Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.[1]
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| Venue | Earls Court Exhibition Centre (indoor) Horse Guards Parade (beach) |
| Dates | 28 July – 12 August 2012 |
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| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
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| Tournament | men | women |
The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
Events
Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Indoor volleyball – men (12 teams)
- Indoor volleyball – women (12 teams)
- Beach volleyball – men (24 teams)
- Beach volleyball – women (24 teams)
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball.[2]
Men's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the men's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 6 July 2005 |  | 1 |  |
| 2011 World Cup | 20 November – 4 December 2011 |  | 3 |  |
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| African Qualifier | 17–21 January 2012 |  | 1 |  |
| North American Qualifier | 7–12 May 2012 |  | 1 | |
| European Qualifier | 8–13 May 2012 |  | 1 |  |
| South American Qualifier | 11–13 May 2012 |  | 1 | |
| 1st World Qualifier | 1–10 June 2012 | | 1 |  |
| Asian Qualifier* | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 2nd World Qualifier | 8–10 June 2012 | | 1 | |
| 3rd World Qualifier | 8–10 June 2012 |  | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | |||
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the 1st World Qualifier winners, while the best Asian team except the 1st World Qualifier winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners.
Women's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the women's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host country | 6 July 2005 | | 1 | |
| 2011 World Cup | 4–18 November 2011 | | 3 | |
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| African Qualifier | 2–4 February 2012 |  | 1 | |
| North American Qualifier | 29 Apr–5 May 2012 |  | 1 |  |
| European Qualifier | 1–6 May 2012 |  | 1 | |
| South American Qualifier | 9–13 May 2012 | | 1 | |
| World Qualifier | 19–27 May 2012 | | 3 | |
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| Asian Qualifier | 1 | | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- The Asian Qualification Tournament will be combined with the World Qualification Tournament. The first 3 place teams of the tournament will qualify as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team except the top 3 winners qualify as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
Men's beach volleyball qualification
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 |      |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 |     |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 |  |
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Total | 24 |
Women's beach volleyball qualification
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 |   |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 |  |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 | |
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Total | 24 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
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References
- "Volleyball at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- Olympic Qualifying process confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, 17 May 2010.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
- "Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London2012.com)". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Beach Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London2012.com)". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics
- Beach Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB.org)
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