Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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.
Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Indoor | ||
Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Beach | ||
Qualification | men | women |
Tournament | men | women |
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 | ||
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 | 6–10 July 2016 | 2 | ||
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.
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
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]
World Continental Cup
Winners:
Czech Republic, who selected Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková Russia, who selected Ekaterina Birlova & Evgenia Ukolova
See also
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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