List of Olympic venues in beach volleyball

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Horse Guards Parade hosted the beach volleyball events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Horse Guards Parade, 3 August 2012.jpg
Horse Guards Parade hosted the beach volleyball events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Copacabana Stadium hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Rio2016 Gerais 008 7875 -c-2016 AndreMotta HeusiAction.jpg
Copacabana Stadium hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

For the Summer Olympics there are 7 venues that have been or will be used for beach volleyball.

GamesVenueNotesCapacityRef.
1996 Atlanta Atlanta BeachArtificial beach12,600 [1]
2000 Sydney Bondi Beach Coastal beach10,000 [2] [3]
2004 Athens Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre Artificial beach8,000 [4]
2008 Beijing Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Artificial beach12,000 [5]
2012 London Horse Guards Parade Artificial beach15,000 [3]
2016 Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Stadium Coastal beach12,000 [3]
2020 Tokyo Shiokaze Park Artificial beach12,000
2024 Paris Jardins du Trocadéro Artificial beach12,000
2028 Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach Coastal beach12,000
2032 Brisbane Broadbeach Park Stadium Artificial beach12,000

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