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
VenueUniversity of Georgia Coliseum
Omni Coliseum (indoor)
Clayton County International Park (beach)
DatesJuly 20 – August 4, 1996
No. of events4
Competitors372 from 13 nations
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil1113
2  United States1102
3  Cuba1001
  Netherlands1001
5  China0101
  Italy0101
7  Australia0011
  Canada0011
  FR Yugoslavia0011
Totals (9 entries)44412

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's indoor
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  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
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  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
details
  Karch Kiraly
and Kent Steffes (USA)
  Michael Dodd
and Mike Whitmarsh (USA)
  John Child
and Mark Heese (CAN)
Women's beach
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  Jackie Silva
and Sandra Pires (BRA)
  Mônica Rodrigues
and Adriana Samuel (BRA)
  Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Beach Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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