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Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Volleyball
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Pictograms for indoor (top) and beach volleyball (bottom)
VenueParis Expo Porte de Versailles (indoor)
Eiffel Tower Stadium (beach)
Dates27 July – 11 August 2024
No. of events4
Competitors384 from 31 nations
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The volleyball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 11 August 2024. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams will participate in the tournament. Indoor volleyball competitions will occur at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles with the beach volleyball tournament staged at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Champ de Mars.[1] This is the first time in the history of the Olympic volleyball competition, each team participating in the Games will be entitled to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons. As such, team rosters will increase from 12 to 13 athletes.[2]

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medalists[edit]

Beach volleyball[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's beach
details
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women's beach
details
 
 
 
 
 
 

Indoor volleyball[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women's tournament
details
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Qualification summary[edit]

Summary table[edit]

Nation Men's Indoor Women's Indoor Men's beach Women's beach Athletes
 Argentina Yes — — — 12
 Australia — — Yes 2 Yes 6
 Austria — — Yes — 2
 Brazil Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes 2 32
 Canada Yes — Yes Yes 2 18
 Chile — — Yes — 2
 China — Yes — Yes 14
 Cuba — — Yes — 2
 Czech Republic — — Yes Yes 4
 Dominican Republic — Yes — — 12
 Egypt Yes — — Yes 14
 France Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes 2 32
 Germany Yes — Yes Yes 2 18
 Italy Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes 30
 Japan Yes Yes — Yes 26
 Kenya — Yes — — 12
 Latvia — — — Yes 2
 Lithuania — — — Yes 2
 Morocco — — Yes — 2
 Netherlands — Yes Yes 2 Yes 18
 Norway — — Yes — 2
 Paraguay — — — Yes 2
 Poland Yes Yes Yes — 26
 Qatar — — Yes — 2
 Serbia Yes Yes — — 24
 Slovenia Yes — — — 12
 Spain — — Yes Yes 2 6
 Sweden — — Yes — 2
 Switzerland — — — Yes 2 4
 Turkey — Yes — — 12
 United States Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes 2 32
Total: 31 NOCs 144 144 48 48 384

Indoor volleyball[edit]

On 6 April 2022, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball welcomed the International Olympic Committee's decision to approve several changes to the Olympic volleyball program and its qualification system, particularly on the rules of the allocation of the quota places for Paris 2024.[3] Twelve teams per gender will participate in the indoor volleyball tournament. As the host nation, France, the reigning men's champions, reserves a direct spot each for both the men's and women's teams.[4]

The remainder of the twelve-team field per gender must endure a dual qualification pathway to secure the quota places for Paris 2024. First, the winners and runners-up from each of the three Olympic qualification tournaments will qualify directly for the Games. Second, the last five berths will be attributed to the eligible NOCs based on the FIVB world rankings by June 2024 while observing the universality principle, that is, prioritizing those from the continents without a qualified team yet in the Paris 2024 tournament.[4][5]

Men's volleyball[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified team
Host nation — 1  France
FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments Pool A 30 September – 8 October 2023 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2  Germany
 Brazil
Pool B Japan Tokyo 2  United States
 Japan
Pool C China Xi'an 2  Poland
 Canada
World Ranking qualification pathway 24 June 2024 — 5  Slovenia
 Italy
 Argentina
 Serbia
 Egypt
Total 12

Women's volleyball[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified team
Host nation — 1  France
FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments Pool A 16–24 September 2023 China Ningbo 2  Dominican Republic
 Serbia
Pool B Japan Tokyo 2  Turkey
 Brazil
Pool C Poland Łódź 2  United States
 Poland
World Ranking qualification pathway 17 June 2024 — 5  Italy
 China
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Kenya
Total 12

Beach volleyball[edit]

Twenty-four teams per gender will participate in the beach volleyball tournament with a maximum of two per NOC. As the host nation, France reserves the direct spot for both the men's and women's beach volleyball teams.[3][6]

The remainder of the twenty-four team field must endure a tripartite qualification pathway to obtain a ticket for Paris 2024, abiding by the universality principle and respecting the two-team NOC limit. The initial spot will be directly awarded to the men's and women's winners, respectively, from the 2023 FIVB World Championships, scheduled for 6 to 15 October in Tlaxcala, Mexico, with the seventeen highest-ranked eligible pairs joining them in the field through the FIVB Olympic ranking list (based on the twelve best performances achieved as a pair) between 1 January 2023 and 10 June 2024. The final five spots will be attributed to the eligible NOCs from each of the five continental qualification tournaments (Africa – CAVB; Asia and Oceania – AVC; Europe – CEV; North America, Central America, and the Caribbean – NORCECA; and South America – CSV).[6]

Men's beach volleyball[edit]

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified NOC
Host nation — 1  France
2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 6–15 October 2023 Mexico Tlaxcala 1  Czech Republic
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking 9 June 2024 Switzerland Lausanne 17  Sweden
 Norway
 Germany
 Brazil
 United States
 Netherlands
 Brazil
 Italy
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Qatar
 United States
 Spain
 Italy
 Australia
 Cuba
 Austria
2023–2024 CEV Continental Cup Final 13–16 June 2024 Latvia Jūrmala 1  France
2023–2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final 20–23 June 2024 Martil 1  Morocco
2023–2024 AVC Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 China Ningbo 1  Australia
2023–2024 CSV Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 Chile Iquique 1  Chile
2023–2024 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 Tlaxcala 1  Canada
Total 24

Women's beach volleyball[edit]

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified NOC
Host nation — 1  France
2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 6–15 October 2023 Mexico Tlaxcala 1  United States
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking 9 June 2024 Switzerland Lausanne 17  Brazil
 United States
 Canada
 Brazil
 Netherlands
 Switzerland
 Latvia
 China
 Italy
 Germany
 Australia
 Switzerland
 Spain
 Germany
 France
 Lithuania
 Spain
2023–2024 CEV Continental Cup Final 13–16 June 2024 Latvia Jūrmala 1  Czech Republica
2023–2024 CSV Continental Cup Final 14–16 June 2024 Paraguay Asunción 1  Paraguay
2023–2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final 20–23 June 2024 Martil 1  Egypt
2023–2024 AVC Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 China Ningbo 1  Japan
2023–2024 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 Tlaxcala 1  Canada
Total 24
Notes
a The Netherlands originally won the CEV Continental Cup. However, there was no athlete that met the NOC requirement. Therefore, the NOC forfeited the Olympics quota, and the reallocation spot awarded to the Czech Republic as the runners-up at the Continental Cup.

Men's indoor tournament[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Pool C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Combined ranking[edit]

Pos Pool Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Rank
1 A  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — First in each
of the pools
2 B  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3 C  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4 A  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Second in each
of the pools
5 B  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6 C  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
7 A  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in each
of the pools
8 B  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
9 C  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in the pool
10 A  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Fourth in each
of the pools
11 B  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12 C  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Knockout stage[edit]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
5 August
 
 
Rank #1 team
 
7 August
 
Rank #8 team
 
 
 
5 August
 
 
 
Rank #4 team
 
10 August
 
Rank #5 team
 
 
 
5 August
 
 
 
Rank #2 team
 
7 August
 
Rank #7 team
 
 
 
5 August
 
 Bronze medal match
 
Rank #3 team
 
9 August
 
Rank #6 team
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Women's indoor tournament[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Pool C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarter-finals, based on ranking
4  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Combined ranking[edit]

Pos Pool Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Rank
1 A  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — First in each
of the pools
2 B  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3 C  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4 A  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Second in each
of the pools
5 B  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6 C  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
7 A  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in each
of the pools
8 B  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
9 C  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in the pool
10 A  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Fourth in each
of the pools
11 B  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12 C  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
6 August
 
 
1
 
8 August
 
8
 
 
 
6 August
 
 
 
4
 
11 August
 
5
 
 
 
6 August
 
 
 
2
 
8 August
 
7
 
 
 
6 August
 
 Bronze medal match
 
3
 
10 August
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Men's beach volleyball competition[edit]

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Knockout stage[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Women's beach volleyball competition[edit]

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Knockout stage[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Dutch selection controversy[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics § Dutch selection of convicted child rapist.[edit]

The Dutch Olympic Committee, NOC*NSF, selected Steven van de Velde to represent them in beach volleyball. Van de Velde pleaded guilty in 2016 to three counts of raping a 12-year-old child, having travelled to the United Kingdom specifically to do so when they would be alone. The British judge said that he should not be able to continue his Olympic ambitions.[7][8][9] He had initially fled to the Netherlands after the rapes, which took place in 2014, before being extradited back to the UK in 2016.[10]

When asked about the decision to select van de Velde, Michel Everaert, the head of Nederlandse Volleybalbond (NeVoBo; Dutch Volleyball Federation), said that "[van de Velde] was convicted at the time according to English law and he has served his sentence. [...He] has now been fully reintegrated into the Dutch volleyball community" and "[is] an exemplary professional and human being".[11] Sentenced on 21 March 2016 to four years in prison,[12] he was transferred to the Netherlands due to an extradition treaty, where he was re-sentenced under Dutch law[13] and subsequently released on 17 March 2017. Comments he made upon his release were criticised by British child protection charity NSPCC as showing no remorse and being full of self-pity.[14][9]

In June 2024, NeVoBo described the conviction as a "black period" and said that van de Velde was "obviously not happy" about it being brought up ahead of his appearance at the Olympics.[11] NeVoBo said that they have a professionally-guided process for convicted criminals to partake in sport, and that van de Velde met all their conditions, and all guidelines for Olympic participation.[8] The IOC refused to comment.[11] There was significant criticism directed at NOC*NSF for the selection. Advisors on safety in sport said the selection and the Dutch nonchalance was concerning, and that van de Velde's participation "sends a dangerous message that medals and money mean more than [the] safety [of minors in sports]."[11] A nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual abuse criticised Dutch sports media for a lack of attention on van de Velde, especially when compared to how much the same media reported on inconsequential news, like footballer Memphis Depay's choice of headwear.[15]

The British Olympic Association "raised serious concerns" when van de Velde was confirmed,[16][17] with the Dutch Olympic Committee facing international criticism.[18][19] In a statement on their website, NeVoBo criticised English media for "rekindl[ing] the past".[15]

A petition on the online platform Change.org calls for the convicted athlete to be disqualified from the Paris Games. The petition has been signed more than 20,000 times as of 4 July.[20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Volleyball". Paris 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 In Focus: Excitement Builds For Olympic Games Paris 2024". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Olympic qualification systems for volleyball and beach volleyball at Paris 2024 approved". FIVB. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The Road to Paris 2024: Olympic qualification system for volleyball at Paris 2024". FIVB. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ Vieira, Sheila (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for volleyball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "How to qualify for beach volleyball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Dutch Volleyball player Steven van de Velde, convicted of raping 12-year-old, qualifies for Paris Olympics". The Times of India. 2024-06-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  8. ^ a b "Olympics 2024: Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde to compete in volleyball in Paris". BBC Sport. 2024-06-26. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  9. ^ a b Brown, Oliver (25 June 2024). "Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old British girl qualifies for Paris Olympics". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Rapist Steven Van de Velde's remarks condemned by NSPCC". BBC News. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d Woodyatt, Amy (2024-06-27). "Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics representing the Netherlands". CNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  12. ^ "Dutch volleyball player jailed for raping girl, 12, he met on Facebook". BBC News. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Dutch beach volleyball player who served time for rape has qualified for Paris Olympics". AP News. 2024-06-27. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  14. ^ "Rapist Steven Van de Velde's remarks condemned by NSPCC". BBC News. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b Moses, Claire (28 June 2024). "Dutch Olympic Organizers Defend Participation of Athlete Convicted of Rape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  16. ^ Waterfield, Bruno; Ziegler, Martyn (26 June 2024). "British concerns after Netherlands select child rapist for Olympics". The Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Convicted child rapist picked for Olympics team". Nine News. 2024-06-27. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  18. ^ "Netherlands under fire after convicted rapist is selected for Olympic beach volleyball team". ABC News AU. 2024-06-26. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  19. ^ "Convicted Child Rapist Qualifies for Olympics". Newsweek. 2024-06-26. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  20. ^ "Paris 2024: Petition to disqualify Steven Van De Velde for rape conviction". Inside the Games. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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