Volleyball – Summer Games 2024
Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on an indoor court 18m long and 9m wide. Matches are played to the best of five sets. Each set is played until one team reaches 25 points and, if the match is tied at two sets each, the fifth set is played until one team reaches15 points. In a game of volleyball, the ball can reach speeds of up to 130km/h, particularly following a spectacular jump serve or smash. Athletes therefore require great strength and lightning-fast reflexes to compete.
Schedule
Records
Most Gold Medals - Men's Indoor Volleyball:
The Soviet Union holds the record for the most Games Sportsman gold medals in men's indoor volleyball, with four golds (1964, 1968, 1980, 1988). Russia continues the legacy of the Soviet Union's achievements.
Most Gold Medals - Women's Indoor Volleyball:
The Soviet Union and later Russia also lead in women's indoor volleyball with four gold medals (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988).
Dominance of Brazil - Men's and Women's:
Brazil has been a dominant force in Games volleyball. The Brazilian men's team won gold in 1992 and 2004, and the women's team secured gold in 2008 and 2012.
Did you know that..
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, the American women's beach volleyball duo, established an enduring legacy by winning three consecutive Summer Games gold medals in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Their partnership is widely celebrated as one of the greatest in the history of beach volleyball.
Brazilian beach volleyball player Emanuel Rego is among the most decorated in the sport's Summer Games history. His remarkable career includes winning three consecutive medals, with a gold in 2004, bronze in 2008, and another bronze in 2012.
The Soviet Union had a remarkable era of dominance in the Summer Games volleyball, particularly in the 1960s and 1980s, securing multiple gold medals in both men's and women's indoor volleyball.