This article explains how women's beach volleyball teams qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 24 teams from different countries competed. Each country could send a maximum of two teams. As the host country, France automatically got one spot.
The other 23 spots were earned through different competitions. One spot went to the winners of the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Seventeen spots were given based on a special Olympic ranking list. The final five spots were decided at five different continental tournaments.
How Teams Qualified
Here's a quick look at how the 24 spots for the Paris 2024 Olympics were filled:
Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Spots |
Qualified Country |
Host nation |
N/A |
1 |
France |
2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships |
October 6–15, 2023 |
Tlaxcala |
1 |
United States |
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking |
June 9, 2024 |
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 |
June 13–16, 2024 |
Jūrmala |
1 |
Czech Republica |
2023–2024 CSV Continental Cup Final |
June 14–16, 2024 |
Asunción |
1 |
Paraguay |
2023–2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final |
June 20–23, 2024 |
Martil |
1 |
Egypt |
2023–2024 AVC Continental Cup Final |
June 21–23, 2024 |
Ningbo |
1 |
Japan |
2023–2024 NORCECA Continental Cup Final |
June 21–23, 2024 |
Tlaxcala |
1 |
Canada |
Total |
24 |
|
- Notes
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a The Netherlands won the CEV Continental Cup first. But, they didn't have a team that met all the rules. So, the spot went to the Czech Republic, who finished second.
Host Country Spot
Since Paris is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, France automatically got one spot for a women's beach volleyball team.
2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
The team that won the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships earned a direct spot for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This big event happened from October 6 to 15 in Mexico.
Top Teams
Here are the top teams from the World Championships:
FIVB Olympic Rankings
Seventeen teams earned their spots for Paris 2024 based on their points in the FIVB Olympic ranking. These points were collected from January 1, 2023, to June 9, 2024. Teams earned points from their twelve best performances together.
Events that counted for points included:
- 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
- 2023–2024 Beach Pro Tour (different levels of tournaments)
- 2023–2024 FIVB Continental Tours Finals
No. |
Rank |
Players |
Country |
FIVB Points |
Country 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 |
Continental Cup Finals
The last five spots for the Olympics were given to the winning countries from five different Continental Cup tournaments. These finals took place between June 13 and 23, 2024.
Africa
The country that won the 2024 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Martil, Morocco, earned a spot for Paris 2024.
Rankings
Rank |
Country |
1 |
Egypt |
2 |
Nigeria |
Asia and Oceania
The winning country from the 2024 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Ningbo, China, secured a spot for Paris 2024.
Rankings
Rank |
Country |
1 |
Japan |
2 |
China |
Europe
The country that won the 2024 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final in Jūrmala, Latvia, got a spot for Paris 2024.
Rankings
Rank |
Country |
1 |
Netherlands |
2 |
Czech Republic |
North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
The winning country from the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Finals in Tlaxcala, Mexico, secured a spot for Paris 2024.
Rankings
Rank |
Country |
1 |
Canada |
2 |
Mexico |
South America
The country that won the 2024 CSV Clasificatório Olímpico in Asunción, Paraguay, earned a spot for Paris 2024.
Rankings
Rank |
Country |
1 |
Paraguay |
2 |
Argentina |