Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games





















Beach Volleyball
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Beach volleyball 2018 Commonwealth Games.svg
Venue
Coolangatta Beachfront
Dates 6–12 April 2018
Competitors 48 from 16 nations












Beach Volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 6 to 12. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that Beach Volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games.[1] A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams are scheduled to compete (48 athletes, at 2 per team) in each respective tournament.




Contents






  • 1 Competition schedule


  • 2 Medal table


  • 3 Medalists


  • 4 Qualification


    • 4.1 Men


    • 4.2 Women




  • 5 Participating nations


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Competition schedule


The following is the competition schedule for the Beach Volleyball competitions:[2]













P Pool stage
¼ Quarter-finals
½ Semi-finals
B Bronze medal match
G Gold medal match


































Event↓/Date → Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12
Men P P P P ¼ ½ B G
Women P P P P ¼ ½ B G


Medal table


  *   Host nation (Australia)



















































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 Australia*
1 1 0 2

 Canada
1 1 0 2
3
 New Zealand
0 0 1 1

 Vanuatu
0 0 1 1
Totals (4 nations) 2 2 2 6


Medalists





















Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Men's tournament
details

 Australia (AUS)
Christopher McHugh
Damien Schumann

 Canada (CAN)
Sam Pedlow
Sam Schachter

 New Zealand (NZL)
Ben O'Dea
Sam O'Dea

Women's tournament
details

 Canada (CAN)
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Sarah Pavan

 Australia (AUS)
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Taliqua Clancy

 Vanuatu (VAN)
Linline Matauatu
Miller Pata


Qualification


A total of 12 men's teams and women's team qualified to compete at the games.[3]



Men








































































Event
Date
Location
Vacancies
Qualified
Host Nation
N/A
N/A
1

 Australia

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings
31 October 2017
N/A
4

 Canada
 England
 Trinidad and Tobago
 New Zealand
European Qualification Tournament
15–16 September 2017

Cyprus Larnaca
1

 Scotland
AVC Beach Tour 2017
8 April – 28 October 2017
Various
1

 Sri Lanka
African Qualification Tournament
27–29 October 2017

Sierra Leone Freetown
1

 Sierra Leone
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2017
7 April – 13 November 2017
Various
1

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oceania Qualification Tournament
6–8 December 2017

Vanuatu Port Villa
1

 Fiji
FIVB/CGF Invitation
TBD
N/A
2

 Cyprus
 Mozambique
Total 12


Women








































































Event
Date
Location
Vacancies
Qualified
Host Nation
N/A
N/A
1

 Australia

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings
31 October 2017
N/A
4

 Canada
 New Zealand
 Vanuatu
 England
European Qualification Tournament
15–16 September 2017

Cyprus Larnaca
1

 Cyprus
AVC Beach Tour 2017
8 April – 28 October 2017
Various
1

 Singapore
African Qualification Tournament
27–29 October 2017

Sierra Leone Freetown
1

 Rwanda
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2017
7 April – 13 November 2017
Various
1

 Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania Qualification Tournament
6–8 December 2017

Vanuatu Port Villa
1

 Fiji
FIVB/CGF Invitation
TBD
N/A
2

 Scotland[4]
 Grenada
Total 12


Participating nations


There are 16 participating nations in beach volleyball with a total of 48 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.





  •  Australia (4)


  •  Canada (4)


  •  Cyprus (4)


  •  England (4)


  •  Fiji (4)


  •  Grenada (2)


  •  Mozambique (2)


  •  New Zealand (4)


  •  Rwanda (2)


  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)


  •  Scotland (4)


  •  Sierra Leone (2)


  •  Singapore (2)


  •  Sri Lanka (2)


  •  Trinidad and Tobago (4)


  •  Vanuatu (2)




References





  1. ^ "Beach volleyball added to 2018 Commonwealth Games". FIVB.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Beach Volleyball Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


  3. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.


  4. ^ Butler, Nick (7 January 2018). "Beattie and Coutts secure final beach volleyball spot at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 January 2018.




External links


  • Results Book – Beach Volleyball








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