Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games. It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.
Venues
- Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
- Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham
Men's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details | Gold Coast | Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann | 2–1 | Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter | Ben O'Dea and Sam O'Dea | 2–0 | Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf | 12 | |||
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Christopher McHugh and Paul Burnett | 2-1 | Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing | Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello | 2-0 | Venuste Gatsinzi and Olivier Ntagengwa | 12 | |||
Performance by nation
| Nation | 2018 (12) | 2022 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Cyprus | QF | QF | 2 |
| England | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
| Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
| Maldives | - | GS | 1 |
| Mozambique | GS | - | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | QF | 2 |
| Rwanda | - | 4th | 1 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | GS | GS | 2 |
| Scotland | QF | - | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | QF | - | 1 |
| South Africa | - | GS | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | GS | QF | 2 |
| Gambia | - | QF | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | QF | - | 1 |
| Tuvalu | - | GS | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
|---|
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
Women's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details | Gold Coast | Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–0 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata | 2–0 | Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou | 12 | |||
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–1 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko | 2-1 | Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley | 12 | |||
Performance by nation
| Nation | 2018 (12) | 2022 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Cyprus | 4th | QF | 2 |
| England | QF | QF | 2 |
| Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
| Ghana | - | GS | 1 |
| Grenada | GS | - | 1 |
| Kenya | - | GS | 1 |
| New Zealand | QF | 4th | 2 |
| Rwanda | QF | - | 1 |
| Scotland | QF | QF | 2 |
| Singapore | GS | - | 1 |
| Solomon Islands | - | GS | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | - | QF | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | GS | GS | 2 |
| Vanuatu | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
|---|
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
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