The following were the events of

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

for the year

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throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics ( FIVB–BVB)

* August 6 – 18: 2016 Summer Olympics for Men and

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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Copacabana Beach Copacabana () is a ''bairro'' (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the wor ...

** Men: ** ( Alison Cerutti &

Bruno Oscar Schmidt Bruno Oscar Schmidt (born 6 October 1986) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He plays as a right-side defender. Bruno is the nephew of the former Brazilian basketball player Oscar Schmidt and of the TV news announcer Tadeu Schmidt. In 2010, ...

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Daniele Lupo Daniele Lupo (born 6 May 1991) is an Italian beach volleyball player. He competed for Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Along with partner, Paolo Nicolai, he won the silver medal in men's beach volleyball in 201 ...

Paolo Nicolai Paolo Nicolai (born 8 June 1988) is an Italian beach volleyball player. Biography Nicolai was born in Ortona, province of Chieti The province of Chieti ( it, provincia di Chieti; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. ...

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Alexander Brouwer Alexander Brouwer (born 3 November 1989 in Leiden) is a Dutch male beach volleyball player. He is the 2013 World Champion alongside his team mate Robert Meeuwsen Robert Meeuwsen (born 21 March 1988 in Nieuwegein Nieuwegein () is a municipal ...

Robert Meeuwsen Robert Meeuwsen (born 21 March 1988 in Nieuwegein Nieuwegein () is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south b ...

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Laura Ludwig Laura Ludwig-Bowes (born 13 January 1986) is a German professional beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. Previously forming a pair with compatriot Kira Walkenhorst, she represents Hamburger SV and has won four European championships. S ...

Kira Walkenhorst Kira Katharina Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990) is a retired German beach volleyball player who played as a blocker. She has an older brother Alexander Walkenhorst who is a professional beach volleyball player and a younger sister Pia Walken ...

) ** (

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 m ...

Bárbara Seixas Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. In 2012, she was named FIVB top Rookie of the year. Seixas is a three-time youth World Champion and has reached the p ...

) ** (

April Ross April Elizabeth Ross (born June 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh ...

Kerri Walsh Jennings Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is an American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist. She is the beach volleyball leader in career victories as of 2016 hav ...

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International beach volleyball championships

* May 11 – 16: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

** Men: George Souto Maior Wanderley / Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci ** Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva Ramos * July 6 – 10: 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification in

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

** Men: Both and qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** Women: Both the and qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * July 26 – 31: 2016

FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships The FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships (previously known as the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH Youth World Championships) is a double-gender international beach volleyball tournament for athletes under the age of 19. The competition first t ...

Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144 ...

** Men: Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho / Rafael José Mendonça de Queiroz ** Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta * September 13 – 18: 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

** Men: Alison Cerutti /

** Women:

BV Grand Slam

* March 8 – 13: Grand Slam #1 in Rio de Janeiro ** Men: Bartosz Losiak / Piotr Kantor ** Women:

* May 24 – 29: Grand Slam #2 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

** Men:

Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born 10 September 1976) is a Dutch volleyball player, who represented his native country at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Two times as a member of the indoor volleyball team in 2000 and 2004, and 3 more times after swi ...

/ Christiaan Varenhorst ** Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross * June 14 – 19: Grand Slam #3 in

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

** Men:

Aleksandrs Samoilovs Aleksandrs Samoilovs (born April 6, 1985) is a beach volleyball player from Latvia. Samoilovs and teammate Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, with whom he partnered since 2004, represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The duo d ...

Jānis Šmēdiņš Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. From 2008 to 2012 he played together with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They won bronze medal at European Championships 2010. Two years later they won bronze medal in 2012 Oly ...

** Women:

* August 23 – 28: Grand Slam #4 (final) in

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

** Men:

Pedro Solberg Salgado Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg (born 27 March 1986) is a Brazilian male beach volleyball player. Solberg's mother, Isabel Salgado, herself was a successful beach volleyball player and won in 1994 a FIVB World Tour event in Miami. His sisters ...

Evandro Oliveira Evandro Gonçalves de Oliveira Junior (born 17 July 1990) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's beach volleyball tournament along with Pedro Solberg, falling in the qu ...

** Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross

BV Major

* June 7 – 12: Major #1 in

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** Men: Nicholas Lucena /

Phil Dalhausser Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is a Swiss-born American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions. Dalha ...

** Women:

* June 28 – July 3: Major #2 in

Poreč Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, whic ...

** Men: Alison Cerutti /

** Women: Julia Sude / Chantal Laboureur * July 5 – 10: Major #3 in

Gstaad Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internatio ...

** Men:

/ Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior ** Women:

Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Julia ...

Talita Antunes Talita Antunes da Rocha (born August 29, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015. Career Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the ...

* July 26 – 31: Major #4 (final) in

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** Men:

** Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst

BV Open

* February 15 – 19: Open #1 in

Kish Island Kish ( fa, کیش ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, ...

(men only) ** Winners: Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse * February 23 – 28: Open #2 in

Maceió Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form la ...

** Men:

/ Nicholas Lucena ** Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Elize Secomandi Maia * March 15 – 20: Open #3 in

Vitória, Espírito Santo Vitória (, ''Victory''), spelled Victória until the 1940s, is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper has ...

** Men: Alison Cerutti /

** Women:

* April 5 – 8: Open #4 in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

(men only) ** Winners: Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich * April 12 – 17: Open #5 in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

** Men: Pablo Herrera /

Adrián Gavira Adrián Gavira Collado (born 17 September 1987 in La Línea de la Concepción) is a Spanish beach volleyball player. He currently plays with Pablo Herrera. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 1 ...

** Women: Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré * April 19 – 24: Open #6 in

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

** Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena ** Women:

* April 26 – May 1: Open #7 in

Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...

** Men: Oscar Brandão / Andre Loyola Stein ** Women: Elize Secomandi Maia / Eduarda Santos Lisboa * May 3 – 8: Open #8 in Sochi ** Men:

** Women: Joana Heidrich /

Nadine Zumkehr Nadine Zumkehr (born 5 February 1985) is a Swiss beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she played with Simone Kuhn. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the American pair of Jen ...

* May 10 – 15: Open #9 in

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

** Men:

** Women:

* May 17 – 21: Open #10 (final) in

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

** Men: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes / Saymon Barbosa Santos ** Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross

Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics ( FIVB–VB)

* August 6 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in

(at the

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) ** ; ; * August 7 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho) ** ; ;

International volleyball events

* January 4 – 9: 2016 European Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** and has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. * January 5 – 10: 2016 European Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** and has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. * January 6 – 10: 2016 CSV Women's South American Olympic Qualification in

Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche (), is a city in the province of Río Negro Province, Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake. It is located within the Nahuel ...

** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. * January 7 – 9: 2016 NORCECA Women's Continental Olympic Qualification at

Pinnacle Bank Arena Pinnacle Bank Arena is a 15,500-seat indoor arena in the West Haymarket District of Lincoln, Nebraska. It was completed in 2013 and replaced the Bob Devaney Sports Center as the home of the University of Nebraska's men's and women's basketball ...

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...

** The has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. * January 7 – 14: 2016 African Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in

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** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** and has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. * January 8 – 10: 2016 NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. ** has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. * February 12 – 16: 2016 African Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * March 23 – April 1: 2016 Men's African Club Championship in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

** El Geish defeated Espérance, 3–1 in matches won, to win their first Men's African Club Championship title. Smouha took third place. * April 22 – 30: 2016 Women's African Club Championship in

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defeated Carthage, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Women's African Club Championship title. ** Kenya Pipeline took third place. * May 14 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in

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** , the , , and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * May 20 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in

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** has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * May 19 – 27:

2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 21 to 26 May 2016 and played by ten countries. Pools composition Venue *Gimnasio Olímpico J ...

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** defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. * May 28 – June 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo ** , , , and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * June 3 – 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in

** qualified to compete at Rio 2016. * June 24 – 29:

2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship is the tenth edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It will be held in La Habana, Cuba from 24 June to 29 June. Eight countries will be competing in the tournament. Pool composition ...

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** defeated the , 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. ** took the bronze medal. * July 2 – 6: 19th Southeast Asian Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship 2016 in

Naypyidaw Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city outs ...

** Round–robin group: 1. , 2. –A, 3. * July 2 – 10:

2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 15th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 2 July to 10 July. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, won by the Dominican R ...

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** The defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. ** The took the bronze medal. * July 4 – 10:

2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2016 Men's Junior Continental Championship is the tenth edition of the bi-annual tournament. It is played from 5–10 July on Gatineau, Quebec. The tournament will consist of seven teams. The top finisher at the final standing will qualify to ...

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** The defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their third Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. ** took the bronze medal. * July 9 – 17: 2016 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

** The defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their 4th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship. ** took the bronze medal. * July 16 – 20: 2016 Southeast Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship in

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** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. * July 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in

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** defeated , 3–2 in matches played, in the final. took third place. * July 26 – August 1:

2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the bi-annual tournament. It was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 26 July to 31 July, and featured eight teams. The Dominican Republic won the tournament and qua ...

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** The defeated the , 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in **

Sarmayeh Bank Tehran VC Sarmayeh Bank Volleyball Club ( fa, باشگاه والیبال بانک سرمایه , Bâshgâh-e Vâlibâl-e Bânk-e Sarmâye) was an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Tehran, Iran. History In 2015 Sarmayeh Bank Volleyball Club was ...

defeated Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title. **

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza The Wolf Dogs Nagoya () are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the V.Premier League. History The club was founded in 1961 by the workers of Toyoda Gosei, one of the Toyota Motor group companies. They initiall ...

took third place. * August 27 – September 4:

2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship The 2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship was played in Slovakia and Hungary from 27 August to 4 September 2016. Participating teams *Host Countries ** ** *Qualified through 2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship Qualific ...

in and ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their second Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship title. ** took third place. * September 2 – 10:

2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship The 2016 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship is the 25th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV. It will be played in Bulgaria from 2 to 10 September 2016. Poland won the gold medals for a second time ...

in ** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship title. ** took third place. * September 3 – 11:

2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship The 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 17th staging of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, AVC Club Championships which was hosted by the Philippines. The tournament was held at th ...

Biñan Biñan (), officially the City of Biñan ( fil, Lungsod ng Biñan), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. According ...

NEC Red Rockets is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC. The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League to ...

defeated Ba'yi Shenzhen, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. **

Bangkok Glass BG Pathum United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบีจี ปทุม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province and is managed by BG Sports Company Limited which is a ...

took third place. * September 14 – 20:

2016 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship The 2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vi ...

in Vĩnh Phúc Province ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship title. ** took third place. * September 22 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship in

Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom ( th, นครปฐม, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in central Thailand, the former capital of Nakhon Pathom province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathommachedi. The city is also home to Thailand's ...

** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their third AVC Cup for Men title. ** took third place. * October 17 – 23:

2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship The 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 12th edition of the event. It was held in Betim, Brazil from 18 to 23 October 2016. Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro defeated Russia's Zenit Kazan in the final and won FIVB Men’s Club World C ...

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Sada Cruzeiro Sada may refer to: People Given name *Sada Abe (1905–after 1971), Japanese convicted murderer, prostitute and actress *Sada Jacobson (born 1983), American Olympic fencer *Sada Thompson (1927–2011), American actress *Sada Vidoo (born 1977), Dani ...

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Zenit Kazan VC Zenit-Kazan (russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Russian Volleyball Sup ...

, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship title. ** Trentino Diatec took third place. * October 18 – 23:

2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 10th edition of the event. It was held for the first time in the Philippines, on 18–23 October 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. For the first time, eight teams competed, including four wil ...

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defeated Pomì Casalmaggiore, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship title. ** Vakıfbank İstanbul took third place.

2016 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 27th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament which was played by a record of 36 teams from 16 June to 17 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Kraków, Poland. After b ...

* July 1 – 3: Group 3 Finals in

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** Winners: ** Second: ** Third: * July 9 & 10: Group 2 Finals in

Matosinhos Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal () is a city and a municipality in the northern Porto district of Portugal, bordered in the south by the city of Porto (8 km from the city centre). The population in 2011 was 175,478, and covered an area of approx ...

** Winners: ** Second: ** Third: The * July 13 – 17: Group 1 Finals in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

** Winners: ** Second: ** Third:

2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Brazil captured their ...

* June 17 – 19: Group 3 Finals in

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** Winners: ** Second: ** Third: * June 17 – 19: Group 2 Finals in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

** Winners: ** Second: ** Third: * July 6 – 10: Group 1 Finals in

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FIVB's 2016 Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 1 Page
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Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...

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Emanuel Rego Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born April 15, 1973) is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Ol ...

Nikola Grbić Nikola Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team. The Olympic Champion Sydney 2000, a bro ...

Misty May-Treanor Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (; née May; born July 30, 1977) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and , was the most successful female beach volleyball player having won 112 tour ...

Danielle Scott-Arruda Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda (born October 1, 1972) is an American-Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics, breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic ap ...

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