Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Appearance
9th Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Atlanta 1996 | |
Tournament details | |
Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics |
Host nation | United States |
City | Atlanta |
Dates | July 20, 1996 | – August 4, 1996
Men's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | Netherlands |
Silver | Italy |
Bronze | Yugoslavia |
Women's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | Cuba |
Silver | China |
Bronze | Brazil |
1st Beach Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Atlanta 1996 | |
Tournament details | |
City | Atlanta |
Dates | July 23, 1996 July 28, 1996 | –
Men's Medals | |
Gold | United States |
Silver | United States |
Bronze | Canada |
Women's Medals | |
Gold | Brazil |
Silver | Brazil |
Bronze | Australia |
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured men's and women's Beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport.[1] Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medal summary
References
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.