Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
9th Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Atlanta 1996 | |
Yugoslavia | |
Women's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | Cuba |
Silver | China |
Bronze | Brazil |
1st Beach Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Atlanta 1996 | |
Tournament details | |
City | Atlanta |
Dates | July 23, 1996 July 28, 1996 | –
Men's Medals | |
Gold | United States |
Silver | United States |
Bronze | Canada |
Women's Medals | |
Gold | Brazil |
Silver | Brazil |
Bronze | Australia |
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Men's and Women's beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport.[1] Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's indoor |
Netherlands (NED) Peter Blangé Guido Görtzen Rob Grabert Henk-Jan Held Misha Latuhihin Jan Posthuma Brecht Rodenburg Richard Schuil Bas van de Goor Mike van de Goor Olof van der Meulen Ron Zwerver Head coach: Joop Alberda |
Italy (ITA) Lorenzo Bernardi Vigor Bovolenta Marco Bracci Luca Cantagalli Andrea Gardini Andrea Giani Pasquale Gravina Marco Meoni Samuele Papi Andrea Sartoretti Paolo Tofoli Andrea Zorzi Head coach: Julio Velasco |
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Women's indoor |
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Men's beach |
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes (USA) |
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Women's beach |
Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires (BRA) |
Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel (BRA) |
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst (AUS) |
References
- ^ "Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.