidt, returned to the finals, and won the gold beating Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai of Italy in the finals. The Dutch Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen completed the podium.

The 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, had beach volleyball at Shiokaze Park. Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sørum won gold, beating in the final Russians Viacheslav Krasilnikov, who had finished 2016 in fourth place, and Oleg Stoyanovskiy. Brazil missed not only the finals but the podium as a whole for the first time since the inaugural tournament, both pairs eliminated by eventual fourth place team Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Edgars Točs.

Women's beach volleyball

Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at the 2000 tournament. Womens beach volleyball2.jpg
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at the 2000 tournament.
Agatha Bednarczuk embraces the home crowd after the 2016 final. Alemas levam ouro no volei de praia em Copacabana 1038687-18.08.2016 ffz-9127.jpg
Ágatha Bednarczuk embraces the home crowd after the 2016 final.

In Atlanta, Georgia, in 1996, there were eighteen teams entered, and the championship match was played between two Brazilian teams: Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires versus Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel. The Australians Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst edged out the Americans for the bronze medal.

At the Sydney Olympics of 2000, the number of teams was increased to 24. One of the two Australian teams, Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst, won the gold medal over the Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede, four years after winning the bronze medal in Atlanta. Another Brazilian team, featuring 1996 champion Sandra Pires and runner-up Adriana Samuel, edged out the Japanese for the bronze medal.

Behar and Bede of Brazil avenged the 2000 defeat by beating Natalie Cook (now partnered with Nicole Sanderson) in the 2004 semifinal to return to the final match, but they were defeated by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States. Both May-Treanor and Walsh were veterans of the Sydney Olympics, but Walsh had been part of the American indoor team. Another American team, Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs (the former in her third tournament, having been fourth in Atlanta), defeated the Australian team for the bronze medal.

In 2008 in China, May-Treanor and Walsh (now going by her married name of Walsh Jennings) were victorious again by defeating the Chinese team of Tian Jia and Wang Jie in the finals. Another Chinese team won the bronze medal, edging out Brazil in fourth place, and thus sending the Brazilian women home without a medal for the first time in the tournament history.

In 2012 in England May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings won for the third consecutive Olympiad by defeating the other American team of April Ross and Jennifer Kessy in the championship game. Thus the United States finished with the gold and silver medals, with Brazil winning the bronze medal, edging out China in fourth place.

The 2016 tournament in Brazil had the country return to the beach volleyball final after 12 years, with Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas winning the semifinal over defending champion Walsh Jennings and London silver medalist April Ross. However, they lost the gold medal to the Germans Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst, who had also defeated the Brazilians Talita Antunes (4th in 2008) and Larissa França (bronze in 2012) in the semifinals. Talita and Larissa also lost the bronze medal to the United States, making Walsh Jennings the only player to win four beach volleyball Olympic medals. The defeat also broke a streak where every tournament had one country winning medals with both their teams: Brazil in 1996 (gold and silver) and 2000 (silver and bronze), United States in 2004 (gold and bronze) and 2012 (gold and silver), and China in 2008 (silver and bronze). There were also four teams tied for fifth place: Australia, Canada, Russia, and Switzerland, and hence seven countries were represented in the top eight teams.

The 2020 tournament in Japan had April Ross, now partnered with Alix Klineman, winning the gold in her third try, beating in the finals Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar. Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré of Switzerland, who had played in separate doubles in Rio, got the bronze. Brazil for the first time missed the semifinals, with at most a pair eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Swiss.

While twelve countries won medals in the male tournament, only six have done so with women. The dominating nations are Brazil and the US. Americans have the most gold medals with four. The only countries outside the six medalists (Brazil, USA, Australia, China and Germany) to reach the semifinals were Japan in 2000 and Latvia in 2020.

Competition formula

Olympics 2016 tournament Larissa-Talita (BRA) vs Borger-Buthe (GER), Olympic women's beach volleyball, Beach Volleyball Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2).jpg
Olympics 2016 tournament

1996

A double-elimination tournament was played for both men and women until a total of four teams qualified for the semifinals: the two finalist teams of the winners bracket and the two finalist teams of the elimination bracket. The men's field had 24 teams, and the women's field had 16.

Competitors were selected through a detailed Olympic qualification process which saw the participation of a total of 587 men's and women's athletes from 46 countries. Each country could qualify up to two teams - host country United States had two spots already guaranteed, with the doubles selected through Olympic Beach Trials held in Baltimore, Maryland.

2000

Following an expansion on the women's tournament, both competitions had 24 teams. The format became single elimination, preceded by a preliminary round to define the round of 16 teams - the twelve winners of the preliminary games automatically qualified, while the twelve defeated teams played two elimination rounds to get the remaining four spots.

The teams qualify by accumulating points in FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments, with one of the host nation having a guaranteed berth and another having the possibility of qualifying through the ranking.

2004

Following a FIVB change of rules in 2001, the scoring was changed from sets of 15 points in a superseded sideout system to sets of 21 points in a rally point system. [1]

The format had the 24 competing teams were split equally into six pools of four. The top two teams from each pool and the four best third placed teams progressed through to a single-elimination tournament of sixteen teams.

The qualifying added a continental quota - in the event of an unrepresented continent, the top team from that continent earned a spot.

2008–2024

The six pools of four format was retained, but the qualifying for third-placed teams was changed. Of the six 3rd place teams, two were directly qualified to the playoffs. Of the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams get to the playoffs through winning a lucky loser (repechage) match.

The Horse Guards Parade hosted the 2012 tournament. Horseguards Parade London 2012.jpg
The Horse Guards Parade hosted the 2012 tournament.

Men's tournament

Results summary

YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeams
Gold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScore4th place
1996
Details
Flag of the United States.svg
Atlanta
Flag of the United States.svg
Karch Kiraly
and Kent Steffes
2–0 Flag of the United States.svg
Mike Dodd
and Mike Whitmarsh
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
John Child
and Mark Heese
2–0 Flag of Portugal.svg
João Brenha
and Miguel Maia
24
2000
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sydney
Flag of the United States.svg
Dain Blanton
and Eric Fonoimoana
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Zé Marco de Melo
and Ricardo Santos
Flag of Germany.svg
Jörg Ahmann
and Axel Hager
2–0 Flag of Portugal.svg
João Brenha
and Miguel Maia
24
2004
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of Brazil.svg
Emanuel Rego
and Ricardo Santos
2–0 Flag of Spain.svg
Javier Bosma
and Pablo Herrera
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Patrick Heuscher
and Stefan Kobel
2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Julien Prosser
and Mark Williams
24
2008
Details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Beijing
Flag of the United States.svg
Phil Dalhausser
and Todd Rogers
2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg
Márcio Araújo
and Fábio Luiz Magalhães
Flag of Brazil.svg
Emanuel Rego
and Ricardo Santos
2–0 Flag of Georgia.svg
Renato "Geor" Gomes
and Jorge "Gia" Terceiro
24
2012
Details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London
Flag of Germany.svg
Julius Brink
and Jonas Reckermann
2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg
Alison Cerutti
and Emanuel Rego
Flag of Latvia.svg
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
and Jānis Šmēdiņš
2–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Reinder Nummerdor
and Richard Schuil
24
2016
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Brazil.svg
Alison Cerutti
and Bruno Oscar Schmidt
2–0 Flag of Italy.svg
Daniele Lupo
and Paolo Nicolai
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Alexander Brouwer
and Robert Meeuwsen
2–0 Flag of Russia.svg
Viacheslav Krasilnikov
and Konstantin Semenov
24
2020
Details
Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo
Flag of Norway.svg
Anders Mol
and Christian Sørum
2–0 Russian Olympic Committee flag.png
Viacheslav Krasilnikov
and Oleg Stoyanovskiy
Flag of Qatar.svg
Ahmed Tijan
and Cherif Younousse
2–0 Flag of Latvia.svg
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
and Edgars Točs
24
2024
Details
Flag of France.svg
Paris




24

Participating nations

Legend
Nation Flag of the United States.svg
1996
(24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2000
(24)
Flag of Greece.svg
2004
(24)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
2008
(24)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
2012
(24)
Flag of Brazil.svg
2016
(24)
Flag of Japan.svg
2020
(24)
Flag of France.svg
2024
(24)
Years
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 19th1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 14th9th9th19th19th5
19th
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9th9th4th9th19th5
17th9th
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 9th17th5th19th9th5
19th9th9th
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9th2nd1st2nd2nd1st5th7
9th9th9th3rd5th9th9th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3rd5th5th17th9th5
17th9th19th
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19th9th2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9th19th2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7th17th5th3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14th17th17th19thQ5
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 17th19th2
Flag of France.svg  France 14th19th19thQ4
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4th1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9th3rd5th5th1st19th5th7
19th9th19th9th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 19th1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 19th1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 17th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14th19th19th5th2nd5th6
9th19th
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 17th9th19th19th4
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 9th3rd19th4th4
9th
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9th9th9th3
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 19th1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17th5th4th3rd9th5
17th5th
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17th1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7th9th9th19th9th1st6
19th19th
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5th17th9th3
17th17th
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4th4th9th3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 19th1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 9th3rd2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9th9th9th4th2nd5 [upper-alpha 1]
5th5th
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9th19th2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5th5th2nd9th9th9th9th7
17th
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17th19th9th3
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 5th3rd9th9th17th5
5th17th9th
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 19th1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st1st5th1st5th5th9th7
2nd5th19th5th8th19th9th
5th
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 19h1
Total19171718191619237

Women's tournaments

Results summary

YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeams
Gold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScore4th place
1996
Details
Flag of the United States.svg
Atlanta
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sandra Pires
and Jackie Silva
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Mônica Rodrigues
and Adriana Samuel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst
2–0 Flag of the United States.svg
Barbra Fontana
and Linda Hanley
18
2000
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sydney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sandra Pires
and Adriana Samuel
2–0 Flag of Japan.svg
Yukiko Takahashi
and Mika Teru Saiki
24
2004
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of the United States.svg
Misty May
and Kerri Walsh Jennings
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
Flag of the United States.svg
Holly McPeak
and Elaine Youngs
2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Natalie Cook
and Nicole Sanderson
24
2008
Details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Beijing
Flag of the United States.svg
Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh Jennings
2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Tian Jia
and Wang Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Talita Antunes
and Renata Ribeiro
24
2012
Details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London
Flag of the United States.svg
Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh Jennings
2–0 Flag of the United States.svg
Jennifer Kessy
and April Ross
Flag of Brazil.svg
Larissa França
and Juliana Silva
2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi
24
2016
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Germany.svg
Laura Ludwig
and Kira Walkenhorst
2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg
Ágatha Bednarczuk
and Bárbara Seixas
Flag of the United States.svg
April Ross
and Kerri Walsh Jennings
2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg
Talita Antunes
and Larissa França
24
2020
Details
Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo
Flag of the United States.svg
Alix Klineman
and April Ross
2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
and Taliqua Clancy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Joana Heidrich
and Anouk Vergé-Dépré
2–0 Flag of Latvia.svg
Tīna Graudiņa
and Anastasija Kravčenoka
24
2024
Details
Flag of France.svg
Paris




24

Participating nations

Legend
Nation Flag of the United States.svg
1996
(18)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2000
(24)
Flag of Greece.svg
2004
(24)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
2008
(24)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
2012
(24)
Flag of Brazil.svg
2016
(24)
Flag of Japan.svg
2020
(24)
Flag of France.svg
2024
(24)
Years
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19th19th19th3
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3rd1st4th5th19th5th2nd7
7th5th9th19th19th
17th
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5th5th2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9th1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1st2nd2nd4th3rd2nd5th7
2nd3rd5th5th9th4th9th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 17th9th2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17th5th19th5th5th5
9th5th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9th9th2nd4th9th9th6
17th19th3rd9th
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 19th1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9th9th9th9th4
9th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 9th9th5th17th19th5
17th17th
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19th1
Flag of France.svg  France 13th9thQ3
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 17th1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7th9th5th9th5th1st19th7
9th9th9th9th9th5th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9th17th2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17th9th9th19th4
9th19th
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13th5th5th5th9th19th6
9th
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5th4th17th19th17th5
9th17th
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19th1
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4th1
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 19th1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 17th17th19th17th4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13th17th19th19th9th9th17th7
9th19th19th
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9th17th9th3
19th9th
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9th1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9th1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19th9th5th9th4 [upper-alpha 1]
9th
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19th19th2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9th9th9th3
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 19th19th9th5th3rd5
9th9th
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4th5th1st1st1st3rd1stQ8
5th5th3rd5th2nd19th9th
9th
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 17th1
Total13151717171717234

Medal table

Sources: [2]

Total

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)72211
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)37313
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2013
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1113
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0022
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)0011
Totals (14 entries)14141442

Medal table, men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3104
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2316
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1012
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)0011
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Totals (12 entries)77721

Medal table, women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4127
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1427
3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1113
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1001
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Totals (6 entries)77721

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.

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Niverka Dharlenis Marte Frica is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic who currently plays for Indonesian side Jakarta Popsivo Polwan. She played the 2012 Summer Olympics with the Dominican Republic national team ranking in fifth place. She also played the 2010 and the 2014 World Championship earning the 17th place and the fifth place and the 2011 and the 2015 FIVB World Cup with her national team ranking in the eight and seventh place. She won the bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">April Ross</span> American beach volleyball player

April Elizabeth Ross is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Alix Klineman. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee sent a total of 258 athletes to the Games, 136 men and 122 women, to compete in 24 sports. Brazil left London with a total of 17 Olympic medals, winning their third largest number of medals at a single games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alison Cerutti</span> Brazilian beach volleyball player

Alison Conte Cerutti is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He plays as a blocker. In 2011, along with Emanuel Rego he won the Swatch FIVB World Tour in Prague, Czech Republic. and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships in Netherlands. and the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio alongside teammate Bruno Schmidt. In 2019, Alison partnered with Álvaro Morais Filho. The team won their first gold medal at the FIVB Kuala Lumpur event. The duo also competed in the Tokyo 2020 journey. Since 2021 Alison has been playing with Guto Carvalhaes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Setting a milestone in Olympic history, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics, and the second Latin American host following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marta Menegatti</span> Italian beach volleyball player

Marta Menegatti is an Italian beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side defender with her partner Viktoria Orsi Toth. With former teammate Greta Cicolari, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in August 2012. Her career highlights include two gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. She is also the 2011 European champion and the 2013 Mediterranean Games champion, both achieved with Cicolari. Menegatti represented Italy at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth and ninth respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sara Hughes</span> American beach volleyball player (born 1995)

Sara Elizabeth Hughes is an American beach volleyball player. With teammate Kelly Cheng, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in August 2023. Hughes has won six tournaments on the AVP Pro Tour and seven gold medals, one silver medal, and three bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour/Pro Beach Tour.

References

  1. FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2002 PROVISIONAL CALENDAR RELEASED TODAY Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.