Women's beach Olympics volleyball - History

Women's beach volleyball was added to the Olympics in the 1996 Atlanta games. In Atlanta, Brazil's Pires/Silva won gold, Brazil's Rodrigues/Samuel won silver, and Australia's Cook/Pottharst won bronze.In 1996 Women's beach volleyball was added to the Olympics Atlanta games

In 2000, when the Olympics games were held in Sydney Cook/Pottharst (Atlanta's Bronze medalists) won gold, Brazil's Bede/Behar won silver, and Brazil's Pires/Samuel (Atlanta's gold and silver medalists) won bronze.

Athen Olympic games were helded in 2004 and US’s Walsh/May won gold, Brazil's Bede/Behar took silver for the second Olympics, US's McPeak/Youngs took bronze, beating out Australia's team of Cook/Sanderson in a close fought match.In the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, US's Walsh/May-Treanor won gold, China's Wang/Tian won silver, and China's Zhang/Xue took bronze.

Olympic Beach Volleyball at the 2012 Olympics in London is scheduled to be held at the London from Saturday, 28^th July 2012 to Thursday, 9^th August 2012 at Venue ” Horse Guards Parade”. There will be two medal events and 24 teams in which 96 Athletes (48 men, 48 women) will compete for their glory. Olympic BeachVolleyball Tickets are available at Sport Ticket Exchange at affordable prices.  SportTicketExchange.com is suitable place for Olympic fans to buy or sell Olympic Tickets especially Beach VolleyballTickets.

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Men's Beach Olympics Volleyball - History

It was 1996 and in Atlanta games, which saw annother additon of Men’s beach volleyball to the Olympics. US's Dodd/Whitmarsh were badly beaten by US's Kiraly/Steffes and got gold medal. And the beated won the silver medal. Canada's Child/Heese took bronze.

In 2000 Sydney Olympic games, US's Blanton/Fonoimoana got a gold medal against Brazil's Ze Marco/Ricardo who took silver Germany's Ahmann/Hager won bronze.

In the 2004 Athens Olympic games, Brazil's Santos/Rego took gold defeating Spain's Bosma/Herrera, who took silver. Switzerland's Kobel/Heuscher beat out the tough Australian team of Prosser/Williams for bronze.

In Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, US's Dalhausser/Rogers took gold defeating Brazil's Fábio Luiz/Márcio Araújo, who took silver. Brazil's Ricardo Santos/Emanuel Rego won the bronze

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Competition formula

Beach volleyball

• 24 teams participate in each event
• Teams qualify by accumulating points in FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments
• 1 host nation team is prequalified
• At most 2 teams from any country may qualify (not counting the host nation's guaranteed berth)
• In the event of an unrepresented continent, the top team from that continent will qualify
• Each team consists of exactly 2 players—no substitutions
• Teams are divided into 6 pools of 4 teams each
• Only last place teams in each pool will be eliminated
• Top 18 teams after pool play participate in a single-elimination tournament, with a play-off for third place.

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.