2016 in volleyball
The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2016 throughout the world.
Beach volleyball
2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–BVB)
- August 6 – 18: Copacabana Beach
International beach volleyball championships
- May 11 – 16: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in
Lucerne[1]
- July 6 – 10: 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification in
Sochi[4]
- July 26 – 31: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in
Larnaca[7]
- September 13 – 18: 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals in
Toronto[10]
- Men:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[11] - Women:
Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[12]
- Men:
BV Grand Slam
- March 8 – 13: Grand Slam #1 in Rio de Janeiro[13]
- Men:
Bartosz Losiak / Piotr Kantor[14] - Women:
Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross[15]
- Men:
- May 24 – 29: Grand Slam #2 in Moscow[16]
- Men:
Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst[17] - Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross[18]
- Men:
- June 14 – 19: Grand Slam #3 in Olsztyn[19]
- Men:
Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš[20] - Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[21]
- Men:
- August 23 – 28: Grand Slam #4 (final) in Long Beach, California[22]
- Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro Oliveira[23]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross[24]
- Men:
BV Major
- June 7 – 12: Major #1 in Hamburg[25]
- Men: Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser[26]
- Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[27]
- Men:
- June 28 – July 3: Major #2 in
Poreč[28]
- Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[29]
- Women: Julia Sude / Chantal Laboureur[30]
- Men:
- July 5 – 10: Major #3 in Gstaad[31]
- Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior[32]
- Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes[33]
- Men:
- July 26 – 31: Major #4 (final) in
Klagenfurt[34]
- Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš[35]
- Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[36]
- Men:
BV Open
- February 15 – 19: Open #1 in
Kish Island (men only)[37]
- Winners:
Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse[38]
- Winners:
- February 23 – 28: Open #2 in Maceió[39]
- Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena[40]
- Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Elize Secomandi Maia[41]
- Men:
- March 15 – 20: Open #3 in Vitória, Espírito Santo[42]
- Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[43]
- Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes[44]
- Men:
- April 5 – 8: Open #4 in Doha (men only)[45]
- Winners:
Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich[46]
- Winners:
- April 12 – 17: Open #5 in
Xiamen[47]
- Men:
Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira[48] - Women: Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré[49]
- Men:
- April 19 – 24: Open #6 in Fuzhou[50]
- Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena[51]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross[52]
- Men:
- April 26 – May 1: Open #7 in Fortaleza[53]
- May 3 – 8: Open #8 in Sochi[56]
- Men: Paolo Nicolai / Daniele Lupo[57]
- Women: Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr[58]
- Men:
- May 10 – 15: Open #9 in
Antalya[59]
- Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš[60]
- Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[61]
- Men:
- May 17 – 21: Open #10 (final) in Cincinnati[62]
Volleyball
2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–VB)
- August 6 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)
China (CHN); 
Serbia (SRB); 
United States (USA)
- August 7 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)
- Brazil (BRA);
Italy (ITA); United States (USA)
International volleyball events
- January 4 – 9: 2016 European Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Ankara[65]
- Russia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[66]
- Italy and Netherlands has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
- January 5 – 10: 2016 European Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Berlin[67]
- January 6 – 10: 2016 CSV Women's South American Olympic Qualification in
Bariloche
- January 7 – 9: 2016 NORCECA Women's Continental Olympic Qualification at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska[70]
- The United States has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[71]
Dominican Republic has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
- The
- January 7 – 14: 2016 African Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in
Brazzaville
- January 8 – 10: 2016 NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Edmonton[73]
- February 12 – 16: 2016 African Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in
Yaoundé
- March 23 – April 1: 2016 Men's African Club Championship in
Cairo[76]
- 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 Tunis[77]
- Al Ahly SC 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
Tokyo[78]
- Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and
South Korea all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[79]
- May 20 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico[80]
- Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[81]
- May 19 – 27: 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Mexico City[82]
- May 28 – June 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo[83]
- June 3 – 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in Mexico City[85]
- June 24 – 29: 2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in
Havana[87]
- Cuba defeated the
United States, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. - Mexico took the bronze medal.
- July 2 – 6: 19th Southeast Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship 2016 in
Naypyidaw
- July 2 – 10: 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo[88]
- The Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
- The United States took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 4 – 10: 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Gatineau[89]
- The United States defeated Cuba, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
- Canada took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 9 – 17: 2016 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in
Kaohsiung- The China defeated Iran, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 4th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.
- South Korea took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 16 – 20: 2016 Southeast Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Sisaket
- July 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in
Nakhon Ratchasima - July 26 – August 1: 2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[90]
- The Dominican Republic defeated the United States, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
- Cuba took third place.
- The
- August 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in Myanmar[91]
- Sarmayeh Bank Tehran VC defeated Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.
- Toyoda Gosei Trefuerzatook third place.
- August 27 – September 4: 2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship in
Hungary and 
Slovakia[92]
- September 2 – 10: 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship in
Bulgaria[93]
- September 3 – 11: 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in
Biñan[94]
- Ba'yi Shenzhen, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title.
- Bangkok Glasstook third place.
- September 14 – 20: Vĩnh Phúc Province
- China defeated
Kazakhstan, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship title. - Thailand took third place.
- September 22 – 28:
- October 17 – 23: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Betim[96]
- Sada Cruzeiro defeated Zenit Kazan, 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 in Pasay[97]
- Eczacıbaşı VitrA defeated, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship title. Pomì Casalmaggiore
- Vakıfbank İstanbultook third place.
2016 FIVB Volleyball World League
- July 1 – 3: Group 3 Finals in Frankfurt[98]
- July 9 & 10: Group 2 Finals in
Matosinhos[99]
- Winners: Canada
- Second: Portugal
- Third: The Netherlands
- Winners:
- July 13 – 17: Group 1 Finals in Kraków[100]
2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
- June 17 – 19: Group 3 Finals in Almaty[101]
- Winners: Croatia
- Second: Kazakhstan
- Third:
Peru
- Winners:
- June 17 – 19: Group 2 Finals in Plovdiv[102]
- Winners: Dominican Republic
- Second: Poland
- Third: Puerto Rico
- Winners:
- July 6 – 10: Group 1 Finals in Bangkok[103]
- Winners: Brazil
- Second: The United States
- Third: The Netherlands
- Winners:
Volleyball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2016:
- Emanuel Rego
- Nikola Grbić
- Misty May-Treanor
- Danielle Scott-Arruda
- Park Man-bok
References
- ^ FIVB's Under 21 World Championships Lucerne, Switzerland, 2016 Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Men's Final Results
- ^ 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Women's Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Men's Qualification Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Women's Qualification Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Men's Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Women's Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2016 World Tour Finals (BV) Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals Men's Results Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals Women's Results Page
- ^ "Rio Grand Slam 2016". Fivb.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Men's Results
- ^ FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Women's Results
- ^ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Page
- ^ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Men's Results
- ^ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Women's Results
- ^ FIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Page
- ^ FIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Men's Results
- ^ FIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Women's Results
- ^ FIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Page
- ^ FIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Men's Results
- ^ FIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Women's Results
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Men's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Women's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Men's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Women's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Men's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Women's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Men's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Women's Final Results Page
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- ^ FIVB's 2016 Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Group 3 Finals Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Group 2 Finals Page
- ^ 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Group 1 Finals Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 3 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 2 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2016 Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 1 Page