Beach Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Women)

Volleyball on 2016 Summer Olympics
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Beach volleyball
Tournaments	Men	Women
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Women's beach volleyball competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held from August 6 to 17 on the territory of Copacabana with the participation of 48 athletes from 17 countries. For the first time in the history of women's Olympic beach volleyball tournaments, gold medals were won by representatives of Europe - Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst from Germany. In the final, they defeated the current world champions of Brazil, Agatha Bednarchuk and Barbara Seishas . Champion of three previous Olympics Kerry Walsh Jennings and her partner at the Games in Rio de Janeiro April Ross took third place.

Content

1 Winners
2 Schedule
3 Competition
- 3.1 Group stage
  - 3.1.1 Group A
  - 3.1.2 Group B
  - 3.1.3 Group C
  - 3.1.4 Group D
  - 3.1.5 Group E
  - 3.1.6 Group F
- 3.2 Comparison of third place teams
  - 3.2.1 table
  - 3.2.2 Butt matches
- 3.3 Playoffs
  - 3.3.1 1/8 finals
  - 3.3.2 Quarter Final
  - 3.3.3 Semifinal
  - 3.3.4 Match for 3rd place
  - 3.3.5 Final
- 3.4 Final position
4 References

Winners

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Germany Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst	Brazil Agatha Bednarchuk Barbara Seishas	USA April Ross Kerry Walsh Jennings

Schedule

date of	Round
August 6 - 11	Group stage
11th August	Butt matches
August 12 - 13	1/8 finals
August 14	Quarter finals
August 16	Semifinals
August 17	3rd place match The final

Competition

Group Stage

According to the results of the group stage, 12 teams went directly to the 1/8 finals, taking 1st and 2nd places in their groups, as well as two teams that took 3rd place with the best indicators. Four more teams, which also became third in the groups, held butt games, two winners of which reached the 1/8 finals.

Group A

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	6	3	3	0	6	0	max	126	84	1,500
2	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )	5	3	2	one	four	3	1,333	117	120	0.975
3	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	four	3	one	2	2	5	0.400	127	141	0.901
four	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweet ( USA )	3	3	0	3	2	6	0.333	127	152	0.836

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/08	10 a.m.	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	2-0	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	21:14	21:16
08/08	11:00	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )	2: 1	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweet ( USA )	14:21	21:13	15: 7

08.08	13:00	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )	2-0	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	21:19	21:18
08.08	16:30	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	2-0	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweet ( USA )	21:16	21:13

11.08	10 a.m.	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	2-0	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )	21:10	21:15
11.08	15:30	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweet ( USA )	1: 2	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	18:21	26:24	13:15

Group B

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )	6	3	3	0	6	0	max	127	101	1,257
2	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	5	3	2	one	four	3	1,333	134	120	1,117
3	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	four	3	one	2	3	5	0,600	132	145	0.910
four	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug ( ARG )	3	3	0	3	one	6	0.167	106	133	0.797

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/08	13:00	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )	2-0	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug ( ARG )	21:11	21:19
08/08	15:30	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	2: 1	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	19:21	21:17	15:11

08.08	11:00	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	2-0	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug ( ARG )	21:11	21:17
08.08	10 p.m.	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )	2-0	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	21:15	21:19

10.08	17:30	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	0: 2	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )	17:21	20:22
10.08	10 p.m.	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug ( ARG )	1: 2	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	21:13	19:21	8:15

Group C

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	6	3	3	0	6	one	6,000	142	101	1,406
2	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )	5	3	2	one	four	3	1,333	124	124	1,000
3	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )	four	3	one	2	four	5	0,800	165	171	0.965
four	Maria Fe Artacho / Nicole Laird ( AUS )	3	3	0	3	one	6	0.167	110	145	0.759

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/08	23:00	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )	1: 2	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )	22:24	21:18	12:15
08/08	24:00	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	2-0	Maria Fe Artacho / Nicole Laird ( AUS )	21:14	21:13

08.08	10 a.m.	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )	2: 1	Maria Fe Artacho / Nicole Laird ( AUS )	19:21	21:16	21:19
08.08	24:00	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	2-0	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )	21:16	21: 9

10.08	13:00	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )	2-0	Maria Fe Artacho / Nicole Laird ( AUS )	21:16	21:10
10.08	9 p.m.	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	2: 1	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )	21:13	22:24	15:12

Group D

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	6	3	3	0	6	one	6,000	138	103	1,340
2	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )	5	3	2	one	four	3	1,333	121	118	1,025
3	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )	four	3	one	2	four	four	1,000	138	128	1,078
four	Doa El Gobashi / Nada Mivad ( EGY )	3	3	0	3	0	6	0,000	78	126	0.619

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/08	18:30	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	2-0	Doa El Gobashi / Nada Mivad ( EGY )	21:12	21:15
08/08	10 p.m.	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )	1: 2	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )	21:15	18:21	9:15

08.08	12:00	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )	2-0	Doa El Gobashi / Nada Mivad ( EGY )	21:10	21:13
08.08	18:30	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	2-0	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )	21:17	21:11

11.08	15:30	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )	2-0	Doa El Gobashi / Nada Mivad ( EGY )	21:12	21:16
11.08	9 p.m.	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	2: 1	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )	21:18	18:21	15: 9

Group E

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	6	3	3	0	6	0	max	126	102	1,235
2	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	5	3	2	one	four	3	1,333	131	110	1,191
3	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	four	3	one	2	2	four	0,500	104	117	0.889
four	Sophie van Guestl / Yantin van der Vlist ( NED )	3	3	0	3	one	6	0.167	105	137	0.766

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/07	15:30	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	2-0	Sophie van Guestl / Yantin van der Vlist ( NED )	21:15	21:17
08/07	9 p.m.	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	0: 2	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	12:21	16:21

08.08	9 p.m.	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	2-0	Sophie van Guestl / Yantin van der Vlist ( NED )	21:19	21:14
08.08	24:00	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	2-0	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	21:18	21:18

11.08	18:30	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	2: 1	Sophie van Guestl / Yantin van der Vlist ( NED )	17:21	21:11	15: 8
11.08	10 p.m.	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	2-0	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	21:19	21:15

Group F

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Sets			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	B: P	AT	P	B: P
one	Louise Bowden / Talika Clancy ( AUS )	6	3	3	0	6	one	6,000	145	112	1,295
2	Madeleine Meppelink / Marlene van Irsel ( NED )	5	3	2	one	5	2	2,500	144	121	1,190
3	Norisbeth Agudo / Olai Perez Paso ( VEN )	four	3	one	2	2	four	0,500	93	119	0.781
four	Natalia Alfaro / Karen Charles ( CRC )	3	3	0	3	0	6	0,000	96	126	0.762

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/08	12:00	Louise Bowden / Talika Clancy ( AUS )	2-0	Наталия Альфаро / Карен Шарлес ( CRC )	21:15	21:14
08/08	18:30	Маделейн Меппелинк / Марлен ван Ирсел ( NED )	2-0	Норисбет Агудо / Олая Перес Пасо ( VEN )	21:17	21:11

08.08	17:30	Маделейн Меппелинк / Марлен ван Ирсел ( NED )	2-0	Наталия Альфаро / Карен Шарлес ( CRC )	21:16	21:16
08.08	23:00	Луиза Боуден / Талика Клэнси ( AUS )	2-0	Норисбет Агудо / Олая Перес Пасо ( VEN )	21:9	21:14

10.08	10 a.m.	Маделейн Меппелинк / Марлен ван Ирсел ( NED )	1: 2	Луиза Боуден / Талика Клэнси ( AUS )	25:27	21:18	14:16
10.08	18:30	Наталия Альфаро / Карен Шарлес ( CRC )	0:2	Норисбет Агудо / Олая Перес Пасо ( VEN )	16:21	19:21

Сравнение команд, занявших третье место

Таблица

A place	Athletes	Glasses	Matches			Сеты			Balls
A place	Athletes	Glasses	AND	AT	P	AT	P	В:П	AT	P	В:П
one	Марта Менегатти / Ребекка Перри ( ITA )	four	3	one	2	four	four	1,000	138	128	1,078
2	Изабель Форрер / Анук Верже-Депре ( SUI )	four	3	one	2	four	5	0,800	165	171	0,965
3	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	four	3	one	2	3	5	0,600	132	145	0.910
four	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	four	3	one	2	2	four	0,500	104	117	0.889
5	Norisbeth Agudo / Olai Perez Paso ( VEN )	four	3	one	2	2	four	0,500	93	119	0.781
6	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	four	3	one	2	2	5	0.400	127	141	0.901

Butt matches

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
11.08	24:00	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )	1: 2	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	19:21	21:12	10:15
11.08	24:00	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	2-0	Norisbeth Agudo / Olai Perez Paso ( VEN )	21:13	21: 8

Playoffs

1/8 Finals

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
12.08	11:00	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )	0: 2	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	12:21	16:21
	16:00	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	2-0	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )	21:17	21:19
	19:00	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	2-0	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )	23:21	24:22
	24:00	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	2-0	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )	21:10	21:16
08/13	12:00	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	2-0	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )	21:16	21:11
	3 p.m.	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )	0: 2	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	19:21	10:21
	20:00	Madeleine Meppelink / Marlene van Irsel ( NED )	1: 2	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	21:19	13:21	10:15
	23:00	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )	1: 2	Louise Bowden / Talika Clancy ( AUS )	21:15	16:21	11:15

Quarter Final

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/14	16:00	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )	0: 2	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	14:21	14:21
	5 p.m.	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	2: 1	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )	21:23	27:25	15:13
	23:00	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	2-0	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )	23:21	21:16
	24:00	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	2-0	Louise Bowden / Talika Clancy ( AUS )	21:14	21:16

Semifinal

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/16	16:00	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	0: 2	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	18:21	12:21
08/16	24:00	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	0: 2	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	20:22	18:21

3rd place match

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/17	10 p.m.	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )	1: 2	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )	21:17	17:21	9:15

Final

date of	Time		Score		Sets
date of	Time		Score		one	2	3
08/17	24:00	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )	2-0	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )	21:18	21:14

Final position

Winners of the Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro

	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ( GER )
	Agatha Bednarchuk / Barbara Seishas ( BRA )
	April Ross / Kerry Walsh Jennings ( USA )
four.	Talita / Larissa France ( BRA )
5.	Louise Bowden / Talika Clancy ( AUS )
	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova ( RUS )
	Heather Beinsley / Sarah Pavan ( CAN )
	Yoana Heidrich / Nadine Zumker ( SUI )
9.	Carla Borger / Britta Bute ( GER )
	Elsa Bakeriso / Liliana Fernandez ( ESP )
	Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry ( ITA )
	Jamie Broder / Christina Vallas ( CAN )
	Wang Fan / Yue Yuan ( CHN )
	Madeleine Meppelink / Marlene van Irsel ( NED )
	Monica Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinskaya ( POL )
	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verger-Depre ( SUI )
17.	Norisbeth Agudo / Olai Perez Paso ( VEN )
17.	Barbora Germanova / Market Slukova ( CZE )
19.	Maria Fe Artacho / Nicole Laird ( AUS )
	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug ( ARG )
	Doa El Gobashi / Nada Mivad ( EGY )
	Natalia Alfaro / Karen Charles ( CRC )
	Sophie van Guestl / Yantin van der Vlist ( NED )
	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweet ( USA )

Links

Beach volleyball on the official website of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games (English) (port.) (Spanish) (French)
Olympic tournament on the website of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB )