Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Volleyball and beach volleyball events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The volleyball events at the 2024 Paris Olympics ran from July 27 to August 11. Indoor matches were held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, while beach volleyball took place at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Champ de Mars. In total, 24 indoor volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball pairs competed.
A new rule allowed each team to add a non-competing athlete (AP) to replace a player for medical reasons, increasing rosters from 12 to 13 athletes. However, only 12 were officially considered part of the team.
**Medal summary**
**Medal table** * Host nation (France)
**Medalists**
**Beach volleyball**
**Indoor volleyball**
**Qualification summary**
**Summary table**
**Indoor volleyball** On April 6, 2022, the FIVB approved changes to the Olympic volleyball program and qualification system for Paris 2024. Twelve teams per gender competed. As host, France, the reigning men’s champion, received automatic spots for both its men’s and women’s teams. The remaining spots were filled through a dual pathway: the top two teams from each of three Olympic qualification tournaments earned direct berths, and the final five spots went to eligible NOCs based on the FIVB world rankings as of June 2024, prioritizing continents without a qualified team.
**Men's volleyball**
**Women's volleyball**
**Beach volleyball** Twenty-four teams per gender competed, with a maximum of two per NOC. France, as host, received automatic berths for both its men’s and women’s teams. The remaining spots were filled through a tripartite qualification system. One spot each went to the men’s and women’s winners of the 2023 FIVB World Championships (held October 6–15 in Tlaxcala, Mexico). The next 17 highest-ranked eligible pairs qualified via the FIVB Olympic ranking list, based on each pair’s 12 best performances between January 1, 2023, and June 10, 2024. The final five spots were awarded to eligible NOCs from each of the five continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North/Central America and the Caribbean, and South America).
**Men's beach volleyball**
**Women's beach volleyball**
**Notes** a The Netherlands originally won the CEV Continental Cup but forfeited its quota spot because no athlete met the Dutch NOC’s requirements. The Czech Republic, as runners-up, received the reallocated spot.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Volleyball
- Games
- 2024 Summer
- Venue
- Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (indoor) / Eiffel Tower Stadium (beach)
- Dates
- 27 July – 11 August 2024
- Competitors
- 384
- Nations
- 31
- Num Events
- 4 (2 men, 2 women)
- Prev
- 2020
- Next
- 2028
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The 2024 Summer Olympics marked the first time in Olympic volleyball history that each team was allowed to include one non-competing (AP) athlete to replace an athlete for medical reasons, increasing team rosters from 12 to 13 athletes, though only 12 were considered part of the team. As host nation, France reserved direct spots for both men's and women's indoor and beach volleyball teams. The qualification system for indoor volleyball involved two pathways: winners and runners-up from three Olympic qualification tournaments, and five berths based on FIVB world rankings by June 2024, observing the universality principle. Beach volleyball qualification followed a tripartite pathway, including the 2023 FIVB World Championships winners, the top 17 pairs from the FIVB Olympic ranking list, and five continental qualification tournament winners. A note in the article indicates that the Netherlands originally won the CEV Continental Cup but forfeited the quota spot because no athlete met the Dutch NOC's requirements, and the Czech Republic received the reallocated spot.
Reader's Guide
The volleyball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics represent a significant moment in Olympic volleyball history due to the introduction of the non-competing (AP) athlete rule, allowing teams to replace an athlete for medical reasons without reducing the roster size. This change increased team rosters from 12 to 13 athletes, though only 12 were considered part of the team. The host nation France, as reigning men's champions, automatically qualified both its men's and women's indoor and beach volleyball teams. The qualification system for indoor volleyball combined Olympic qualification tournaments with world rankings, while beach volleyball used a tripartite pathway including world championships, ranking lists, and continental tournaments. The article notes a specific case where the Netherlands forfeited a beach volleyball quota spot due to athlete eligibility issues, with the Czech Republic receiving the reallocated spot. These events underscore the evolving structure of Olympic volleyball and the importance of host nation participation and qualification pathways.
Did You Know?
- This was the first Olympic volleyball competition where each team could include one non-competing (AP) athlete for medical reasons, increasing rosters from 12 to 13.
- Beach volleyball qualification included winners from the 2023 FIVB World Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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