Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 6 to 12 April. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that Beach Volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games with last being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams are scheduled to compete (48 athletes, at 2 per team) in each respective tournament.

Beach volleyball
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCoolangatta Beachfront
Dates6–12 April 2018
Competitors48 from 16 nations
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Competition schedule

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The following is the competition schedule for the Beach Volleyball competitions:[2]

P Pool stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match G Gold medal match
Event↓/Date → Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12
Men P P P P ¼ ½ B G
Women P P P P ¼ ½ B G

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia*1102
  Canada1102
3  New Zealand0011
  Vanuatu0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
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  Australia (AUS)
Chris McHugh
Damien Schumann
  Canada (CAN)
Sam Pedlow
Sam Schachter
  New Zealand (NZL)
Ben O'Dea
Sam O'Dea
Women's tournament
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  Canada (CAN)
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Sarah Pavan
  Australia (AUS)
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Taliqua Clancy
  Vanuatu (VAN)
Linline Matauatu
Miller Pata

Qualification

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A total of 12 men's teams and women's team qualified to compete at the games.[3]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Australia
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 31 October 2017 4   Canada
  England
  Trinidad and Tobago
  New Zealand
European Qualification Tournament 15–16 September 2017   Larnaca 1   Scotland
AVC Beach Tour 2017 8 April – 28 October 2017 Various 1   Sri Lanka
African Qualification Tournament 27–29 October 2017   Freetown 1   Sierra Leone
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2017 7 April – 13 November 2017 Various 1   Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oceania Qualification Tournament 6–8 December 2017   Port Villa 1   Fiji
FIVB/CGF Invitation TBD 2   Cyprus
  Mozambique
Total 12

Women

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Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Australia
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 31 October 2017 4   Canada
  New Zealand
  Vanuatu
  England
European Qualification Tournament 15–16 September 2017   Larnaca 1   Cyprus
AVC Beach Tour 2017 8 April – 28 October 2017 Various 1   Singapore
African Qualification Tournament 27–29 October 2017   Freetown 1   Rwanda
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2017 7 April – 13 November 2017 Various 1   Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania Qualification Tournament 6–8 December 2017   Port Villa 1   Fiji
FIVB/CGF Invitation TBD 2   Scotland[4]
  Grenada
Total 12

Participating nations

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There are 16 participating nations in beach volleyball with a total of 48 athletes.

References

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  1. ^ "Beach volleyball added to 2018 Commonwealth Games". FIVB.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Beach Volleyball Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ Butler, Nick (7 January 2018). "Beattie and Coutts secure final beach volleyball spot at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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