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.
Qualification summary
editMeans of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brasilien |
2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Niederlande | 1 | Brasilien |
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[2] | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Vereinigte Staaten |
Deutschland | ||||
Kanada | ||||
Niederlande | ||||
Australien | ||||
Italien | ||||
Deutschland | ||||
Spanien | ||||
Polen | ||||
Schweiz | ||||
Kanada | ||||
Schweiz | ||||
Vereinigte Staaten | ||||
Argentinien | ||||
China | ||||
2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Cairns | 1 | Australien |
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 | Abuja | 1 | Ägypten |
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Stavanger | 1 | Niederlande |
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 | Tschechische Republik |
Russland | ||||
Total | 24 |
Host country
editFIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
- Brasilien, represented by Larissa França & Talita Antunes
2015 World Championships
editThe winners from 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships qualified for the Olympics.
The World Champions were:
Ranking
edit15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.
Continental Cup
editOne winner from each Continental Cup qualified for the Olympics. Two teams qualified from the World Continental Cup.
Africa
editFinal standing:[4]
- 1. Ägypten
- 2. Ruanda
- 3. Nigeria
- 4. Mauritius
- 5. Marokko
- 6. Sierra Leone
- 7. Namibia
- 8. The Gambia
- 9. Mosambik
- 10. Ghana
- Ägypten selected Doaa Elghobashy & Nada Meawad to compete in the Olympics.
- Ruanda and Nigeria qualified to the World Continental Cup, but neither played there.
Asia and Oceania
editFinal standing:[5]
- 1. Australien
- 2. Vanuatu
- 3. China
- 4. Japan
- 5. Indonesien
- 5. Kasachstan
- 5. Thailand
- 5. Chinese Taipei
- Australien selected Mariafe Artacho & Nicole Laird to compete in the Olympics.
- Vanuatu and China qualified to the World Continental Cup.
Europa
editFinal standing:[6]
- 1. Niederlande
- 2. Ukraine
- 3. Tschechische Republik
- 4. Österreich
- 5. Spanien
- 5. Frankreich
- 5. Italien
- 5. Schweden
- Niederlande selected Jantine van der Vlist & Sophie van Gestel to compete in the Olympics.
- Ukraine, Tschechische Republik and Österreich qualified to the World Continental Cup.
North America
editFinal standing:[7]
- 1. Costa Rica
- 2. Mexiko
- 3. Cuba
- 4. Guatemala
- 5. Nicaragua
- 6. Trinidad und Tobago
- 7. Jamaika
- 8. Barbados
- Costa Rica selected Nathalia Alfaro & Karen Cope to compete in the Olympics.
- Mexiko and Cuba qualified to the World Continental Cup, but Cuba did not play there.
South America
editFinal standing:[8]
- 1. Venezuela
- 2. Paraguay
- 3. Kolumbien
- 4. Uruguay
- 5. Argentinien
- 6. Chile
- Venezuela selected Norisbeth Agudo & Olaya Pérez Pazo to compete in the Olympics.
- Paraguay and Kolumbien qualified to the World Continental Cup.
World Continental Cup
editWinners:
- Tschechische Republik, who selected Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková
- Russland, who selected Ekaterina Birlova & Evgenia Ukolova
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.