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List of Olympic venues in beach volleyball

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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 seven venues that have been or will be used for beach volleyball.

Games Venue Notes Capacity Ref.
1996 Atlanta Atlanta Beach Artificial beach 12,600 [1]
2000 Sydney Bondi Beach Coastal beach 10,000 [2][3]
2004 Athens Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre Artificial beach 8,000 [4]
2008 Beijing Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Artificial beach 12,000 [5]
2012 London Horse Guards Parade Artificial beach 15,000 [3]
2016 Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Stadium Coastal beach 12,000 [3]
2020 Tokyo Shiokaze Park Artificial beach 12,000 [6]
2024 Paris Eiffel Tower Stadium Artificial beach 12,000 [7]
2028 Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach Coastal beach 12,000
2032 Brisbane Broadbeach Park Stadium Artificial beach 12,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Georgia Department of Economic Development. "Clayton County International Park". Explore Georgia.
  2. ^ Bondi Beach. "2000 Olympic Games". Bondi Village.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Host City and Venue". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  7. ^ "At the Olympic beach volleyball venue, the Eiffel Tower stars in a très French show". AP News. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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