The qualification for the
2016 Women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament was held from 26 June 2015 to 26 June 2016. A maximum of two teams per country were allowed to qualify. 24 teams from 17 countries qualified.
Qualification summary
Host country
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
*, represented by
Larissa França &
Talita Antunes
2015 World Championships
The winners from 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships qualified for the Olympics.
The World Champions were:
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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 ...
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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 ...
Ranking
15 teams qualified from the Olympic Ranking.
Continental Cup
One winner from each Continental Cup qualified for the Olympics. Two teams qualified from the World Continental Cup.
Africa
Final standing:
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*2.
*3.
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*5.
*6.
*7.
*8.
*9.
*10.
* selected
Doaa Elghobashy
Doaa Elghobashy ( ar, دعاء الغباشي; born November 8, 1996) is an Egyptian beach volleyball player.
Career
Elghobashy competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alongside Nada Meawad in the beach volleyball competition ...
&
Nada Meawad to compete in the Olympics.
* and qualified to the World Continental Cup, but neither played there.
Asia and Oceania
Final standing:
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*2.
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Mariafe Artacho
Mariafe Artacho del Solar (born 24 October 1993) is an Australian beach volleyball player. She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021. Artacho del Solar plays as a righ ...
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Nicole Laird
Nicole Laird (born 18 February 1993) is an Australian beach volleyball player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Professional career
Rio de Janeiro - 2016 Olympics
Laird made her Olympic debut in Rio wit ...
to compete in the Olympics.
* and qualified to the World Continental Cup.
Europe
Final standing:
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*3.
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*5.
*5.
*5.
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* selected
Jantine van der Vlist
Jantine van der Vlist (born 1985) is a Dutch beach volleyball player. She has previously played indoor volleyball.
Beach Volleyball
As of 2015, she plays with Sophie van Gestel. At the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogo ...
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Sophie van Gestel
Sophie van Gestel (born 29 June 1991, in Oostelbeers) is a Dutch beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she plays with Madelein Meppelink. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Juli ...
to compete in the Olympics.
* , and qualified to the World Continental Cup.
North America
Final standing:
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*2.
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*6.
*7.
*8.
* selected
Nathalia Alfaro
Nathalia Alfaro Paniagua (born April 8, 1987 in Heredia) is a beach volleyball player from Costa Rica, who played in the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 at the Acapulco step, playing with Ingrid Morales.
Representing her native country during the 2 ...
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Karen Cope to compete in the Olympics.
* and qualified to the World Continental Cup, but Cuba did not play there.
South America
Final standing:
*1.
*2.
*3.
*4.
*5.
*6.
* selected
Norisbeth Agudo &
Olaya Pérez Pazo
Olaya Pérez Pazo (born June 7, 1983) is a Venezuelan beach volleyball player. She competed alongside Norisbeth Agudo in the women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Ver ...
to compete in the Olympics.
* and qualified to the World Continental Cup.
World Continental Cup
Winners:
*, who selected
Barbora Hermannová
Barbora Hermannová (born 7 November 1990) is a Czech beach volleyball player. As of 2022, she plays with Marie-Sára Štochlová.
Career
Hermannová made her first international appearance in 2008, finishing ninth in the World Youth Champion ...
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Markéta Sluková
Markéta Sluková (; born 28 June 1988) is a Czech beach volleyball player.
Sluková competed on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2010. In addition to being consistently ranked among the top fi ...
*, who selected
Ekaterina Birlova &
Evgenia Ukolova
Evgenia Nikolayevna Ukolova (russian: Евгения Николаевна Уколова; born 17 May 1989) is a Russian beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she plays with Ekaterina Khomyakova (also known by her married name of Ekaterina Birlov ...
See also
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Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 22 August 2015 to 22 May 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champion and runner-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament cha ...
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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 8 September 2015 to 5 June 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the FIVB World Cup champions and runners-up, five continental Olympic qualification tournament ...
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's qualification
Olympic Qualification Women
Olympic Qualification Women
Volleyball qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 in women's volleyball
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