Beach volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Beach Volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 17 to August 27. This was the first time beach volleyball was held at the Youth Olympics with indoor volleyball appearing at the 2010 edition.[1] The events took place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

Beach Volleyball
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueNanjing Olympic Sports Center
Dates17–27 August
No. of events2
Beach volleyball at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Events
BoysGirls

Qualification

A total of 36 teams participated in each gender category. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a maximum of 2 teams of 2 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China was initially given the maximum quota, but only field a girls' team. A further 10 teams, 5 in each gender was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only 5 were given. The other spots were reallocated to the top ranked teams not yet qualified. Each of the five volleyball federations hosted qualification events to qualify 12 teams, 6 in each gender.[2]

Africa and Asia hosted a single qualification tournament while Europe created a Youth Continental Cup with different zonal stages ending with a final qualification tournament. South America created a six legged tour, though only five events were held where the six countries with the most points qualified and North, Central America and Caribbean hosted four zonal tournaments where the winners qualified to the Youth Olympics and a final tournament where the top two nations qualified.[3]

Only athletes born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999 were eligible to participate in the 2014 Youth Olympics.[2]

Boys
EventLocationDateTotal TeamsQualified
Host Nation--0 China
EVCA Zone Qualification Tournament[4] Pigeon Point18–20 October 20131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CAZOVA Zone Qualification Tournament[5] Maracus Bay26–28 November 20131 Jamaica
Central Zone Qualification Tournament[6] Fajardo6–8 December 20131 Canada
AFECAVOL Zone Qualification Tournament[7] Guatemala City1–2 February 20141 Guatemala
AVC Qualification Tournament[8] Nakhon Si Thammarat4–6 April 20146 Indonesia
 Iran
 Kazakhstan
 New Zealand
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
CAVB Qualification Tournament[9] Accra11–13 April 20146 Burundi
 Republic of the Congo
 Ghana
 Nigeria
 Rwanda
 Sierra Leone
NORCECA Final Qualification Tournament[10] Carolina12–13 April 20142 Puerto Rico
 United States
2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final[11][12] Antalya15–17 May 20146 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Poland
 Russia
 Ukraine
CSV Youth Tour Final Rankings[13]-19 May 20146 Uruguay
 Argentina
 Venezuela
 Peru
 Paraguay
 Brazil
Tripartite Invitation[14]--3 Oman
 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Virgin Islands
Reallocation[14]--3 Austria
 Lithuania
 Norway
TOTAL36

Girls
EventLocationDateTotal TeamsQualified
Host Nation--1 China
EVCA Zone Qualification Tournament[15] Pigeon Point18–20 October 20131 Saint Lucia
CAZOVA Zone Qualification Tournament[16] Maracus Bay26–28 November 20131 Trinidad and Tobago
Central Zone Qualification Tournament[17] Fajardo6–8 December 20131 United States
AFECAVOL Zone Qualification Tournament[18] Guatemala City1–2 February 20141 Guatemala
AVC Qualification Tournament[8] Nakhon Si Thammarat4–6 April 20146 Australia
 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
 Kazakhstan
 Thailand
 Vietnam
CAVB Qualification Tournament[9] Accra11–13 April 20146 Republic of the Congo
 Ghana
 Namibia
 Nigeria
 Rwanda
 Sierra Leone
NORCECA Final Qualification Tournament[19] Carolina12–13 April 20142 Canada
 Puerto Rico
2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final[20][21] Antalya15–17 May 20146 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Russia
 Turkey
CSV Youth Tour Final Rankings[13]-19 May 20146 Paraguay
 Ecuador
 Argentina
 Uruguay
 Brazil
 Bolivia
Tripartite Invitation[14]--2 Tuvalu
 Vanuatu
Reallocation[14]--3 Austria
 Latvia
 Switzerland
TOTAL36

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[22] During the group stage there will be three sessions per day in order for all teams to play their match. Likewise the quarterfinals will have two sessions in order for all teams to play on the two main courts.

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event DateEvent DayStarting TimeEvent Details
August 17Sunday08:00
15:00
19:00		Boys' Group Stage
Girls' Group Stage
August 18Monday08:00
15:00
19:00		Boys' Group Stage
Girls' Group Stage
August 19Tuesday08:00
15:00
19:00		Boys' Group Stage
Girls' Group Stage
August 21Thursday08:00
15:00
19:00		Boys' Group Stage
Girls' Group Stage
August 22Friday08:00
15:00
19:00		Boys' Group Stage
Girls' Group Stage
August 24Sunday08:00Boys' Round of 24
Girls' Round of 24
August 24Sunday18:00Boys' Round of 16
Girls' Round of 16
August 25Monday15:00
20:00		Boys' Quarterfinals
Girls' Quarterfinals
August 26Tuesday15:00Girls' Semifinals
August 26Tuesday20:00Girls' Medal Matches
August 27Wednesday15:00Boys' Semifinals
August 27Wednesday20:00Boys' Medal Matches

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)1001
 Russia (RUS)1001
3 Canada (CAN)0101
 Venezuela (VEN)0101
5 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
Totals (6 nations)2226

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' Tournament
  Russia (RUS)
Oleg Stoyanovskiy
Artem Yarzutkin		  Venezuela (VEN)
José Tigrito Gómez
Rolando Hernández		  Argentina (ARG)
Santiago Aulisi
Leo Aveiro
Girls' Tournament
  Brazil (BRA)
Ana Patricia Silva Ramos
Eduarda Santos Lisboa		  Canada (CAN)
Megan McNamara
Nicole McNamara		  Germany (GER)
Lisa Arnholdt
Sarah Schneider

References
  1. Youth Olympic Games: Beach volleyball set for colourful debut
  2. "Qualification System: Beach Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "Young stars fix eyes on place at Nanjing 2014". FIVB. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "Rodell Fraser and Delshun Welcome lead St Vincent to male title". NORCECA. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. "Jamaicans Hutchinson, Bryan book China ticket in style". FIVB. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. "Canada's MacNeil, Richards clinch Youth Olympic Games spot". FIVB. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. "Guatemalans Flores and Alvarez claim spot in Nanjing". FIVB. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. "Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand claim two berths apiece for Nanjing Youth Olympics". FIVB. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. "Puerto Rican and American boys ticketed to Nanjing". FIVB. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. "Germany, Ukraine and France claim first men's spots at Youth Olympics". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  12. "Finland, Russia and Poland complete European contingent for Nanjing". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  13. "South American qualifiers wrap up places in Nanjing". FIVB. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  14. "Number of Entries by NOC: Beach Volleyball". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  15. "St. Lucia book ticket to 2014 Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  16. "Trinidadian girls Ward, Davidson seal Youth Olympic spot". FIVB. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  17. "USA's Muno and Sponcil claim ticket to Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  18. "Guatemala's Giron and Bethancourt book ticket to Nanjing". FIVB. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  19. "Puerto Rican and Canadian girls grab spots to Nanjing". FIVB. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  20. "Germany, Italy and France book first tickets to Nanjing". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  21. "Turkey with home triumph in Antalya, Czechs and Russians join them in Nanjing". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  22. "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Beach Volleyball" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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