As of the 2008 Bejing Olympics the following countries have won a gold medal in volleyball at the olympics:
United States 3 mens 3 mens beach 2 womens beach
Soviet Union 3 mens 4 womens
Brazil 2 mens 1 womens 1 mens beach 1 womens beach
Japan 1 mens 2 womens
Cuba 3 womens
China 2 womens
Netherlands 1 mens
Poland 1 mens
Australia 1 womens beach
Yugoslavia 1 mens
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Brazil has won their most overall medals in sailing, volleyball (indoor and beach), judo, athletics, and swimming. They have won their most gold medals in sailing, volleyball (indoor and beach), and athletics.
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.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, she has won two gold medals in beach volleyball (2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing) with her partner Kerri Walsh.
1) Torben Grael won 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in sailing. 2) Robert ScheIdit won 4 medals (2 gold, 2 silver) in sailing. 3) Gustavo Borges won 4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze) in swimming. 4) Marcelo Ferreira won 3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze) in sailing. 5) Ricardo Alex Costa Santos won 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) in beach volleyball. 6) Rodrigo Pessoa won 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze) in equestrianism. 7) Hélia Souza (Fofão) won 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze) in volleyball. 8) Adhemar da Silva won 2 gold medals in athletics. 9) Giovane Gávio won 2 gold medals in volleyball. 10) Maurício Lima won 2 gold medals in volleyball.
Yes, there were two American women's beach volleyball teams in the gold medal final in London 2012