Beach volleyball debuted at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The first gold medal was won by Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil in the women's event.
Sandra Nascimento and Jackie Silva of Brazil at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Charles Lindburg
The country winning the gold medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Germany.
The country winning the gold medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Germany.
As of the 2008 Games, Australia has won one gold medal in beach volleyball and no gold medals in indoor volleyball. The gold came in 2000 by the women's team of Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst. Australia has also won a bronze medal in beach volleyball. That came in 1996 by the team of Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst in the women's event. Australia's indoor volleyball team has never medalled at the Olympics.
The U.S. won the men's 1996 Olympic beach volleyball gold and silver and Brazil won the women's gold and silver.
The gold medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst.
Indoor volleyball has been an official Olympic event since the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Beach volleyball has been an official Olympic event since the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
In indoor volleyball, China defeated Russia in the gold medal match and in beach volleyball, Kerri Walsh and Misty May of the United States defeated Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar of Brazil in the gold medal match.
The Americans won one medal at the 2004 Games in Athens and that was the gold in women's beach volleyball. Brazil won gold in men's beach volleyball, China won gold in regular women's volleyball and Brazil won gold in regular men's volleyball.
Julius Brink - Jonas Reckermann (GER)