Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad

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

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Volleyball at the
1996 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Tournament| men| women
Rosters| men| women
Beach

Tournament| men| women

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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.

## Medal table

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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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's indoor
details |  Netherlands (NED)
Peter Blangé
Guido Görtzen
Rob Grabert
Henk-Jan Held
Misha Latuhihin
Jan Posthuma
Brecht Rodenburg
Richard Schuil
Bas van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Olof van der Meulen
Ron Zwerver

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Head coach: Joop Alberda |  Italy (ITA)
Lorenzo Bernardi
Vigor Bovolenta
Marco Bracci
Luca Cantagalli
Andrea Gardini
Andrea Giani
Pasquale Gravina
Marco Meoni
Samuele Papi
Andrea Sartoretti
Paolo Tofoli
Andrea Zorzi

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Head coach: Julio Velasco |  FR Yugoslavia (YUG)
Vladimir Batez
Dejan Brđović
Đorđe Đurić
Andrija Gerić
Nikola Grbić
Vladimir Grbić
Rajko Jokanović
Slobodan Kovač
Đula Mešter
Žarko Petrović
Željko Tanasković
Goran Vujević

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Head coach: Zoran Gajić
Women's indoor
details |  Cuba (CUB)
Taimaris Aguero
Regla Bell
Magaly Carvajal
Marlenis Costa
Ana Fernández
Mirka Francia
Idalmis Gato
Lilia Izquierdo
Mireya Luis
Raisa O'Farrill
Yumilka Ruíz
Regla Torres

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Head coach: Eugenio George |  China (CHN)
Cui Yong-Mei
He Qi
Lai Yawen
Li Yan
Liu Xiaoning
Pan Wenli
Sun Yue
Wang Lina
Wang Yi
Wang Ziling
Wu Yongmei
Zhu Yunying

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Head coach: Lang Ping |  Brazil (BRA)
Ida Alvares
Leila Barros
Ericléia Bodziak
Hilma Caldeira
Ana Paula Connelly
Márcia Cunha
Virna Dias
Ana Moser
Ana Flávia Sanglard
Hélia Souza
Sandra Suruagy
Fernanda Venturini

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Head coach: Bernardinho
Men's beach
details |  Karch Kiraly
and Kent Steffes (USA) |  Michael Dodd
and Mike Whitmarsh (USA) |  John Child
and Mark Heese (CAN)
Women's beach
details |  Jackie Silva
and Sandra Pires (BRA) |  Mônica Rodrigues
and Adriana Samuel (BRA) |  Natalie Cook
and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)

## References

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1. ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Beach Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

## External links

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Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta)

* Archery
* Athletics
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* Volleyball
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Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

Tournaments|

* 1896–1960
* 1964
* men
* women
* 1968
* men
* women
* 1972
* men
* women
* 1976
* men
* women
* 1980
* men
* women
* 1984
* men
* women
* 1988
* men
* women
* 1992
* men
* women
* 1996
* men
* women
* 2000
* men
* women
* 2004
* men
* women
* 2008
* men
* women
* 2012
* men
* women
* 2016
* men
* women
* 2020
* men
* women
* 2024
* men
* women

Qualifications|

| Men|

* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
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Women|

* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
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Squads|

| Men|

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* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
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Women|

* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
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