Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between 28 July and 9 August at Horse Guards Parade.[1]

Men's beach volleyball
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueHorse Guards Parade
Dates28 July – 9 August
Competitors48 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Julius Brink
Jonas Reckermann
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alison Cerutti
Emanuel Rego
 Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš
 Latvia
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Twenty-four pairs were competing, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament.[2]

Seeds

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RankTeamNOC
1Alison CeruttiEmanuel Rego  Brazil
2Phil DalhausserTodd Rogers  United States
3Julius BrinkJonas Reckermann  Germany
4Jake GibbSean Rosenthal  United States
5Reinder NummerdorRichard Schuil  Netherlands
6John Garcia ThompsonSteve Grotowski  Great Britain
7Pedro CunhaRicardo Santos  Brazil
8Jonathan ErdmannKay Matysik  Germany
9Grzegorz FijałekMariusz Prudel  Poland
10Wu PenggenXu Linyin  China
11Adrián GaviraPablo Herrera  Spain
12Jefferson BellaguardaPatrick Heuscher  Switzerland
13Daniele LupoPaolo Nicolai  Italy
14Petr BenešPřemysl Kubala  Czech Republic
15Sébastien ChevallierSascha Heyer  Switzerland
16Aleksandrs SamoilovsRuslans Sorokins  Latvia
17Mārtiņš PļaviņšJānis Šmēdiņš  Latvia
18Tarjei SkarlundMartin Spinnangr  Norway
19Josh BinstockMartin Reader  Canada
20Igor HernándezJesus Villafañe  Venezuela
21Freedom ChiyaGrant Goldschmidt  South Africa
22Sergey ProkopievKonstantin Semenov  Russia
23Kentaro AsahiKatsuhiro Shiratori  Japan
24Clemens DopplerAlexander Horst  Austria

Preliminary round

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The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in Klagenfurt, Austria.[3]

Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a loss.[4] If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match.[4] If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match.[4] If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are (1) points ratio between tied teams, (2) points ratio within pool, and (3) tournament seed.[4] The two best teams from each group directly advance to the round-of-16. The two best 3rd-placed teams also advance. The remaining four third-placed teams play one another in two Lucky Loser matches, and the two winners complete the list of 16 playoff teams.[5]

Pool A

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  AlisonEmanuel (BRA)3306616.0001451231.179Round of 16
2  BellaguardaHeuscher (SUI)3124240.5001111180.941
3  LupoNicolai (ITA)3124240.5001191260.9443rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs
4  DopplerHorst (AUT)3124340.7501281360.941Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
11:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–1  DopplerHorst (AUT)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 21–17, 16–14)
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29 July 2012
23:00
 BellaguardaHeuscher (SUI)0–2  LupoNicolai (ITA)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 18–21)
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31 July 2012
10:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–0  BellaguardaHeuscher (SUI)Horse Guards Parade
(21–17, 21–12)
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31 July 2012
22:00
 LupoNicolai (ITA)0–2  DopplerHorst (AUT)Horse Guards Parade
(18–21, 17–21)
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2 August 2012
10:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–0  LupoNicolai (ITA)Horse Guards Parade
(26–24, 21–18)
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2 August 2012
20:00
 BellaguardaHeuscher (SUI)2–0  DopplerHorst (AUT)Horse Guards Parade
(24–22, 21–12)
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Pool B

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  DalhausserRogers (USA)3306616.0001391091.275Round of 16
2  GaviraHerrera (ESP)3215522.5001391331.045
3  BenešKubala (CZE)3124250.4001201280.9383rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs
4  AsahiShiratori (JPN)3033160.1671101380.797Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
10:00
 GaviraHerrera (ESP)2–0  BenešKubala (CZE)Horse Guards Parade
(25–23, 21–16)
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29 July 2012
22:00
 DalhausserRogers (USA)2–0  AsahiShiratori (JPN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–15, 21–16)
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31 July 2012
09:00
 BenešKubala (CZE)2–1  AsahiShiratori (JPN)Horse Guards Parade
(17–21, 21–12, 15–7)
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31 July 2012
21:00
 DalhausserRogers (USA)2–1  GaviraHerrera (ESP)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 21–16, 15–13)
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2 August 2012
14:30
 GaviraHerrera (ESP)2–0  AsahiShiratori (JPN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–19, 22–20)
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2 August 2012
21:00
 DalhausserRogers (USA)2–0  BenešKubala (CZE)Horse Guards Parade
(21–13, 21–15)
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Pool C

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  BrinkReckermann (GER)3306616.0001331141.167Round of 16
2  ChevallierHeyer (SUI)3215441.0001451510.960
3  ProkopievSemenov (RUS)3124350.6001571630.963
4  WuXu (CHN)3033360.5001571640.957Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
12:00
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–0  ProkopievSemenov (RUS)Horse Guards Parade
(21–19, 21–17)
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28 July 2012
14:30
 WuXu (CHN)1–2  ChevallierHeyer (SUI)Horse Guards Parade
(21–18, 16–21, 12–15)
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30 July 2012
14:30
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–1  WuXu (CHN)Horse Guards Parade
(13–21, 21–19, 15–8)
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30 July 2012
20:00
 ChevallierHeyer (SUI)2–1  ProkopievSemenov (RUS)Horse Guards Parade
(28–26, 18–21, 15–13)
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1 August 2012
11:00
 WuXu (CHN)1–2  ProkopievSemenov (RUS)Horse Guards Parade
(27–29, 21–17, 12–15)
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1 August 2012
21:00
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–0  ChevallierHeyer (SUI)Horse Guards Parade
(21–14, 21–16)
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Pool D

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  GibbRosenthal (USA)3215422.000119891.337Round of 16
2  FijałekPrudel (POL)3215522.5001321151.148
3  SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)3215431.3331161131.027
4  ChiyaGoldschmidt (RSA)3033060.000761260.603Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
11:00
 FijałekPrudel (POL)1–2  SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(21–12, 15–21, 12–15)
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28 July 2012
22:00
 GibbRosenthal (USA)2–0  ChiyaGoldschmidt (RSA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–10, 21–11)
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30 July 2012
12:00
 SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)2–0  ChiyaGoldschmidt (RSA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–13, 21–10)
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30 July 2012
21:00
 GibbRosenthal (USA)0–2  FijałekPrudel (POL)Horse Guards Parade
(17–21, 18–21)
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1 August 2012
12:00
 FijałekPrudel (POL)2–0  ChiyaGoldschmidt (RSA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–19, 21–13)
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1 August 2012
16:30
 GibbRosenthal (USA)2–0  SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(21–10, 21–16)
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Pool E

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)3306616.0001411131.248Round of 16
2  NummerdorSchuil (NED)3215431.3331271161.095
3  ErdmannMatysik (GER)3124350.6001321480.8923rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs
4  HernándezVillafañe (VEN)3033260.3331281510.848Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
14:30
 NummerdorSchuil (NED)2–1  HernándezVillafañe (VEN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–18, 17–21, 15–10)
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29 July 2012
15:30
 ErdmannMatysik (GER)1–2  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(21–19, 21–23, 9–15)
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31 July 2012
14:30
 PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)2–0  HernándezVillafañe (VEN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–14, 21–16)
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31 July 2012
15:30
 NummerdorSchuil (NED)2–0  ErdmannMatysik (GER)Horse Guards Parade
(21–9, 21–16)
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2 August 2012
09:00
 NummerdorSchuil (NED)0–2  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(14–21, 18–21)
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2 August 2012
15:30
 ErdmannMatysik (GER)2–1  HernándezVillafañe (VEN)Horse Guards Parade
(20–22, 21–16, 15–11)
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Pool F

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  RicardoCunha (BRA)330660MAX1291011.277Round of 16
2  SkarlundSpinnangr (NOR)3215422.0001171071.093
3  BinstockReader (CAN)3124240.5001141190.9583rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs
4  Garcia ThompsonGrotowski (GBR)3033060.000941270.740Eliminated
Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
16:30
 Garcia ThompsonGrotowski (GBR)0–2  BinstockReader (CAN)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 13–21)
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28 July 2012
20:00
 RicardoCunha (BRA)2–0  SkarlundSpinnangr (NOR)Horse Guards Parade
(21–14, 21–18)
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30 July 2012
11:00
 SkarlundSpinnangr (NOR)2–0  BinstockReader (CAN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–14, 21–18)
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30 July 2012
17:30
 Garcia ThompsonGrotowski (GBR)0–2  RicardoCunha (BRA)Horse Guards Parade
(17–21, 12–21)
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1 August 2012
17:30
 Garcia ThompsonGrotowski (GBR)0–2  SkarlundSpinnangr (NOR)Horse Guards Parade
(20–22, 13–21)
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1 August 2012
20:00
 RicardoCunha (BRA)2–0  BinstockReader (CAN)Horse Guards Parade
(21–18, 24–22)
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Lucky loser

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Of the 6 teams that are placed third in their pools, two directly qualify for the playoffs. From the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams qualify for the playoffs by winning a Lucky Loser match.

This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the Lucky Loser matches.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)3215431.3331161131.027Round of 16
2  ProkopievSemenov (RUS)3124350.6001571630.963
3  ErdmannMatysik (GER)3124350.6001321480.892Lucky loser play-offs
4  BinstockReader (CAN)3124240.5001141190.958
5  LupoNicolai (ITA)3124240.5001191260.944
6  BenešKubala (CZE)3124250.4001201280.938
Source: [citation needed]

Lucky loser play-offs

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2 August 2012
23:00
 BinstockReader (CAN)0–2  LupoNicolai (ITA)Horse Guards Parade
(16–21, 20–22)
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2 August 2012
23:00
 ErdmannMatysik (GER)2–1  BenešKubala (CZE)Horse Guards Parade
(15–21, 21–19, 15–13)
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Playoffs

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Round of 16

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3 August 2012
10:00
 FijałekPrudel (POL)2–0  ChevallierHeyer (SUI)Horse Guards Parade
(21–18, 21–17)
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3 August 2012
13:00
 PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)2–0  SkarlundSpinnangr (NOR)Horse Guards Parade
(21–18, 21–16)
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3 August 2012
18:00
 LupoNicolai (ITA)2–0  DalhausserRogers (USA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–17, 21–19)
Report

3 August 2012
21:00
 GaviraHerrera (ESP)0–2  RicardoCunha (BRA)Horse Guards Parade
(18–21, 19–21)
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4 August 2012
10:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–0  ErdmannMatysik (GER)Horse Guards Parade
(21–16, 21–14)
Report

4 August 2012
14:00
 NummerdorSchuil (NED)2–0  BellaguardaHeuscher (SUI)Horse Guards Parade
(22–20, 21–15)
Report

4 August 2012
17:00
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–0  SamoilovsSorokins (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(21–12, 21–17)
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4 August 2012
22:00
 ProkopievSemenov (RUS)0–2  GibbRosenthal (USA)Horse Guards Parade
(14–21, 20–22)
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Finals overview

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
1  AlisonEmanuel (BRA)211617
9  FijałekPrudel (POL)172115
1  AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2122
17  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)1520
17  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)192115
4  GibbRosenthal (USA)211811
1  AlisonEmanuel (BRA)212114
3  BrinkReckermann (GER)231616
3  BrinkReckermann (GER)2121
7  RicardoCunha (BRA)1519
3  BrinkReckermann (GER)2121Bronze medal match
5  NummerdorSchuil (NED)1416
5  NummerdorSchuil (NED)212117  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)192115
13  LupoNicolai (ITA)16185  NummerdorSchuil (NED)211911

Quarter-finals

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6 August 2012
18:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–1  FijałekPrudel (POL)Horse Guards Parade
(21–17, 16–21, 17–15)
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6 August 2012
19:00
 PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)2–1  GibbRosenthal (USA)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 21–18, 15–11)
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6 August 2012
22:00
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–0  RicardoCunha (BRA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–15, 21–19)
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6 August 2012
23:00
 NummerdorSchuil (NED)2–0  LupoNicolai (ITA)Horse Guards Parade
(21–16, 21–18)
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Semi-finals

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7 August 2012
17:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)2–0  PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)Horse Guards Parade
(21–15, 22–20)
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7 August 2012
23:00
 BrinkReckermann (GER)2–0  NummerdorSchuil (NED)Horse Guards Parade
(21–14, 21–16)
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Bronze medal match

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9 August 2012
19:00
 PļaviņšŠmēdiņš (LAT)2–1  NummerdorSchuil (NED)Horse Guards Parade
(19–21, 21–19, 15–11)
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Final

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9 August 2012
21:00
 AlisonEmanuel (BRA)1–2  BrinkReckermann (GER)Horse Guards Parade
(21–23, 21–16, 14–16)
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Final ranking

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RankTeamSeed
 Julius BrinkJonas Reckermann (GER)3
 Alison CeruttiEmanuel Rego (BRA)1
 Mārtiņš PļaviņšJānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)17
4.  Reinder NummerdorRichard Schuil (NED)5
5.  Jake GibbSean Rosenthal (USA)4
 Ricardo SantosPedro Cunha (BRA)7
 Grzegorz FijałekMariusz Prudel (POL)9
 Daniele LupoPaolo Nicolai (ITA)13
9.  Phil DalhausserTodd Rogers (USA)2
 Jonathan ErdmannKay Matysik (GER)8
 Adrián GaviraPablo Herrera (ESP)11
 Jefferson BellaguardaPatrick Heuscher (SUI)12
 Sébastien ChevallierSascha Heyer (SUI)15
 Aleksandrs SamoilovsRuslans Sorokins (LAT)16
 Tarjei SkarlundMartin Spinnangr (NOR)18
 Sergey ProkopievKonstantin Semenov (RUS)22
17.  Petr BenešPřemysl Kubala (CZE)14
 Josh BinstockMartin Reader (CAN)19
19.  John Garcia ThompsonSteve Grotowski (GBR)6
 Wu PenggenXu Linyin (CHN)10
 Igor HernándezJesus Villafañe (VEN)20
 Freedom ChiyaGrant Goldschmidt (RSA)21
 Kentaro AsahiKatsuhiro Shiratori (JPN)23
 Clemens DopplerAlexander Horst (AUT)24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beach volleyball venues. Spectators
  2. ^ Olympic Qualifying process confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Olympic beach volleyball pool draw completed in Klagenfurt, FIVB, 19 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "London 2012 Olympic Games Beach Volleyball Media Guide". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Olympic Games beach volleyball schedule confirmed, FIVB, 20 July 2012.
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