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Horse Guards Parade hosted the beach volleyball events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Copacabana Stadium hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
For the Summer Olympics there are 7 venues that have been or will be used for beach volleyball .
Beach
Location
Games
Events
Notes
Atlanta Beach
Clayton County International Park , Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia, USA
Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Artificial beach
[1]
Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach , Waverley Council, Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Ocean coast beach
[2] [3]
Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex Faliro, Athens, Greece
Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Artificial beach
[4]
Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
Chaoyang Park , Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Artificial beach with sand imported from Hainan
[5]
Horse Guards Parade
Whitehall, London, England, UK
London 2012 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Artificial beach on royal parade grounds
[3]
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Stadium , Copacabana Beach, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Ocean coast beach
[3]
Shiokaze Park Stadium
Shiokaze Park, Tokyo Waterfront, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
See also
References
20th century
1964 : Komazawa Volleyball Courts , Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final)
1968 : Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace , Revolution Ice Rink
1972 : Volleyballhalle
1976 : Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre
1980 : Druzhba Multipurpose Arena , Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final)
1984 : Long Beach Arena
1988 : Hanyang University Gymnasium , Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall
1992 : Palau dels Esports de Barcelona , Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
1996 : Clayton County International Park (2-man), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum
21st century
2000 : Bondi Beach , Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4
2004 : Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre , Peace and Friendship Stadium
2008 : Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium , Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
2012 : Earls Court Exhibition Centre , Horse Guards Parade
2016 : Copacabana Beach , Maracanãzinho
2020 : Ariake Arena , Shiokaze Park
2024 : Paris Expo Porte de Versailles , Champ de Mars
2028 : Honda Center , Santa Monica State Beach
2032 : Coomera Indoor Sports Centre , Broadbeach, Queensland , Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre