Horse Guards Parade hosted the beach volleyball events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Copacabana Stadium hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

For the Summer Olympics there are 7 venues that have been or will be used for beach volleyball.

Games Venue Notes Capacity Ref.
1996 AtlantaAtlanta BeachArtificial beach12,600[1]
2000 SydneyBondi BeachCoastal beach10,000[2][3]
2004 AthensFaliro Olympic Beach Volleyball CentreArtificial beach8,000[4]
2008 BeijingChaoyang Park Beach Volleyball GroundArtificial beach12,000[5]
2012 LondonHorse Guards ParadeArtificial beach15,000[3]
2016 Rio de JaneiroCopacabana StadiumCoastal beach12,000[3]
2020 TokyoShiokaze ParkArtificial beach12,000
2024 ParisJardins du TrocadéroArtificial beach12,000
2028 Los AngelesSanta Monica State BeachCoastal beach12,000
2032 BrisbaneBroadbeach Park StadiumArtificial beach12,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ Georgia Department of Economic Development. "Clayton County International Park". Explore Georgia.
  2. ↑ Bondi Beach. "2000 Olympic Games". Bondi Village.
  3. 1 2 3 International Olympic Committee (5 August 2016). "Volleyball comes home to Copacabana". Olympic News. Olympics.org.
  4. ↑ Jill Petzinger (9 May 2016). "Greece has found a use for its decaying Olympic volleyball stadium". Quartz.
  5. ↑ Burbex Brin (29 October 2018). "Serving to Ghosts at Beijing's Abandoned Olympic Beach Volleyball Court". The Beijinger.
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