# Beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games

Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games. It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.

## Venues

* Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
* Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham

## Men's tournament
### Results

| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 2018 Details | Gold Coast | Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann | 2–1 | Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter | Ben O'Dea and Sam O'Dea | 2–0 | Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf | 12 |
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Christopher McHugh and Paul Burnett | 2-1 | Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing | Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello | 2-0 | Venuste Gatsinzi and Olivier Ntagengwa | 12 |
| 2026 Details | Geelong | | | | | | | |

### Performance by nation

| Nation | 2018 (12) | 2022 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Cyprus | QF | QF | 2 |
| England | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
| Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
| Maldives | - | GS | 1 |
| Mozambique | GS | - | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | QF | 2 |
| Rwanda | - | 4th | 1 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | GS | GS | 2 |
| Scotland | QF | - | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | QF | - | 1 |
| South Africa | - | GS | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | GS | QF | 2 |
| Gambia | - | QF | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | QF | - | 1 |
| Tuvalu | - | GS | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Legend
* GP – Group stage / First round
* QF – Quarter Finals
* Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
* TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

## Women's tournament
### Results

| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 2018 Details | Gold Coast | Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–0 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata | 2–0 | Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou | 12 |
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan | 2–1 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy | Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko | 2-1 | Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley | 12 |
| 2026 Details | Geelong | | | | | | | |

### Performance by nation

| Nation | 2018 (12) | 2022 (12) | Years |
| Australia | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Cyprus | 4th | QF | 2 |
| England | QF | QF | 2 |
| Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
| Ghana | - | GS | 1 |
| Grenada | GS | - | 1 |
| Kenya | - | GS | 1 |
| New Zealand | QF | 4th | 2 |
| Rwanda | QF | - | 1 |
| Scotland | QF | QF | 2 |
| Singapore | GS | - | 1 |
| Solomon Islands | - | GS | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | - | QF | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | GS | GS | 2 |
| Vanuatu | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Legend
* GP – Group stage / First round
* QF – Quarter Finals
* Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
* TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

## All-time medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |