Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Copacabana Stadium
Dates	6–17 August 2016
Competitors	48 from 17 nations
Teams	24
Medalists
Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst   Germany   Ágatha Bednarczuk Bárbara Seixas   Brazil   April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings   United States

Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Indoor
Qualification		men		women
Tournament		men		women
Rosters		men		women
Beach
Qualification		men		women
Tournament		men		women

The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place at the Copacabana Stadium. The competition was held from 6 to 17 August 2016. Twenty four teams with 48 athletes around the world competed for the gold medal.

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	1	Brazil
2015 World Championships	26 June – 5 July 2015	Netherlands	1	Brazil
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[1]	13 June 2016	Lausanne	15	United States
				Germany
				Canada
				Netherlands
				Australia
				Italy
				Germany
				Spain
				Poland
				Switzerland
				Canada
				Switzerland
				United States
				Argentina
				China
2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup	20–26 June 2016	Cairns	1	Australia
2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup	12–18 April 2016	Abuja	1	Egypt
2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup	22–26 June 2016	Stavanger	1	Netherlands
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	20–26 June 2016	Sochi	2	Czech Republic
				Russia
Total			24

Pools composition

Twenty-four teams were drawn in six pools of four teams. The top six teams from the FIVB beach volleyball Olympic ranking as of 12 June 2016^[2] were seeded at the first row of each pools from pool A to F. The seventh to ninth from the ranking were drawn first in pool F, E, or D. Then, the tenth to twelfth were drawn in pool C, B, or A. The next row was filled by the teams ranked thirteenth to seventeenth. These teams were drawn in pool A to E. The remaining spot of third row was filled by one of the five confederation continental cup champions. Then, the four remaining confederation continental cup champions were drawn in pool F to C. Finally, the winners and runners-up from the World Continental Cup were drawn in the last two spots. Teams from the same national Olympic committee could not be drawn in the same pool, except in the last drawing.^[3]

On 3 August 2016, Viktoria Orsi Toth from Italy was excluded from the women's tournament due to positive doping test for clostebol before the competition. Her place was replaced by Laura Giombini.^[4]

Group Team NOC Seeding Talita Antunes / Larissa França Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas Brazil April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings United States Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst Germany Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan Canada Madelein Meppelink / Marleen van Iersel Netherlands Draw 1 Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy Australia Karla Borger / Britta Büthe Germany Marta Menegatti / Laura Giombini Italy Draw 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernández Spain Monika Brzostek / Kinga Kołosińska Poland Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré Switzerland Draw 3 Jamie Broder / Kristina Valjas Canada Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr Switzerland Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat United States Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug Argentina Wang Fan / Yue Yuan China Draw 4–5 Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird Australia Doaa Elghobashy / Nada Meawad Egypt Jantine van der Vlist / Sophie van Gestel Netherlands Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pérez Pazo Venezuela Nathalia Alfaro / Karen Cope Costa Rica Draw 6 Barbora Hermannová / Markéta Sluková Czech Republic Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova Russia

Pool A  Larissa – Talita (BRA)  Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL)  Fendrick – Sweat (USA)  Birlova – Ukolova (RUS) Pool C  Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)  Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)  Wang – Yue (CHN)  Artacho Del Solar – Laird (AUS) Pool E  Bansley – Pavan (CAN)  Borger – Büthe (GER)  Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)  van der Vlist – van Gestel (NED) Pool B  Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)  Elsa – Liliana (ESP)  Gallay – Klug (ARG)  Hermannová – Sluková (CZE) Pool D  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)  Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)  Broder – Valjas (CAN)  Elghobashy – Nada (EGY) Pool F  Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED)  Bawden – Clancy (AUS)  Alfaro – C. Charles (CRC)  Agudo – Pazo (VEN)

Venue

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copacabana Stadium
Capacity: 12,000

Format

The preliminary round was a competition between the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ranked teams in each group and the two best third ranked teams advanced automatically to the knockout stage. The other four third ranked teams faced the lucky loser playoffs to take the last two spots. The fourth placed teams in each pool were ranked nineteenth in this competition. The losers from the lucky loser playoffs were tied seventeenth. The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers in the round of sixteen were ranked ninth. The four quarter-final losers finished fifth. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.

US politician John Kerry speaking with Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat at Copacabana.

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points (2 for the winner, 1 for the loser, 0 for forfeit)
2. Between 2 teams consider all teams points ratio / Between 3 teams consider head-to-head points ratio
3. Seeding position of the pools composition

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.^[5]

• Osvaldo Sumavil
• Mário Ferro
• Elizir Martins de Oliveira
• Lucie Guillemette
• Wang Lijun
• Juan Carlos Saavedra
• Charalampos Papadogoulas
• Davide Crescentini
• Mariko Satomi
• Carlos L. Rivera Rodriguez
• Roman Pristovakin
• Giovanni Bake
• José Maria Padron
• Jonas Personeni
• Kritsada Panaseri
• Daniel Apol

Preliminary round

• All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Larissa – Talita (BRA)	3	3	0	6	6	0	—	126	84	1.500	Round of 16
2	Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	117	119	0.983
3	Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	126	141	0.894	Lucky losers
4	Fendrick – Sweat (USA)	3	0	3	3	2	6	0.333	127	152	0.836

Source: FIVB

Larissa – Talita v Birlova – Ukolova

7 August 2016 10:00

Larissa – Talita	2–0	Birlova – Ukolova
(21–14, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,400 Referees: José Padron (ESP), Daniel Apol (USA)

Brzostek – Kołosińska v Fendrick – Sweat

7 August 2016 11:00

Brzostek – Kołosińska	2–1	Fendrick – Sweat
(14–21, 21–13, 15–7) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Carlos Rodríguez (PUR), Davide Crescentini (ITA)

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Brzostek – Kołosińska v Birlova – Ukolova

9 August 2016 13:00

Brzostek – Kołosińska	2–0	Birlova – Ukolova
(21–19, 21–18) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,599 Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), José Padron (ESP)

Larissa – Talita v Fendrick – Sweat

9 August 2016 16:30

Larissa – Talita	2–0	Fendrick – Sweat
(21–16, 21–13) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,502 Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

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Larissa – Talita v Brzostek – Kołosińska

11 August 2016 10:00

Larissa – Talita	2–0	Brzostek – Kołosińska
(21–10, 21–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Carlos Rodríguez (PUR)

Fendrick – Sweat v Birlova – Ukolova

11 August 2016 15:30

Fendrick – Sweat	1–2	Birlova – Ukolova
(18–21, 26–24, 13–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,009 Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Elsa – Liliana (ESP)	3	3	0	6	6	0	—	127	101	1.257	Round of 16
2	Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	134	120	1.117
3	Hermannová – Sluková (CZE)	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	132	145	0.910	Lucky losers
4	Gallay – Klug (ARG)	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	106	133	0.797

Source: FIVB

Elsa – Liliana v Gallay – Klug

6 August 2016 13:00

Elsa – Liliana	2–0	Gallay – Klug
(21–11, 21–19) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Jonas Personeni (SUI)

Ágatha – Bárbara v Hermannová – Sluková

6 August 2016 15:30

Ágatha – Bárbara	2–1	Hermannová – Sluková
(19–21, 21–17, 15–11) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Jonas Personeni (SUI)

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Ágatha – Bárbara v Gallay – Klug

8 August 2016 11:00

Ágatha – Bárbara	2–0	Gallay – Klug
(21–11, 21–17) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE)

Elsa – Liliana v Hermannová – Sluková

8 August 2016 22:00

Elsa – Liliana	2–0	Hermannová – Sluková
(21–15, 21–19) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,593 Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

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Ágatha – Bárbara v Elsa – Liliana

10 August 2016 17:30

Ágatha – Bárbara	0–2	Elsa – Liliana
(17–21, 20–22) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,531 Referees: Carlos Rodríguez (PUR), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

Gallay – Klug v Hermannová – Sluková

10 August 2016 22:00

Gallay – Klug	1–2	Hermannová – Sluková
(21–13, 19–21, 8–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,980 Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	142	101	1.406	Round of 16
2	Wang – Yue (CHN)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	124	123	1.008
3	Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)	3	1	2	4	4	5	0.800	165	171	0.965
4	Artacho Del Solar – Laird (AUS)	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	109	145	0.752

Source: FIVB

Forrer – Vergé-Dépré v Wang – Yue

6 August 2016 23:00

Forrer – Vergé-Dépré	1–2	Wang – Yue
(22–24, 21–18, 12–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,844 Referees: Lucie Guillemette (CAN), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)

Ross – Walsh Jennings v Artacho Del Solar – Laird

7 August 2016 00:00

Ross – Walsh Jennings	2–0	Artacho Del Solar – Laird
(21–14, 21–13) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,135 Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE)

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Forrer – Vergé-Dépré v Artacho Del Solar – Laird

8 August 2016 10:00

Forrer – Vergé-Dépré	2–1	Artacho Del Solar – Laird
(19–21, 21–16, 21–19) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,688 Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Giovanni Bake (RSA)

Ross – Walsh Jennings v Wang – Yue

9 August 2016 00:00

Ross – Walsh Jennings	2–0	Wang – Yue
(21–16, 21–9) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,272 Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

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Wang – Yue v Artacho Del Solar – Laird

10 August 2016 13:00

Wang – Yue	2–0	Artacho Del Solar – Laird
(21–16, 21–10) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,245 Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

Ross – Walsh Jennings v Forrer – Vergé-Dépré

10 August 2016 21:00

Ross – Walsh Jennings	2–1	Forrer – Vergé-Dépré
(21–13, 22–24, 15–12) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,577 Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	138	103	1.340	Round of 16
2	Broder – Valjas (CAN)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	121	118	1.025
3	Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)	3	1	2	4	4	4	1.000	138	128	1.078
4	Elghobashy – Nada (EGY)	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	78	126	0.619

Source: FIVB

Ludwig – Walkenhorst v Elghobashy – Nada

7 August 2016 18:30

Ludwig – Walkenhorst	2–0	Elghobashy – Nada
(21–12, 21–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,523 Referees: Lucie Guillemette (CAN), Mário Ferro (BRA)

Menegatti – Giombini v Broder – Valjas

7 August 2016 22:00

Menegatti – Giombini	1–2	Broder – Valjas
(21–15, 18–21, 9–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,329 Referees: Carlos Rodríguez (PUR), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)

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Menegatti – Giombini v Elghobashy – Nada

9 August 2016 12:00

Menegatti – Giombini	2–0	Elghobashy – Nada
(21–10, 21–13) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,988 Referees: Kritsada Panaseri (THA), Carlos Rodríguez (PUR)

Ludwig – Walkenhorst v Broder – Valjas

9 August 2016 18:30

Ludwig – Walkenhorst	2–0	Broder – Valjas
(21–17, 21–11) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,590 Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Wang Lijun (CHN)

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Broder – Valjas v Elghobashy – Nada

11 August 2016 15:30

Broder – Valjas	2–0	Elghobashy – Nada
(21–12, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium Court 1, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Kritsada Panaseri (THA), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

Ludwig – Walkenhorst v Menegatti – Giombini

11 August 2016 21:00

Ludwig – Walkenhorst	2–1	Menegatti – Giombini
(21–18, 18–21, 15–9) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,832 Referees: José Padron (ESP), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bansley – Pavan (CAN)	3	3	0	6	6	0	—	126	102	1.235	Round of 16
2	Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	131	110	1.191
3	Borger – Büthe (GER)	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	104	117	0.889	Lucky losers
4	van der Vlist – van Gestel (NED)	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	105	137	0.766

Source: FIVB

Bansley – Pavan v van der Vlist – van Gestel

7 August 2016 15:30

Bansley – Pavan	2–0	van der Vlist – van Gestel
(21–15, 21–17) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Osvaldo Sumavil (GRE)

Borger – Büthe v Heidrich – Zumkehr

7 August 2016 21:00

Borger – Büthe	0–2	Heidrich – Zumkehr
(12–21, 16–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), José Padron (ESP)

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Borger – Büthe v van der Vlist – van Gestel

9 August 2016 21:00

Borger – Büthe	2–0	van der Vlist – van Gestel
(21–19, 21–14) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,625 Referees: Carlos Rodríguez (PUR), Daniel Apol (USA)

Bansley – Pavan v Heidrich – Zumkehr

10 August 2016 00:00

Bansley – Pavan	2–0	Heidrich – Zumkehr
(21–18, 21–18) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,580 Referees: Elizir de Oliveira (BRA), Davide Crescentini (ITA)

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Heidrich – Zumkehr v van der Vlist – van Gestel

11 August 2016 18:30

Heidrich – Zumkehr	2–1	van der Vlist – van Gestel
(17–21, 21–11, 15–8) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,722 Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)

Bansley – Pavan v Borger – Büthe

11 August 2016 22:00

Bansley – Pavan	2–0	Borger – Büthe
(21–19, 21–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,741 Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Elzir De Oliveira (BRA)

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bawden – Clancy (AUS)	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	145	102	1.422	Round of 16
2	Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED)	3	2	1	5	5	2	2.500	144	121	1.190
3	Agudo – Pazo (VEN)	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	93	119	0.782	Lucky losers
4	Alfaro – C. Charles (CRC)	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	96	126	0.762

Source: FIVB

Bawden – Clancy v Alfaro – C. Charles

6 August 2016 17:00

Bawden – Clancy	2–0	Alfaro – C. Charles
(21–15, 21–14) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

Meppelink – Van Iersel v Agudo – Pazo

6 August 2016 18:30

Meppelink – Van Iersel	2–0	Agudo – Pazo
(21–17, 21–11) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,384 Referees: Kritsada Panaseri (THA), Davide Crescentini (ITA)

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Meppelink – Van Iersel v Alfaro – C. Charles

8 August 2016 17:30

Meppelink – Van Iersel	2–0	Alfaro – C. Charles
(21–16, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,593 Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)

Bawden – Clancy v Agudo – Pazo

8 August 2016 23:00

Bawden – Clancy	2–0	Agudo – Pazo
(21–9, 21–14) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,272 Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)

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Meppelink – Van Iersel v Bawden – Clancy

10 August 2016 16:00

Meppelink – Van Iersel	1–2	Bawden – Clancy
(25–27, 21–18, 14–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,448 Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)

Alfaro – C. Charles v Agudo – Pazo

10 August 2016 18:30

Alfaro – C. Charles	0–2	Agudo – Pazo
(16–21, 19–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,577 Referees: Kritsada Panaseri (THA), Daniel Apol (USA)

Lucky losers

The table below shows the ranking of third-placed teams in the preliminary round. The top two teams will advance to next round automatically. The other teams will compete for the two remaining spots. The third-ranked team will play with the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team will play with the fifth-ranked team.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)	3	1	2	4	4	4	1.000	138	128	1.078	Round of 16
2	Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)	3	1	2	4	4	5	0.800	165	171	0.965
3	Hermannová – Sluková (CZE)	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	132	145	0.910	Lucky loser playoffs
4	Borger – Büthe (GER)	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	104	117	0.889
5	Agudo – Pazo (VEN)	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	93	119	0.782
6	Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	126	141	0.894

Source: FIVB

Lucky loser playoffs

Hermannová – Sluková v Birlova – Ukolova

12 August 2016 00:00

Hermannová – Sluková	1–2	Birlova – Ukolova
(19–21, 21–12, 10–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium Court 1, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

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Borger – Büthe v Agudo – Pazo

12 August 2016 00:00

Borger – Büthe	2–0	Agudo – Pazo
(21–13, 21–8) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,641 Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

Knockout stage

• All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

The round of sixteen pair up were determined by drawing of lots. The six first ranked teams in preliminary pools were separated automatically. Then, the lucky loser playoffs winners were drawn. The two best third ranked were drawn next. And, the last drawing belonged to the second ranked teams. The teams in the same pool from preliminary round could not meet in round of 16.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold medal

12 August

Larissa – Talita (BRA)

2

14 August

Borger – Büthe (GER)

0

Larissa – Talita (BRA)

2

13 August

Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)

1

Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED)

1

16 August

Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)

2

Larissa – Talita (BRA)

0

13 August

Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)

2

Bansley – Pavan (CAN)

2

14 August

Broder – Valjas (CAN)

0

Bansley – Pavan (CAN)

0

13 August

Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)

2

Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)

0

17 August

Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)

2

Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)

2

12 August

Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)

0

Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)

2

14 August

Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)

0

Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)

2

13 August

Bawden – Clancy (AUS)

0

Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL)

1

16 August

Bawden – Clancy (AUS)

2

Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)

0

12 August

Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)

2

Bronze medal

Wang – Yue (CHN)

0

14 August

17 August

Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)

2

Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)

2

Larissa – Talita (BRA)

1

12 August

Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)

0

Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)

2

Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)

2

Elsa – Liliana (ESP)

0

Round of 16

Wang – Yue v Ágatha – Bárbara

12 August 2016 11:00

Wang – Yue	0–2	Ágatha – Bárbara
(12–21, 16–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Carlos Rodríguez (PUR), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)

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Larissa – Talita v Borger – Büthe

12 August 2016 16:00

Larissa – Talita	2–0	Borger – Büthe
(21–17, 21–19) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,843 Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)

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Birlova – Ukolova v Elsa – Liliana

12 August 2016 19:00

Birlova – Ukolova	2–0	Elsa – Liliana
(23–21, 24–22) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,439 Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Giovanni Bake (RSA)

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Ross – Walsh Jennings v Menegatti – Giombini

12 August 2016 23:59

Ross – Walsh Jennings	2–0	Menegatti – Giombini
(21–10, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,599 Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)

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Bansley – Pavan v Broder – Valjas

13 August 2016 12:00

Bansley – Pavan	2–0	Broder – Valjas
(21–16, 21–11) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,661 Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Giovanni Bake (RSA)

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Forrer – Vergé-Dépré v Ludwig – Walkenhorst

13 August 2016 15:00

Forrer – Vergé-Dépré	0–2	Ludwig – Walkenhorst
(19–21, 10–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lucie Guillemette (CAN), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

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Meppelink – Van Iersel v Heidrich – Zumkehr

13 August 2016 20:00

Meppelink – Van Iersel	1–2	Heidrich – Zumkehr
(21–19, 13–21, 10–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,297 Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Carlos Rodríguez (PUR)

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Brzostek – Kołosińska v Bawden – Clancy

13 August 2016 23:00

Brzostek – Kołosińska	1–2	Bawden – Clancy
(21–15, 16–21, 11–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,052 Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Daniel Apol (USA)

Quarterfinals

Bansley – Pavan v Ludwig – Walkenhorst

14 August 2016 16:00

Bansley – Pavan	0–2	Ludwig – Walkenhorst
(14–21, 14–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Mário Ferro (BRA)

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Larissa – Talita v Heidrich – Zumkehr

14 August 2016 17:00

Larissa – Talita	2–1	Heidrich – Zumkehr
(21–23, 27–25, 15–13) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,961 Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Mariko Satomi (JPN)

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Ágatha – Bárbara v Birlova – Ukolova

14 August 2016 23:00

Ágatha – Bárbara	2–0	Birlova – Ukolova
(23–21, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Juan Saavedra (COL)

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Ross – Walsh Jennings v Bawden – Clancy

14 August 2016 23:59

Ross – Walsh Jennings	2–0	Bawden – Clancy
(21–14, 21–16) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)

Semifinals

Larissa – Talita v Ludwig – Walkenhorst

16 August 2016 16:00

Larissa – Talita	0–2	Ludwig – Walkenhorst
(18–21, 12–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,045 Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), José Padron (ESP)

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Ross – Walsh Jennings v Ágatha – Bárbara

16 August 2016 23:59

Ross – Walsh Jennings	0–2	Ágatha – Bárbara
(20–22, 18–21) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,654 Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Wang Lijun (CHN)

Bronze medal game

Larissa – Talita v Ross – Walsh Jennings

17 August 2016 22:00

Larissa – Talita	1–2	Ross – Walsh Jennings
(21–17, 17–21, 9–15) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,217 Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Wang Lijun (CHN)

Gold medal game

Ludwig – Walkenhorst v Ágatha – Bárbara

17 August 2016 23:59

Ludwig – Walkenhorst	2–0	Ágatha – Bárbara
(21–18, 21–14) Report

Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,667 Referees: José Padron (ESP), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Seed
	Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)	4
	Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA)	2
	Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA)	3
4	Larissa – Talita (BRA)	1
5	Bansley – Pavan (CAN)	5
	Bawden – Clancy (AUS)	7
	Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI)	17
	Birlova – Ukolova (RUS)	24
9	Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED)	6
	Borger – Büthe (GER)	7
	Menegatti – Giombini (ITA)	9
	Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI)	10
	Elsa – Liliana (ESP)	11
	Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL)	12
	Wang – Yue (CHN)	15
	Broder – Valjas (CAN)	16
17	Agudo – Pazo (VEN)	19
	Hermannová – Sluková (CZE)	23
19	Fendrick – Sweat (USA)	13
	Gallay – Klug (ARG)	14
	Alfaro – C. Charles (CRC)	18
	van der Vlist – van Gestel (NED)	20
	Elghobashy – Nada (EGY)	21
	Artacho Del Solar – Laird (AUS)	22

See also

• Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

References

1. "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
2. "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking – Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. "Rio 2016 Olympic beach volleyball Drawing of Lots Saturday in Gstaad". FIVB. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
4. "Viktoria Orsi Toth was replaced by Rebecca Perry from doping issue (in Italian)". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
5. "Volleyball List of Referees". FIVB. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

External links

• Official website