Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Men's and Women's beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport.[1][2] Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place.
Volleyball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | University of Georgia Coliseum Omni Coliseum (indoor) Clayton County International Park (beach) |
Dates | July 20 – August 4, 1996 |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 372 from 13 nations |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medal summary
References
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