The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Shiokaze Park. The competition was held from 24 July to 6 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 25 July to 8 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[1] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[2] Twenty-four teams with 48 athletes from around the world competed for the gold medal.
| Women's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Shiokaze Park | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July – 6 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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April Ross and Alix Klineman won the gold medal, defeating Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the final, while Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré won the bronze medal.[3]
The medals for the competition were presented by Mustapha Berraf, IOC Member, Algeria; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ary Graça, FIVB President, Brazil.
Qualification
edit| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation[4] | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| 2019 World Championships | 28 June – 7 July 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament | 18–22 September 2019 | 2 | ||
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[5] | 13 June 2021 | 15 | ||
| 2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final | 23–26 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| 2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final | 25–27 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| 2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final | 25–27 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| 2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final | 25–27 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| 2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final | 26–27 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | |||
Teams
editTwenty four teams were drawn in six pools of four teams.[6]
Draw
editThe draw was made on 5 July 2021.[7]
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
|---|---|---|
Referees
editThe following referees were selected for the tournament.[8]
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+9).[9]
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 129 | 96 | 1.344 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 135 | 120 | 1.125 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 113 | 123 | 0.919 | Lucky losers | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 106 | 144 | 0.736 |
| 24 July 2021 12:00 |
Pavan – Humana-Paredes |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (21–16, 21–14) Report | ||||
| 24 July 2021 17:00 |
Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Brig Beatie (USA) | |
| (21–8, 21–23, 15–6) Report | ||||
| 26 July 2021 12:00 |
Pavan – Humana-Paredes |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL), Rui Carvalho (POR) | |
| (21–17, 21–14) Report | ||||
| 26 July 2021 21:00 |
Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Brig Beatie (USA), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (22–20, 21–18) Report | ||||
| 29 July 2021 10:00 |
Pavan – Humana-Paredes |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Wang Lijun (CHN) | |
| (21–13, 24–22) Report | ||||
| 29 July 2021 15:00 |
Sude – Borger |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (22–24, 16–21) Report | ||||
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 140 | 109 | 1.284 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 143 | 128 | 1.117 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 108 | 137 | 0.788 | Lucky losers | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 160 | 177 | 0.904 |
| 25 July 2021 09:00 |
Klineman – Ross |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Davide Crescentini (ITA) | |
| (21–17, 21–19) Report | ||||
| 25 July 2021 21:00 |
Keizer – Meppelink |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG) | |
| (21–19, 18–21, 14–16) Report | ||||
| 27 July 2021 09:00 |
Klineman – Ross |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Davide Crescentini (ITA) | |
| (21–13, 21–16) Report | ||||
| 27 July 2021 16:00 |
Keizer – Meppelink |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Rui Carvalho (POR), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (21–19, 29–31, 13–15) Report | ||||
| 30 July 2021 09:00 |
Klineman – Ross |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL) | |
| (20–22, 21–17, 15–5) Report | ||||
| 30 July 2021 17:00 |
Liliana – Baquerizo |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG) | |
| (13–21, 10–21) Report | ||||
Pool C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 138 | 106 | 1.302 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 116 | 108 | 1.074 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 126 | 128 | 0.984 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 89 | 127 | 0.701 |
| 24 July 2021 11:00 |
Ágatha – Duda |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: José María Padrón (ESP), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (21–19, 21–11) Report | ||||
| 24 July 2021 20:00 |
Bansley – Wilkerson |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL), José María Padrón (ESP) | |
| (21–18, 15–21, 11–15) Report | ||||
| 27 July 2021 11:00 |
Bansley – Wilkerson |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Mário Ferro (BRA) | |
| (22–20, 21–12) Report | ||||
| 27 July 2021 22:00 |
Ágatha – Duda |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG) | |
| (18–21, 14–21) Report | ||||
| 29 July 2021 20:00 |
Wang F – Xia |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Roman Pristovakin (RUS) | |
| (21–14, 21–13) Report | ||||
| 29 July 2021 21:00 |
Ágatha – Duda |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Davide Crescentini (ITA) | |
| (21–18, 21–18) Report | ||||
Pool D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 147 | 110 | 1.336 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 135 | 120 | 1.125 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 141 | 125 | 1.128 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 58 | 126 | 0.460 |
| 26 July 2021 09:00 |
Claes – Sponcil |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (21–13, 16–21, 15–11) Report | ||||
| 26 July 2021 11:00 |
Ana Patrícia – Rebecca |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (21–15, 21–9) Report | ||||
| 28 July 2021 11:00 |
Ana Patrícia – Rebecca |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (15–21, 21–12, 12–15) Report | ||||
| 29 July 2021 09:00 |
Claes – Sponcil |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (21–8, 21–6) Report | ||||
| 31 July 2021 09:00 |
Ana Patrícia – Rebecca |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Roman Pristovakin (RUS) | |
| (21–17, 19–21, 11–15) Report | ||||
| 31 July 2021 10:00 |
Kravčenoka – Graudiņa |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Mário Ferro (BRA) | |
| (21–6, 21–14) Report | ||||
Pool E
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 135 | 101 | 1.337 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 126 | 119 | 1.059 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 98 | 116 | 0.845 | Lucky losers | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 104 | 127 | 0.819 |
| 25 July 2021 12:00 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Wang Lijun (CHN) | |
| (21–15, 21–14) Report | ||||
| 25 July 2021 15:00 |
Makroguzova – Kholomina |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (21–18, 21–15) Report | ||||
| 28 July 2021 16:00 |
Makroguzova – Kholomina |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG) | |
| (21–16, 21–11) Report | ||||
| 28 July 2021 21:00 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (22–20, 21–19) Report | ||||
| 30 July 2021 15:00 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (8–21, 21–15, 12–15) Report | ||||
| 30 July 2021 20:00 |
Menegatti – Orsi Toth |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: José María Padrón (ESP), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (16–21, 16–21) Report | ||||
Pool F
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 111 | 111 | 1.000 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 102 | 98 | 1.041 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 89 | 93 | 0.957 | Lucky losers | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0 | 126 | 0.000 | Did not start |
| 24 July 2021 09:00 |
Ishii – Murakami |
2–0 Awarded[note 1] |
Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL) | |
Report | ||||
| 24 July 2021 15:00 |
Betschart – Hüberli |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Brig Beatie (USA), Mariko Satomi (JPN) | |
| (23–25, 22–20, 16–14) Report | ||||
| 26 July 2021 16:00 |
Betschart – Hüberli |
2–0 Awarded[note 1] |
Shiokaze Park, Tokyo | |
Report | ||||
| 26 July 2021 20:00 |
Ishii – Murakami |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL) | |
| (17–21, 20–22) Report | ||||
| 28 July 2021 10:00 |
Ishii – Murakami |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Rui Carvalho (POR), Brig Beatie (USA) | |
| (21–14, 19–21, 12–15) Report | ||||
| 28 July 2021 15:00 |
Kozuch – Ludwig |
2–0 Awarded[note 1] |
Shiokaze Park, Tokyo | |
Report | ||||
Lucky losers
editThe table below shows the ranking of third-placed teams in the preliminary round. The top two teams advanced to next round automatically. The other teams competed for the two remaining spots. The third-ranked team played against the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team played against the fifth-ranked team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 141 | 125 | 1.128 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 126 | 128 | 0.984 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 89 | 93 | 0.957 | Lucky loser playoffs | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 113 | 123 | 0.919 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 98 | 116 | 0.845 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 108 | 137 | 0.788 |
Lucky loser playoffs
edit| 31 July 2021 17:00 |
Ishii – Murakami |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Brig Beatie (USA) | |
| (15–21, 10–21) Report | ||||
| 31 July 2021 20:00 |
Stam – Schoon |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (17–21, 17–21) Report | ||||
Knockout stage
editThe round of sixteen pair ups were determined by a draw following the group stage.[11]
Bracket
editRound of 16
edit| 1 August 2021 09:00 |
Bansley – Wilkerson |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Rui Carvalho (POR) | |
| (22–24, 21–18, 15–13) Report | ||||
| 1 August 2021 10:00 |
Wang F – Xia |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: José María Padrón (ESP), Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL) | |
| (14–21, 21–23) Report | ||||
| 1 August 2021 14:00 |
Makroguzova – Kholomina |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Davide Crescentini (ITA) | |
| (21–16, 17–21, 13–15) Report | ||||
| 1 August 2021 17:00 |
Kozuch – Ludwig |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (21–19, 19–21, 16–14) Report | ||||
| 1 August 2021 18:00 |
Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Brig Beatie (USA) | |
| (21–12, 19–21, 23–21) Report | ||||
| 1 August 2021 21:00 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (22–20, 21–13) Report | ||||
| 2 August 2021 09:00 |
Lidy – Leila |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Rui Carvalho (POR), Mariko Satomi (JPN) | |
| (17–21, 15–21) Report | ||||
| 2 August 2021 10:00 |
Pavan – Humana-Paredes |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Lijun Colombia Juan (COL), Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL) | |
| (21–13, 21–13) Report | ||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 3 August 2021 09:00 |
Kozuch – Ludwig |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (19–21, 19–21) Report | ||||
| 3 August 2021 10:00 |
Ana Patrícia – Rebecca |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Agnieszka Myszkowska (POL), Brig Beatie (USA) | |
| (19–21, 21–18, 12–15) Report | ||||
| 3 August 2021 21:00 |
Kravčenoka – Graudiņa |
2–1 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG) | |
| (21–13, 18–21, 15–11) Report | ||||
| 3 August 2021 22:00 |
Pavan – Humana-Paredes |
1–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: José María Padrón (ESP), Wang Lijun (CHN) | |
| (15–21, 21–19, 12–15) Report | ||||
Semifinals
edit| 5 August 2021 09:00 |
Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Mariko Satomi (JPN) | |
| (12–21, 11–21) Report | ||||
| 5 August 2021 10:00 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
2–0 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Juan Carlos Saavedra (COL), Giovanni Bake (RSA) | |
| (23–21, 21–13) Report | ||||
Bronze medal game
edit| 6 August 2021 10:00 |
Kravčenoka – Graudiņa |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Rui Carvalho (POR), Mariko Satomi (JPN) | |
| (19–21, 15–21) Report | ||||
Gold medal game
edit| 6 August 2021 11:30 |
Clancy – Artacho del Solar |
0–2 | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE) | |
| (15–21, 16–21) Report | ||||
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team[12] |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 9 | |
| 17 | |
| 19 | |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". USA Today. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "April & Alix celebrate Tokyo Olympic gold". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ "Provisional Olympic Ranking – Women". FIVB. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Draw Reveals Pools For Tokyo 2020 Beach Volleyball Tournament". en.volleyballworld.com. 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Competition Officials" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Beach Volleyball schedule announced". fivb.com. 12 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Update on Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball competition". fivb.com. 24 July 2021.
- ↑ "Draw sets fixtures in women's round of 16". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.