Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 6 to 12 April. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that Beach Volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games with last being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams are scheduled to compete (48 athletes, at 2 per team) in each respective tournament.
Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the Beach Volleyball competitions:
PPool stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match Event↓/Date → Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 MenP P P P ¼ ½ B G WomenP P P P ¼ ½ B G
Medal table
Medalists Men's tournamentChris McHughDamien SchumannSam PedlowSam SchachterBen O'DeaSam O'Dea Melissa Humana-ParedesSarah PavanMariafe Artacho del SolarTaliqua ClancyLinline MatauatuMiller Pata
Qualification A total of 12 men's teams and women's team qualified to compete at the games.
Men EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings31 October 20174European Qualification Tournament15–16 September 2017 Larnaca1AVC Beach Tour 20178 April – 28 October 2017Various1African Qualification Tournament27–29 October 2017 Freetown1NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 20177 April – 13 November 2017Various1Oceania Qualification Tournament6–8 December 2017 Port Vila1FIVB/CGF InvitationTBD2 Total 12
Women EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings31 October 20174European Qualification Tournament15–16 September 2017 Larnaca1AVC Beach Tour 20178 April – 28 October 2017Various1African Qualification Tournament27–29 October 2017 Freetown1NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 20177 April – 13 November 2017Various1Oceania Qualification Tournament6–8 December 2017 Port Vila1FIVB/CGF InvitationTBD2 Total 12
Participating nations There are 16 participating nations in beach volleyball with a total of 48 athletes.
References
External links Results Book – Beach volleyball