Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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Tournament | men | women | ||
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
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host Country | 2 October 2009 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[2] | 13 June 2016 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() |
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2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
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Total | 24 |
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.
Main article: 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women
The World Champions were:
Ranking
15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.
Top 25 Rankings as of June 12, 2016.[3] | ||||
Rank | Pair | Points | Qualified | Comment |
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1 | ![]() |
7,700 | Already qualified as host country representatives | |
2 | ![]() |
7,230 | Already qualified as World Champions | |
3 | ![]() |
6,670 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6,500 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
6,150 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5,920 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() |
5,470 | 5 | |
8 | ![]() |
5,300 | 6 | Orsi Toth was later replaced by Laura Giombini |
9 | ![]() |
5,260 | 7 | |
10 | ![]() |
4,830 | 8 | |
11 | ![]() |
4,800 | 9 | |
12 | ![]() |
4,770 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
13 | ![]() |
4,710 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
14 | ![]() |
4,640 | 10 | |
15 | ![]() |
4,640 | 11 | |
16 | ![]() |
4,620 | 12 | |
17 | ![]() |
4,470 | 13 | |
18 | ![]() |
4,350 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
19 | ![]() |
4,220 | 14 | |
20 | ![]() |
4,220 | 15 | |
21 | ![]() |
3,980 | ||
22 | ![]() |
3,960 | ||
23 | ![]() |
3,950 | Qualified through the World Continental Cup | |
24 | ![]() |
3,740 | ||
25 | ![]() |
3,630 |
Continental Cup
One winner from each Continental Cup qualified for the Olympics. Two teams qualified from the World Continental Cup.
Africa
Main article: 2014–2016 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
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
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Egypt selected Doaa Elghobashy & Nada Meawad to compete in the Olympics.
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Rwanda and
Nigeria qualified to the World Continental Cup, but neither played there.
Asia and Oceania
Main article: 2014–2016 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
Final standing:[5]
- 1.
Australia
- 2.
Vanuatu
- 3.
China
- 4.
Japan
- 5.
Indonesia
- 5.
Kazakhstan
- 5.
Thailand
- 5.
Chinese Taipei
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Australia selected Mariafe Artacho & Nicole Laird to compete in the Olympics.
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Vanuatu and
China qualified to the World Continental Cup.
Europe
Main article: 2014–2016 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
Final standing:[6]
- 1.
Netherlands
- 2.
Ukraine
- 3.
Czech Republic
- 4.
Austria
- 5.
Spain
- 5.
France
- 5.
Italy
- 5.
Sweden
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Netherlands selected Jantine van der Vlist & Sophie van Gestel to compete in the Olympics.
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Ukraine,
Czech Republic and
Austria qualified to the World Continental Cup.
North America
Main article: 2014–2016 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
Final standing:[7]
- 1.
Costa Rica
- 2.
Mexico
- 3.
Cuba
- 4.
Guatemala
- 5.
Nicaragua
- 6.
Trinidad and Tobago
- 7.
Jamaica
- 8.
Barbados
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Costa Rica selected Nathalia Alfaro & Karen Cope to compete in the Olympics.
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Mexico and
Cuba qualified to the World Continental Cup, but Cuba did not play there.
South America
Main article: 2014–2016 CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
Final standing:[8]
- 1.
Venezuela
- 2.
Paraguay
- 3.
Colombia
- 4.
Uruguay
- 5.
Argentina
- 6.
Chile
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Venezuela selected Norisbeth Agudo & Olaya Pérez Pazo to compete in the Olympics.
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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.
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