# Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was played between 6 and 21 August. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams, total 386 athletes, participated in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition took place at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Maracanã, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Copacabana Beach, in the temporary Copacabana Stadium.

## Competition schedule

| P | Preliminary round | 1⁄8 | Round of 16 | 1⁄4 | Quarter-finals | 1⁄2 | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| DateEvent | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Sun 21 |
| Men's indoor | | P | | P | | P | | P | | P | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | | | 1⁄2 | | | B | F |
| Women's indoor | P | | P | | P | | P | | P | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | | | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | | B | F | | |
| Men's beach | P | P | P | P | P | P | 1⁄8 | 1⁄8 | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | | | B | F | | | | | |
| Women's beach | P | P | P | P | P | P | 1⁄8 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄4 | | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | B | F | | | | | | | |

## Events

Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
* Indoor volleyball – men (12 teams, 144 athletes)
* Indoor volleyball – women (12 teams, 144 athletes)
* Beach volleyball – men (24 teams, 48 athletes)
* Beach volleyball – women (24 teams, 48 athletes)

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball.

### Men's volleyball

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | United States |
| 2015 World Cup | 8–23 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | Italy |
| South American Qualifier | 9–11 October 2015 | Maiquetía | 1 | Argentina |
| European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2016 | Berlin | 1 | Russia |
| African Qualifier | 7–12 January 2016 | Brazzaville | 1 | Egypt |
| North American Qualifier | 8–10 January 2016 | Edmonton | 1 | Cuba |
| Asian Qualifier* | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 1 | Iran |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Poland |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | France |
| 1st World Qualifier | 28 May – 5 June 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Canada |
| 2nd World Qualifier | 3–5 June 2016 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

### Women's volleyball

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 World Cup | 22 August – 6 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | China |
| 2015 World Cup | 22 August – 6 September 2015 | Japan | 2 | Serbia |
| European Qualifier | 4–9 January 2016 | Ankara | 1 | Russia |
| South American Qualifier | 6–10 January 2016 | Bariloche | 1 | Argentina |
| North American Qualifier | 7–9 January 2016 | Lincoln | 1 | United States |
| African Qualifier | 12–16 February 2016 | Yaoundé | 1 | Cameroon |
| Asian Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Tokyo | 1 | South Korea |
| 1st World Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Italy |
| 1st World Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Netherlands |
| 1st World Qualifier | 14–22 May 2016 | Tokyo | 3 | Japan |
| 2nd World Qualifier | 20–22 May 2016 | San Juan | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

### Men's beach volleyball

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Netherlands |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | United States |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Netherlands |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | United States |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Spain |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Latvia |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Russia |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Italy |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Poland |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Italy |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Austria |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Poland |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Germany |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Canada |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Mexico |
| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Cairns | 1 | Qatar |
| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 3–9 May 2016 | Kelibia | 1 | Tunisia |
| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Stavanger | 1 | Austria |
| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Santiago | 1 | Chile |
| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Guaymas | 1 | Cuba |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi | 2 | Canada |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi | 2 | Russia |
| Total | Total | Total | 24 | |

### Women's beach volleyball

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 World Championships | 26 June – 5 July 2015 | Netherlands | 1 | Brazil |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | United States |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Germany |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Canada |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Netherlands |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Australia |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Italy |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Germany |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Spain |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Poland |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Switzerland |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Canada |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Switzerland |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | United States |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | Argentina |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | 13 June 2016 | Lausanne | 15 | China |
| 2014–2016 AVC Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Cairns | 1 | Australia |
| 2014–2016 CAVB Continental Cup | 12–18 April 2016 | Abuja | 1 | Egypt |
| 2014–2016 CEV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Stavanger | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2014–2016 CSV Continental Cup | 22–26 June 2016 | Santa Fe | 1 | Venezuela |
| 2014–2016 NORCECA Continental Cup | 20–26 June 2016 | Guaymas | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi | 2 | Czech Republic |
| 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup | 6–10 July 2016 | Sochi | 2 | Russia |
| Total | Total | Total | 24 | |

## Men's indoor competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

### Preliminary round

The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one point for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 432 | 375 | 1.152 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 378 | 378 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 419 | 405 | 1.035 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 467 | 442 | 1.057 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 386 | 367 | 1.052 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 283 | 398 | 0.711 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 394 | 335 | 1.176 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 447 | 389 | 1.149 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 432 | 367 | 1.177 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 389 | 392 | 0.992 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 286 | 362 | 0.790 | |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 300 | 403 | 0.744 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | |
| Italy | 3 | 19 August | 19 August | | |
| Iran | 0 | 19 August | 19 August | |
| Iran | 0 | Italy | 3 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Italy | 3 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | United States | 2 | |
| United States | 3 | United States | 2 | |
| United States | 3 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Poland | 0 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Poland | 0 | | | | Italy | 0 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | | Italy | 0 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| Russia | 3 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | Brazil | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 1 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 1 | | | | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | Russia | 2 |

## Women's indoor competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a Preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

### Preliminary round

The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win, one point for a 2–3 loss and 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 272 | 1.386 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 393 | 323 | 1.217 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 384 | 372 | 1.032 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 347 | 364 | 0.953 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 319 | 407 | 0.784 | |
| 6 | Cameroon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 328 | 410 | 0.800 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 470 | 400 | 1.175 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 455 | 425 | 1.071 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 410 | 394 | 1.041 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 398 | 389 | 1.023 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 351 | 374 | 0.939 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 277 | 379 | 0.731 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | 18 August | 18 August | | |
| China | 3 | 18 August | 18 August | |
| China | 3 | China | 3 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | China | 3 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | Netherlands | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 | Netherlands | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | China | 3 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | | China | 3 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | Serbia | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | | | | Serbia | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Serbia | 3 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Serbia | 3 | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | United States | 2 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Japan | 0 | United States | 2 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Japan | 0 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| United States | 3 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| United States | 3 | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | | | United States | 3 |

## Men's beach volleyball competition
### Knockout stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | | |
| Carambula – Ranghieri (ITA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Carambula – Ranghieri (ITA) | 0 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | |
| Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | |
| Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) | 1 | | | | |
| Evandro – Pedro Solberg (BRA) | 1 | Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) | 1 | | | | |
| Evandro – Pedro Solberg (BRA) | 1 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | |
| Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | |
| Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2 | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 1 | |
| Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 2 | | | | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 1 | |
| Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 2 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | |
| Cherif – Jefferson (QAT) | 0 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | |
| Cherif – Jefferson (QAT) | 0 | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 2 | | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 2 | | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | Díaz – González (CUB) | 1 | | | | |
| Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 0 | Díaz – González (CUB) | 1 | | | | |
| Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 0 | | | | | | | 18 August | 18 August |
| Díaz – González (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | | 18 August | 18 August |
| Díaz – González (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 0 |
| 13 August | 13 August | | | | | | | | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 0 |
| 13 August | 13 August | | | | | | | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 |
| Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 |
| Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | | |
| Huber – Seidl (AUT) | 0 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | | |
| Huber – Seidl (AUT) | 0 | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | | | |
| Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 0 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | | |
| Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 0 | | | | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) | 2 | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Ontiveros – Virgen (MEX) | 0 | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Ontiveros – Virgen (MEX) | 0 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | 18 August | 18 August |
| Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED) | 2 | 15 August | 15 August | | | | | 18 August | 18 August |
| Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED) | 2 | Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED) | 0 | | | | | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 0 |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED) | 0 | | | | | Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) | 0 |
| 13 August | 13 August | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 2 | | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 2 |
| Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 0 | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 2 | | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 2 |
| Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## Women's beach volleyball competition
### Knockout stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | | |
| Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | |
| Borger – Büthe (GER) | 0 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | |
| Borger – Büthe (GER) | 0 | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI) | 1 | | | | |
| Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED) | 1 | Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI) | 1 | | | | |
| Meppelink – Van Iersel (NED) | 1 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | |
| Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI) | 2 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | |
| Heidrich – Zumkehr (SUI) | 2 | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 0 | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 0 | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | |
| Bansley – Pavan (CAN) | 2 | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | |
| Bansley – Pavan (CAN) | 2 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | |
| Broder – Valjas (CAN) | 0 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | |
| Broder – Valjas (CAN) | 0 | Bansley – Pavan (CAN) | 0 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Bansley – Pavan (CAN) | 0 | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | |
| Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 0 | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | |
| Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | 17 August | 17 August |
| Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | 17 August | 17 August |
| Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | | | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 0 |
| Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 0 |
| Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | | |
| Menegatti – Giombini (ITA) | 0 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | | |
| Menegatti – Giombini (ITA) | 0 | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 13 August | 13 August | Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL) | 1 | Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brzostek – Kołosińska (POL) | 1 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | | | |
| Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 2 | | | | 16 August | 16 August | | | |
| Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 2 | | | | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 0 | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 0 | | | |
| 12 August | 12 August | | | | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Wang – Yue (CHN) | 0 | | | | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Wang – Yue (CHN) | 0 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | 17 August | 17 August |
| Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | 14 August | 14 August | | | | | 17 August | 17 August |
| Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 1 |
| 12 August | 12 August | | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) | 2 | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 1 |
| 12 August | 12 August | Birlova – Ukolova (RUS) | 0 | | | | | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 |
| Birlova – Ukolova (RUS) | 2 | Birlova – Ukolova (RUS) | 0 | | | | | Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) | 2 |
| Elsa – Liliana (ESP) | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Medalists
#### Indoor volleyball

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's indoor details | Brazil Bruno Rezende Éder Carbonera Wallace de Souza William Arjona Sérgio Santos Luiz Felipe Fonteles Maurício Souza Douglas Souza Lucas Saatkamp Evandro Guerra Ricardo Lucarelli Maurício Borges Silva | Italy Daniele Sottile Luca Vettori Osmany Juantorena Simone Giannelli Salvatore Rossini Ivan Zaytsev Filippo Lanza Simone Buti Massimo Colaci Matteo Piano Emanuele Birarelli Oleg Antonov | United States Matthew Anderson Aaron Russell Taylor Sander David Lee Kawika Shoji William Priddy Murphy Troy Thomas Jaeschke Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt David Smith Erik Shoji |
| Women's indoor details | China Ding Xia Gong Xiangyu Hui Ruoqi Lin Li Liu Xiaotong Wei Qiuyue Xu Yunli Yan Ni Yang Fangxu Yuan Xinyue Zhang Changning Zhu Ting | Serbia Tijana Bošković Jovana Brakočević Bianka Buša Tijana Malešević Brankica Mihajlović Jelena Nikolić Maja Ognjenović Silvija Popović Milena Rašić Jovana Stevanović Stefana Veljković Bojana Živković | United States Rachael Adams Foluke Akinradewo Kayla Banwarth Alisha Glass Christa Harmotto Kimberly Hill Jordan Larson Carli Lloyd Karsta Lowe Kelly Murphy Kelsey Robinson Courtney Thompson |

#### Beach volleyball

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's beach details | Brazil Alison Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Italy Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai | Netherlands Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen |
| Women's beach details | Germany Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst | Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk Bárbara Seixas | United States Kerri Walsh Jennings April Ross |