The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.
| Volleyball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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Pictograms for indoor (left) and beach volleyball (right) | |
| Venue | Earls Court Exhibition Centre (indoor) Horse Guards Parade (beach) |
| Dates | 28 July – 12 August 2012 |
The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
Events
Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Indoor volleyball – men (12 teams)
- Indoor volleyball – women (12 teams)
- Beach volleyball – men (24 teams)
- Beach volleyball – women (24 teams)
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball.
Men's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the men's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | N/a | N/a | 1 | Great Britain |
| 2011 World Cup | 20 November – 4 December 2011 | Japan | 3 | Russia |
| Poland | ||||
| Brazil | ||||
| African Qualifier | 17–21 January 2012 | Yaoundé | 1 | Tunisia |
| North American Qualifier | 7–12 May 2012 | Long Beach | 1 | United States |
| European Qualifier | 8–13 May 2012 | Sofia | 1 | Italy |
| South American Qualifier | 11–13 May 2012 | Burzaco | 1 | Argentina |
| 1st World Qualifier | 1–10 June 2012 | Tokyo | 1 | Serbia |
| Asian Qualifier* | 1 | Australia | ||
| 2nd World Qualifier | 8–10 June 2012 | Sofia | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 3rd World Qualifier | 8–10 June 2012 | Berlin | 1 | Germany |
| Total | 12 | |||
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the 1st World Qualifier winners, while the best Asian team except the 1st World Qualifier winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners.
Women's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the women's qualification follow:
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | N/a | 1 | Great Britain |
| 2011 World Cup | 4–18 November 2011 | Japan | 3 | Italy |
| United States | ||||
| China | ||||
| African Qualifier | 2–4 February 2012 | Blida | 1 | Algeria |
| North American Qualifier | 29 Apr–5 May 2012 | Tijuana | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| European Qualifier | 1–6 May 2012 | Ankara | 1 | Turkey |
| South American Qualifier | 9–13 May 2012 | São Carlos | 1 | Brazil |
| World Qualifier | 19–27 May 2012 | Tokyo | 3 | Russia |
| South Korea | ||||
| Serbia | ||||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 | Japan | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- The Asian Qualification Tournament was combined with the World Qualification Tournament. The first 3 place teams of the tournament won the Olympic spots as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team except the top 3 winners qualify as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
Men's beach volleyball qualification
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 | Brazil United States Germany Netherlands Poland United States Brazil Germany Spain China Switzerland Czech Republic Latvia Latvia Italy Switzerland |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 | Venezuela (South America) South Africa (Africa) Canada (North America) Japan (Asia/Oceania) Norway (Europe) |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 | Austria Russia |
| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain |
| Total | 24 |
Women's beach volleyball qualification
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012) | 16 | Brazil China United States Brazil United States Netherlands Italy Germany Czech Republic Spain Germany Switzerland Austria Australia Czech Republic Greece |
| 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012) | 5 | Mauritius (Africa) Argentina (South America) Russia (Europe) Canada (North America) Australia (Asia/Oceania) |
| Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012) | 2 | Netherlands Russia |
| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain |
| Total | 24 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's indoor | Russia Nikolay Apalikov Taras Khtey (c) Sergey Grankin Sergey Tetyukhin Aleksandr Sokolov Yury Berezhko Aleksandr Butko Dmitriy Muserskiy Dmitriy Ilinikh Maxim Mikhaylov Aleksandr Volkov Aleksey Obmochaev | Brazil Bruno Rezende Wallace de Souza Sidnei Santos Leandro Vissotto Neves Gilberto Godoy Filho (c) Murilo Endres Sérgio Santos Thiago Alves Rodrigo Santana Lucas Saatkamp Ricardo Garcia Dante Amaral | Italy Cristian Savani (c) Luigi Mastrangelo Simone Parodi Samuele Papi Michal Lasko Ivan Zaytsev Dante Boninfante Dragan Travica Alessandro Fei Emanuele Birarelli Andrea Bari Andrea Giovi | |||
| Women's indoor | Brazil Fabiana Claudino (c) Dani Lins Paula Pequeno Adenízia da Silva Thaísa Menezes Jaqueline Carvalho Fernanda Ferreira Tandara Caixeta Natália Pereira Sheilla Castro Fabiana de Oliveira Fernanda Garay | United States Danielle Scott-Arruda Tayyiba Haneef-Park Lindsey Berg (c) Tamari Miyashiro Nicole Davis Jordan Larson Megan Hodge Christa Harmotto Logan Tom Foluke Akinradewo Courtney Thompson Destinee Hooker | Japan Hitomi Nakamichi Yoshie Takeshita Mai Yamaguchi Erika Araki (c) Kaori Inoue Maiko Kano Yuko Sano Ai Otomo Risa Shinnabe Saori Sakoda Yukiko Ebata Saori Kimura | |||
| Men's beach | Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann Germany | Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego Brazil | Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Jānis Šmēdiņš Latvia | |||
| Women's beach | Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor United States | Jennifer Kessy and April Ross United States | Juliana Felisberta and Larissa França Brazil | |||
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