Beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games
Optional sport at the Commonwealth Games
Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games.[2] It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.[3]
Venues
Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham
Victoria 2026: Eastern Beach, Geelong
Men's tournament
Results
Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
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Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
2018 Details | ![]() Gold Coast | ![]() Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann | 2–1 | ![]() Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter | ![]() Ben O'Dea and Sam O'Dea | 2–0 | ![]() Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf | 12 | |||
2022 Details | ![]() Birmingham | ![]() Christopher McHugh and Paul Burnett | 2-1 | ![]() Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing | ![]() Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello | 2-0 | ![]() Venuste Gatsinzi and Olivier Ntagengwa | 12 | |||
2026 Details | ![]() Geelong |
Performance by nation
Nation | ![]() 2018 (12) | ![]() 2022 (12) | Years |
![]() | 1st | 1st | 2 |
![]() | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
![]() | QF | QF | 2 |
![]() | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
![]() | GS | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
![]() | GS | - | 1 |
![]() | 3rd | QF | 2 |
![]() | - | 4th | 1 |
![]() | GS | GS | 2 |
![]() | QF | - | 1 |
![]() | QF | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
![]() | GS | QF | 2 |
![]() | - | QF | 1 |
![]() | QF | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
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Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
Women's tournament
Results
Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
2018 Details | ![]() Gold Coast | ![]() Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–0 | ![]() Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | ![]() Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata | 2–0 | ![]() Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou | 12 | |||
2022 Details | ![]() Birmingham | ![]() Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–1 | ![]() Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | ![]() Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko | 2-1 | ![]() Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley | 12 | |||
2026 Details | ![]() Geelong |
Performance by nation
Nation | ![]() 2018 (12) | ![]() 2022 (12) | Years |
![]() | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
![]() | 1st | 1st | 2 |
![]() | 4th | QF | 2 |
![]() | QF | QF | 2 |
![]() | GS | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
![]() | GS | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
![]() | QF | 4th | 2 |
![]() | QF | - | 1 |
![]() | QF | QF | 2 |
![]() | GS | - | 1 |
![]() | - | GS | 1 |
![]() | - | QF | 1 |
![]() | GS | GS | 2 |
![]() | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
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Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
All-time medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
See also
References
- ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Juanola, Marta Pascual (2022-04-12). "Victoria to host 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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Sports at the Commonwealth Games
- Archery
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cricket
- Diving
- Mountain Biking
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Shooting
- Track Cycling