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Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification facts for kids

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The women's qualification for the Olympic beach volleyball tournament occurred between January 2023 and June 2024. The competition comprised a total of 24 women's beach volleyball pairs coming from different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions; each NOC can enter a maximum of two pairs in the women's tournament. As the host nation, France reserves the direct spot for the women's beach volleyball pair.

The remainder of the twenty-four team field must endure a tripartite qualification pathway to obtain a ticket for Paris 2024, abiding by the universality principle and respecting the two-pair NOC limit. The initial spot was directly awarded to the women's winners, respectively, from the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, scheduled from 6 to 15 October in Mexico, with the seventeen highest-ranked eligible women's pairs joining them in the field through the FIVB Olympic ranking list (based on the twelve best performances achieved as a pair) between 1 January 2023 and 9 June 2024. The events valid for ranking results include but are not limited to the following:

  • 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
  • 2023–2024 Beach Pro Tour (Elite, Challenge, Future, and Finals)
  • 2023–2024 FIVB Continental Tours Finals

The final five spots will be attributed to the highest-ranked eligible NOCs from each of the five continental qualification tournaments, namely the AVC Continental Cup Final for Asia and Oceania; the CAVB Continental Cup Final for Africa; the CEV Continental Cup Final for Europe; the CSV Continental Cup Final for South America; and the NORCECA Continental Cup Final for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The final phase of these five events will occur between 13 and 23 June 2024.

Qualification summary

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified NOC
Host nation N/A 1  France
2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 6–15 October 2023 Mexico Tlaxcala 1  United States
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking 9 June 2024 Switzerland Lausanne 17  Brazil
 United States
 Canada
 Brazil
 Netherlands
 Switzerland
 Latvia
 China
 Italy
 Germany
 Australia
 Switzerland
 Spain
 Germany
 France
 Lithuania
 Spain
2023–2024 CEV Continental Cup Final 13–16 June 2024 Latvia Jūrmala 1  Czech Republica
2023–2024 CSV Continental Cup Final 14–16 June 2024 Paraguay Asunción 1  Paraguay
2023–2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final 20–23 June 2024  Martil 1  Egypt
2023–2024 AVC Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024 China Ningbo 1  Japan
2023–2024 NORCECA Continental Cup Final 21–23 June 2024  Tlaxcala 1  Canada
Total 24
Notes
a The Netherlands originally won the CEV Continental Cup. However, there was no athlete that met the NOC requirement. Therefore, the NOC forfeited the Olympics quota, and the reallocation spot awarded to the Czech Republic as the runners-up at the Continental Cup.

Host country

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the beach volleyball tournament.

2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

The winning women's pair of the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, scheduled from 6 to 15 October in Mexico, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament

Rankings

Rank Country Players
1  United States Sara Hughes – Kelly Cheng
2  Brazil Ana Patrícia Ramos – Eduarda Santos Lisboa
3  United States Kristen Nuss – Taryn Kloth
4  Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar – Taliqua Clancy
5  Brazil Tainá Silva Bigi – Victória Lopes
 Canada Melissa Humana-Paredes – Brandie Wilkerson
 Netherlands Katja Stam – Raïsa Schoon
 Switzerland Tanja Hüberli – Nina Betschart
9  Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk – Rebecca Cavalcante
 China Xue Chen – Xia Xinyi
 Germany Svenja Müller – Cinja Tillmann
 Italy Valentina Gottardi – Marta Menegatti
 Latvia Tīna Graudiņa – Anastasija Kravčenoka
 Switzerland Esmée Böbner – Zoé Vergé-Dépré
 United States Terese Cannon – Megan Kraft
 United States Julia Scoles – Betsi Flint
17  Austria Dorina Klinger – Ronja Klinger
 Brazil Andressa Cavalcanti – Vitória Rodrigues
 Brazil Carolina Solberg Salgado – Bárbara Seixas
 Canada Sarah Pavan – Molly McBain
 China Dong Jie – Wang Fan
 Czech Republic Barbora Hermannová – Marie-Sára Štochlová
 Finland Niina Ahtiainen – Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
 France Lézana Placette – Alexia Richard
 Germany Sandra Ittlinger – Karla Borger
 Germany Laura Ludwig – Louisa Lippmann
 Lithuania Monika Paulikienė – Ainė Raupelyté
 Poland Jagoda Gruszczyńska – Aleksandra Wachowicz
 Spain Daniela Álvarez Mendoza – Tania Moreno
 Spain Liliana Fernández – Paula Soria Gutiérrez
 Switzerland Anouk Vergé-Dépré – Joana Mäder
 Thailand Taravadee Naraphornrapat – Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

2023–2024 FIVB Olympic Rankings

The seventeen highest-ranked eligible women's pairs will secure a direct spot for Paris 2024 based on the FIVB Olympic ranking points accrued in the twelve best performances as a pair from 1 January 2023 to 9 June 2024. The events valid for ranking results include but are not limited to the following:

  • 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
  • 2023–2024 Beach Pro Tour (Elite, Challenge, Future, and Finals)
  • 2023–2024 FIVB Continental Tours Finals
Qualified directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified as world champions for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Ineligible because of the two-pair NOC limit
No. Rank Players NOC FIVB Points NOC Rank
1 1 Eduarda Santos Lisboa – Ana Patrícia Ramos  Brazil 13,160 1
2 2 Kristen Nuss – Taryn Kloth  United States 11,960 1
3 (WC) 3 Sara Hughes – Kelly Cheng  United States 11,400 2
4 4 Melissa Humana-Paredes – Brandie Wilkerson  Canada 10,720 1
5 5 Carolina Solberg Salgado – Bárbara Seixas  Brazil 10,440 2
6 6 Katja Stam – Raïsa Schoon  Netherlands 10,380 1
7 7 Tanja Hüberli – Nina Brunner  Switzerland 10,160 1
8 8 Tīna Graudiņa – Anastasija Kravčenoka  Latvia 9,560 1
9 9 Xia Xinyi – Xue Chen  China 9,400 1
10 10 Valentina Gottardi – Marta Menegatti  Italy 9,140 1
11 11 Svenja Müller – Cinja Tillmann  Germany 8,920 1
12 Tainá Bigi – Victória Lopes  Brazil 8,480
13 12 Taliqua Clancy – Mariafe Artacho del Solar  Australia 8,440 1
14 Ágatha Bednarczuk – Rebecca Cavalcante  Brazil 8,260
15 13 Esmée Böbner – Zoé Vergé-Dépré  Switzerland 7,900 2
16 14 Daniela Álvarez Mendoza – Tania Moreno  Spain 7,820 1
17 15 Laura Ludwig – Louisa Lippmann  Germany 7,720 2
18 Anouk Vergé-Dépré – Joana Mäder  Switzerland 7,580
19 Sandra Ittlinger – Karla Borger  Germany 7,360
20 Julia Scoles – Betsi Flint  United States 7,340
21 16 Lézana Placette – Alexia Richard  France 6,920 1
22 17 Monika Paulikienė – Ainė Raupelytė  Lithuania 6,900 1
23 18 Liliana Fernández – Paula Soria  Spain 6,800 2
24 Sarah Pavan – Molly McBain  Canada 6,660
25 Niina Ahtiainen – Taru Lahti-Liukkonen  Finland 6,420

Continental Cup Final

The final five spots will be attributed to the highest-ranked eligible NOCs from each of the five continental qualification tournaments (Africa; Asia and Oceania; Europe; North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; and South America). The final phase of these five events will occur between 13 and 23 June 2024.

Africa

The winning NOC of the 2024 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, scheduled from 20 to 23 June in Martil, Morocco, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                   
 
22 June 2024
 
 
 Morocco 2
 
23 June 2024
 
 Kenya 0
 
 Morocco 0
 
22 June 2024
 
 Egypt 2
 
 Mauritius 0
 
23 June 2024
 
 Egypt 2
 
 Egypt 2
 
22 June 2024
 
 Nigeria 1
 
 Cape Verde 2
 
23 June 2024
 
 Ghana 0
 
 Cape Verde 0
 
22 June 2024
 
 Nigeria 2
 
 Rwanda 0
 
 
 Nigeria 2
 

Rankings

Rank Country
1  Egypt
2  Nigeria
3  Cape Verde
 Morocco
5  Ghana
 Kenya
 Mauritius
 Rwanda
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

Asia and Oceania

The winning NOC of the 2024 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final, scheduled from 21 to 23 June in Ningbo, China, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                   
 
21 June
 
 
 New Zealand 2
 
22 June
 
 Vanuatu 0
 
 New Zealand 1
 
21 June
 
 China 2
 
 China 2
 
23 June
 
 Lebanon 0
 
 China 1
 
21 June
 
 Japan 2
 
 Japan 2
 
22 June
 
 Indonesia 0
 
 Japan 2
 
21 June
 
 Thailand 0
 
 Thailand 2
 
 
 Kazakhstan 0
 

Rankings

Rank Country
1  Japan
2  China
3  New Zealand
 Thailand
5  Indonesia
 Kazakhstan
 Lebanon
 Vanuatu
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

Europe

The winning NOC of the 2024 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final, scheduled from 13 to 16 June in Jūrmala, Latvia, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                   
 
14 June
 
 
 Ukraine 0
 
15 June
 
 Austria 2
 
 Austria 1 (17)
 
14 June
 
 Netherlands (ags) 1 (19)
 
 Poland 1 (11)
 
16 June
 
 Netherlands (ags) 1 (15)
 
 Netherlands 2
 
14 June
 
 Czech Republic 0
 
 Finland 0
 
15 June
 
 Czech Republic 2
 
 Czech Republic 2
 
14 June
 
 Italy 0
 
 Italy 2
 
 
 Lithuania 0
 

Rankings

Rank Country
1  Netherlands
2  Czech Republic
3  Austria
 Italy
5  Finland
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Ukraine
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

North America, Central America, and the Caribbean

The winning NOC of the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Finals, scheduled from 21 to 23 June in Tlaxcala, Mexico, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                   
 
22 June
 
 
 Canada 2
 
23 June
 
 Virgin Islands 0
 
 Canada 2
 
22 June
 
 Puerto Rico 0
 
 Puerto Rico 2
 
23 June
 
 Nicaragua 0
 
 Canada 2
 
22 June
 
 Mexico 0
 
 Mexico 2
 
23 June
 
 Costa Rica 0
 
 Mexico 2
 
22 June
 
 Dominican Republic 0
 
 Guatemala 0
 
 
 Dominican Republic 2
 

Rankings

Rank Country
1  Canada
2  Mexico
3  Puerto Rico
4  Dominican Republic
5  Nicaragua
6  Guatemala
7  Costa Rica
8  Virgin Islands
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

South America

The winning NOC of the 2024 CSV Clasificatório Olímpico, scheduled from 14 to 16 June in Asunción, Paraguay, secured a spot for Paris 2024.

Bracket

 
Semifinals Final
 
           
 
15 June
 
 
 Argentina 3
 
16 June
 
 Ecuador 0
 
 Argentina 1
 
15 June
 
 Paraguay 3
 
 Peru 1
 
 
 Paraguay 3
 

Rankings

Rank Country
1  Paraguay
2  Argentina
3  Ecuador
 Peru
5  Chile
 Uruguay
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
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