Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Men's and Women's beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport.[1][2] Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place.
| Volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | University of Georgia Coliseum Omni Coliseum (indoor) Clayton County International Park (beach) |
| Dates | July 20 – August 4, 1996 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 372 from 13 nations |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's indoor |
Netherlands (NED) Peter Blangé Guido Görtzen Rob Grabert Henk-Jan Held Misha Latuhihin Jan Posthuma Brecht Rodenburg Richard Schuil Bas van de Goor Mike van de Goor Olof van der Meulen Ron Zwerver Head coach: Joop Alberda |
Italy (ITA) Lorenzo Bernardi Vigor Bovolenta Marco Bracci Luca Cantagalli Andrea Gardini Andrea Giani Pasquale Gravina Marco Meoni Samuele Papi Andrea Sartoretti Paolo Tofoli Andrea Zorzi Head coach: Julio Velasco |
FR Yugoslavia (YUG) Vladimir Batez Dejan Brđović Đorđe Đurić Andrija Gerić Nikola Grbić Vladimir Grbić Rajko Jokanović Slobodan Kovač Đula Mešter Žarko Petrović Željko Tanasković Goran Vujević Head coach: Zoran Gajić |
| Women's indoor |
Cuba (CUB) Taimaris Aguero Regla Bell Magaly Carvajal Marlenis Costa Ana Fernández Mirka Francia Idalmis Gato Lilia Izquierdo Mireya Luis Raisa O'Farrill Yumilka Ruíz Regla Torres Head coach: Eugenio George |
China (CHN) Cui Yong-Mei He Qi Lai Yawen Li Yan Liu Xiaoning Pan Wenli Sun Yue Wang Lina Wang Yi Wang Ziling Wu Yongmei Zhu Yunying Head coach: Lang Ping |
Brazil (BRA) Ida Alvares Leila Barros Ericléia Bodziak Hilma Caldeira Ana Paula Connelly Márcia Cunha Virna Dias Ana Moser Ana Flávia Sanglard Hélia Souza Sandra Suruagy Fernanda Venturini Head coach: Bernardinho |
| Men's beach |
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes (USA) |
Michael Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh (USA) |
John Child and Mark Heese (CAN) |
| Women's beach |
Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires (BRA) |
Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel (BRA) |
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst (AUS) |
References
- "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- "Beach Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
External links
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