Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament was held from 26 June 2015 to 26 June 2016. A maximum of two teams per country were allowed to qualify.[1] 24 teams from 17 countries qualified.
Qualification summary
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| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Country | — | — | 1 |  Brazil
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| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 |  Netherlands |
1 | Brazil
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| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[2] | 13 June 2016 |  Lausanne |
15 |  United States
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 Germany
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 Canada
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| Netherlands
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 Australia
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 Italy
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| Germany
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 Spain
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 Poland
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 Switzerland
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| Canada
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| Switzerland
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| United States
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 Argentina
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 China
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| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Cairns |
1 | Australia
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| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 |  Abuja |
1 |  Egypt
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| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Stavanger |
1 | Netherlands
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| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Santa Fe |
1 |  Venezuela
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| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Guaymas |
1 |  Costa Rica
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| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 |  Sochi |
2 |  Czech Republic
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| Russia
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| Total | 24 | |||
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Host country
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
- Brazil, represented by Larissa França & Talita Antunes
2015 World Championships
The winners from 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships qualified for the Olympics.
The World Champions were:
Ranking
15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.
Continental Cup
One winner from each Continental Cup qualified for the Olympics. Two teams qualified from the World Continental Cup.
Africa
Final standing:[4]
- 1. Egypt
- 2.
Rwanda - 3. Nigeria
- 4.
Mauritius - 5.
Morocco - 6.
Sierra Leone - 7.
Namibia - 8.
The Gambia - 9.
Mozambique - 10.
Ghana - Egypt selected Doaa Elghobashy & Nada Meawad to compete in the Olympics.
- Rwanda and Nigeria qualified to the World Continental Cup, but neither played there.
Asia and Oceania
Final standing:[5]
- 1. Australia
- 2.
Vanuatu - 3. China
- 4.
Japan - 5.
Indonesia - 5.
Kazakhstan - 5.
Thailand - 5.
Chinese Taipei - Australia selected Mariafe Artacho & Nicole Laird to compete in the Olympics.
- Vanuatu and China qualified to the World Continental Cup.
Europe
Final standing:[6]
- 1. Netherlands
- 2.
Ukraine - 3. Czech Republic
- 4.
Austria - 5. Spain
- 5.
France - 5. Italy
- 5.
Sweden - Netherlands selected Jantine van der Vlist & Sophie van Gestel to compete in the Olympics.
- Ukraine, Czech Republic and Austria qualified to the World Continental Cup.
North America
Final standing:[7]
- 1. Costa Rica
- 2. Mexico
- 3.
Cuba - 4.
Guatemala - 5.
Nicaragua - 6.
Trinidad and Tobago - 7.
Jamaica - 8.
Barbados - Costa Rica selected Nathalia Alfaro & Karen Cope to compete in the Olympics.
- Mexico and Cuba qualified to the World Continental Cup, but Cuba did not play there.
South America
Final standing:[8]
- 1. Venezuela
- 2.
Paraguay - 3.
Colombia - 4.
Uruguay - 5. Argentina
- 6.
Chile - Venezuela selected Norisbeth Agudo & Olaya Pérez Pazo to compete in the Olympics.
- Paraguay and Colombia qualified to the World Continental Cup.
World Continental Cup
Winners:
- Czech Republic, who selected Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková
- Russia, who selected Ekaterina Birlova & Evgenia Ukolova
See also
- Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
- Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
- Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016 - Qualification System - Beach Volleyball" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ Olympic Ranking - Women; FIVB
- ↑ "Egypt claim CAVB Continental Cup gold". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "AVC Continental Cup, Final standings". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "CEV Continental Cup, Final standings". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "NORCECA Continental Cup, Final standings". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "CSV Continental Cup, Final standings". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
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