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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 seven venues that have been or will be used for beach volleyball .
Games
Venue
Notes
Capacity
Ref.
1996 Atlanta
Atlanta Beach
Artificial beach
12,600
[ 1]
2000 Sydney
Bondi Beach
Coastal beach
10,000
[ 2] [ 3]
2004 Athens
Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre
Artificial beach
8,000
[ 4]
2008 Beijing
Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
Artificial beach
12,000
[ 5]
2012 London
Horse Guards Parade
Artificial beach
15,000
[ 3]
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana Stadium
Coastal beach
12,000
[ 3]
2020 Tokyo
Shiokaze Park
Artificial beach
12,000
[ 6]
2024 Paris
Eiffel Tower Stadium
Artificial beach
12,000
[ 7]
2028 Los Angeles
Alamitos Beach
Coastal beach
12,000
2032 Brisbane
Broadbeach Park Stadium
Artificial beach
12,000
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 (beach), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum
21st century
2000 : Bondi Beach (beach), Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4
2004 : Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre (beach), Peace and Friendship Stadium
2008 : Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium , Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground (beach)
2012 : Earls Court Exhibition Centre , Horse Guards Parade (beach)
2016 : Copacabana Beach (beach), Maracanãzinho
2020 : Ariake Arena , Shiokaze Park (beach)
2024 : Paris Expo Porte de Versailles , Champ de Mars (beach)
2028 : Honda Center , Alamitos Beach (beach)
2032 : Coomera Indoor Sports Centre (indoor final), Broadbeach Park Stadium (beach), Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre