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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| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
Qualification summary
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 |  Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[2] | 13 June 2016 |  Lausanne | 15 |  United States |
 Germany | ||||
 Canada | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
 Australia | ||||
 Italy | ||||
| Germany | ||||
 Spain | ||||
 Poland | ||||
| Switzerland | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| Switzerland | ||||
| United States | ||||
 Argentina | ||||
 China | ||||
| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cairns | 1 | Australia |
| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 |  Abuja | 1 |  Egypt |
| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 |  Stavanger | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Santa Fe | 1 |  Venezuela |
| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 |  Guaymas | 1 |  Costa Rica |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 |  Sochi | 2 |  Czech Republic |
| Russia | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larissa França & Talita Antunes |
7,700 | Already qualified as host country representatives | |
| 2 | Ágatha Bednarczuk & Bárbara Seixas |
7,230 | Already qualified as World Champions | |
| 3 | Kerri Walsh Jennings & April Ross |
6,670 | 1 | |
| 4 | Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst |
6,500 | 2 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sarah Pavan & Heather Bansley |
6,150 | 3 | |
| 6 | Madelein Meppelink & Marleen van Iersel |
5,920 | 4 | |
| 7 | Louise Bawden & Taliqua Clancy |
5,470 | 5 | |
| 8 | Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth |
5,300 | 6 | Orsi Toth was later replaced by Laura Giombini |
| 9 | Karla Borger & Britta Büthe |
5,260 | 7 | |
| 10 | Liliana Fernández & Elsa Baquerizo |
4,830 | 8 | |
| 11 | Kinga Kołosińska & Monika Brzostek |
4,800 | 9 | |
| 12 | Katrin Holtwick & Ilka Semmler |
4,770 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
| 13 | Juliana Silva & Maria Antonelli |
4,710 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
| 14 | Isabelle Forrer & Anouk Vergé-Dépré |
4,640 | 10 | |
| 15 | Jamie Broder & Kristina Valjas |
4,640 | 11 | |
| 16 | Joana Heidrich & Nadine Zumkehr |
4,620 | 12 | |
| 17 | Lauren Fendrick & Brooke Sweat |
4,470 | 13 | |
| 18 | Chantal Laboureur & Julia Sude |
4,350 | Not qualified due to country quota | |
| 19 | Ana Gallay & Georgina Klug |
4,220 | 14 | |
| 20 | Wang Fan & Yue Yuan |
4,220 | 15 | |
| 21 | Jennifer Kessy & Emily Day |
3,980 | ||
| 22 |  Linline Matauatu & Miller Pata |
3,960 | ||
| 23 | Evgenia Ukolova & Ekaterina Birlova |
3,950 | Qualified through the World Continental Cup | |
| 24 |  Riikka Lehtonen & Taru Lahti |
3,740 | ||
| 25 | Elize Maia & Eduarda Lisboa |
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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