Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Men's and Women's beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport. Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place.
| Volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | University of Georgia Coliseum Omni Coliseum (indoor) Clayton County International Park (beach) |
| Dates | July 20 – August 4, 1996 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 372 from 13 nations |
Medal table
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's indoor | Netherlands Peter Blangé Guido Görtzen Rob Grabert Henk-Jan Held Misha Latuhihin Jan Posthuma Brecht Rodenburg Richard Schuil Bas van de Goor Mike van de Goor Olof van der Meulen Ron Zwerver | Italy Lorenzo Bernardi Vigor Bovolenta Marco Bracci Luca Cantagalli Andrea Gardini Andrea Giani Pasquale Gravina Marco Meoni Samuele Papi Andrea Sartoretti Paolo Tofoli Andrea Zorzi | FR Yugoslavia Vladimir Batez Dejan Brđović Đorđe Đurić Andrija Gerić Nikola Grbić Vladimir Grbić Rajko Jokanović Slobodan Kovač Đula Mešter Žarko Petrović Željko Tanasković Goran Vujević |
| Women's indoor | Cuba Taimaris Aguero Regla Bell Magaly Carvajal Marlenis Costa Ana Fernández Mirka Francia Idalmis Gato Lilia Izquierdo Mireya Luis Raisa O'Farrill Yumilka Ruíz Regla Torres | China Cui Yong-Mei He Qi Lai Yawen Li Yan Liu Xiaoning Pan Wenli Sun Yue Wang Lina Wang Yi Wang Ziling Wu Yongmei Zhu Yunying | Brazil Ida Alvares Leila Barros Ericléia Bodziak Hilma Caldeira Ana Paula Connelly Márcia Cunha Virna Dias Ana Moser Ana Flávia Sanglard Hélia Souza Sandra Suruagy Fernanda Venturini |
| Men's beach | Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes United States | Michael Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh United States | John Child and Mark Heese Canada |
| Women's beach | Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires Brazil | Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel Brazil | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst Australia |
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