Volleyball competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

are scheduled to be held from 27 July to 12 August. Indoor volleyball will be played at Earls Court

Earls Court

Earls Court is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It is an inner-city district centred on Earl's Court Road and surrounding streets, located 3.1 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It borders the sub-districts of South Kensington to the East, West...

, while beach volleyball will be played at Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London, at grid reference . It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and Beating Retreat.-History:...

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Events

4 sets of medals will be awarded in following events:

• Volleyball men (12 teams)
• Volleyball women
  Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
  The 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament will be the 13th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It will be held in London, United Kingdom from July 29 to August 12, 2012.-Qualification:...
  
   (12 teams)
• Beach volleyball men (24 teams)
• Beach volleyball women (24 teams)

Qualifying criteria

NOC is allowed to enter 1 men's and 1 women's qualified team in volleyball tournaments and 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments.

Men

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
2011 FIVB World Cup 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup is played from November 20 – December 4, in Japan. The tournament is the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom...	20 November – 4 December 2011	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	3
African Olympic Qualification Tournament	TBD	Guinea Bissau	1
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament	2–10 June 2012	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1
European Olympic Qualification Tournament	8–13 May 2012	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	1
North America Olympic Qualification Tournament	11–20 May 2012	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...	1
South America Olympic Qualification Tournament	May 2012		1
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1	2–10 June 2012	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2	8–10 June 2012	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	1
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3	8–10 June 2012	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	1
Host nation	–	–	1
Total			12

Women

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
2011 FIVB World Cup 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4–18, in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...	4–18 November 2011	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	3
African Olympic Qualification Tournament		TBD	1
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament	19–27 May 2012	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1
European Olympic Qualification Tournament	1–6 May 2012	Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	1
North America Olympic Qualification Tournament	8-16 January 2012	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	1
South America Olympic Qualification Tournament	May 2012	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	1
2012 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1	19–27 May 2012	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	3
Host nation	–	–	1
Total			12

The World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 and Asian qualifying tournament will be held simultaneously for each gender.

Beach volleyball

Means of qualification	Vacancies
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012)	16
2010-12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012)	5
Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012)	2
Host nation (Great Britain)	1
Total	24

External links

• Official site of London 2012 Olympics
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball