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Beach Volleyball At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Shiokaze Park. The competition was held from 24 July to 6 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 25 July to 8 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. Twenty-four teams with 48 athletes from around the world competed for the gold medal. April Ross and Alix Klineman won the gold medal, defeating Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the final, while Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré won the bronze medal. The medals for the competition were presented by Mustapha Berraf, Algeria; IOC Honorary Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ary Graça, Brazil; FIVB President. Qualification Teams Twenty four teams were drawn in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiokaze Park
Shiokaze Park is a public park and was a temporary beach volleyball sport venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics, located in Tokyo, Japan. History Shiokaze Park opened on June 1, 1974. It is located in Odaiba Island in Tokyo and has a view of the Rainbow Bridge. 2020 Summer Olympics Shiokaze Park was the site of a temporary beach volleyball venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Its capacity was 12,000. Vegetation Shiokaze Park has 12,800 trees and 27,600 shrubs, including the following vegetation: * Cockspur coral tree *Olive tree *Japanese black pine *Crape myrtle *''Quercus myrsinifolia'' *'' Machilus thunbergii '' * Gray Bottlebrush * Matebashii tree *Wax myrtle ''Myrica'' is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australi ... * Washington palm tree References {{2020 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The International Olympic Committee
This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve". Currently there are 101 members, 43 honorary members and one honour member. Current members The chairperson of an international organization, who represents an Olympic sport (e.g. the chairman of World Athletics World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...), is represented in the IOC "ex officio" (i.e., because of that position). * Athletes' Commission members are elected for eight-year terms. Honorary Members Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Melissa Humana-Paredes (born October 10, 1992) is a Canadian beach volleyball player, who is partnered with Brandie Wilkerson. Humana-Paredes won the women's gold medal with Sarah Pavan at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Early life Born in Toronto, Ontario, Humana-Paredes is the younger daughter of two Chilean expatriates, ballet dancer Myriam Paredes and volleyball player Hernán Humaña, who was part of the national team and later coached Canadians John Child and Mark Heese to the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. Humana-Paredes started playing beach volleyball at the age of 12 and four years later, was already representing Canada internationally. She also played competitive indoor volleyball for Storm Volleyball. She then attended York University, majoring in communications while playing CIS volleyball for the York Lions for four seasons from 2010 to 2014. Volleyball career In 2011, she won a silver medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Pavan
Sarah Lindsey Pavan (born August 16, 1986) is a Canadian beach volleyball and former indoor volleyball player. She was part of the Canada women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. With Melissa Humana-Paredes she won the women's gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships. College indoor volleyball career Pavan played college volleyball at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she led her team to win the 2006 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, in which she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Her collegiate accolades are numerous, and include winning the Honda Sports Award for volleyball (2007), the Honda-Broderick Cup (2006–07), the AVCA National Player of the Year (2006), and thrice the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2005–07). She also won several academic awards, including twice winning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year (2007–08) and earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandie Wilkerson
Brandie Wilkerson (born July 1, 1992) is a Canadian beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side blocker. With teammate Heather Bansley, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in November 2018. She is the 2018 FIVB Best Blocker. She has also competed on the AVP. Early life Wilkerson was born in Switzerland and moved to Canada when she was seven. Her father Herb Johnson, né Wilkerson, is a former basketball player who was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He played professionally in France, Spain, Japan, Turkey, and Switzerland. Her mother, Stephanie, was a Swiss national runner and a two-time Ironman finalist. University career Wilkerson played CIS volleyball for the York Lions from 2010 to 2014. For the 2010–11 season, she was named York's female rookie of the year and was the OUA rookie of the year in women's volleyball. In 2011–12, Wilkerson was named an OUA first-team all-star and was a CIS second-team All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Bansley
Heather Bansley (born September 13, 1987) is a Canadian beach volleyball player, playing as a left-side defender. She has been named FIVB Best Defensive Player of the World Tour in 2015, 2016 and 2018. University career Bansley played CIS volleyball for the Toronto Varsity Blues for five seasons from 2005 to 2010 where she was a member of the 2009-10 OUA champions. Pro career Bansley and former partner Sarah Pavan were part of the Canadian team for the 2016 Summer Olympics. After qualifying for the women's tournament, the pair competed in Pool E and won all 3 matches with a 2–0 set score. For the Round of 16 match, they were paired with the other Canadian team of Broder and Valjas, which they won in straight sets of (21–16, 21–11). They lost to Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst in straight sets of (14–21, 14–21) in the quarterfinals. Bansley and her next partner Brandie Wilkerson first competed together at the Swatch World Tour finals in Toronto (Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Cavalcanti
Rebecca Cavalcante Barbosa da Silva (born 23 April 1993) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She competed for Brazil with Ana Patrícia Ramos in women's beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In their match against Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi of Kenya in pool D, they won in straight sets. References External links * * * * Rebeccaat ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol, CBV) is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Brazil. Formed in 1954, its headquarters are in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The CBV is a memb ...'' 1993 births Living people Brazilian women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Fortaleza {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Patrícia Ramos
Ana Patrícia Silva Ramos (born 29 September 1997) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She competed for Brazil with Rebecca Cavalcanti in women's beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. References External links * Ana Patríciaat ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol, CBV) is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Brazil. Formed in 1954, its headquarters are in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The CBV is a me ...'' 1997 births Living people Brazilian women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Youth Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian women People from Espinosa, Minas Gerais Sportspeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduarda Santos Lisboa
Eduarda "Duda" Santos Lisboa (born 1 August 1998) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She is the two-time U21 World champion (2016, 2017) and three-time U19 World champion (2013, 2014, 2016). She has won four World Tour events and reached thirteen podiums in the World Tour throughout her career. She was voted the FIVB Top Rookie in 2016. She was also a gold medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Duda plays as a right-side defender. References External links * * * * Dudaat ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol, CBV) is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Brazil. Formed in 1954, its headquarters are in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The CBV is a me ...'' 1998 births Living people Brazilian women's beach volleyball players People from Aracaju Beach volleyball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics FIVB World Tour award winners Beach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágatha Bednarczuk
Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel (born 22 June 1983), frequently referred to as just ''Ágatha'', is a Brazilian international beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, alongside her teammate Bárbara Seixas. Biography Born in Curitiba, Southern Brazil, to Maria José Vagnoni Moscardi and Alfredo Bednarczuk, a family of Polish and Italian ancestry, Agatha started competing in the city of Paranaguá. She became famous after competing at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships. She was part of the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 and 2012. Bednarczuk also competed at the 2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships and was on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships alongside her teammate Bárbara Seixas. This qualified her to represent Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Professional career Ágatha and her part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Pereyra
Fernanda Pereyra (born 30 June 1991) is an Argentine beach volleyball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal. She competed at the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was the final edition of the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2021 beach volleyball season. When it started in lat .... Family Her brother is Federico Pereyra. References External links * * * * * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from San Juan, Argentina Sportspeople from Mar del Plata Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Argentine women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Argentina Beach volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Gallay
Ana María Gallay (born 16 January 1986) is an Argentine beach volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Life She was born in Nogoyá, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. In 2012, she played with Virginia Zonta. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost their three pool matches. Ana won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games with Georgina Klug Georgina Klug (born 11 June 1984) is an Argentine beach volleyball player. Georgina won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games with Ana Gallay. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IO .... She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * * * 1986 births Living people Argentine people of French descent Argentine women's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic beac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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