Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between July 28, 2012 and August 8, 2012 at Horse Guards Parade.[1]
Women's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Horse Guards Parade | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July – 8 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Twenty-four pairs of competitors were taking part, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each other nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament.[2]
By virtue of the two American pairings winning gold and silver, this marked the second time in Olympic history the top two women's teams were both from the same country, the first being Brazil back in 1996 when the event debuted.